Adult Classes
The South Dayton School of Dance is pleased to offer classes that are specifically designed for Adults. SDSD understands that our adult dancers are drawn to dance for several reasons and we are so pleased to be able to offer 6 different class options for our Adult Students. At SDSD, we highly value our Adult students and structure all of our classes to fit the needs of each dancer. Please see the classes offered below as well as details about tuition and registration.
Class Offerings
Advanced Adult Ballet
Monday 7:00-8:30
This class is specifically designed for adult student who have a significant amount of experience in Ballet. This class offers a full barre as well as centre, across the floor and allegro exercises. This class is taught by Jacob Shade weekly on Monday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30pm.
Adult Advanced Tap
Thursday 7:00-8:00
Adult Advanced Tap is offered weekly on Thursday evenings from 7:45 to 8:45 pm and is taught by Beth Wright, formerly of Rhythm In Shoes. This class is designed for adult students with a significant amount of experience in tap dance and explore complex rhythm, movement and styles.
Adult Beginning Tap
Thursday 8:00-9:00
This class is specifically designed for students with little to no previous tap experience. This class offers individualized instruction on the basic building blocks of tap dance. Adult Beginning Tap is offered on Thursday Evenings from 6:45 to 7:45pm, and is taught by Beth Wright.
Adult Beginning Ballet
Tuesday 7:00-8:00
Adult Beginning Ballet is a class specifically designed for adult students with little to no ballet experience. This class would also be suitable for dancers who may need a refresher or want to review the basics. This class offers a full bare as well as select centre and across the floor combinations. This class is taught weekly by Sean Ferguson on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:00 pm.
Adult Modern/Jazz
Tuesday 8:00-9:00
Adult Modern/Jazz is a combination class where students of all experience levels can explore different modern and jazz dance movement and styles. Adult Modern/Jazz is offered on Tuesday evenings from 8
8:00-9:00 and is taught by Sean Ferguson.
Gold Tappers (55+)
Thursday 11:00-12:00
Gold Tap is an intermediate tap class offered to our adult students with a suggested age of 55+. This class is a great way to stay in shape, make friends, and explore the rhythm and styles of tap dance. All skill levels are welcome! This class is offerred weekly on Thursday mornings from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon, and is taught by Carol Jean Heller, formerly of the Dayton Ballet School.
Adult Classes
Tuition & Pricing
SDSD offers 4 Class Pass options for Tuition/Pricing for our adult students, as we know that each stuent has different needs. With our Class Passes, you purchase a set amount of classes up front to be added to your digital pass kept track of by our front desk staff. Each time you come for class, we will deduct a class, then when you run out of classes we will reach out to you to add additional classes to your pass.
Class Passes offer our adult students flexibility when it comes to attendance., as wel know that sdult schedules change often and sometimes without notice. This way you only pay for the classes you can make it to!
Adult Class Pass Rates
25 Class Pass: $300
10 Class Pass: $150
5 Class Pass: $85
Single Class Pass: $20
(drop-in rate)
To register for an Adult Class Pass, click the button above and complete the registration form using tour personal information for "Parent/Guardian 1"(select "self" for relationship) and also for "Student 1". Then select the Adult Class Pass option from the class selection screen. Then email us at southdaytonschoolofdance@gmail to let us know if youd like to add 25, 10, 5, or 1 class(es) to your Pass.
** No Refunds will be given for unused classes on a Class Pass. We encourage all to complete a trial class prior to committing to a Class Pass.
Dress Code
We understand that our adult students come from all walks of life and all participate in our classes for different reasons. To accommodate all of our students, there is not a specific or enforced dress code for our adult classes.
We do recommend that you wear comfortable clothing that is tight to the body such as a leotard and tights or leggings and a t-shirt. We also recommend that you invest in the correct dance shoes for the class you are taking. Please see the link below for our suggested dancewear and shoes.
What Our Adult Students Say
