CLASS INFORMATION,
TUITION & DRESS CODE
The Pennsylvania School of the Performing Arts is proud to offer excellent training in a variety of styles of dance for all ages! Our classes are designed so each student receives excellent training in a nurturing environment, with an emphasis on individualized attention. See below for descriptions of all the exciting classes we offer! Private lessons available upon request.
STUDIO OPENS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd
PSPA HAS MANY NEW OFFERINGS FOR
THE 2019-2020 FALL SEASON!
DRESS CODE
Click Here for Photos Creative Ballet (AGES 3-5), PRE-BALLET, HIP HOP (AGES 5-7) CLASSES
Pink leotard, pink convertible tights, and pink canvas or leather split sole ballet slippers.
Hair neatly pulled back off the face in a ballet bun or up in clips. No long ponytails.
Dress Code RECOMMENDATIONS WITH LINKS:
Child Canvas Split-Sole Ballet Shoes
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Creative BROADWAY BABIES (AGES 3-5), BROADWAY STARS & Ballet/TAP COMBO (AGES 5-7) Classes
Pink leotard, pink convertible tights, and pink canvas or leather split sole ballet slippers.
Nude Tap Shoes with Velcro required.
Hair neatly pulled back off the face in a ballet bun or up in clips. No long ponytails.
RECOMMENDATIONS WITH LINKS:
- Child Canvas Split-Sole Ballet Shoes NO BUNNY EARS - No TIES See Photo
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Theatricals - Child Velcro Tap Shoes - Tan any kind of Tan/ Velcro Tap Shoe
VOICE & ACTING CLASSES
Black Leotard, Black Tights/Leggings
(Students taking ballet can stay in ballet dress code with a cover-up). Socks or Ballet Slippers
Hair neatly pulled back off the face in a ballet bun or up in clips. Hair must be back in a ponytail or clipped back off face.
*NEW* MUSICAL THEATER DANCE CLASSES
Girls: Ballet Dress Code: Solid matte black leotard, matte pink convertible tights, or black leggings/booty shorts
Boys: White or Black T-shirt and Black sweat pants or Black Jazz pants
SHOES:
All Boys ALL AGES: Any kind of White Bottom Sneakers till further notice
TBA Girls : Monday Voice/Acting: 4:30 & 5:15 Children 7 -12
TBA Wait to buy shoes as they must have a tan rubber heel.
Link: So Danca Brand 1.25 small heel Character Shoes in TAN (Girls: Come in Ballet Slippers till further notice)
You will need to get a tan rubber on heels.
Monday Voice 6 pm Girls 13 -18 Theatricals "EZ Flex" Click for Link for Tan heeled character shoes here!
Or LaDuca for the serious Broadway teen actress.
Boys: White bottom sneakers until further notice.
BALLET LEVELS 1-8 CLASSES
Solid matte black leotard, matte pink convertible tights, pink canvas split sole ballet shoes
Hair neatly pulled back off the face in a ballet bun!
Boys Attire: White T-shirt, black jazz pants or tights, white socks & black ballet slippers.
RECOMMENDATIONS WITH LINKS:
Capezio - "Hanami" Canvas Split Sole Ballet Slipper - Girls
Capezio - "Hanami" Canvas Split Sole Ballet Slipper - Adult
Capezio - Men's "Romeo" Canvas Split Sole Ballet Slipper
POINTE/PRE-POINTE CLASSES
Ballet dress code. Skirts are permitted at teacher's discretion.
Pink pointe shoes
JAZZ, CONTEMPORARY, LYRICAL, & MODERN CLASSES
Solid matte black leotard, matte pink convertible tights, & black or nude Apollo or support socks, nude lyrical shoe
Many take this class right after ballet - so there is no time to change
RECOMMENDATIONS WITH LINKS:
Capezio - Adult Pirouette II Canvas Lyrical Shoes
TAP CLASSES (AGES 7+)
Solid matte black leotard, matte pink convertible tights, black jazz pants/booty shorts & Nude/Beigh flat tap shoes
*Note: alternative tap shoes may be required for performances*
RECOMMENDATIONS With LINKS:
BLOCH Adult "Tap-On" Buckle Tap Shoes Style No: S0302L
HIP HOP CLASSES
Comfortable loose clothing that allows you to move freely
Nike - or any blacktop sneaker with a Clean WHITE BOTTOM or any sneakers with WHITE SOLES ONLY!
ACRO CLASSES
Solid matte black leotard, matte pink convertible tights, black jazz pants/booty shorts, clean bare feet
ALL DANCER NEEDS CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
En Arabesque Dancewear
123 South Main Street
Doylestown PA 18901
215-804-8586
THREE great locations for your convenience! Perkasie ~ Doylestown ~ Featerville-Trevose
Step Up Performance & Dancewear
881 Bustleton Pike
Richboro PA 18954
215-494-9613
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Acro dance classes will not only work to improve your child's confidence and coordination, but they will also learn to have great strength-building properties as well. Your child will have fun and start to build strong muscles and upper- and lower-body strength that is needed in acro dancing. Children Learn the acrobatic elements that are used in dance routines and gain the muscle strength to support themselves, Acro dance lessons will help your child strengthen their muscles and learn the basics of acro for dance.

