At Steppin’ Out, our fall semester runs September through January (with registration beginning in August), and our spring semester runs February through May (with registration beginning in January). At the end of the spring semester, all students will have the opportunity to dance onstage in our year end performance. In the spring semester, students can expect to stay in the same class/level they were in in the fall.

Fall Classes

Fall classes will run from September 3, 2024 through January 31, 2025. Classes will not be held on the following dates:

  • Monday 10/14 Indigenous People's Day 

  • Thursday 10/31 Halloween

  • Monday 11/11 Veterans Day 

  • 11/25-12/1 Fall Recess (Thanksgiving)

  • 12/23-1/5 Winter Break

  • Monday 1/20 MLK Day

Parents and families will be invited into the studio for two observation days throughout the fall semester. These Observation Weeks will be:

  • October 24-30

  • December 15-20

For those of you who are returning students, please note that dancers typically stay in the same level for one to two years, depending on age when entering the level. For example, dancers entering a 3-4 year old "pre-ballet" class at age 3 will stay for two years before moving up a level, while those who enter at age 4 will typically move up after one year.

During registration, students may register for any age-appropriate class, unless the class is marked *placement required. Our intermediate and advanced classes requirement placement permission from Angela. If you are unsure of your placement or you are a new student wondering which level would be best for you, contact Angela before registering.

A note about our beginning and open level classes:

  • Pre-Tap/Ballet/Tumbling, Creative Movement, and Beginning I Tap/Ballet are open to any student of the appropriate age. You can find many students who are brand new to dance in these classes.

  • Beginning II Tap/Ballet is typically for students with at least one to two years of previous dance experience.

  • Beginning III Tap/Ballet is typically for students with at least three-four years of previous dance experience.

  • “Open Level” indicates that a class will be tailored to challenge all students, including those with years of experience and those who are new to the technique.

Class schedule

Organized by day of the week:

  • Monday classes run from September 9, 2024 through January 27, 2025.

    4:00-4:45 Open Level Creative Movement
    Ages 4-6 
    Teacher Emily Hansel

    Creative Movement is an imaginative and play-based dance class encouraging dancers to enjoy creative exploration and physical exercise. This class is for both new and returning dancers, and is designed to prepare students for a variety of techniques as they grow older.

    4:45-5:45 Open Level Contemporary
    Age 7+
    Teacher Emily Hansel

    An introduction to contemporary dance open to those with any level of dance experience. We will focus on basic technique and vocabulary specific to contemporary dance, touching on momentum, alignment, weight, space, and energy while emphasizing freedom, individuality, and creativity.

  • Tuesday classes run September 3, 2024 through January 28, 2025.

    4:00-5:00 Pre-Tap/Ballet/Tumbling
    Ages 3-5 
    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Claire Fisher-Mendez  

    Our youngest dancers begin to develop a movement vocabulary. Learn the basic ballet positions. Practice differentiating between right from left and develop directional awareness. Make different tap sounds and sing fun songs. The last few minutes of class will consist of some creative movement, yoga and tumbling.

    4:00-5:00 Beginning IV Tap/Ballet
    Age 7+

    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Claire Fisher-Mendez 
    For the most experienced beginning-level students, this class moves quickly and features complex ballet and tap vocabulary that lead into longer combinations and rhythmic expression.

    5:00-6:00 Beginning III Tap/Ballet/Tumbling
    Ages 6-8 
    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Claire Fisher-Mendez

    For continuing students, this class moves at a faster pace and introduces a more complex ballet and tap vocabulary. Building on skills and positions learned in previous levels, students will deepen their technique with this focused, in-depth exploration of choreography.

    5:00-6:00 Intermediate I Tap/ballet
    Age 8+ *placement required
    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Claire Fisher-Mendez

    For continuing students, this class moves at a faster pace and introduces a more complex movement vocabulary. Building on skills and positions learned in previous levels, students will deepen their technique with this focused, in-depth exploration of choreography in the context of more contemporary music.

  • Wednesday classes run September 4, 2024 through January 29, 2025.

    3:00-4:00 Beginning I/II Tap/Ballet/Tumbling
    Ages 5-7
    Teacher Angela Rose Dorantes

    Students will continue to learn classic ballet and tap steps but are now ready also to learn simple choreography as well as clapping rhythm and singing while dancing. Creative movement and tumbling are also incorporated.

    4:00-5:30 Intermediate II Tap/Ballet/Jazz
    Age 9+ *placement required
    Teachers Erin Coyne, Angela Rose Dorantes and Claire Fisher-Mendez

    For continuing students, this class moves at a faster pace and introduces a more complex movement vocabulary. Building on skills and positions learned in previous levels, students will deepen their technique with this focused, in-depth exploration of choreography in the context of more contemporary music.

