Summer classes are essential for dancers who are continuing to dance in the upcoming Fall Session. They will study techniquie and prepare themselves for level placement evaluations for the upcoming 2023-2024 dance year. Students who are on the border can use the summer intensive classes to demonstrate their ability. Students who do not take the Summer Session will be evaluated based on their ability at the end of the Spring Session.
NOTE: Level placements are based on technical ability, application of instruction, confidence, etc. Students in the upper levels do not automatically advance after a few years in one level. The more classes/styles of dance a student takes, the stronger he/she will be as a dancer.
Ballet shoes or socks are required. Dancewear is available for purchase at MDA.
Our Princess Ballet Camps include ballet instruction, fused with stories and themed crafts, props, costumes, and creative dancing, which make this camp as magical as can be. Each week features a different enchanting princess. We end the camp season with a special princess party. We invite all of the princes and princesses to either a magical princess birthday party or a fancy princess tea party.
Join us for dancing, music, storytelling, and crafts during this 7-week MERMAID MADNESS CAMP as we celebrate the new Ariel! Each week dancers will explore a different mermaid or special character through music and dance. Dancers get to create and take home a themed craft that relates to the Mermaid character of the week.
Students can wear their favorite mermaid dresses, skirts, shirts, hairpieces, etc. They can also wear customary ballet leotards/dresses or leggings/shorts and shirts. Ballet shoes or socks are required. Dancewear is available for purchase at MDA.
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PETITE PRINCESS BALLET
This 30-minute class is for our petite princes and princesses ages 18 to 36 months and their caretakers. Along with their caretaker, students will learn classical ballet and dance to music from a different fairytale princess each week. Special props, music, and dances will make this class as magical as can be for both child and caregiver!
Students must be 18 months by June 1, 2022. Three-year old children may attend Petite Princess Class (ages 18 months - 3 years) OR Pre-Ballet 1 (ages 3 and 4), depending on the parent's best judgment regarding the child's social skills.
Dress code: ballet leotards or dresses may be worn, but not required for summer camps. Or, students can wear prince or princess clothing, shirts, dresses, hairpieces, etc. Students must wear either ballet shoes or socks. Grown ups must wear socks. Street shoes are not allowed in the studio. Dancewear is available for purchase at MDA.
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REQUIRED DANCE ATTIRE
LOWER LEVELS (age 18 months through 2nd grade)
SUMMER CAMPS: Students can wear leotard OR shorts/leggings and shirt and ballet shoes OR socks. Tights are optioinal. Please remember that we have brought back our princess dressess for the Princess Ballet Camp. We slip these over whatever the child is wearing. If you prefer, students can also wear their own princess dress. They are not required to wear our princess dresses.
For Mermaid Madness Camp, we have mermaid tails that slip over the students, but we do not have mermaid dresses. Students can wear leotard or shorts as above. They can also wear their own mermaid or princess dresses.
ITTY BITTY BALLET: Pink ballet shoes, pink tights, and any color of 1- or 2-piece leotard, skirt (optional). We carry very small ballet shoes.
PRE-BALLET 1: Pink (light peach tone) ballet shoes, pink tights, and any color of 1- or 2-piece leotard, skirt (optional)
PRE-BALLET 2: Pink (light peach tone) ballet shoes, black patent tap shoes, pink tights, and any color of 1- or 2-piece leotard, skirt (optional)
PRE-BALLET 3: Pink (light peach tone) ballet, black patent tap shoes, pink tights, and 1-piece leotard in class color (mulberry), skirt (optional)
BOYS PRE-BALLET: Black ballet shoes and tap shoes, black shorts, white shirt
HIP HOP MINIS:
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Girls -- Tan jazz split-sole slip-on boots, tights, ballet uniform OR shirt and shorts/leggings
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Boys -- Black dance sneakers*, shorts, shirt
PRE-JAZZ/HIP HOP: (same as HIP HOP MINIS above)
UPPER LEVELS (3rd grade through high school)
BALLET: Pink (light peach tone) split-sole ballet shoes, pink tights, 1-piece leotard in class color, skirt (optional).
TAP: Black slip-on tap shoes, leotard, skirt or dance shorts/legging, tights
JAZZ: Tan split-sole slip-on jazz boot, leotard, skirt or dance shorts/leggings, convertible tights
HIP HOP: Black dance sneakers* (NOT gym shoes), leotard/tank top, dance shorts/leggings/sweat pants
BOYS: Black ballet shoes, black dance sneakers* (NOT gym shoes) for jazz or hip hop, black slip-on shoes for tap, black shorts, white shirt
* Gym sneakers CANNOT be worn in place of dance sneakers. These are special, split sole dance shoes that can be purchased at MDA.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
NON-REFUNDABLE FEES: Registration for a class/recital/event is a commitment for the entire session/recital/event. MDA reserves your child's seat for the duration. All fees, including, but not limited to, tuition, deposits, administration fees, recital fees, late fees, etc., are non-refundable. All fees must be paid in full else the child's seat may be forfeited. Payments are non-refundable. If a parent/guardian withdraws a student prior to the start of the session/recital/event, or during the session/recital/event, tuition is non-refundable. If classes are postponed or canceled due to inclement weather, COVID, or any other natural disaster or unforeseen circumstance, there will be no refunds or credits. We will attempt to reschedule classes, when possible, and allow students to make up missed classes in another class.
VIEWING CLASSES: Families and guests can sit in the hallway outside of the dance rooms, view from the second floor looking down, or wait in the lobby. Parents are NOT allowed in the classroom (except for Itty Bitty class), and shall not open the door and give direction to children. You can ask MDA staff at the desk, and if they are not avaiilable, knock for the instructor. Students really strive best when their attention is on the teacher.
DROP OFF/PICK UP: Students in PRE level classes (18 mo through 2nd grade) should be walked to the lobby ant wait for their instructor or MDA staff to pick them up. They will be returned to the same place by their instructor or MDA staff. Students in UPPER level classes (3rd grade through high school) should be dropped off and picked up at the main entrance. An MDA staff will walk UPPER level 1 students to the main entrance fore the first semester so they get familiar with the process.
MDA AND EPCHS POLICIES: Both Mongan Dance Academy's and the EPCHS Sports Complex's policies are on our website. Students and visitors must follow them at all times.
EPCHS SPORTS COMPLEX MEMBERSHIP: Families can purchase EPCHS Sports Complex memberships in order to utilize their facilities, including work-out equipment, tennis, racquetball, walking, swimming (in season) and more. Talk to the EPCHS staff at the front desk for more information.
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