FAQs

Yes! Everyone can take a Free Trial class to see if they like the class before enrolling. It’s also an opportunity for us to ensure you are placed in the correct level.

Yes. We accept dancers any time throughout the year as long as there is room in the class. We do have performances throughout the year that have requirements on registration dates. We do our best to include new dancers in the performances if possible, but costume restrictions may prevent that at times.

Yes! Our teachers are all professionally trained through dancing professionally &/or getting a college degree in dance.

Our teachers all have professional training. They have all either danced professionally, are currently dancing professionally, have a college degree in dance or have been through our teacher mentoring program. The higher the level of class the more experienced the teacher. For Modern, we teach Martha Graham technique. Martha Graham created this style and our teachers have been trained personally by teachers who trained and performed directly with Martha Graham.

Veteran Teachers take on mentoring dancers who have trained at our studio and are in their last years of high school. They work together to learn how classes are structured, what combinations break down dance technique into fun yet teachable movements and how to properly interact with different age levels and abilities. The students become Assistant Teachers and help teach a class with their Veteran Mentor giving them feedback and helping them hone their teaching skills. When Assistant Teachers have been thoroughly trained they can earn teaching their own class. This program gives valuable experience to our most senior dancers while giving our youngest dancers well trained energetic & youthful teachers they can look up to in their dcne journey with ADA.

Dancing Duos, Preschool Creative, Preschool Combo Ballet & Tap, Pre-Ballet, Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Hip Hop, Lyrical & PBT

Dancing Duos introduces dancers to the class structure while allowing them to bring their Adult with them to class. Preschool classes use fun games, props and imaginative images in short intervals to teach young minds how to function in the class setting while unknowingly learning dance terms and technique. Pre-Ballet begins to introduce the structure of a Ballet class with time spent at the barre and also uses short intervals they learned in Preschool Creative. At age 7 dancers' brains and attention spans can now handle the full Ballet class structure and they can enroll in Beginner level classes. Tap is the exception and can be started in Preschool with the combo class or age 5 in Beginner Level. The level progression from there is Beginner, Secondary, Elementary, Trainee, Apprentice, Principal. We also offer Teen & Adult classes.

There are two main performances each year unless you join the Integrity Ensemble. First, all classes (minus PBT, Pre-Pointe Prep & Intro to Modern) participate in the end of the year Recital in May. Dancers are not required to participate in the Recital but many find it an enjoyable experience. It has a separate fee and registration. Dances are learned in the last 10-15 minutes of their class. Dancers not performing can still learn the dance in class but will not be in the performance. Second is an opportunity for dancers age 5-12 to join the Integrity Ensemble in their Littlest Angel Production performed in December at the Schrott Center for the Performing Arts. This has a separate registration and fee. Dances are learned outside of class time in separately scheduled rehearsals.

Dance is a performance art. The Integrity Ensemble was created as an opportunity for our dancers to have multiple performances throughout the year. Dancers age 10 & up who are enrolled in Elementary level Ballet & Modern, and higher, can join Integrity for a yearly fee. They enroll in Choreography classes to learn the dances they will perform. Dancers perform at Penrod, Artsgarden, Littlest Angel at Schrott Performing Arts Center, a special dance in all Recitals and other community performances as scheduled through the year. Integrity also meets throughout the year for fun social get togethers to build friendships and trust in the group. Integrity dancers have been shown to improve their technique faster, build more self reliance and responsibility and be great academic students.

ADA offers discounts that increase the more classes you take. Also families are grouped together to equal the total weekly classes taken. A family taking only 1 or 2 classes pays $16-$23 a class depending on length. A family enrolling in 3 or more classes begins to discount classes to $16 per class no matter the length. 4 classes a week per family is $15 a class. 5 classes a week per family is $13 a class. 6 classes a week per family is $12 a class. 7 & 8 classes a week per family is $10 a class. 9 & 10 classes a week per family is $9 a class. 11 & 12 classes a week per family is $8 a class. Take more a week and it will keep getting cheaper. No family pays more than $400 a month.

ADA charges a $50 Registration Fee per family per year that can be discounted $10 if you enroll in Auto Withdrawal. There is an annual Recital Fee per dancer that includes 2 Recital Tickets, a Recital T-shirt & a Recital video link. A separate fee is calculated for Recital costumes depending on how many costumes your dancer requires. We offer fun activities and special events throughout the year that have a separate registration and fee. We sell merchandise that has a separate fee.

No. ADA believes dance is a Performance Art and not a competitive sport. We like to have a supportive and encouraging environment without competition. Every dancer has something unique to offer and should be valued. For this reason we offer performing opportunities throughout the year, but do not go to competitions. Joining the Integrity Ensemble increases dancers’ performing opportunities.

No. Some classes require Instructor permission. Lyrical levels coordinate with the Ballet class level and dancers must be enrolled in one Ballet class a week to earn their Lyrical class eligibility, unless they take Recreational Lyrical. Modern dancers must be enrolled in two Ballet classes a week to earn their Modern class eligibility, unless they take Recreational Modern. PBT levels coordinate with the Ballet class level and dancers must be enrolled in one Ballet class a week to earn their PBT class eligibility.

Progressing Ballet Technique is a body conditioning & strength training technique that helps with injury prevention and enhances athletes to perform at their best. PBT uses balls, bands and blocks to engage the small muscles used in dance.

This level has no ballet class requirements to enroll. Some classes require Instructor permission. Recreational classes can be enrolled in without also needing to enroll in Ballet to earn the class.

ADA believes Ballet is the best technique to learn correct spinal placement, body control & coordination. It is the foundation for most dance styles. After learning the basics of body placement then dancers can learn to curve the spine, fall off of their placement and loosen the structured movements of ballet to perform the other techniques. Dancers must continue their Ballet classes to maintain their correct placement and muscles while learning these other styles.

A technique that combines Ballet & Jazz movements that explores emotions and how they make dancing bigger and fuller in order to tell a story through dance. This style combines going to the floor, partnering with other dancers, leaps, & turns. It requires strong Ballet technique and dancers are placed in levels according to their Ballet level. Dancers must be enrolled in one Elementary Ballet class or higher unless they enroll in Recreational class.

We teach Martha Graham Modern technique. Fundamental principles in Graham technique include contraction and release, opposition, shift of weight and spirals. Like a Ballet class, Graham technique has a specific order of exercises that begin on the floor, progresses to standing and then across the floor. Modern dancers must be enrolled in two Ballet classes a week, Elementary level or higher, to earn their Modern class eligibility unless they take Recreational Modern. Martha Graham created this style and our teachers have been trained personally by teachers who trained and performed directly with Martha Graham.