elite Dance welcomes the opportunity to help give your child:
- A strong technical foundation in dance
- Quality instruction in a supportive and safe atmosphere
- A love of dance and respect for the art of dance
By giving attention to technique, body mechanics and discipline, while maintaining the joy of dance, we nurture the love of the art while protecting the student. We desire to develop within each student, musical awareness, coordination, flexibility, strength and a sound technical understanding of dance. These will serve as tools to enable our dancers to advance to higher levels of ability.
Over sixty years of combined experience in dance training and teaching children have gone into the development of the elite children's curriculum. The elite Children's Program has been designed to engage the student's auditory, visual, and muscular memory. elite teachers follow curriculum that ensures a steady progression as dance concepts are reinforced and built upon. elite is dedicated to the correct and faithful teaching of dance, therefore, students are not allowed to take Jazz classes without first taking Ballet.
elite offers wonderful performance opportunities for students to participate in. All Ballet students have the opportunity to perform in our yearly Holiday and Spring shows alongside the elite Professional and Pre-professional companies. Ballet, Jazz, Tap and Hip Hop students have the opportunity to perform in the elite Kids Showcase which is normally in March each year.
Children and Junior Classes Offered at elite:
Placement and advancements in levels is assigned by the elite Children's Program Director- Mommy and Me (2 years of age)
- Introduction to dance for children two years of age and their mothers in a half hour class.
- Preschool (3 years of age)
- Introduction to dance in a half hour class
- Children's Level One (4-5 years of age)
- Introduction to Ballet in a one hour class
- Introduction to Tap in a half hour class
- Introduction to Hip Hop in a half hour class
- Children's Level Two (6-8 years of age)
- Introduction to Ballet in a one hour class for new students
- Ballet in a one hour class
- Jazz in a one half hour class following Ballet (Participation in Ballet class is required)
- Tap in a one half hour class
- Hip Hop in a one hour class
- Children's Level Three (7-9 years of age)
- Introduction to Ballet in a one hour class for new students
- Ballet in a one hour class
- Jazz in a one half hour class following Ballet (Participation in Ballet class is required)
- Tap in a one half hour class
- Hip Hop in a one hour class
- Junior's Intro Class (9-12 years of age)
- Introduction to Ballet in a one hour class for new students
- Introduction to Tap in a one hour class for new Junior and Adult students
- Foundations for Hip Hop in a one hour class
- Junior's Level Four (9-12 years of age)
- Ballet in a one hour class
- Jazz in a one hour class (Participation in Ballet class is required)
- Tap in a one half hour class
- Foundations for Hip Hop in a one hour class
- Junior's Level Five (10-12 years of age)
- Ballet in a one hour class
- Jazz in a one hour class (Paricipation in Ballet class is required)
- Tap in a one half hour class
- Foundations for Hip Hop in a one hour class
- Junior's Level Six (11-12 years of age)
- Ballet in a one hour class (Participation in Junior Ballet Level 5 required)
- Pre pointe in a hal hour class (Participation in Junior Ballet Level 6 required)
*For a current class schedule, please scroll to the top of this page and look under the information tab.
*Any instance of only one student attending a class will be considered a private lesson.
Class time would be half, and the student will be given a one-on-one lesson.
*Tuition is to be paid each month. We will not prorate tuition. All classes missed due to absences,
studio cancellations, holidays, or inclement weather must be made up by attending an alternate
class on dancer's class level or lower.
Dress Code:
Students must be in dress code for their first paid class. No exceptions. Please have hair in a bun for all classes. Please remove jewelry (for student's safety while training), and keep nails filed and blunt.
- Preschool
- Girls: black or dark green leotard, footless pink tights, pink ballet slippers (leather or canvas)
- Males: black shorts, solid color t-shirts, black ballet slippers (leather or canvas)
- CH Level One Classes
- Girls: black or dark green leotard, footless pink tights, pink ballet slippers (leather or canvas)
- Males: black shorts, solid color t-shirt, black ballet slippers (leather or canvas)
- Tap - leotard, shorts, tap shoes
- Hip Hop - loose fitting t-shirt and jeans or sweats, tennis shoes
- CH Level Two Classes
- Girls: black or dark green leotard, footless pink tights, pink ballet slippers (leather or canvas)
- Males: black sweat pants, solid color t-shirt, black jazz shoes (oxfords or slip-ons
- Tap and Jazz - leotard, t-shirt, tap and/or jazz shoes
- Hip Hop: Sweat pants and t-shirt, tennis shoes
- CH Level Three Classes
- Girls: black or dark green leotard, footless pink tights, pink ballet slippers (leather or canvas)
- Ballet skirts permitted
- Males: black sweat pants, solid color t-shirt, black jazz shoes (oxfords or slip-ons
- Tap and Jazz - leotard, shorts, t-shirt, tap and/or jazz shoes
- Hip Hop: Sweat pants and t-shirt, tennis shoes
Dress code is strictly enforced. Dance shoes can be purchased from Revolution Dancewear through elite Dance Studio.
Please speak to the elite office for more information. Dance Supplies may also be purchased at local dance stores:
New Mexcio Dance Wear or DanceTyme
elite Dance ~ 701 Osuna Rd. NE, Suite 1200 ~ Albuquerque, NM 87113 ~ 505.344.8299