ACRO
Building Strength, Skill, and Confidence
Acro combines elements of Jazz dance technique with age-appropriate acrobatic and tumbling skills. Dancers develop strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, control, and body awareness while learning how to safely incorporate acrobatic skills into dance movement and choreography.
Unlike traditional gymnastics or tumbling classes, Acro at Reach is taught within the context of dance. Dancers work through intentional skill progressions, building the strength, technique, and control required before advancing to more challenging skills.
At Reach For The Barres, Acro is about more than tricks. It teaches dancers to approach challenges with courage, perseverance, and confidence while learning that progress is built through consistent effort.
Our teachers meet dancers where they are while providing the instruction, support, and appropriate challenge needed to continue progressing. Dancers are expected to apply corrections, strengthen foundational skills, and keep working when something does not come easily.
Progress in Acro is not measured only by mastering the next skill or advancing to the next level. It can also be seen in greater strength, control, technique, body awareness, confidence, and consistency. Dancers progress at different rates, and strong foundations remain an important part of continued development at every level.
Because meaningful growth is not about progressing the fastest. It is about continuing to learn, improve, and reach higher.
Acro Is A Great Fit For Dancers Who:
✔ Enjoy tumbling and acrobatic movement
✔ Want to develop strength, flexibility, balance, and control
✔ Enjoy working toward new skills
✔ Are willing to practice foundational skills and apply corrections
✔ Want to incorporate acrobatic skills into their dance training
BALLET
Building Strong Foundations
Ballet develops strength, coordination, balance, flexibility, musicality, body awareness, and the technical foundations that support a dancer’s continued growth.
Through structured, age-appropriate training, dancers learn proper alignment, placement, Ballet vocabulary, movement quality, and increasingly complex technical skills. As dancers progress, they are challenged to develop greater control, precision, musicality, artistry, and intention in their movement.
At Reach For The Barres, Ballet is about more than technique. It teaches dancers patience, discipline, attention to detail, and the value of building strong foundations before advancing to more complex skills.
Our teachers meet dancers where they are while providing the instruction, support, and appropriate challenge needed to continue progressing. Dancers are expected to practice with intention, apply corrections, and continue refining skills as their understanding and abilities develop.
Progress in Ballet is not measured only by learning more advanced steps or moving to the next level. It can also be seen in stronger technique, greater control, deeper understanding, increased confidence, improved execution, and a dancer’s growing ability to take ownership of their training.
Because strong foundations aren’t something dancers leave behind as they advance. They are what make continued growth possible.
Ballet Is A Great Fit For Dancers Who:
✔ Enjoy learning technique and refining details
✔ Appreciate structure and focused instruction
✔ Want to develop strength, flexibility, balance, and control
✔ Are willing to practice, apply corrections, and work toward continued progress
✔ Want to build a strong technical foundation for their dance training
HIP HOP
Building Confidence, Musicality, and Individuality
Hip Hop is an energetic and expressive dance style that develops rhythm, coordination, musicality, movement quality, performance skills, and self-expression. Through age-appropriate choreography, foundational Hip Hop movement, freestyle exploration, and rhythm-based exercises, dancers learn to connect movement with music while developing confidence and control.
As dancers progress, they build a broader movement vocabulary, strengthen their ability to learn and retain choreography, explore changes in dynamics and musicality, and develop greater intention and individuality in the way they perform movement.
At Reach For The Barres, Hip Hop is about more than learning choreography. It gives dancers opportunities to develop their own movement quality, make confident choices, and express their individuality while continuing to strengthen their technique and performance skills.
Our teachers meet dancers where they are while providing the instruction, support, and appropriate challenge needed to continue progressing. Dancers are encouraged to take creative risks while also paying attention to details, applying corrections, and developing greater control and intention in their movement.
Progress in Hip Hop is not about every dancer moving or performing exactly the same way. It can be seen in stronger musicality, coordination, movement quality, choreography retention, confidence, and a dancer’s growing ability to make movement their own.
Because strong dancers learn the movement. Growing artists learn how to make it their own.
