Youth Dance Classes in Waukesha
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New to dance, or new to our studio? You don't have to figure out the right class on your own. Tell us your child's age and any experience they have, and we'll point you to the right fit.
For younger dancers, classes are grouped by age. For ages 12–13 and up, classes are grouped by age and ability, so a beginning teen and an experienced one land in the right place.
Find Your Class
For the Littlest Dancers
Toddler & Me
(AGES 18MO–2)
Mondays 10:15am - 10:55am
(14 week session,
Sept. 14 - Dec. 14)
The very first step. A parent or guardian dances right alongside their toddler through gentle movement, music, and play — building rhythm, coordination, and a love of dance from the start. A wonderful bonding class for the youngest movers.
Mommy & Me
(AGES 2–3)
Tuesdays 3:30pm - 4:15pm
(14 week session,
Sept. 8 - Dec. 15)
A joyful introduction to the studio, with a parent or guardian guiding their little one through creative movement, rhythm, music, and simple age-appropriate steps. Perfect for toddlers who love to move but aren't quite ready to dance on their own.
Dance Basics
(AGES 3–5)
Tuesdays 4:20pm - 5:10pm
Saturdays 9:30am - 10:20am
A playful first "real" class for our youngest solo dancers. Through creative movement, rhythm games, and age-appropriate ballet, dancers build coordination, listening skills, and confidence. Lessons follow fun themes — shapes, colors, animals, princes and princesses, holidays — so learning always feels like play.
Ballet Classes
Ballet For Kids
(AGES 9-12)
Mondays 4:30pm - 5:30pm
The foundation beneath every other dance style. In a supportive, age-appropriate class, young dancers build grace, poise, core strength, and discipline while learning classical vocabulary through barre work, center combinations, turns, jumps, and leaps. Structured and rewarding, ballet gives kids the technical base that makes every other style easier — and a sense of accomplishment that builds real confidence.
Beginning/Intermediate Ballet
(AGES 12+)
Wednesdays 6:40pm - 7:55pm
A welcoming ballet class for teens and adults, whether starting fresh or returning after time away. Build classical technique through barre, center, and combinations at a pace that suits newer and developing dancers alike.
Intermediate/Advanced Ballet
(AGES 12+)
Mondays 6:40pm - 8:00pm
Serious technique for dancers ready to take ballet further. Grouped by age and ability, these classes deepen classical vocabulary, alignment, and strength through barre, center work, adagio, allegro, turns, and traveling combinations. Whether your dancer is continuing from earlier classes or starting ballet as a teen, they'll be placed at the right level — with a clear path toward pre-pointe and pointe for those who pursue it.
Pre-Pointe/Pointe
(AGES 13+)
(with instructor consent)
Mondays 8:05pm - 8:55pm
For serious ballet students working toward or dancing on pointe. All new pointe dancers begin in pre-pointe to build the ankle, foot, and core strength pointe requires. Enrollment requires instructor approval.
Jazz & JaZZ funk Classes
Jazz Funk
(AGES 6-9 & 9-12)
Tuesdays 5:20pm - 6:20pm (Ages 6-9)
Thursdays 4:30pm - 5:30pm (Ages 9-12)
Upbeat, current, and full of attitude. Jazz Funk mixes jazz technique with hip-hop-influenced grooves and combinations set to age-appropriate music. A high-energy favorite for kids who love to move and perform.
Beginning/Intermediate Jazz
(AGES 12+)
Mondays 5:35pm - 6:35pm
Fast-paced, energetic, and full of style. Jazz builds classic technique through warmups, progressions, turns, jumps, leaps, and center combinations. Open to newer and developing dancers, so teens and adults can learn side by side.
Intermediate/Advanced Jazz
(AGES 13+)
Tuesdays 6:30pm - 7:45pm
High-energy jazz for experienced dancers. Push technique further with demanding warmups, progressions, turns, leaps, and layered center combinations. Ideal for dancers sharpening style, power, and performance quality.
Contemporary & Lyrical Classes
Beginning/Intermediate Contemporary
(AGES 13+)
Tuesdays 8:00pm - 9:00pm
An expressive, exploratory class for dancers newer to contemporary. Blend movement styles while learning to tell stories through the body, connect to music, and develop a personal movement voice. Ballet experience helps but isn't required.
