Find My Child’s Level
Leveling Progression in The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center
Early Childhood Program
- For students ages newborn to six years old.
- Run in 8-week sessions that have Summer, Fall I, Fall II, Winter, and Spring opportunities.
- Designed to introduce students to the dance studio, cultivate a love of dance and music, and emphasize development in fine, gross, and locomotor skills through a variety of play-based activities.
Classes are designed to meet the highly specific developmental needs of children at these young ages and students will not be permitted to register outside of their suggested age bracket. Content varies in each session, even when it is for the same age group, based on the focus determined by respective teaching artists.
| Class Name | Age | We recommend: |
| We Dance: Postpartum | Newborn to Newly Crawling | 2 to 3 eight-week sessions in the same class |
| We Dance: Postpartum | Crawling to Newly Walking | 2 to 3 eight-week sessions in the same class |
| We Dance: Toddler and Caregiver | 18 months to 2 years | 2 to 3 eight-week sessions in the same class |
| We Dance: Toddler and Caregiver | 2 to 3 years | 2 to 3 eight-week sessions in the same class |
| We Dance: Toddler and Caregiver | 3 to 4 years | 2 to 3 eight-week sessions in the same class |
| Creative Dance* | 4 years old | 4 to 5 eight-week sessions in the same class |
| Creative Dance* | 5-6 years old | 4 to 5 eight-week sessions in the same class |
| Creative Exploration* | 5-6 years old | 4 to 5 eight-week sessions in the same class |
*drop-off class! Caregivers are not permitted to accompany children into the studio
Children and Teen Program
- Students 6 to 18 years old.
- Run on an academic year curriculum from September through June, with two distinct enrollment opportunities: Fall and Spring
- Leveling is determined by prior experience in the respective dance form, and students are expected to stay in the same level for one academic year (2 semesters) at a minimum, with some students staying at the same level for two years.
- Students can choose a specific technique to study and have the option of participating in: Modern, Jazz, Ballet, Hip-Hop, Tap, and/or Music and Singing classes.
- While there is no penalty for absences, the more a student attends class, the more quickly they will progress through the levels.
Children and Teens
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