Summer

Summer 2021

Summer session will run from July 5-August 6 2021. Please join us for five weeks of summer dance!

Currently, our mask requirement remains in place for all students under 12 and those over 12 who are not fully vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2. If guidelines change before our session begins, we will update all participants.

Summer Class Schedule

Mondays (PM)
5:00-6:30 Intermediate/Advanced Ballet Technique (ages 11-up)

Wednesdays (AM)
9:00-10:00 Dance Fitness (adults and teens)
10:00-10:45 Little BITs Preballet/Tap Combo (ages 4-6)
10:45-11:45 Beginner/Intermediate Ballet (ages 7-10)
12:00-1:00 Beginner/Intermediate Jazz ages 7-10)
Wednesdays (PM)
4:00-4:45 Little BITs Preballet/Tap Combo (ages 4-6)
5:00-6:30 Intermediate/Advanced Ballet Technique (ages 11-up)

Summer Pricing

Prices are based on the total amount of class time per week for a single student, for a 5-week session. Courses cannot be prorated. 20% discount for additional family members.

Little BITs (45 min):
$65 (choose morning or afternoon)

Beginner/Intermediate:
$75 (choose jazz or ballet) or $115 (take both)

Intermediate/Advanced and Adults/Teens:
1 hour: $75
1.5 hours: $95
2 hours: $115
3 hours: $130
4 hours: $150

Meet Our Instructors

Kara Royall
Kara began her dance training on the Middle Peninsula in 1987. From 1995-2003 she performed as a member of the Bayside Youth Ballet, a student performing company, based in Gloucester. Kara studied at East Carolina University as well as Radford University, and holds a Bachelor's Degree of Fine Arts in Dance Performance from Radford University. Performing credits include a soloist role in Bayside Youth Ballet's Paquita, Marzipan in Radford University Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker, and Zaneeta Shinn in Court House Players' The Music Man. Kara has fifteen years' experience in dance instruction in the local area, and has choreographed for local dance organizations and community theater productions. She opened Etudes Ballet School in 2016.

Jessie Mills
Jessie started dancing in 2005 with Diggs School of Dance, and performed as a member of Bayside Youth Ballet. She is currently studying at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA, where she is pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in biomedical science. At UMW Jessie is a member of the Performing Arts Company, which is the schools performance dance company. Jessie is a trained group fitness instructor through UMW Campus Recreation. She has 3 years of experience in dance instruction.

Gwen Morris
Gwen has danced for 19 years and performed with Newcomb Ballet Company in Killeen, TX, and Bayside Youth Ballet in Gloucester, VA, and currently dances with Longwood Company of Dance at Longwood University in Farmville, VA. Gwen is studying to become a high school history teacher at Longwood University. She has taught ballet for 4 years.

Please be aware that tuition for summer classes is non-refundable. In extenuating circumstances*, tuition paid for summer dance may be carried over to regular classes in the fall.

*Extenuating circumstances are determined by the director's discretion. Please see our full financial terms and conditions.