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Class Requirements

As your dancer develops and advances through our curriculum, certain
levels have specific class requirements to ensure that your dancer is
continuing to progress. Please see the class requirements below:

Creative Movement

Required:  ​

  • Must be at least 3 years old as of 8/17/24

  • Must be fully potty trained and able to pull leotard and tights down and up independently. 

Creative Movement 2

Required:  ​

  • Must be at least 4 years old as of 8/17/24

  • Must have completed 1 year of Creative Movement or have been placed in Creative Movement 2 by SDSD Faculty

  • Must be fully potty trained and able to pull leotard and tights down and up independently. 

  • Must be able to hop on 1 foot without assistance

Pre-Ballet

Required:

  • Must be at least 5 years old as of 8/17/24

Pre-Ballet 2

Required:

  • Must be at least 6 years old as of 8/17/24

  • Must have completed 1 full year of Pre-Ballet or have been placed in Pre-Ballet 2 by SDSD Faculty

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Pre-Classes

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Ballet

Ballet 1+

Required: 

  • must be at least 7 years old by 8/17/24

Ballet 3

Required: 

  • Two Ballet 3 Classes per week

Highly Encouraged:

  • Pointe Prep Class

Ballet 4 & 5

Required:

  • Two Ballet 4 or 5 Classes per week

  • Pointe Prep Class

Ballet 6

Required:

  • Two Ballet 6 Classes per week

  • Beginning Pointe Class

Ballet 7 

Required:

  • Three Ballet 7 Classes per week

  • Intermediate Pointe Class

Highly Encouraged:

  • Friday Ballet 8 Class

Ballet 8

Required:

  • Four Ballet 8 Classes per week

    • 2 classes on pointe, 2 classes on demi-pointe​

Modern - All Levels

Required:  ​

  • Must be placed in at least Ballet 3 or higher, or by invitation

Improvisation/Choreography

Required:

  • Must be placed in at least Modern 2

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Modern

Tap Dancer

Tap
& Jazz

Pre-Tap

Required: 

  • Must be at least 5 years old as of 8/17/24

Pre-Tap 2

Required: 

  • Must be at least 6 years old as of 8/17/24

  • Must have completed at least 1 year of Pre-Tap or placed in Pre-Tap 2 by SDSD Faculty

Level 1+

Required: 

  • Must be at least 7 years old as of 8/17/24

Audition by Invitation Only

Required: 

  • Must be Placed in Ballet 5 or higher

SDDT Member Class Requirements:

  • 3 or 4 full length ballet classes per week

  • 1 Modern Class per week

  • 1 Jazz Class per week

  • SDDT Pointe Class

South Dayton Dance Theatre

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