Class Requirements – Summer

2024 Summer Session — Requirements for Registration

Youth Age 8 – 10

  1. Acting: Students must also enroll in Youth Choir or any dance class, or both.
  2. Dance Line & Musical Theatre: Students must also enroll in advance level ballet and jazz classes.

Junior Age 11 -12

  1. Acting Class or Acting advance level/company audition: Students must also take a choir class, or any dance class, or both.
  2. All dance company classes (ballet, jazz, modern, hip hop, break dance, tap): Students must audition for school-year session placement in 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, jazz, modern, hip hop, break dance, leaps & turns, tap or muscial theatre. *Conditioning , Strength, Stretch class is recommended for all dancers.
  3. Pre-pointe: Students must also be enrolled in the advance ballet class.
  4. Heart & Soul Elite Choir: Placement is by Emily Colay, Choir Director. Students enroll in the Jr. Choir class and inform Ms Colay that they would like to be considered for Heart & Soul.
  5. Dance Line: Students must also enroll in a Conditioning, Strength & Stretch class, Leaps & Turns, and an advance ballet or jazz class.
  6. Leaps & Turns / Musical Theatre: Students must also enroll in at least one other advance class: ballet, jazz, or modern.

Teen/Adult Age Mature 13 -Adult

  1. Acting Class or Acting advance level/company audition: Students must also take a choir class, or any dance class, or both.
  2. All dance company classes (ballet, jazz, modern, hip hop, break dance, tap): Students must audition for school-year session placement 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, jazz, modern, hip hop, break dance, leaps & turns, tap or muscial theatre. It is highly recommended that students auditioning for Sr. Tap Company also take the *Advance Tap class. The *Conditioning , Strength and Stretch class is recommended for all dancers.
  3. Pre-pointe & Pointe: Students must also be enrolled in the advance ballet class, and have instructor approval for pointe shoes.
  4. Heart & Soul Elite Choir: Placement is by Emily Colay, Choir Director. Students enroll in the Sr. Choir class and inform Ms Colay that they would like to be considered for Heart & Soul.
  5. Dance Line: Students must also enroll in a Conditioning, Strength & Stretch class, Leaps & Turns, and an advance ballet or jazz class.
  6. Leaps & Turns / Musical Theatre: Students must also enroll in at least one other advance level class: ballet, jazz, or modern.