Hip Hop Is A Great Fit For Dancers Who:
✔ Enjoy energetic, rhythm-based movement
✔ Want to strengthen musicality, coordination, and performance skills
✔ Enjoy learning and performing choreography
✔ Want opportunities to explore creativity and individual expression
✔ Are ready to build confidence while continuing to develop their skills
LYRICAL
Developing Artistry Through Movement
Lyrical combines technical elements of Ballet and Jazz with musicality, expressive movement, and storytelling. Dancers develop strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, control, and fluidity while learning how movement quality and musical choices can communicate an idea, emotion, or story.
As dancers progress, they work with greater attention to transitions, dynamics, phrasing, musical interpretation, and performance quality. Students learn not only to execute choreography, but to understand how technical choices and artistic intention work together to create a more complete performance.
At Reach For The Barres, Lyrical is about more than performing choreography. It challenges dancers to connect technique with artistry and make intentional choices about how they communicate through movement.
Our teachers meet dancers where they are while providing the instruction, support, and appropriate challenge needed to continue progressing. Dancers are encouraged to apply corrections, refine movement quality, explore interpretation, and develop confidence in making artistic choices of their own.
Progress in Lyrical can be seen in stronger technique, greater control and fluidity, deeper musicality, more intentional movement, and a dancer’s growing ability to communicate through performance.
Because dance is not only about what we do. It is also about what we learn to communicate through movement.
Lyrical Is A Great Fit For Dancers Who:
✔ Enjoy connecting movement and music
✔ Want to develop artistry and performance quality
✔ Enjoy expressive choreography and storytelling
✔ Want to strengthen musicality, fluidity, and movement quality
✔ Are ready to explore making intentional artistic choices
JAZZ
Building Technique, Musicality, and Confidence
Jazz is a dynamic dance style that combines technical training with musicality, movement quality, performance skills, and self-expression. Through structured exercises and choreography, dancers develop strength, flexibility, coordination, rhythm, control, and confidence while building skills such as turns, leaps, jumps, and progressions.
As dancers progress, they work toward greater technical precision, stronger execution, more complex choreography, and a deeper understanding of musicality, dynamics, and performance quality. Dancers learn not only to perform movement, but to make increasingly intentional choices about how they execute and present it.
At Reach For The Barres, Jazz is about more than performance. It challenges dancers to strengthen their technique, apply corrections, take creative risks, and develop confidence in both their skills and their individual performance quality.
Our teachers meet dancers where they are while providing the instruction, support, and appropriate challenge needed to continue progressing. Dancers are expected to strengthen foundations, work consistently toward new skills, and continue refining what they have already learned as their training advances.
Progress in Jazz is not measured only by mastering a new turn, leap, or combination. It can also be seen in stronger technique, greater control, improved musicality, increased confidence, more consistent execution, and a dancer’s growing ability to bring intention and individuality to their performance.
Because learning the skill is one part of growth. Learning to execute it with confidence, control, and intention is another.
Jazz Is A Great Fit For Dancers Who:
✔ Enjoy energetic, technically challenging movement
✔ Want to develop turns, leaps, jumps, and other Jazz skills
✔ Want to strengthen musicality, coordination, and control
✔ Enjoy learning and performing choreography
✔ Are ready to build confidence while continuing to refine their technique
JAZZ PROGRESSIONS
Jazz Progressions: Building Skills, Strength, and Confidence
Jazz Progressions is a supplemental, technique-focused training class designed for dancers who are eager to deepen their skills, strengthen their foundations, and continue growing alongside their regular Jazz training.
Through targeted exercises and skill development, dancers work on turns, leaps, jumps, flexibility, strength, balance, coordination, and technical execution. This non-performance class provides additional time to break down, practice, and refine skills that support a dancer’s continued development in Jazz.
At Reach For The Barres, Jazz Progressions is about more than mastering skills. It helps dancers develop confidence, discipline, and the understanding that growth happens through consistent effort over time.
Through focused training and thoughtful progression, dancers learn that meaningful improvement is built through patience, perseverance, and a willingness to keep showing up.
Because every accomplishment begins with a commitment to growth.