    4:00-5:30 Intermediate III Tap/Ballet/Jazz
    Age 10+ *placement required
    Teachers Erin Coyne, Angela Rose Dorantes and Claire Fisher-Mendez

    For continuing students, this class moves at a faster pace and introduces a more complex movement vocabulary. Building on skills and positions learned in previous levels, students will deepen their technique with this focused, in-depth exploration of choreography in the context of more contemporary music.

    5:30-7:00 Intermediate IV Tap/Ballet/Jazz
    Age 12+ *placement required

    Teachers Erin Coyne, Angela Rose Dorantes and Claire Fisher-Mendez
    For committed students who are ready to intensively study these three popular modalities at a faster pace. Featuring fun and increasingly-complex jazz, tap, and ballet routines, this class will challenge our dancers to grow and prepare them for our advanced level.

    5:30-6:30 Intermediate IV Ballet/Jazz
    Age 12+ *placement required

    Teachers Erin Coyne and Claire Fisher-Mendez
    Same as above 5:30-7:00 class but without the Tap component.

    5:30-7:30 Advanced Teen Tap/Ballet/Modern Jazz
    Ages 14+ *placement required
    Teachers Erin Coyne, Angela Rose Dorantes and Claire Fisher-Mendez

    For teens who have been invited to improve motor skills, strength, flexibility and balance. Students will take their technique to the next level while learning fun choreography.

    6:00-7:30 Advanced Teen Ballet/Modern Jazz
    Ages 14+ *placement required
    Teachers Erin Coyne and Claire Fisher-Mendez

    Same as above 5:30-7:30 class but without the Tap component.

  • Thursday classes run September 5, 2024 through January 30, 2025.

    4:00-5:00 Beginning III Tap/Ballet/Tumbling
    Ages 6-8 
    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Emily Hansel 

    For continuing students, this class moves at a faster pace and introduces a more complex ballet and tap vocabulary. Building on skills and positions learned in previous levels, students will deepen their technique with this focused, in-depth exploration of choreography.

    4:00-5:00 Intermediate I Tap/Ballet
    Age 8+ *placement required 
    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Emily Hansel

    For continuing students, this class moves at a faster pace and introduces a more complex movement vocabulary. Building on skills and positions learned in previous levels, students will deepen their technique with this focused, in-depth exploration of choreography.

    5:00-6:00 Intermediate I/II Contemporary
    Age 9+ *placement required
    Teacher Emily Hansel

    Students with some experience will continue to explore technique and vocabulary specific to contemporary dance, touching on momentum, alignment, weight, space, and energy while emphasizing freedom, individuality, and creativity.

    5:00-6:00 danceABILITY Tap/Jazz
    Young adults age 16+
    Teacher Angela Rose Dorantes 

    Students of all abilities will learn the movement vocabulary of tap and jazz in an inspiring and supportive environment. Focus is on both learning choreography and developing and showcasing the individual strengths of each dancer. The class will warm up the different muscle groups through stretching exercises and isolations. Body awareness and appreciation is celebrated.

    6:00-7:00 Intermediate III Contemporary
    Age 11+ *placement required 
    Teacher Emily Hansel

    Continuing students will advance their technique at a faster pace, touching on momentum, alignment, weight, space, and energy while emphasizing freedom, individuality, and creativity. Students will learn more advanced choreography plus receive an introduction to composition and improvisation.

  • Friday classes run September 6, 2024 through January 31, 2025.

    4:00-5:00 Beginning II Tap/Ballet/Tumbling
    Ages 5-7
    Teachers Erin Coyne and Angela Rose Dorantes 

    Students will continue to learn classic ballet and tap steps but are now ready also to learn simple choreography as well as clapping rhythm and singing while dancing. Creative movement and tumbling are also incorporated.

    4:00-5:00 Beginning IV Tap/Ballet
    Age 7+
    Teachers Erin Coyne and Angela Rose Dorantes 

    For the most experienced beginning-level students, this class moves quickly and features complex ballet and tap vocabulary that lead into longer combinations and rhythmic expression.

    5:00-6:00 Beginning I Tap/Ballet/Tumbling
    Age 4-6
    Teacher Angela Rose Dorantes

    While the focus continues to be on having fun, our dancers begin to learn more complex tap movements and formal beginning ballet, including basic ballet positions and vocabulary. Students will practice differentiating right from left and develop directional awareness as well as make different tap sounds and sing fun songs. The last few minutes of class will consist of some creative movement, tumbling, and yoga.

