Summer Programs
2022
From our highly popular Princess Dance Camp to Adult Classes to our NEW Encanto Dance Camp, there is truly something for everyone this summer at Beyond the Barre! We are bringing back old favorites and introducing NEW and one of a kind Summer Programs you won't find anywhere else! It is the perfect time to try something new, meet new friends and dance in our beautiful studio space! It is also the perfect opportunity for our students to improve their dance technique and skills over the summer while making lots of unforgettable, fun memories!
Our 2022 Summer Programs will run from Monday, July 11th- Saturday, August 13th for a total of 5 exciting weeks!
Explore our programs by age below...
Please note the school grades associated with each age. When registering from our online portal, be sure to select the program that coincides with the grade your child will be entering in September 2022. Email us if you have any difficulties with this.
PROMO CODES!
Register for any 2 kids programs (ages 14mo. - 12 years): $10 off
BTBKIDS
Register for Adult Jazz AND Tap: $10 off!
JAZZANDTAP
College Students: $10 off!
Must email a picture of your ID to BTBDanceAcademy@gmail.com for promo code
Our Summer Dance Attire is more relaxed than the rest of our season. Please visit Labrie Dance in Smithfield, RI for all tights & shoes so you can use them for the Fall season!
*Please note* No jewelry is to be worn and hair must be UP and out of dancer's face.
BTB Buddy Bees
Ages OPEN
Thursdays 4:00-5:00pm
Buddy Bees is an adaptive dance class that pairs young dancers with physical or cognitive needs with typically developing dancers to provide an opportunity for them to explore and experience the joys of movement, dance, and music in a positive, supportive, and creative atmosphere; regardless of experience and/or abilities. Buddy Bees classes will offer important benefits that include improvements in coordination, body awareness, overall fitness, self-esteem, balance, self-expression, teamwork, rhythm, and musicality.
Dance Attire: Athletic clothing and bare feet
Wiggles & Giggles
Ages 14mo. - 2.5 years
Wednesdays 9:00-9:40am Or
Saturdays 8:20-9:00am
This is by far the cutest and happiest class at Beyond the Barre. Get ready to explore the world of dance with your little one. The use of props, mats, and sing-along songs allows each adult to help the child develop motor and coordination skills in a fun, structured environment. Very basic baby ballet steps will be introduced and with much repetition from week to week the children will learn to put the names of the steps to the movements. It is designed for movement exploration and is a perfect opportunity for babies to get in on the dance fun and be introduced to a new space with the security of being with you! Classes are kept small to assure plenty of individual attention is given to every child and adult.
Dance Attire: Athletic clothing or ballet leotard and ballet pink tights. Bare feet or ballet slippers. For adult- Athletic attire and bare feet.
Tappin' Tots
Ages 3 - 5 years
Tuesdays 4:00-5:00pm
NEW THIS YEAR: (Pre-K) This adorable intro to tap class is perfect for the little one who loves to make music with their feet! Focusing on rhythm, creative movement and very beginner tap steps, this class will be a hit for the active toddler who loves music, dancing and sounds! Try something new and join this upbeat, fun and musical class this summer!
Dance Attire: athletic clothing or dance leotard and tap shoes. Shorts and leggings are allowed over leotard. Boys- Athletic clothing & tap shoes.
Princess
Dance Camp
Ages 3 - 5 years
Wednesdays 10:00-11:30am
Or Saturdays 9:30-11am
(Pre-K) No surprises here, our most popular and absolutely adorable dance camp is back! Does your little princess love to dance?? This is the perfect summer activity for beginner dancers and the young children looking to feel like a princess for the day. Each week will focus on a different Princess and a fun lesson will match the fairytale. There will be various games, creative movement activities, props, jazz and ballet steps included in each week. In addition, there will be a snack provided and crafts planned specific to the lesson and the princess! This dance camp will conclude with a magical Royal Ball on week 5 and each little dancer can dress up as their favorite princess! Before the clock strikes midnight, sign up for this perfectly Princess Dance Camp at the BTB castle!