Jazz Progressions Is Perfect For Dancers Who:
✔ Love learning and refining technical skills
✔ Want additional opportunities to improve turns, leaps, jumps, and flexibility
✔ Enjoy setting goals and working toward continued progress
✔ Thrive when challenged to continue growing
✔ Are looking for supplemental, non-performance training alongside their regular Jazz class
Class Focus May Include:
- Turns and Pirouettes
- Leaps and Jumps
- Flexibility and Mobility
- Strength and Conditioning
- Balance and Control
- Technical Execution
- Progressions and Skill Development
Eligibility
Jazz Progressions is a supplemental training class. To participate, dancers must:
✔ Be currently enrolled in an eligible Jazz technique class at Reach For The Barres
✔ Maintain their Jazz enrollment throughout the season
✔ Meet any age or level requirements for the Jazz Progressions class in which they are enrolled
Please Note
Jazz Progressions is designed to complement, not replace, a dancer’s regular Jazz training. Continued enrollment in a Jazz technique class is required for participation.
Jazz Progressions does not participate in recital performances. Its purpose is to provide dancers with additional training time to build strength, refine technique, work toward personal goals, and continue progressing as dancers.
MINI & ME – BALLET & HIP HOPSCOTCH
Exploring Movement Together
Mini & Me is a joyful parent-and-child dance experience designed to introduce our youngest dancers to the magic of movement. Through music, imagination, Ballet-inspired movement, Hip Hopscotch activities, tumbling exploration, and creative play, children and caregivers discover movement together in a supportive and engaging environment.
Dancers develop coordination, balance, body awareness, rhythm, and social-emotional skills while building confidence through exploration and connection. Hip Hopscotch incorporates locomotor movement, gross motor development, body identification, and creative movement activities that encourage children to move, explore, and express themselves.
At Reach For The Barres, Mini & Me is about more than movement. It creates meaningful opportunities for children and caregivers to explore, connect, and build confidence together.
Because every dancer’s journey begins with feeling safe, supported, and celebrated.
Mini & Me Is Perfect For Children Who:
✔ Love music, movement, and exploration
✔ Enjoy participating alongside a caregiver
✔ Are developing confidence in new environments
✔ Thrive through imaginative play and discovery
✔ Are ready to begin their dance journey
PRE-POINTE
Preparing for the Next Step
Pre-Pointe is a specialized, supplemental Ballet training class designed to help dancers develop the strength, alignment, technique, and body awareness necessary for future Pointe work. Taken alongside a dancer’s regular Ballet technique class, Pre-Pointe provides focused training to build the physical and technical foundations that support safe and successful progression toward Pointe.
Students focus on strengthening the feet, ankles, legs, and core while developing balance, stability, alignment, and a deeper understanding of Ballet technique. Class activities may include targeted strengthening, flexibility and mobility work, balance exercises, Pointe-readiness conditioning, and exercises that reinforce safe movement patterns and proper technique.
At Reach For The Barres, Pre-Pointe is about more than preparing for Pointe shoes. It teaches dancers the value of patience, preparation, and building strong foundations before taking on new challenges.
Through consistent training and thoughtful progression, dancers learn that meaningful achievements are built through dedication, discipline, and a commitment to growth.
Because every milestone begins with a strong foundation.
Eligibility
Pre-Pointe is available to dancers who:
✔ Have successfully completed Ballet L1B
✔ Are at least 9.5 years of age
✔ Are currently enrolled in an eligible Ballet technique class at Reach For The Barres
✔ Maintain their Ballet technique enrollment throughout the season
Enrollment in Pre-Pointe is by instructor recommendation and placement.
Please Note
Pre-Pointe is designed to complement, not replace, a dancer’s regular Ballet technique training. Continued enrollment in Ballet technique is required for participation.
Participation in Pre-Pointe does not guarantee advancement to Pointe or indicate that a dancer is ready for Pointe shoes. Dancers progress toward Pointe at different rates based on strength, alignment, technique, maturity, consistency, and overall readiness.
Dancers must be at least 11 years old and meet Reach For The Barres’ Pointe eligibility requirements before being considered for Pointe training.
Our goal is not to move dancers into Pointe shoes as quickly as possible. Our goal is to prepare them thoughtfully so that when the next step comes, they are ready for it.