    5:00-6:00 Open Level Jazz
    Age 8+
    Teacher Erin Coyne

    An introduction to jazz dance open to those with any level of dance experience. We will focus on basic technique and vocabulary specific to jazz dance, and work on choreography in the context of contemporary, popular music.

  • Saturday classes run September 7, 2024 through January 25, 2025.

    9:00-10:00 Pre-Tap/Ballet/Tumbling
    Ages 3-4
    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Maya Mohsin 

    Our youngest dancers begin to develop a movement vocabulary. Learn the basic ballet positions. Practice differentiating between right from left and develop directional awareness. Make different tap sounds and sing fun songs. The last few minutes of class will consist of some creative movement, yoga and tumbling.

    9:00-10:00 Beginning II Tap/Ballet/Tumbling
    Ages 5-7
    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Maya Mohsin

    Students will continue to learn classic ballet and tap steps but are now ready also to learn simple choreography as well as clapping rhythm and singing while dancing. Creative movement and tumbling are also incorporated.

    10:00-11:00 Beginning I Tap/Ballet/Tumbling
    Ages 4-6
    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Maya Mohsin 

    While the focus continues to be on having fun, our dancers begin to learn more complex tap movements and formal beginning ballet, including basic ballet positions and vocabulary. Students will practice differentiating right from left and develop directional awareness as well as make different tap sounds and sing fun songs. The last few minutes of class will consist of some creative movement, tumbling, and yoga.

    10:00-11:00 Tap/Ballet Beginning IV
    Age 7+
    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Maya Mohsin

    For the most experienced beginning-level students, this class moves quickly and features complex ballet and tap vocabulary that lead into longer combinations and rhythmic expression.

    11:00-12:00 Beginning III Tap/Ballet/Tumbling
    Ages 6-8
    Teachers Erin Coyne and Angela Rose Dorantes

    For continuing students, this class moves at a faster pace and introduces a more complex ballet and tap vocabulary. Building on skills and positions learned in previous levels, students will deepen their technique with this focused, in-depth exploration of choreography.

    11:00-12:00 Intermediate I Tap/Ballet
    Age 8+ *placement required 
    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Maya Mohsin 

    For continuing students, this class moves at a faster pace and introduces a more complex movement vocabulary. Building on skills and positions learned in previous levels, students will deepen their technique with this focused, in-depth exploration of choreography.

    12:00-1:00 Intermediate IV Tap/Jazz
    Age 12+ *placement required 
    Teachers Erin Coyne and Angela Rose Dorantes

    For continuing students who are ready to take their skills to the next level. Featuring fun and exciting jazz and tap routines, this class will challenge our dancers to continue to grow while studying at a faster pace and preparing for the advanced level.

    12:00-1:30 Advanced Teen Tap/Modern Jazz
    Age 14+ *placement required 
    Teachers Erin Coyne and Angela Rose Dorantes

    For teens who have been invited to deepen their relationship to modern, contemporary, tap, and jazz in this fast-moving, advanced, and always exciting class. Students will improve their technique while learning fun choreography.

    12:30-1:30 Advanced Modern Jazz
    Age 14+ *placement required 
    Teacher Erin Coyne

    Same as the above Advanced class but without the Tap component.

Organized by age group:

  • Tuesday 4:00-5:00 Pre-Ballet/Tap/Tumbling
    Ages 3-5 
    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Claire Fisher-Mendez  

    Our youngest dancers begin to develop a movement vocabulary. Learn the basic ballet positions. Practice differentiating between right from left and develop directional awareness. Make different tap sounds and sing fun songs. The last few minutes of class will consist of some creative movement, yoga and tumbling.

    Saturday 9:00-10:00 Pre-Tap/Ballet/Tumbling
    Ages 3-4
    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Maya Mohsin

    Our youngest dancers begin to develop a movement vocabulary. Learn the basic ballet positions. Practice differentiating between right from left and develop directional awareness. Make different tap sounds and sing fun songs. The last few minutes of class will consist of some creative movement, yoga and tumbling.

  • Monday 4:00-4:45 Creative movement
    Ages 4-6 
    Teacher Emily Hansel

    Creative Movement is an imaginative and play-based dance class encouraging dancers to enjoy creative exploration and physical exercise. This class is for both new and returning dancers, and is designed to prepare students for a variety of techniques as they grow older.

    Friday 5:00-6:00 Beginning I Tap/Ballet/Tumbling
    Age 4-6
    Teacher Angela Rose Dorantes

    While the focus continues to be on having fun, our dancers begin to learn more complex tap movements and formal beginning ballet, including basic ballet positions and vocabulary. Students will practice differentiating right from left and develop directional awareness as well as make different tap sounds and sing fun songs. The last few minutes of class will consist of some creative movement, tumbling, and yoga.

