Class Types

Baby Ballet

A 45 minute intro to dance program for 2-3 year olds in their first year of dance with a curriculum developed by studio director, Jana Pfarr. This class explores creative movement while introducing beginning ballet technique and stretching. Dance is introduced in a fun and imaginative way complete with songs, stories, props, and games. This class will perform a ballet number in the end of the year recital. Students will need ballet shoes, a leotard, and tights for this class.

Mini Movers

A one hour dance class for students ages 3-4 with a curriculum developed by studio director, Jana Pfarr. This class is for 3 year olds that have completed Baby Ballet or 4 year olds in their first year of dance training. Mini movers focuses on learning and mastering over 30 different ballet and jazz dance steps while improving gross motor skills such as balancing, jumping, and skipping. Students will begin working on stretching, musical awareness, and rhythm through fun exercises and games appropriate to their age.  Some basic tumbling and acrobatic exercises will also be explored in this class each week.  This class will perform one number in the end of the year recital.  Students will need a ballet shoes, a leotard and tights for this class.

Shining Stars

A one hour ballet/tap/jazz combination class for students ages 4-6 with a curriculum developed by studio director, Jana Pfarr.  This class is for 4 & 5 year olds that have completed Mini Movers or 5 & 6 year olds in their first year of dance training. Students will learn a wide vocabulary of dance steps in this class and will spend 20 minutes on tap, 20 minutes on ballet, and 20 minutes on jazz each week while learning proper dance technique in a fun and age appropriate environment. This class will perform two numbers in the end of the year recital. Students will need ballet shoes, tap shoes, a leotard, and tights for this class.

Broadway Babies

An introduction to Musical Theatre class for students ages 2 & 3. Students will explore singing, dancing, and being a character in this fun song and dance class. They will work on rhythmic development, singing technique, and movement in a fun and imaginative way complete with games, props, stories, and make believe! This class will perform a number in both the holiday showcase and the end of the year recital.

Musical Theatre

This class combines singing, dancing, and acting for a true Broadway type experience! Students will learn vocal technique, acting exercises, and choreography. All Musical Theatre classes will perform a number in the holiday showcase and short excerpt from a Broadway musical or movie musical in the end of the year recital.

Int. Musical Theatre

A more advanced musical theatre class for students that have taken at least two previous years of musical theatre at Theatre Arts or have extensive performance experience. This class is by teacher approval only.

Adv. Musical Theatre

A more rigorous, advanced musical theatre class for the most serious students.  This class is by invitation only and will have a limited class size each season.

Progressing Ballet Technique

PBT is a revolutionary body conditioning and strengthening program designed to enhance students’ technique by focusing on training the muscle memory required in each exercise. This program helps with injury prevention and rehabilitation and was developed to help athletes perform at the best. Theatre Arts is proud to be the only Oklahoma studio certified in the curriculum to offer this innovative program. For more information visit

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Ballet

A classical dance form characterized by grace and precision of movement. At Theatre Arts, we believe that ballet is at the core of a solid foundation for well-rounded dancers and therefore an essential component to the serious dancer’s technical progression.

Jazz

A technical form of an ever changing popular dance style encompassing a wide range of styles from classic jazz, broadway jazz, jazz funk, and more. In Jazz class we focus on strength, flexibility, leaps, turns, and stylization through warm ups, progressions, and combinations.

Tap

A true American art form, this class focuses on using the dancer’s tap shoes to create percussive and rhythmic sounds while dancing to all types of music.

Lyrical

This class combines classical dance technique with a free flowing style of movement while telling a story or delivering a message. Students will work on dance technique, learn new choreography each week, and have opportunities for improvisation.

Contemporary

A “melting pot” of today’s dance styles tanging from ballet and jazz, to lyrical or modern. Contemporary class focuses on giving the dancer a wider range of creativity and individual stylization while pushing their technique to the limits. A strong foundation in classical technique is necessary before approaching this style. Enrollment by teacher approval only.

Hip Hop

A form of street dance that has evolved as a part of the hop hop culture. The style is ever-changing and embraces the three styles of break dancing, popping, and locking. This class is a ton of fun and allows for students of all levels!

Broadway Dance

We combine technical dance training with character development each and every week. The class will learn choreography from countless Broadway musicals and have the opportunity to experiment with dancing as a different character each week.

Tumbling

This class focuses on developing strength and flexibility through tumbling floor exercises. Students will learn everything from cartwheels and walkovers to eventually learning handsprings and aerials.

Jumps & Turns

This class is a great way of introducing dancers to new jumps and turns while also focusing on mastering the basics. Students from a variety of level are welcome in this class.

Voice

This class focuses on the fundamentals of vocal technique as well as music theory. These classes are kept to a small size in order to provide each student more personalized attention.

Dance Company

TADC is an elite group of dancers ages 7-18 that are ready to compete and train at an advanced, pre-professional level in a variety of different dance styles.  Theatre Arts brings in some of the most elite and sought after choreographers to set choreography on TADC each year.  Participation in TADC is by audition only. Auditions are held in the spring. For more information, please click here.

Troupe

Theatre Arts Performance Troupe is an elite group of vocalists that can also dance, who will perform at up to 20 events throughout the year! Troupe meets during the school year to rehearse for upcoming appearances in a pre-professional setting. Participation is by audition only. For more information, please click here.