PRE-PRIMARY – BALLET & POP
Building Confidence Through Creativity
Pre-Primary Ballet & Pop combines the structure and technique of Ballet with age-appropriate elements of Jazz, Hip Hop, creative movement, and introductory Acro concepts. This energetic and engaging class encourages dancers to explore a variety of movement styles while continuing to build strong foundational skills.
Students develop coordination, musicality, flexibility, balance, body awareness, and performance confidence while learning choreography, movement patterns, and creative expression. Through a blend of technique and exploration, dancers begin discovering the styles and forms of movement that inspire them most.
At Reach For The Barres, Ballet & Pop is about more than trying different styles. It helps dancers build confidence, creativity, and self-expression while discovering the many possibilities dance has to offer.
Through movement, music, and meaningful opportunities to perform, dancers learn to trust themselves, express their individuality, and celebrate their growth.
Because every dancer’s journey begins with discovering what makes them shine.
PRE-PRIMARY – BALLET & TAP
Discovering the Foundations of Dance
Pre-Primary Ballet & Tap introduces dancers to the structure, discipline, and joy of dance through a balanced combination of Ballet and Tap instruction. As dancers continue building confidence and independence, they develop coordination, musicality, rhythm, balance, flexibility, and foundational dance technique in a supportive and encouraging environment.
Students begin learning age-appropriate dance vocabulary, classroom expectations, and movement combinations while strengthening memory, focus, sequencing, and body awareness. Through engaging instruction and creative exploration, dancers gain confidence in their ability to learn, grow, and perform.
At Reach For The Barres, Ballet & Tap is about more than learning technique. It helps dancers build confidence, discipline, and strong foundations while discovering the joy of becoming a dancer.
Through positive experiences and meaningful opportunities for success, dancers learn that growth happens one step, one rhythm, and one accomplishment at a time.
Because strong foundations create endless possibilities for growth.
PRESCHOOL I – BALLET & HIP HOPSCOTCH
Exploring Creativity Through Movement
Preschool I Ballet & Hip Hopscotch introduces young dancers to the structure of Ballet alongside age-appropriate elements of Jazz, Hip Hop, creative movement, and introductory Acro concepts. Through music, imagination, movement games, and playful exploration, dancers discover new ways to move while building confidence and coordination.
Students develop balance, body awareness, rhythm, flexibility, and gross motor skills while strengthening listening skills, memory, sequencing, and classroom confidence. Each class encourages dancers to explore, participate, and express themselves in a supportive and engaging environment.
At Reach For The Barres, Ballet & Pop is about more than trying different styles. It helps dancers build confidence, creativity, and self-expression while discovering new ways to move.
Through joyful exploration and positive experiences, dancers learn that movement can be playful, expressive, and uniquely their own.
Because every dancer deserves the opportunity to explore, create, and shine.
PRESCHOOL I – BALLET & TAP
Learning Through Movement, Music, and Imagination
Preschool I Ballet & Tap introduces young dancers to the joy of dance through music, movement, rhythm, and imaginative exploration. In this nurturing environment, dancers begin developing classroom confidence while building coordination, balance, body awareness, and musicality through age-appropriate Ballet and Tap instruction.
Students are encouraged to explore, participate, and discover the excitement of learning alongside their peers. Through songs, movement activities, and creative play, dancers strengthen listening skills, memory, sequencing, and the ability to follow directions while developing confidence in a group setting.
At Reach For The Barres, Preschool I Ballet & Tap is about more than learning steps. It helps young dancers build confidence, coordination, and classroom readiness through joyful movement experiences.
This class creates a strong foundation for future learning while encouraging creativity, curiosity, and a lifelong love of dance.
Because every great dancer starts by learning to participate, explore, and believe in themselves.
PRESCHOOL II – BALLET & POP
Discovering New Possibilities
Preschool II Ballet & Pop builds upon the foundations established in Preschool I while introducing greater independence, confidence, and movement exploration. Dancers continue developing coordination, musicality, flexibility, body awareness, and foundational dance skills through a blend of Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, creative movement, and introductory Acro concepts.
Students strengthen memory, sequencing, listening skills, and creative problem-solving while learning longer combinations and developing confidence in their ability to learn and perform movement independently. Through engaging instruction and imaginative exploration, dancers begin discovering which styles and forms of movement resonate most with them.
