Schedule of Classes Registration and Information for the 2020-2021 school year
Classes begin August 31. We will continue taking registration for classes with openings. Call or stop by to register.
Faculty:
Holle Hartzog Smith, Director/Instructor,
BA Dance Education, P-12 Teacher Cert
Blayke Adkinson, Instructor, dance major at Troy University with a strong, award-winning competition background
Laura-Ashley Bynum, Cheernastics Instructor, experienced cheerleader, educator, and cheer coach for local schools
Cherie Humphrey, Instructor,
BA Dance Performance/Choreography
Holly Newman, Baton Instructor, Nationally certified and ranked former collegiate twirler
Madisen Patton, Instructor, lifelong dancer with experience in instruction of young dancers
Samaria Barnes, highly accredited professional dancer and instructor
Our Mission:
The goal of Elevations is to educate people of all ages in the art of dance with an emphasis on technique and safe habits, while creating a positive environment balanced with hard work, discipline, and joy of movement.
We offer classes in ballet, tap, jazz, clogging, modern dance, hip-hop, baton, acrobatics and cheernastics. Classes are offered for age 2 through adult.
Fall dance classes will begin on Monday, August 31, and will culminate in May 2021. Our students will demonstrate and celebrate their progress with our school recital on Saturday, May 8.
Tuition
**Tuition is based upon the number of weekly classes. One class per week is $50 per month (with the exception of Move With Mom which is $40) with each additional weekly class being an extra $20 per month. A student can attend unlimited level-appropriate classes for $95 per month. (Note: this does not pertain to the extra monthly fees for competition team members.)
A $35 per student non-refundable registration fee will be collected upon enrollment. Each additional student within the same immediate family will pay a $20 registration fee.
Other costs include recital costumes and a $20 performance fee.
** Ask about family discounts, military discounts, male discounts, and full-year payment discounts!
*Class Schedule
Creative Movement / Tap (Age 3)
Wednesday 5:00-5:45
Pre-Ballet / Tap (Ages 4 & 5)
Tuesday 3:15-4:15
Thursday 4:45-5:45
Kinderballet / Tap (Kindergarteners)
Monday 6:15-7:15
Wednesday 4:00-5:00
Level I (1st and 2nd grade)
Tuesday – Tap 3:45-4:15
Ballet 4:15-5:00
Jazz 5:00-5:30
Level II (3rd and 4th grade)
Monday– Ballet 4:45-5:45
Jazz 4:00-4:45
Level II/III Modern
Tuesday 65:30-6:15
Level III (5th & 6th grade)
Monday – Jazz 4:45-5:30
Ballet 3:45-4:45
Level II/III Tap
Monday 5:45-6:15
**Intermediate
Tuesday – Jazz 7:15-8:00
Thursday – Ballet 5:30-6:30
Tap 6:45-7:15
**Level IV/V/Intermediate Modern
Tuesday 6:30-7:15
Level IV/V (7th grade and up)
Tuesday Jazz 4:15-5:00
Ballet 5:30-6:30
**Advanced
Monday – Tap 5:45-6:15
Jazz 7:30-8:15
Wednesday- Modern 3:45-4:30
Ballet/Pointe 4:30-5:45
Clogging A (1st grade and up):
Tuesday 6:45-7:30
**Clogging B:
Tuesday 5:45-6:30
Cheernastics I (Age 4 and up):
Wednesday 5:00-5:45
**Cheernastics II
Wednesday 4:00-5:00
Adult Tap:
Monday 7:15-8:00
Hip-Hop A (Grades 1 and up):
Monday 6:15-7:00
**Hip-Hop B :
Monday 6:45-7:30
**Baton B :
Wednesday 4:30-5:15
ATTENTION:
Please note that age and grade are only a general guideline and starting point for level placement. Experience and skill level are the most important factors. Final placements are at the discretion of the director and other instructors. Please respect the decisions of our faculty, as their expertise will guarantee that your student is placed in the level most beneficial to him or her.
*Elevations reserves the right to make minor changes in class schedules prior to or after registration due to numbers enrolled in a class or scheduling problems. Students will be notified of any changes by phone or email prior to the first week of classes.
Attire
Appropriate dancewear and shoes are available for purchase from Elevations through Revolution Dancewear. You will find that these products are less expensive and more convenient than most retailers.
Ballet students are expected to wear a leotard of their designated level color and pink or black tights. (You will find a listing of the designated colors in Elevations’ handbook, and you will be given a list of necessary items upon registration.) A ballet skirt is optional for ballet class, but no shorts or pants are allowed. Jazz pants may be worn in jazz, tap, or modern classes. For clogging, hip-hop, and cheernastics, comfortable shirts or leotards and shorts or knit pants are appropriate. Leotard and shorts or jazz pants for baton. Please no school clothes such as blue jeans or skirts. Hair should be pulled back for all classes.