    Saturday 10:00-11:00 Beginning I Tap/Ballet/Tumbling
    Ages 4-6
    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Maya Mohsin 

    While the focus continues to be on having fun, our dancers begin to learn more complex tap movements and formal beginning ballet, including basic ballet positions and vocabulary. Students will practice differentiating right from left and develop directional awareness as well as make different tap sounds and sing fun songs. The last few minutes of class will consist of some creative movement, tumbling, and yoga.

  • Wednesday 3:00-4:00 Beginning I/II Tap/Ballet/Tumbling
    Ages 5-7
    Teacher Angela Rose Dorantes

    Students will continue to learn classic ballet and tap steps but are now ready also to learn simple choreography as well as clapping rhythm and singing while dancing. Creative movement and tumbling are also incorporated.

    Friday 4:00-5:00 Beginning II Tap/Ballet/Tumbling
    Ages 5-7
    Teachers Erin Coyne and Angela Rose Dorantes 

    Students will continue to learn classic ballet and tap steps but are now ready also to learn simple choreography as well as clapping rhythm and singing while dancing. Creative movement and tumbling are also incorporated.

    Saturday 9:00-10:00 Beginning II Tap/Ballet/Tumbling
    Ages 5-7
    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Maya Mohsin 

    Students will continue to learn classic ballet and tap steps but are now ready also to learn simple choreography as well as clapping rhythm and singing while dancing. Creative movement and tumbling are also incorporated.

  • Tuesday 5:00-6:00 Beginning III Tap/Ballet/Tumbling
    Ages 6-8 
    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Claire Fisher-Mendez

    For continuing students, this class moves at a faster pace and introduces a more complex ballet and tap vocabulary. Building on skills and positions learned in previous levels, students will deepen their technique with this focused, in-depth exploration of choreography.

    Thursday 4:00-5:00 Beginning III Tap/Ballet/Tumbling
    Ages 6-8 
    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Emily Hansel 

    For continuing students, this class moves at a faster pace and introduces a more complex ballet and tap vocabulary. Building on skills and positions learned in previous levels, students will deepen their technique with this focused, in-depth exploration of choreography.

    11:00-12:00 Beginning III Tap/Ballet/Tumbling
    Ages 6-8
    Teachers Erin Coyne and Angela Rose Dorantes

    For continuing students, this class moves at a faster pace and introduces a more complex ballet and tap vocabulary. Building on skills and positions learned in previous levels, students will deepen their technique with this focused, in-depth exploration of choreography.

  • Monday 4:45-5:45 Open Level Contemporary
    Age 7+
    Teacher Emily Hansel

    An introduction to contemporary dance open to those with any level of dance experience. We will focus on basic technique and vocabulary specific to contemporary dance, touching on momentum, alignment, weight, space, and energy while emphasizing freedom, individuality, and creativity.

    Tuesday 4:00-5:00 Beginning IV Tap and Ballet
    Age 7+

    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Claire Fisher-Mendez 
    For the most experienced beginning-level students, this class moves quickly and features complex ballet and tap vocabulary that lead into longer combinations and rhythmic expression.

    Friday 4:00-5:00 Beginning IV Tap/Ballet
    Age 7+
    Teachers Erin Coyne and Angela Rose Dorantes 

    For the most experienced beginning-level students, this class moves quickly and features complex ballet and tap vocabulary that lead into longer combinations and rhythmic expression.

    Saturday 10:00-11:00 Tap/Ballet Beginning IV
    Age 7+
    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Maya Mohsin 

    For the most experienced beginning-level students, this class moves quickly and features complex ballet and tap vocabulary that lead into longer combinations and rhythmic expression.

  • Tuesday 5:00-6:00 Intermediate I Tap/Ballet
    Age 8+ *placement required
    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Claire Fisher-Mendez

    For continuing students, this class moves at a faster pace and introduces a more complex movement vocabulary. Building on skills and positions learned in previous levels, students will deepen their technique with this focused, in-depth exploration of choreography in the context of more contemporary music.

    Thursday 4:00-5:00 Intermediate I Tap/Ballet
    Age 8+ *placement required 
    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Emily Hansel

    For continuing students, this class moves at a faster pace and introduces a more complex movement vocabulary. Building on skills and positions learned in previous levels, students will deepen their technique with this focused, in-depth exploration of choreography in the context of more contemporary music.

