Please contact us at

Caitlin Clark's Centre of Dance
521 Horan Road
Syracuse, NY 13219
315-487-9755
cccentreofdance@verizon.net

classes

classes & tuition

Intro to Dance 1 30 minute class/$42 per month, billed quarterly

This class is designed for our 3-year-old students and meets for 30 minutes once a week. Students will learn the very beginnings of Ballet technique and terminology while listening to music that encourages movement and creativity. [class attire]

Intro to Dance 2 45 minute class/$50 per month, billed quarterly

This class is designed for our 4-year-old students and meets for 45 minutes once a week. The class includes 30 minutes of beginning Ballet technique and terminology, as well as 15 minutes of Tap. Children will build on what they learned in Dance 1, with a greater concentration on dance vocabulary and proper technique and placement. [class attire]

Pre-Ballet 1 60 minute class/$59 per month, billed quarterly

This class is designed for our 5-year-old students and meets for 1 hour once a week. The class includes 45 minutes of Ballet, in which students will concentrate on proper technique, placement, and terminology, and will begin to use the ballet barres. The class also includes 15 minutes of Tap instruction.[class attire]

Pre-Ballet 2 60 minute class/$59 per month, billed quarterly

This class is designed for our 6-year-old students and meets for 1 hour once a week. The class includes 45 minutes of Ballet training in which students will use the barres as they expand on what they have learned in Pre-Ballet 1. More attention will be paid to technique and terminology, ensuring that students know the names of the movements they are performing, as well as the correct way to perform them. The class also includes 15 minutes of Tap. [class attire]

Ballet 60 minute class/$59 per month, billed quarterly

This class is designed for students ages 7 and up, unless they have taken Pre-ballet 2 or the equivalent, and meets for 1 hour once a week. The full hour will be focused on correct technique and terminology, as students learn a variety of leaps, turns, and centre work. Students will begin to develop an understanding of the importance of proper placement, stretching, and strengthening. Ballet is the backbone of all dance that we offer and will help all students to be better, stronger dancers in any type of dance they pursue. Please Note: Any student considering Pointe class for the future must take two Ballet classes per week for at least 1 year prior to their Beginning Pointe class. [class attire]

Jazz 60 minute class/$59 per month, billed quarterly

This class is designed for students ages 5 and up and meets for 1 hour once a week. Students will work on leaps, turns, and rhythmic combinations of movement while listening to a variety of upbeat and popular music. [class attire]

Tap 30-60 minute class/tuition pro-rated

This class is designed for students ages 6 and up and meets once a week. Class length varies from 30 minutes to a full hour depending on the number of students in a class and their experience with Tap. Tuition will be pro-rated according to length of class. Students will spend class time working with different rhythm and sound patterns, learning traditional steps, turns, and combinations of the two. [class attire]

Pointe/Beginning Pointe 60 minute class/$59 per month, billed quarterly

This class is designed for students 12 and up who have a strong background in Ballet, have trained for many years, and have been approved by the director to dance on pointe. The class will meet once each week for 1 hour. Students will perform many of the same stretching and strengthening exercises done in a regular Ballet class, as well as turns and centre work, only on the tips of their toes. Proper pointe shoes are required. [class attire]

Modern 60 minute class/$59 per month, billed quarterly

This class requires Ballet experience. Modern's curriculum is eclectic and draws on the philosophy and techniques of Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Alvin Ailey and Lester Horton. Modern warm-ups, progressions and combinations are interesting, fun, and are learned through creative improvisation and technical development. The focus in Modern is on the individual style of class. Modern is offered to students 10 and older and must be accompanied by a Ballet class. [class attire]

Hip Hop 45 minute class/$50 per month, billed quarterly

This class is designed for students with a background in Jazz. This style of dance is often associated with popular music and urban culture. Hip Hop takes traditional Jazz dance to the street with fast movement involving coordination and rhythm. After a warm-up, students will work on combinations of these movements in the centre. All students taking Hip Hop must be at least 9 years old and also taking a Jazz class. [class attire]

Adult Classes 60 minute class/$59 per month, billed quarterly

Ballet, Jazz, and Tap classes are offered for adults of all ages and levels of ability. These classes meet once a week for 1 hour. Whether you have danced all your life or have never tried it before, feel free to join us for a great work out and lots of fun! [class attire]

Private Lessons

Solo, duet, trio, and small group lessons are available to students who take two or more classes per week and have been approved by the director for private lessons. These classes meet for 30 minutes every other week solely to work on choreography to be performed in an upcoming performance.

Solo
$40.00 per lesson

Duet
$25.00 per student, per lesson

Trio
$22.00 per student, per lesson

Small Group
$15.00 per student, per lesson

Recital

Each class requires a recital costume purchase; deposits are due at the end of the first term. Our year end recital is tentatively scheduled for the weekend of May 12-13. Plans will be based on COVID-19 guidelines at the time.

Tuition

Our school year is divided into four quarters for tuition purposes only. Quarter payment dates are specified on our website (cccentreofdance.com).
Once students have registered they have made a commitment for the entire year. If a student decides to drop his or her class(es) after the first quarter has ended, he or she will be required to pay for completed class(es), as well as costumes, which will have been ordered by that time.
There is a $20 non-refundable registration fee per student ($25 after August 15). Tuitions amounts above are base amounts and do not reflect available discounts.
In the event that the studio is forced to temporarily close its doors for in person classes at any point in the season, due to a global health crisis such as COVID-19, tuition is still to be paid in full. When the studio is allowed to reopen, missed classes will be made up and offered to all dancers in the earliest possible timeframe. If for some reason the studio cannot fulfill this obligation, refunds will be issued for tuition.

Discounts
We offer two types of discounts:
1. Advance payment. Pay the year's tuition by the first week of classes and you'll receive a discount. For instance, tuition for a 60 minute class is $59 per month, which is $472 per year; pay in advance, and the tuition is discounted to $448.
2. Multiple classes. This discount applies whether you have one student taking two or more classes or two or more students each taking one or more classes. An example: You are paying tuition for two 60 minute classes; the base tuition for each is $59 per month, which comes to $118 per month. However, the multiple classes discount reduces the combined tuition to $112 per month. Note: This discount does NOT apply to private lessons.
And of course you can combine both discounts to save even more! Ask us about how to calculate your discount.