Dance Attire: Athletic clothing or Dance leotard and tights. Bare feet or ballet shoes. The last week of class your dancer can dress up as their favorite princess
Moves, Grooves & Acro
Ages 3 - 5 years
Wednesdays 3:30-4:30pm Or
Saturdays 10:30-11:30pm
(Pre-K) This summer camp is the perfect activity for the energetic child who loves to dance. This class is a perfect combination of Hip Hop and Acro that will be high energy and FUN beginning to end. The class will begin with a full body warm up and then learning new Hip Hop steps and terminology that will go across the floor and fun choreography in the center. Following the Hip Hop portion of camp, the last 25 minutes will be learning how to perfect simple Acro tricks safely and learning new ones! All levels and abilities are welcome as the class focuses on individualized attention to ensure each student is progressing at their own speed.
Dance Attire: Fitted athletic clothing, leotard or biketard preferred. Shorts or leggings are allowed over a leotard. Bare feet.
Encanto Dance Camp
Ages 6 - 8 years
Tuesdays 5:00-6:30pm OR
Saturdays 9:00-10:30am
NEW THIS YEAR: (Grades K-3) Come join our magical casita for an enchanting Encanto themed dance camp! Dancers will dance to the Encanto soundtrack, create a magical craft, and join in on dramatic games that will tell the story of Encanto! Through imagination, dance, music and crafts students will follow the adventure of Mirabel and discover they too are more than just their talents. We love this movie and can’t wait to bring the magic into the studio… we just won’t talk about Bruno!
Dance Attire: Athletic clothing or dance leotard and tights. Shorts or leggings over the leotard is acceptable. Bare feet of ballet shoes.
Acro & Flexibility
Ages 6 - 8 years
Mondays 5:30-6:30pm
(Grades K-3) We are excited to offer Acro & Flexibility classes this summer for all ages! The class will begin with a fun stretch and warmup followed by some beginner conditioning exercises. The instructor will focus a lot on how to execute stretches and simple Acro tricks correctly and safely. The dancers will learn how to improve their flexibility in the studio and at home which will also help their overall dance ability. Individual attention is given to ensure that the dancers are receiving proper corrections and validation throughout class. This is the perfect summer class to work on achieving new goals and making new friends!
Dance Attire: Fitted athletic clothing, leotard or biketard preferred. Shorts or leggings are allowed over a leotard. Bare feet.
Intro to Tap
Ages 6 - 9 years
Wednesdays 4:30-5:30pm
(Grades K-4) NEW THIS YEAR: This 5 week summer program will begin each week with a warm-up to loosen muscles, feet and ankles in preparation for a dynamic and enthusiastic lesson. Tap dance enables a dancer to create percussive sounds with their feet. A strong focus will be on clarity of sounds & rhythm and having fun making beats with our feet! This is a great class for beginners who have interest in Tap and also dancers with tap experience as the class will be taught to focus on each dancer’s individual abilities.
Dance Attire: Athletic clothing or dance leotard and tap shoes. Shorts and leggings are allowed over leotard. Boys- Athletic clothing & tap shoes.
Dance Intensive
Ages 6 - 9 years
Wednesdays 5:30-7:00pm
(Grades K-4) This Intensive is designed for young dancers who want to increase their dance technique, flexibility and strength while working toward becoming a competitive dancer. Various styles of dance will be explored including Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical and Acro, but a strong focus will be on Ballet and technique. This is a perfect opportunity to explore the competition program at Beyond the Barre or continue your dance education over the summer to improve your overall technique. If you are interested in joining a competition team and taking your dancing and stage presence to the next level to become a more competitive dancer, this would be the perfect summer program! *This class is a requirement for our Apprentice Bees Competition team members who would like to be considered for our 2022-2023 team. If you are interested in being a new member of our competition team, please register for this intensive.
Dance Attire: Girls- Black leotard, caramel tights, nude pirouettes and caramel jazz shoes. Boys- Black shirt, Black shorts or pants, jazz shoes.