    Friday 5:00-6:00 Open Level Jazz
    Age 8+
    Teacher Erin Coyne

    An introduction to jazz dance open to those with any level of dance experience. We will focus on basic technique and vocabulary specific to jazz dance, and work on choreography in the context of contemporary, popular music.

    Saturday 11:00-12:00 Intermediate I Tap/Ballet
    Age 8+ *placement required 
    Teachers Angela Rose Dorantes and Maya Mohsin

    For continuing students, this class moves at a faster pace and introduces a more complex movement vocabulary. Building on skills and positions learned in previous levels, students will deepen their technique with this focused, in-depth exploration of choreography.

  • Wednesday 4:00-5:30 Intermediate II Tap/Ballet/Jazz
    Age 9+ *placement required
    Teachers Erin Coyne, Angela Rose Dorantes and Claire Fisher-Mendez

    For continuing students, this class moves at a faster pace and introduces a more complex movement vocabulary. Building on skills and positions learned in previous levels, students will deepen their technique with this focused, in-depth exploration of choreography in the context of more contemporary music.

    Wednesday 4:00-5:30 Intermediate III Tap/Ballet/Jazz
    Age 10+ *placement required
    Teachers Erin Coyne, Angela Rose Dorantes and Claire Fisher-Mendez

    For continuing students, this class moves at a faster pace and introduces a more complex movement vocabulary. Building on skills and positions learned in previous levels, students will deepen their technique with this focused, in-depth exploration of choreography in the context of more contemporary music.

    Thursday 5:00-6:00 Intermediate I/II Contemporary
    Age 9+ *placement required
    Teacher Emily Hansel

    Students with some experience will continue to explore technique and vocabulary specific to contemporary dance, touching on momentum, alignment, weight, space, and energy while emphasizing freedom, individuality, and creativity.

  • Wednesday 5:30-7:00 Intermediate IV Tap/Ballet/Jazz
    Age 12+ *placement required

    Teachers Erin Coyne, Angela Rose Dorantes and Claire Fisher-Mendez
    For committed students who are ready to intensively study these three popular modalities at a faster pace. Featuring fun and increasingly-complex jazz, tap, and ballet routines, this class will challenge our dancers to grow and prepare them for our advanced level.

    Wednesday 5:30-6:30 Intermediate IV Ballet/Jazz
    Age 12+ *placement required

    Teachers Erin Coyne and Claire Fisher-Mendez
    Same as above 5:30-7:00 class but without the Tap component.

    Thursday 6:00-7:00 Intermediate II Contemporary
    Age 11+ *placement required 
    Teacher Emily Hansel

    Continuing students will advance their technique at a faster pace, touching on momentum, alignment, weight, space, and energy while emphasizing freedom, individuality, and creativity. Students will learn more advanced choreography plus receive an introduction to composition and improvisation.

    Saturday 12:00-1:00 Intermediate IV Tap/Jazz
    Age 12+ *placement required 
    Teachers Erin Coyne and Angela Rose Dorantes

    For continuing students who are ready to take their skills to the next level. Featuring fun and exciting jazz and tap routines, this class will challenge our dancers to continue to grow while studying at a faster pace and preparing for the advanced level.

  • Wednesday 5:30-7:30 Advanced Teen Tap/Ballet/Modern Jazz
    Ages 14+ *placement required
    Teachers Erin Coyne, Angela Rose Dorantes and Claire Fisher-Mendez

    For teens who have been invited to improve motor skills, strength, flexibility and balance. Students will take their technique to the next level while learning fun choreography.

    Wednesday 6:00-7:30 Advanced Teen Ballet/Modern Jazz
    Ages 14+ *placement required
    Teachers Erin Coyne and Claire Fisher-Mendez

    Same as above 5:30-7:30 class but without the Tap component.

    Saturday 12:00-1:30 Advanced Teen Tap/Modern Jazz
    Age 14+ *placement required 
    Teachers Erin Coyne and Angela Rose Dorantes

    For teens who have been invited to deepen their relationship to modern, contemporary, tap, and jazz in this fast-moving, advanced, and always exciting class. Students will improve their technique while learning fun choreography.

    Saturday 12:30-1:30 Advanced Modern Jazz
    Age 14+ *placement required 
    Teacher Erin Coyne

    Same as the above Advanced class but without the Tap component.

  • Thursday 5:00-6:00 danceABILITY Tap/Jazz
    Young adults age 16+
    Teacher Angela Rose Dorantes 

    Students of all abilities will learn the movement vocabulary of tap and jazz in an inspiring and supportive environment. Focus is on both learning choreography and developing and showcasing the individual strengths of each dancer. The class will warm up the different muscle groups through stretching exercises and isolations. Body awareness and appreciation is celebrated.