Class Act Dance and Performing Arts Programs
Class Act Dance offers a variety of programs to all ages, each application is comprised of different styles that a student may partake at their appropriate level.
Beginning Series
Beginning Class Level Series
6-12 years
Dancers who have progressed through our Children’s Program: Kids Combo classes transition to our Beginning Level series of classes which offer at least one full hour of instruction in a specific dance genre. These Beginning Level classes are also the ideal place for dancers six years and older to begin learning dance technique and movement in their chosen style.
Styles Include:
Ballet
Jazz
Lyrical
Tap & Musical Theater
Open Series
Open Level Class Series
12 & UP
Class Act Dance has designed a special Open Level series of classes that is perfect for keeping tweens and teens in middle and high school active and developing their dance and performance skills. Students who are a part of the local middle and high school performing arts programs receive a 10% discount on tuition!
Styles Include:
Ballet
Jazz
Lyrical
Tap & Musical Theater
Leveled Class Series
Leveled Class Series
6 & UP
Dancers with experience who are ready to increase their training and commitment will find a wide range of classes structured in progressing levels in the genre of their choice. Placement in these classes is determined by the instructor or based on an assessment for dancers transferring from another studio. Continuing dancers are placed in the appropriate classes at the beginning of the season, with opportunities for assessment and advancement mid-season. Class Act Dance instructors are proud to incorporate structured, researched training methods, and class curriculum for all levels starting with the beginning ballerina to the pre-professional.
Styles Include:
Ballet
Jazz
Hip Hop
Tap
Lyrical
Adult Series
Adult Dance Classes
18 & UP
Our multi-generational Adult Dance Program keeps the heart, mind, and body young and fit! Dancers in Broadway Jazz and Adult Tap train in technique weekly, in addition to learning choreography, to perform on stage twice a year at annual performances.
Styles Include:
Open Ballet
Broadway Jazz
Ballet Company
The Paso Robles Chamber Ballet is proud to be a member of The Ballet Alliance (TBA) formerly known as Regional Dance of America/Pacific, for the past 11 years. The Ballet Alliance organization provides their member companies with exceptional training methods, innovative choreography, and the highest technical standards. Membership is granted to each company through an adjudication process that is reflective of Class Act Dance & Performing Arts Studio’s “Standard for Excellence.”
PRCB attends The Ballet Alliance Festival annually at various locations throughout the western United States. Dancers have the opportunity to experience classes taught by world-renowned instructors. PRCB company members also have many performance opportunities throughout the season including the Nutcracker Ballet, a spring production, and other community events.
PRDC Company
The Paso Robles Dance Collective is a pre-professional performing company consisting of three levels of training at Class Act Dance & Performing Arts Studio.
Junior Company
8 - 11 years with one plus years of training
Apprentices
11 - 13 years with three-plus years of training
Senior Company
13 years- the pre-professional level at an intermediate level of training
PRDC company members also have many performance opportunities
throughout the season including the Nutcracker Ballet, a spring production,
and other community events in addition to various competitions.