Hip Hop & Pom Camp
Ages 6 - 8 years
Thursdays 4:00-5:00pm
(Grades K-3) This combo dance camp will be full of energy, FUN, and funk! This beginner level class will learn progressions across the floor, center hip hop and pom moves, terminology and choreography with their friends! Dancers will learn beginner hip hop technique as well as using poms to learn about the importance of strong arms and jazz foundations. It is guaranteed to be the most fun you'll have this summer and we cannot wait to dance with you!
Dance Attire: Fitted athletic clothing or dance leotard with shorts or leggings. Clean sneakers.
Ballet Technique
Ages 8 - 13 years
Mondays 4:15-5:15pm
(Grades 3-8) Our motto: You Rest, You Rust! Don’t let that happen to you over the summer! School break is the most ideal time to improve your dance technique and refresh the core fundamentals of dance. This Summer Intensive will guide our dancers through a warm up, barre, across the floor and center work that will encompass all of the basics of ballet technique. Exploring from plies and tendus to jetes and pirouettes, this class will be beneficial for every level dancer. Use summer as a way to strengthen those key dance elements that open the door to more advanced tricks and steps, but without the BTBasics is just not possible. *This class is a requirement for our Apprentice Bees Competition team members who would like to be considered for our 2022-2023 team. If you are interested in being a new member of our competition team, please register for this intensive.
Dance Attire: Girls- Black leotard, ballet pink tights, ballet pink shoes, hair in a bun. Boys- Black fitted shirt, black ballet tights, black ballet shoes.
Dance Intensive
Ages 10 - 13 years
Mondays 5:30 - 7:00pm
(Grades 5-8) This Intensive is designed for growing dancers who want to increase their dance technique, flexibility and strength while working toward becoming a better dancer. Various styles of dance will be explored including Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical and Acro, but a strong focus will be on Ballet and technique. This is a perfect opportunity to explore the competition program at Beyond the Barre or continue your dance education over the summer to improve your overall technique. If you are interested in joining a competition team and taking your dancing and stage presence to the next level to become a more competitive dancer, this would be the perfect summer program! *This class is a requirement for our Apprentice Bees Competition team members who would like to be considered for our 2022-2023 team. If you are interested in being a new member of our competition team, please register for this intensive.
Dance Attire: Girls- Black leotard, caramel tights, nude pirouettes and caramel jazz shoes. Boys- Black shirt, Black shorts or pants, jazz shoes.
Acro & Flexibility
Ages 9 - 13 years
Mondays 7:00-8:00pm
(Grades 4-8) We are excited to offer Acro & Flexibility classes this summer for all ages! The class will begin with a full body stretch and warmup followed by some conditioning exercises. The instructor will focus a lot on how to execute stretches and Acro tricks correctly and safely. The dancers will learn how to improve their flexibility in the studio and at home which will also help their overall dance ability. Individual attention is given to ensure that the dancers are receiving proper corrections and validation throughout class. This is the perfect summer class to work on achieving new goals!
Dance Attire: Fitted athletic clothing, leotard or biketard preferred. Shorts or leggings are allowed over a leotard. Bare feet.
Lyrical & Contemporary
Ages 10 - 13 years
Tuesdays 6:45-7:45pm
NEW THIS YEAR: (Grades 5-8) There is no doubt that Lyrical & Contemporary dance is one of the most popular styles in the competitive & recreational dance world! Each week, this class will focus on a new style of lyrical or contemporary, whether that be through emotional execution or storytelling or even technique. The class will begin with a thorough warm up and follow with teaching choreography that will challenge your mind and teach your body to move in new ways. This class will surely be a new experience that will broaden your dance abilities and take your skills and performance abilities to a new level.
Dance Attire: Athletic clothing or dance leotard. Leggings or shorts over the leotard is acceptable. Nude pirouette shoes.
Hip Hop Camp
Ages 9 - 13 years
Thursdays 5:15-6:15pm
(Grades 4-8) This energetic and funky summer program is perfect for the dancer who wants to improve their hip hop skills and wants to learn more about the different techniques and styles hip hop consists of! Each week our dancers will have a blast with their friends while they learn different Hip Hop styles, steps, across the floor combinations, terminology and choreography. If your dancer is ready to go "full out" in their dancing, this is the summer class for them!
