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Three young girls in ballet practice wearing black leotards and white tights in a dance studio with wooden floors, ballet barres, and framed artwork on the walls.

Your new favorite way to move.

Dance speaks volumes without saying a word. It’s more than just fancy footwork; it’s a powerful way for young people to grow, express themselves, and thrive.

Through dance training, youth can experience:

  • Improved balance, strength, coordination, flexibility, and body awareness

  • Stronger focus and self-discipline

  • Increased confidence and communication skills

  • Enhanced problem-solving abilities

  • A deeper appreciation for music and rhythm

  • Meaningful teamwork and connection

And that’s just the beginning...

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Dance for Every Age

The benefits of dance don’t end in childhood. Adults can enjoy just as many rewards, both physically and mentally by stepping into a dance class.

Adult dance training can help with:

  • Improving balance and coordination

  • Building bodyweight strength to support joints and reduce discomfort

  • Reducing the risk of osteoporosis and osteopenia

  • Supporting brain health and cognitive function

Whether you’re looking to stay active, try something new, or rediscover your love of movement, dance is a fun and effective way to do it.

Explore our adult dance and fitness classes—save when you sign up for a full session, or drop in anytime for just $17 per class!

  • Our ballet program emphasizes proper body alignment as the foundation of strong technique. Students will develop essential skills such as balance, turning, jumping, and traveling across the floor with control and grace. Key concepts like musicality and performance quality are also introduced to enhance their artistry and stage presence.

    Duration: Ballet classes range from 45 minutes for Itty Bitty to 1.5 hours for most advanced levels.

  • Build strong techniques, core strength, and body awareness while nurturing improvisational and choreographic skills. Students deepen their understanding of musicality and character development to elevate their overall performance quality.

    Duration: Contemporary/Jazz classes range from 1 hour to 1.5 hours.

    The curriculum explores a range of contemporary styles—including lyrical, modern, and today’s cutting-edge choreography—allowing dancers to express themselves with versatility and confidence..

  • Dive into the dynamic world of Hip Hop dance! Students will explore a variety of foundational styles, including popping, body waves, locking, krumping, musicality, and movement hitting.

    Classes are designed to build rhythm, confidence, and personal style—all while helping dancers connect more deeply with music in a fun, structured environment.

    Duration: Hip Hop classes are typically 1 hour in length.

  • Pre-Pointe: This preparatory class is designed for ballet students aspiring to dance en pointe. Dancers focus on strengthening the feet, ankles, and core through targeted conditioning exercises and foundational barre work.

    To ensure safe progression, students must complete a Pre-Pointe Assessment to evaluate their readiness before advancing to Pointe shoes.

    Pointe: Designed for students with prior ballet training, this class focuses on building the foot and ankle strength and endurance necessary for dancing en pointe.

    Admission is by faculty permission only to ensure readiness and safety.

    Duration: Pre-pointe/pointe classes are 45 minutes in length.

  • Explore the rich traditions of Flamenco, Regional, Classical, and Escuela Bolero styles. This class emphasizes mastering essential techniques, including compás (rhythm), intricate footwork, palmas (hand clapping), expressive upper body and arm movements, and castanet playing.

    Duration: Spanish Dance rehearse for 2 hours at a time.

  • Students will develop rhythmic precision and coordination through foot and ankle movement. Students build speed, clarity, and control in their tap sounds while expanding their vocabulary of steps and complex rhythms.

    Duration: Tap classes range from 45 minutes for Itty Bitty to 1 hour for adults.

  • Develop rhythmic precision and coordination through foot and ankle movement. Students build speed, clarity, and control in their tap sounds while expanding their vocabulary of steps and complex rhythms.

    In this high-energy class, you'll learn to coordinate your feet and ankles to shuffle and flap. Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your steps, you'll tap your way through new rhythms, faster footwork, and exciting patterns. It's all about feeling the beat and having a blast while you do it!

  • Our adult ballet program focuses on proper body alignment as the cornerstone of strong technique. Participants will build essential skills, including balance, turns, jumps, and floor travel, all executed with control and elegance.

Dance Classes

A young girl and an adult woman in ballet studio practicing ballet poses. The girl wears a pink ballet dress, tights, and ballet slippers. The woman wears a gray t-shirt, black pants, and ballet shoes. The studio has wooden floors and artwork on the wall, including a large yellow abstract piece.

Fairmount is proud to offer additional dance ensembles, giving dancers of all ages more opportunities to perform, grow, and shine on stage throughout the year.

Learn more about our performance groups here.

If you or your student may require special accommodations to participate in our camps and classes, please contact Sydney Kreuzmann, Director of Programming, at prodir@fairmountcenter.org prior to registering. Thank you for your cooperation!