Kathryn Howard's School of Dance

School year classes run from Thursday, August 27, 2009 through Saturday, June 5th, 2010. Every class meets 37 times during this period. Class fees are based on the complete season and are then divided by the 9 1/4 months that we meet in order to have an easy payment plan. The number of classes per month may vary; students are not paying for a set number of classes in a month but for a long-term program.

The majority of students enroll and begin at the onset of the program in late August. However, Students may enroll at any time during the year according to the discretion of the teacher. Fees will be adjusted appropriately. Students desiring to be in either the March or June show must enroll by January 1st. Students may however, enroll in classes at any time without participating in the recital. Class registration fees and monthly tuition fees can be found on the Enrollment page.

You can download the 2009-2010 school year schedule as a PDF here.

Commitment

With an artistic program of this kind, commitment is especially important. All of the students and teachers depend upon each other for the best possible learning environment and for the performance outcome of the choreography. It is important that parents and students understand that the best results come from steady class attendance and from seeing the program progress through its full cycle, meaning through the June Recital, so that students experience first-hand the joy behind the practice. For these reasons, please consider the commitment involved when you enroll in the program.

Instructors

The initials listed to the right of each class are of the instructors. KH - Kathryn Howard; RB - Roísín Brown; SH - Summer Hensley; RH - Rebekah H. Assistant teachers are not listed. Teachers and times are subject to change.

Level System

Students age three and older are accepted into the program and may choose to advance through the grades by choosing classes that include Pre-ballet, Tap, Creative Ballet, Classical Ballet, Jazz and Hip-Hop.

Grades 4-12 have a level system for Classical Ballet, Jazz, and Hip-Hop. Students that fit into these levels may audition for the corresponding team or take the classes open to all.