At Reach For The Barres, Ballet & Pop is about more than learning different styles. It helps dancers develop confidence, creativity, and self-expression while discovering the many possibilities dance has to offer.
Through movement, music, and exploration, dancers learn that growth comes from curiosity, courage, and a willingness to try something new.
Because every dancer’s journey begins with discovering what inspires them.
PRESCHOOL II – BALLET & TAP
Building Confidence Through Dance
Preschool II Ballet & Tap builds upon the foundations established in Preschool I while introducing greater independence, confidence, and dance-specific learning. Dancers continue developing coordination, balance, musicality, rhythm, and body awareness while expanding their Ballet and Tap vocabulary through engaging, age-appropriate instruction.
Students are encouraged to take ownership of their learning as they strengthen listening skills, memory, sequencing, and the ability to follow multi-step directions. Through imaginative activities, creative exploration, and introductory choreography, dancers begin connecting movement patterns and developing confidence in their abilities.
At Reach For The Barres, Preschool II Ballet & Tap is about more than learning dance. It helps dancers develop confidence, independence, and the foundational skills that prepare them for the next stage of their journey.
Through positive experiences and encouraging instruction, dancers learn that growth comes through practice, participation, and a willingness to keep trying. As confidence grows, so does their ability to take on new challenges and celebrate their accomplishments.
Because every confident dancer begins by discovering what they’re capable of achieving.
POINTE
Strength, Discipline, and Artistry
Pointe is specialized Ballet training that allows dancers to perform en pointe through the use of specially designed pointe shoes. Building upon strong Ballet foundations, dancers develop the strength, alignment, control, precision, and artistry required to safely progress in Pointe technique.
Pointe places additional physical and technical demands on a dancer, which makes readiness an essential part of the training process. Dancers progress to Pointe only after demonstrating the strength, technique, alignment, maturity, consistency, and overall readiness necessary for this next stage of Ballet training.
At Reach For The Barres, Pointe is about more than dancing on your toes. It represents the patience, preparation, discipline, and strong foundations required to take on greater technical challenges.
Our teachers evaluate the whole dancer and provide training, feedback, and appropriate challenge based on individual readiness. Dancers are expected to continue strengthening their Ballet technique, apply corrections, and understand that beginning Pointe is not the completion of a goal, but the beginning of another stage of development.
Progress in Pointe is not measured by how quickly a dancer moves into pointe shoes or advances to more difficult skills. It is built through strength, control, technical understanding, consistency, and the ability to execute increasingly complex work with appropriate technique.
Because meaningful advancement begins with readiness.
Eligibility
Pointe is available to dancers who demonstrate the strength, technique, alignment, maturity, consistency, and readiness necessary for Pointe training.
To be considered for Pointe, dancers must:
✔ Be at least 11 years of age
✔ Be placed in Ballet L2 or higher
✔ Be concurrently enrolled in a separate Ballet technique class at Reach For The Barres
✔ Maintain their Ballet technique enrollment throughout the season
✔ Participate in any additional training required by their instructors
✔ Receive instructor recommendation and approval for Pointe
Please Note
Meeting the minimum age and Ballet placement requirements makes a dancer eligible to be considered for Pointe. It does not guarantee Pointe placement or approval to begin training in pointe shoes.
Every dancer develops at a different rate. Readiness is determined by evaluating the whole dancer, including strength, alignment, technique, consistency, maturity, and physical readiness for the demands of Pointe work.
Pointe is designed to complement, not replace, a dancer’s regular Ballet technique training. Continued enrollment in a separate Ballet technique class is required throughout Pointe participation.
Our goal is not to move dancers into pointe shoes as quickly as possible. Our goal is to provide Pointe training when a dancer is appropriately prepared and to continue supporting their development once that training begins.
POM
Building Precision, Performance, and Teamwork
Pom combines dance technique with sharp, precise movement, musicality, performance quality, synchronization, and teamwork. Dancers develop strength, coordination, control, and confidence while learning to execute choreography with clarity and contribute to a unified group performance.
As dancers progress, they work with increasing attention to timing, placement, formations, transitions, movement quality, and performance consistency. Dancers learn that strong group performance requires both individual preparation and an awareness of the dancers working alongside them.