Intermediate/Advanced Contemporary/Lyrical
(AGES 13+)
Tuesdays 7:50pm - 8:50pm
Emotion in motion for experienced dancers. Lyrical blends a ballet base with jazz and contemporary elements, emphasizing musicality and personal style; contemporary encourages artistic exploration, storytelling, and individual voice. A class for dancers ready to connect movement to feeling.
Tap Classes
Beginning Tap Kids
(AGES 6–8 & 9–12)
Thursdays 5:50pm - 6:40pm (Ages 6-8)
Tuesdays 6:30pm - 7:30pm (Ages 9-12)
A joyful first tap class. Kids learn basic steps, timing, and the fun of making rhythm with their feet through games, warmups, and simple combinations. No experience needed.
Intermediate Tap Kids
(AGES 9–13)
Mondays 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Rhythm you can hear. Dancers with some tap experience sharpen timing, musicality, and footwork through warmups, traveling progressions, and concentrated technique. A fun, satisfying class for kids who love making music with their feet.
Beginning Tap
(AGES 13+)
Wednesdays 7:50pm - 8:50pm
Saturdays 12:00pm - 1:00pm
A relaxed, welcoming first tap class for teens and adults. Learn the fundamentals — basic steps, timing, and clean sound — in a fun, no-pressure setting. No experience needed; just bring your tap shoes.
Advanced Beginner Tap
(AGES 13+)
Mondays 7:00pm - 8:00pm
The perfect bridge for teens who've learned the basics and are ready for more. Strengthen fundamentals while adding new steps, rhythms, and combinations at a comfortable, confidence-building pace.
Intermediate Tap I
(AGES 13+)
Thursdays 7:45pm - 8:45pm
A rhythm-focused class for teens and adults who know the basics and are ready to build. Work through warmups, progressions, and center combinations that develop clean sound, timing, and confident footwork.
Intermediate Tap II/III
(AGES 13+)
Tuesdays 5:20pm - 6:20pm
For dancers with a solid tap foundation who want more speed, complexity, and musicality. Advance through intricate rhythms, traveling combinations, and refined technique.
Intermediate Tap III
(AGES 13+)
Tuesdays 7:45pm - 8:45pm
An upper-intermediate class for experienced dancers ready for challenging rhythms and combinations, focused on precision, clean sound, and confident performance.
Advanced Tap IV
(AGES 13+)
Thursdays 6:45pm - 7:45pm
Our highest-level tap class, for seasoned dancers who want speed, intricate rhythms, and polished performance. Refine complex combinations, musicality, and clean, articulate sound.
Combo, Acro & more
Ballet/Jazz/Tap Combo
(AGES 6-8)
Wednesdays 4:30pm - 5:30pm
One class, three styles. Dancers get a taste of ballet's grace, jazz's energy, and tap's rhythm all in a single session — a great way to discover what they love before specializing. Builds foundational technique across the board while keeping every class fresh.
Acro-dance
(AGES 6–9 & 10–16)
Wednesdays 5:35pm – 6:35 pm (ages 6–9)
Thursdays 5:30pm – 6:45 pm (ages 10–16)
Where dance meets tumbling. Acro-dance blends dance technique with acrobatic skills — rolls, cartwheels, round-offs, handstands, splits, bridges, and walkovers — while building strength, flexibility, and stamina. Skills are taught progressively and safely, with older dancers advancing to more challenging work.
Choreography Workshops
(AGES 13+)
Saturday · Time & dates TBD
Short-format workshops for dancers who want to dig into learning and performing full pieces of choreography. Great for building repertoire, stage confidence, and artistry outside a weekly class.
Book a Free trial class
Are you NEW to Dance Tracks and on the fence about which class to register for? Try one Free Trial Class during the month of September! Still not sure? Try a second class at our Drop-In fee of $18.00 per class hour.
Please register online, choose the class you are intrested in, and select "I'm new and interested in a Free Trial Class" in the payment options.
Contact the studio for all questions regarding class placement.
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