Ballet (Levels 1-8) *Level 4 & Up Require 2x/week*
Pennsylvania School of the Performing Arts is known for its outstanding excellence in professional ballet training. Technique classes range from levels 1-8 based on age and skill level. Our ballet classes follow both the Vagonova and Balanchine techniques. Classes begin with a traditional ballet barre, followed by center work and movement across the floor. Classes not only focus on building a strong ballet technique in the dancers, but also focus on musicality and performance skills as well. Class sizes are small so each student is ensured individual attention.

Hip Hop for Kids
This class is an exciting way to introduce your child to Hip Hop and dance! Kids can experience Hip Hop in a family-friendly environment with great music and fun dance moves! It is a high-energy curriculum with an emphasis on rhythm and movement fundamentals. Join PSPA for the hip hop dance party!

Teen/Adult Fusion - Hip Hop
This class is a fun-filled Hip Hop class to learn new Hip Hop moves and choreography! It is a high-energy curriculum with an emphasis on rhythm and movement fundamentals. Students will learn fun Hip Hop combinations each week! Most importantly it is a class where you will have fun!

Lyrical/Modern/Contemporary
PSPA’s modern and contemporary classes allow our students to learn and grow in the Horton and Parsons and other contempoary techniques while exploring individual movement and expression. The instructors use a variety of musical genres to accompany the dancers in order for the dancers to gain a wide vocabulary of movement and musicality.
PSPA’s jazz classes are perfect for anyone looking to learn the basics of jazz dance as well as improve their jazz technique. We teach a broad range of styles in our jazz classes and incorporate classic techniques such as Jerry Robbins and Fosse. These classes are high energy and allow the dancer to brow in many styles of movement.
PSPA Ballerina Ballet Academy and Broadway Stars Dance Academy
The PSPA Studios NEW Ballerina Disney Style Creative Ballet Academy and Broadway Stars Dance Academy at PSPA studios offer fun and exciting classes for dancers 3-7 years old. Visit the PSPA Broadway Stars Dance Academy & Disney Style Ballerina Ballet Academy class page for more information! Where everyone is a BROADWAY STAR!

Private and Group Tap Thursday's & Saturday's
PSPA New for ages 7 + to Adult Tap Classes on Thursday and Saturdays! All Creative Broadway Stars /Babies Dance Academy have tap - All must have NUDE tap shoes only - PSPA welcomes new tap teachers each year to teach privates and join us in our renovated tap studio! The intimate setting for up-close instruction and corrections. New to dance? NO PROBLEM! Tap shoes NOT required for the first day if you do not have them. Wear jazz shoes or rubber bottom character heels. From the basics to more advanced steps, learn tap in a fun and inviting way! Soon you'll be dancing your way to 42nd street! Call for more information.215.598.8513
Teen Acting The Meisner Technique 12+
Mondays at 6:45pm Boys and Girls ages 12 + The Meisner technique is an approach to acting which was developed by the American theatre teacher Sanford Meisner. ... In the Meisner technique, there is a greater focus on the other actor as opposed to one's internal thoughts or feelings associated to the character. This class is the beginning steps of Meisner based training in a pre teen professional environment. It’s purpose it to give student actors an exposure to the philosophies as well as the structure of this demanding yet dynamic process. Meisner’s step-by-step approach gets actors to work truthfully from their impulses, from their talent, not from their intellect.We will lay the foundation for an actor’s ability to be truthful, brave and imaginative in his work. Each exercise builds upon the previous exercise and in this way the actor develops a dependable process to their acting. The students will learn how to “live truthfully under imaginary circumstances.”