Class Requirements – School Year

School Year 2024-2025 — Requirements for Registration

YOUTH: Age 8 to 10

  1. Acting Class: Students must also enroll in Youth Choir or any dance class.To build skills in projection and performability, it is recommended that acting students take both Youth Choir and a dance class.
  2. Dance Line: Students must be enrolled in advanced or intermediate level of ballet or jazz.
  3. Yth/Jr Pre-pointe: Students must also be enrolled in an advanced or intermediate ballet class. Regular ballet shoes are worn in class until the instructor advances students to pointe shoes based on their readiness.
  4. Youth Jazz Class, all levels: Students must also be enrolled in a ballet class for technique development.
  5. Youth Modern Class, all levels: Students must also be enrolled in a ballet class for technique development.

JUNIOR: Age 11 to 13

  1. Jr. Academy: Students must have successfully auditioned into at least two companies during Heartbeat’s summer session. The companies can include any combination of dance disciplines, acting or choir. In addition to the Jr. Academy class, students must enroll in required classes for each company in which they are a member and submit a completed academy application form. Tuition for the Jr. Academy is the discounted Academy Unlimited Class Pass, which includes all classes and studio rental for academy projects.
  2. Acting Class / Jr. Acting Co.: CLASS – Students must also enroll in any dance class and/or choir class of their choice. JR. ACTING CO. – Students must audition into this company during Heartbeat’s summer session. In addition to the acting company class, students must also enroll in any dance class of their choice and/or a choir class. Actors will benefit greatly from taking both a dance class and choir class if possible.
  3. Ballet, Hip Hop, Jazz, Modern, or Tap Companies: Students must audition into any of these companies during Heartbeat’s summer session. In addition to the company class, students must also enroll in at least one other foundation class such as ballet, tap, jazz, modern, hip hop, break dance, leaps & turns or musical theater dance. Jazz and Moden Co, members must also enroll in a ballet class.
  4. Pre-Pointe / Pointe: PRE-POINTE – Students must have successfully auditioned into the Jr. Ballet Company. Students advance to pointe when ready as determined by instructor. POINTE – Students must be advance/company level in ballet. Placement into pointe class is by teacher.
  5. Break Dance Company: This class is an elite performing crew. Students must also take a Conditioning, Strength & Stretch class and a hip hop class
  6. Heart & Soul Elite Choir: Heart & Soul placement is by choir director invitation only. Students must also take the Jr. or Sr. Choir class.
  7. Dance Line: Students must also enroll in at least one foundation class: ballet, jazz, modern, or musical theatre, AND Cond./Stength/Stretch class.
  8. Leaps & Turns: Students must also be enrolled in advance level ballet, jazz or modern class.
  9. Musical Theater: Students must also be enrolled in ballet or jazz at the advance level.
  10. Choir Class: Students will have a short evaluation by instructor for proper level placement.

SENIOR: TEEN (mature 13+) & ADULT

  1. Sr. Academy: Students must have successfully auditioned into at least two companies during Heartbeat’s summer session. The companies can include any combination of dance disciplines, acting or choir. In addition to the Sr. Academy class, students must enroll in required classes for each company in which they are a member and submit a completed academy application form. Tuition for the Sr. Academy is the discounted Academy Unlimited Class Pass, which includes all classes and studio rental for academy projects.
  2. Acting Class / Sr. Acting Co.: CLASS – Students must also enroll in any dance class and/or choir class of their choice. SR. ACTING CO. – Students must audition into this company during Heartbeat’s summer session. In addition to the acting company class, students must also enroll in any dance class of their choice and/or a choir class. Actors will benefit greatly from taking both dance class and choir class if possible.
  3. Ballet, Hip Hop, Jazz, Modern, or Tap Companies: Students must audition into any of these companies during Heartbeat’s summer session. In addition to the company class, students must also enroll in at least one other foundation class such as ballet, tap, jazz, modern, hip hop, break dance, leaps & turns or musical theater dance. Jazz and Moden Co, members must also enroll in a ballet class.
  4. Pre-Pointe / Pointe: PRE-POINTE – Students must have successfully auditioned into the Sr. Ballet Company. Students advance to pointe when ready as determined by instructor. POINTE – Students must be advance/company level in ballet. Placement into pointe class is by teacher.
  5. Break Dance Company: This class is an elite performing crew. Students must also take a Conditioning, Strength & Stretch class and a hip hop class
  6. Heart & Soul Elite Choir: Heart & Soul placement is by choir director invitation only. Students must also take the Jr. or Sr. Choir class.
  7. Dance Line: Students must also enroll in at least one foundation class: ballet, jazz, modern, or musical theatre, AND Cond./Stength/Stretch class.
  8. Leaps & Turns: Students must also be enrolled in advance level ballet, jazz or modern class.
  9. Musical Theater: Students must also be enrolled in ballet or jazz at the advance level.
  10. Choir Class: Students will have a short evaluation by instructor for proper level placement.