At Reach For The Barres, Pom is about more than performance. It teaches dancers that individual effort and collective success are connected. Each dancer is expected to learn their role, apply corrections, pay attention to detail, and contribute consistently to the work of the group.
Our teachers meet dancers where they are while providing the instruction, support, and appropriate challenge needed to continue progressing. As dancers develop, they are challenged to take greater responsibility for their own execution while learning how their choices affect the team as a whole.
Progress in Pom can be seen in stronger technique, greater precision, improved musicality and synchronization, increased confidence, more consistent performance quality, and a dancer’s growing ability to contribute as a reliable member of the group.
Because great teams are built by dancers who understand that their individual growth contributes to something larger than themselves.
Pom Is A Great Fit For Dancers Who:
✔ Enjoy energetic, precise movement
✔ Want to strengthen coordination, musicality, and performance skills
✔ Enjoy working toward shared goals as part of a team
✔ Are willing to pay attention to details and apply corrections
✔ Want to develop confidence while learning to contribute to a unified performance
TAP
Building Rhythm, Musicality, and Precision
Tap is a rhythmic dance style that uses the feet as a percussion instrument, allowing dancers to create rhythms and sounds through movement. Through structured, age-appropriate training, dancers develop coordination, timing, musicality, balance, control, and listening skills while building a strong technical foundation in Tap.
As dancers progress, they develop a broader Tap vocabulary and work with increasingly complex rhythms, patterns, combinations, and changes in tempo. Dancers learn to listen carefully to the clarity and timing of their sounds, apply corrections, and refine their technique so that movement and rhythm become more precise and intentional.
At Reach For The Barres, Tap is about more than making sounds. It teaches dancers focus, patience, perseverance, and the value of practicing something until they can hear and feel the difference in their own work.
Our teachers meet dancers where they are while providing the instruction, support, and appropriate challenge needed to continue progressing. Dancers are expected to listen closely, apply corrections, strengthen foundational skills, and keep working when a rhythm or sequence does not come easily.
Progress in Tap is not measured only by learning faster or more complex steps. It can also be heard and seen in clearer sounds, stronger timing, greater coordination and control, improved musicality, increased confidence, and more consistent execution.
Because meaningful progress is built one sound, one rhythm, and one step at a time.
Tap Is A Great Fit For Dancers Who:
✔ Enjoy music, rhythm, and movement
✔ Like learning patterns, sequences, and new skills
✔ Want to develop coordination, timing, musicality, and control
✔ Enjoy working through challenges and refining details
✔ Are willing to practice, listen, and build skills over time
TODDLER – BALLET & HIP HOPSCOTCH
Moving, Exploring, and Growing
Toddler Ballet & Hip Hopscotch introduces young dancers to the structure of Ballet alongside the creativity, movement exploration, and gross motor development found in Hip Hopscotch.
Through music, imagination, locomotor movement, tumbling exploration, and creative play, dancers build coordination, balance, body awareness, rhythm, and confidence while continuing to develop independence in the classroom.
At Reach For The Barres, Toddler Ballet & Hip Hopscotch is about more than movement. It helps children explore, create, and discover what their bodies can do while building confidence through joyful movement experiences.
Through age-appropriate activities, dancers strengthen gross motor skills, listening skills, spatial awareness, and social-emotional development while developing a lifelong love of movement.
Because every new skill begins with curiosity and the courage to try.
TODDLER – BALLET & TAP
Building Confidence Through Independence
Toddler Ballet & Tap is designed for young dancers who are ready to begin participating independently while continuing to develop confidence, coordination, rhythm, and classroom skills.
Through age-appropriate Ballet and Tap instruction, dancers explore movement, music, imagination, and creativity while building balance, body awareness, listening skills, and coordination. Students begin learning classroom routines, taking turns, following directions, and participating as part of a group in a supportive environment where growth is celebrated every step of the way.
At Reach For The Barres, Toddler Dance is about more than taking a class. It helps children build confidence, independence, and a joyful relationship with movement from the very beginning.
Through songs, movement activities, and creative exploration, dancers strengthen gross motor skills, social-emotional awareness, and the confidence that comes from trying something new.
Because some of the biggest milestones begin with learning, “I can do this myself.”
