Class Requirements – School Year

School Year 2023-2024 — Requirements for Registration

YOUTH: Age 8 to 10

  1. Acting Class: Students must also enroll in Youth Choir or any dance class.
  2. Dance Line: Students must be enrolled in advance level of ballet, jazz, and/or modern.
  3. Yth/Jr Pre pointe: Students must also take an advance ballet class and a modern or jazz class. Regular ballet shoes are worn in class until instructor advances students to pointe shoes based on their readiness.

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 Jr. & Sr. Academy Unlimited Class Pass.
  2. Acting Class: Students must also enroll in any dance class or choir class of their choice. Actors will benefit greatly from taking both a dance class and choir class if possible.
  3. Jr. Acting Company: 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 or a choir class. Actors will benefit greatly from taking both a dance class and choir class if possible.
  4. 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.
  5. Pre-Pointe: Students must have successfully auditioned into the Jr. Ballet Company. Students advance to pointe when ready as determined by instructor.
  6. Pointe: Students must be advance/company level in ballet. Placement into pointe class is by teacher determination only.
  7. Break Dance Company: This class is an elite performing crew. Students must also take the Dancer Conditioning, Strength & Stretch class, or a hip hop class. To enhance a student’s education in the culture of Break Dance, the Graffiti Art class is also recommended.
  8. Heart & Soul Elite Choir: Heart & Soul placement is by choir director invitation only.
  9. Dance Line: Students must also enroll in at least one foundation class: ballet, jazz, modern or musical theater at advanced level.
  10. Leaps & Turns: Students must also be enrolled in advance level ballet, jazz or modern class.
  11. Musical Theater: Students must also be enrolled in any of the following: ballet, jazz or modern at the advance level.
  12. Dancer Conditioning, Strength & Stretch: This class is recommended to all dancers of all levels and can easily serve as a make up class.

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 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 Jr. & Sr. Academy Unlimited Class Pass.
  2. Acting Class: Students must also enroll in any dance class or choir class of their choice. Actors will benefit greatly from taking both a dance class and choir class if possible.
  3. Sr. Acting Company: 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 or a choir class. Actors will benefit greatly from taking both a dance class and choir class if possible.
  4. 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.
  5. Pre-Pointe: Students must have successfully auditioned into the Jr. Ballet Company. Students advance to pointe when ready as determined by instructor.
  6. Pointe: Students must be advance/company level in ballet. Placement into pointe class is by teacher determination only.
  7. Break Dance Company: This class is an elite performing crew. Students must also take the Dancer Conditioning, Strength & Stretch class, or a hip hop class. To enhance a student’s education in the culture of Break Dance, the Graffiti Art class is also recommended.
  8. Heart & Soul Elite Choir: Heart & Soul placement is by choir director invitation only.
  9. Dance Line: Students must also enroll in at least one foundation class: ballet, jazz, modern or musical theater at advanced level.
  10. Leaps & Turns: Students must also be enrolled in advance level ballet, jazz or modern class.
  11. Musical Theater: Students must also be enrolled in any of the following: ballet, jazz or modern at the advance level.
  12. Dancer Conditioning, Strength & Stretch: This class is recommended to all dancers of all levels and can easily serve as a make up class.