Ages 9-11

Consisting of a brief warm up and longer, flowing combinations set to pop music, this class combines contemporary forms with a soulful hip hop sensibility

The Performance Group 2 is an invitation-based class designed for more advanced dancers to create and make performance-ready ongoing choreographic content. Students will work with instructors to develop their choreographic and performative skills with a strong focus on increasing dynamic range and complexity of movement vocabulary. This class combines Ballet, Contemporary, and Theatrical sensibilities to guide students toward a deep understanding of the eclecticism and cross-pollination of dance forms. Students in the Performance Group represent MST Dance Academy in local events, anchor our inaugural mid-year production, and form the core of student leaders at MST. Please note this class meets twice a week on Tuesdays (7-8:30pm @ MST)and Thursdays (7:15-8:30pm @ MST) and requires registration of and partipation in at least one other technique class.

Ages 11-13

Consisting of a brief warm up and longer, flowing combinations set to pop music, this class combines contemporary forms with a soulful hip hop sensibility

Ages 8-12

A mixed-level class designed to challenge more mature beginning dancers and re-center more advanced dancers on the central principles of ballet. Special emphasis is placed on alignment, stretching, and strengthening; and the class culminates in dynamic choreographic phrases.

Ages 5-9

Your kid loves to dance around to pop music, right? (So does mine!) Well, the kids are alright in this fun and energetic class devoted to urban dance forms.

Beginning Contemporary is designed as a supplement to Advanced Beginning Ballet to introduce ballet students the more flowing competencies of Contemporary Dance.  Dancers in this 30-minute class transition directly from the prerequisite ballet class into foundational modern dance exercises that increase into complex choreography.  

Ages 8-12

Designed for intermediate level, older kids who love to dance around to pop music, this fun and energetic class devoted to urban dance forms builds upon the foundations established in Hip Hop 1. 

Ages 12-18

A more advanced study of ballet. Class follows the same template as Ballet 1 with increasingly complex movement vocabulary and flowing combinations of classical ballet. Musicality is emphasized as dancers begin to move with greater sophistication and skill. Ballet 2 students will build upon the skills gained from their foundational ballet studies.