DRESS CODE BALLET AND POINTE CLASSES: Black leotard; pink, black, or tights; pink ballet slippers. Ballet skirts are permitted. No shirts may be worn over the leotard. (Ballet III & IV may wear a solid color leotard.)*Boys and men will wear black sweatpants, a white shirt, and black ballet shoes.* MODERN DANCE & JAZZ CLASSES: Solid color leotard or camisole top; cropped pants or gauchos; no shoes. Convertible tights may also be worn. TAP CLASSES: Black, jazz-tap shoes required for most classes; comfortable attire, but nothing baggy; no jeans. CHILDREN'S LEVEL I & CHILDREN'S LEVEL II: Black or pink leotard, pink or black tights, pink ballet slippers, black tap shoes. A ballet skirt is permitted. CHILDREN'S LEVEL III: Black leotard, pink or black convertible tights, pink ballet slippers, black jazz-tap shoes. Ballet skirts are permitted. CHILDREN'S LEVEL IV: Please follow the dress codes above for your Ballet and Tap classes. ACROBATICS: Close-fitting shirt or leotard, cropped pants or shorts, no shoes. No Jeans! *HAIR MUST BE PULLED UP (I.E. PONYTAIL, BUN, ETC.) FOR ALL CLASSES. *NO STREET SHOES, FOOD OR DRINKS ALLOWED IN THE DANCE STUDIO. *NO BULKY JEWELRY IN ANY CLASS!!! CLASS DESCRIPTIONS LEVEL I (age 3-5): A beginner level combination class in ballet and tap, utilizing creative movement. LEVEL II (age 5-7): An advanced/beginner level combination class in ballet and tap. LEVEL III (age 6-8): An intermediate level combination class in ballet and tap.  Jazz stretching is introduced at this level. LEVEL IV (age 7-9): An intermediate/advanced level class in ballet and tap. BALLET I (age 8+): A beginner level ballet class. No previous ballet experience is required. TEEN/ADULT BALLET I (age 13+): A beginner level ballet class for teens and adults. No previous ballet experience required. BALLET II (age 9+): An beginner/intermediate ballet class. At least 2 years of ballet training at Turning Pointe is strongly recommended. BALLET III (age 10+): An intermediate level ballet class for the more serious student. Student must be enrolled in one additional ballet, jazz, or modern class to attend. BY INVITATION ONLY. BALLET IV (age 13+): An advanced level ballet class for the serious student. Student must be enrolled in at least two additional ballet classes. No exceptions. BY INVITATION AND NO AGE EXCEPTIONS. POINTE I (age 10+): A beginner level pointe class for the more serious student. Student must be enrolled in at least one additional ballet class to attend.  BY INVITATION ONLY. POINTE II (age 11+): An intermediate/advanced level pointe class for the more serious student. Student must be enrolled in two additional ballet classes or one additional ballet AND one additional modern or jazz class to attend. No exceptions. BY INVITATION ONLY. POINTE III (age 13+):  An advanced level pointe class for the serious student.  Student must be enrolled in at least two additional ballet or pointe classes to attend.  BY INVITATION AND NO AGE EXCEPTIONS. JAZZ I (age 8+): An introduction to jazz dance. No previous dance experience required. JAZZ II (age 9+): A beginner/intermediate level jazz class, incorporating lyrical jazz and modern dance styles. A ballet class is strongly recommended. JAZZ III (age 10+): An intermediate/advanced level jazz class incorporating lyrical jazz and modern dance styles. A ballet or modern dance class is required in order to attend this class.  BY INVITATION ONLY. JAZZ IV (age 13+):  An advanced level jazz class.  A ballet or modern dance class is required to take this class. BY INVITATION AND NO AGE EXCEPTIONS. MODERN I (age 10+): A beginner level modern dance class, focusing on 3-dimensional and abstract movement ideas. Several modern dance techniques will be introduced. A ballet class is strongly recommended. (This class has a live musician - Justin Lutz!) MODERN II (age 12+): An intermediate/advanced level modern dance class, incorporating ideas listed under Modern I. A ballet or modern jazz class is required in order to attend this class. No exceptions. BY INVITATION AND NO AGE EXCEPTIONS. (This class has a live musician - Justin Lutz!) TAP I (age 9+): An introduction to tap dance. No previous dance experience required. TAP II (age 9+): A beginner/intermediate level tap class. Previous tap dance experience at Turning Pointe is strongly recommended. TAP III (age 10+): An intermediate/advanced level tap class, utilizing traditional and rhythm tap.  TEEN/ADULT TAP (age 17+): An intermediate level tap class for the older teen and adults. ACROBATICS I (age 7+): A beginner level class designed for students who want to explore acrobatics. ACROBATICS II (age 8+): An intermediate level class for the more serious student. Student must be enrolled in an additional dance class.  BY INVITATION ONLY. ACROBATICS III (age 9+): An advanced level class for the serious student. Student must be enrolled in an additional dance class.  Student must also be able to complete and master the Acro III check list to attend this class. BY INVITATION ONLY. Please Note: *All classes must have no less than 4 students enrolled and no more than 13 students enrolled per class.