Building Confidence and moving forwards…
Our Level 1 classes respect the process of building dance technique in an individual and explorative way. The aim is to give space and time for each dancer to find their strengths and grow in their ability to implement constructive concepts.
All humans can dance, so let’s find the style you love! All classes are held at the WAPA studios and there are no exams for these levels. Our Ballet classes are a fusion of Royal Academy of Dance and Cecchetti styles. Our Contemporary Modern is a fusion of Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance, Limon and Horton. Our Acrobatics teacher is trained in safety through the Acrobatics Arts organization. All classes will have kid appropriate music choices and lyrics.
June Show Fees due Nov 1: $95 Costume + $20 year end photos fee
There is no costume fee for the December Show or for 6 week sessions
Dance is a process of learning and feeling. In order to get the full experience for the art with all the different phases of the dance season (technique, show rehearsals, shows) we do expect that dancers in full season classes make every effort to complete the full season. Please be sure to review the withdrawal policy on our registration system.
Full Season Class Fees are calculated by hours per week and can be found on the pricing page of this website.
2024/25 season information below
Dance Styles Overview
Ballet: classical technique, new era learning methods
Contemporary Creative: natural movement with lots of creativity
Jazz: up beat pop music with jumps, turns and kicks
Acrobatics: a mix of gymnastics and dance
Hip Hop: find your groove to clean popular songs
Level 1 Ages 5-6
Thursdays
4-5pm Jazz 1 age 5-6
full season, two shows
5-6pm Acrobatics 1 age 5-6
full season, two shows
Fridays
4-5pm Primary Ballet 1 age 5-6
full season, two shows
Saturdays
12-1pm Dance & Sing age 5-8
full season, two shows
12-1pm Contemporary Creative Dance 1 age 5-6
full season, two shows
1-2pm Primary Ballet 1 age 5
full season, two shows
1-2pm Primary Ballet 2 age 6
full season, two shows
2-3pm Hip Hop 1 age 5-6
full season, two shows
Uniforms
WAPA uniform bodysuits and tights are purchased through the studio. Dance shoes are purchased at Stretch Dance Shop at Uptown
Dancers can wear whichever uniform aligns with them.
Ballet :
Female Identifying Uniform: hair in ballet bun, studio pink bodysuit, ballet tights & canvas ballet slippers matching your skin tone or ballet pink
Male Identifying Uniform: hair off face, studio white shirt, studio navy shorts, white socks, white ballet slippers
Modern - Jazz - Acrobatics - Dance & Sing:
Female Identifying Uniform: hair off face in ponytail, studio pink bodysuit, studio black shorts, bare feet
Male Identifying Uniform: hair off face, studio white shirt, studio black shorts, bare feet
Hip Hop:
Comfortable regular tee shirt (no crop tops), pants or sweatpants, clean inside runners, hair off face
Studio Values:
Creative Exploration
Creative Exploration is the base of all our movement, artistry, choreography and studio visions. Fostering a creative outlook for everyone at WAPA invites out of the box thinking, ideas and integration. Creativity is a prominent life skill of the future
Wholehearted Community
WAPA’s wholehearted community strives to lead by example, nurturing all people around them and consistently adding new training methods that bring out the best in each dancer. Take the leap and soar knowing you have the whole community cheering you on!
Integrity Promise
We promise to uphold the integrity of our dancers, our quality of training and our business practices. Everyone can rest easy knowing we are all treated in a fair and individual way.