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Cathy's Creative Dance School Classes
Join the Cathy's Dance Family
Our Dance Studio offers a large variety of dance classes for all skill levels. Our experienced instructors are passionate about helping each dancer achieve their highest potential, while also having as much fun as possible. Have a look at our class schedule below to find the one that best fits your needs.
Summer Camps 2026
Join us this summer for some AMAZING dance camps!
Princess Pre-K Camp
Ages 2-5
July 20-23 from 5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
This camp is a great way to start your child in dance. Students will learn basic movement and control while dancing just like their favorite princess!
Mini Hip Hop and Jazz Camp
Ages 5-8
July 20-23 from 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm
Learn the basics of hip hop and jazz while dancing to new music during this fun and energetic camp!
Broadway Camp
Ages 5-13
August 3-6 from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Learn to be a Broadway STAR! Join us for a week of Tap and Musical Theatre dance classes all set to Broadway songs!
Contemporary/Lyrical Intensive
Ages 7-14
August 3-6 from 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Expand your knowledge, explore through movement, and experience life and emotion through dance at this summer camp!
Dance Team Prep
Grades 6 and up
July 24 & August 7 from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Learn all about dance team styles like Pom, Jazz, Hip Hop, and Leaps & Turns. This is a great camp for students preparing to audition for high school or collegiate dance teams!
Circus Acro Camp
Ages 5 and up
August 8 starting at 9:00 am
Multiple levels offered for all students abilities! Learn to flip and tumble just like an acrobat! Please inquire by emailing us if you are unsure of your child's level. We are happy to help!
Preschool Age
We offer three preschool dance levels.
These classes are based on when a child is going into Kindergarten. Each student should spend only ONE year in each preschool level. For example: If a child goes to Kindergarten next fall then they need to be in Preschool 2, if a child goes into Kindergarten in 3 school years then they need to be in Music and Movement.
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Music and Movement (Ages 2-3)
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Preschool 1 (Ages 3-4)
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Preschool 2 (Ages 4-5)
*NOTE: Students who are not yet in Kindergarten are REQUIRED to take our preschool classes.
Elementary Age
Our elementary age dance classes are also broken up into three levels. At age 5 our students may join our competition team - this may change what classes are best for your child dance path.
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Stars (Pre-competitive) and Combo 1 (Recreational) - Grades: Kindergarten and 1st
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Level 1 (Competitive) and Combo 2 (Recreational) - Grades 2nd and 3rd
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Level 2 (Competitive) and Combo 3 (Recreational) - Grades 4th and 5th
*NOTE: Students may take more classes than what is listed above. Most of our leveled classes and combo classes overlap in styles like Hip Hop, Contemporary, and Musical Theatre.
Middle School Age
Our Middles School Age classes are a little more intense as we focus on preparing our students for their respective high school dance teams.
These classes are split into two levels: Competitive and Recreational.
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Intermediate Level 3 (Recreational) - Grades 6-8
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Level 3 (Competitive) - Grades 6-8
*NOTE: We offer Intermediate level 3 classes ONLY in dance team styles (Jazz and Hip Hop) if students want to take other styles of dance (Ballet, Tap, Contemporary, etc.) they must be evaluated by one of our teachers or are asked to enroll in level 2.
High School Age
All of our high school age students are considered serious dancers that want to pursue a dance career outside of high school.
Any recreational or competitive dancer may take our high school age classes, but they MUST be evaluated by one of our teachers and owner/director Miss Cathy.
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Level 4 - Grades 9-12
Adaptive Dance
Adaptive dance will provide a safe and welcoming environment for all dancers with special accommodations that may prevent them from normally participating in our regular classes. These classes are offered by Miss Lorann Parker a Paraprofessional earning her degree in Special Education.
These classes are offered to students ages 5-10 who meet our criteria for reasonable accommodations. Miss Lorann will work closely with each students' parents to provide a safe, encouraging, and inclusive environment.
Styles of Dance Offered at Cathy's
Below you will find a list of dance styles and a brief description of those styles that we offer here at Cathy's Creative Dance School
All of our levels revolve around our four core styles: Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Acro. We feel these styles give the best foundation for well rounded dancers. We consider Hip Hop and Leaps and Turns high school dance team prep classes, and Modern, Contemporary, and Musical Theatre college dance prep classes.
Our Preschool classes focus on the basics of Ballet, Tap, and Acro. Our combo classes dive deeper into Ballet, Tap, and Jazz, but we feel that Acro needs it's own class time and is offered separately from our combo classes.
Ballet
Ballet is a formal, classical dance style originating in Renaissance Italy, known for its precise, graceful movements, codified steps (like pliés, pirouettes), and "turned-out" leg positions, demanding immense strength and flexibility.
Tap
Tap dance is a form of dance that uses the sounds of tap shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion. It is an American artform that evolved alongside the advent of jazz music
Jazz
Jazz dance is a vibrant, energetic American dance characterized by improvisation, syncopation, body isolations, high-energy kicks, leaps, and turns. It's a versatile, expressive style that emphasizes rhythm, musicality, and individual flair, often requiring ballet training for foundational strength and control.
Acro
Acro dance (acrobatic dance) is a unique dance style that fuses traditional dance techniques (like jazz, ballet, lyrical) with impressive acrobatic and gymnastic elements, emphasizing fluid transitions between graceful movements and difficult tricks like handstands, cartwheels, and aerials
Hip Hop
Hip hop dance is a vibrant, energetic style of street dance that emerged from 1970s Black and Latinx communities in New York City, evolving from hip hop culture alongside DJing and graffiti, characterized by freestyle, improvisation, and rhythmic body movements like bouncing, locking, and popping.
Leaps and Turns
Leaps and turns is a class we offer that strictly focuses on skills. The skills that are taught are means to help students gain confidence in their ability and set aside time to focus on new skills needed for dance teams or college.
Modern
Modern dance is a free, expressive stylej that emerged in the late 19th/early 20th centuries as a rebellion against ballet's rigidity, emphasizing personal expression, natural movement, and individuality over strict technique, using the whole body to convey emotion, often barefoot, and incorporating diverse music or silence
Contemporary
Contemporary dance is a versatile, expressive dance style emerging mid-20th century, blending modern, ballet, jazz, and lyrical techniques while breaking from classical rules to explore current themes, emotions, and abstract ideas through fluid, innovative movements, improvisation, and a strong mind-body connection
Musical Theatre
Musical theatre dance is a versatile, storytelling dance style blending jazz, ballet, tap, and modern (plus hip-hop/contemporary) to drive plot, develop characters, and heighten emotion in musicals, focusing on narrative clarity and performance energy rather than a single style