Dance Attire: Fitted athletic clothing or dance leotard with shorts or leggings. Clean sneakers.
Skills & Technique Intensive
Ages 14 + years
Tuesdays 5:15-6:45pm
(Grades 9-12) This is the class that everyone is looking for this summer. We will be focusing on skills such as turns, jumps, leaps, kicks, stage presence, flexibility and more! In addition, (and in order to properly execute all of those skills) there will be a strong concentration on core technique in ballet and across the floor combinations. While individual attention is the main focus of this class, this is the perfect summer intensive to challenge yourself as a dancer, focus on individual weaknesses and see results! *This class is a requirement for our Yellow Jackets Competition team members who would like to be considered for our 2022-2023 team. If you are interested in being a new member of our competition team and are within the age requirements, please register for this intensive.
Dance Attire: Athletic clothing or dance leotard. Dress and look "audition ready" to stand out. Leggings or shorts over the leotard is acceptable. Nude pirouette shoes.
Acro & Flexibility Intensive
Ages 14+ years
Wednesdays 5:00-6:00pm
NEW THIS YEAR: (Grades 9-12) This Acro Intensive will focus on building strength and flexibility while learning how to safely and properly execute acrobatic tricks. Dance technique is taught to improve the fluidity of Acro movements in choreography. Material taught will be based on skill level and ability. A strong focus will be on progressing each dancer’s level of ability while also pushing to improve the class’s overall technique and flexibility.
Dance Attire: Fitted athletic clothing, leotard or biketard preferred. Shorts or leggings are allowed over a leotard. Bare feet.
Choreography & Improv Intensive
Ages 14 + years
Tuesdays 4:15-5:15pm
(Grades 9-12) Choreography: the sequence of steps and movements in dance, especially in a ballet or other staged dance. This 5 week intensive will explore the many components of creating choreography and the inspirational work and process that goes into it. We will be discussing and working through formations, emotional intention, storytelling, improvisation inspiration, transitions, musicality and quality of movement. Guest teachers will also be welcomed into the class to help expand the dancer’s knowledge and inspiration for choreography. At the end of the 5 weeks the dancers will showcase what they have learned from the class.
Dance Attire: Athletic clothing or dance leotard. Leggings or shorts over the leotard is acceptable. Nude pirouette shoes.
Pom & Team Intensive
Ages 14 + years
Wednesdays 4:00-5:00pm
(Grades 9-12) This 5 week Summer Intensive is designed to introduce Hip Hop styles as well as Jazz and Pom technique that is heavily taught in the college level and professional sports dance world. Material taught will be appropriate, yet challenging and consist of new steps, tricks and choreography. Hip Hop is a great way to build confidence and improve stage presence during performances. Pom includes elements of jazz dancing, sharp arm movements, leaps, turns, kicks and high energy facial expressions. This summer program will include a combination of Hip Hop and Pom dance styles and will be the perfect intensive for the dancer seeking to audition for a dance team or an individual who wants to improve their performance abilities and sharp, Jazz and Hip Hop technique. We want YOU to bring your energy to the next level at BTB this summer!
Dance Attire: Athletic clothing or dance leotard. Leggings or shorts over the leotard is acceptable. Caramel jazz shoes.
Lyrical & Contemporary Intensive
Ages 14 + years
Thursdays 5:15-6:15pm
(Grades 9-12) This has been one of our most successful and exciting teen intensives. Come take class from multiple choreographers and learn different Lyrical and Contemporary styles and technique. Every week, there will be a new and experienced teacher that will execute a thorough warm up and teach choreography that will challenge your mind and teach your body to move in new ways. This class will surely be a new experience that will broaden your dance abilities and take your skills and performance abilities to a new level.
Dance Attire: Athletic clothing or dance leotard. Leggings or shorts over the leotard is acceptable. Nude pirouette shoes.
Ballet Intensive
Ages 14 + years
Thursdays 6:15-7:15pm
(Grades 9-12) Our motto: You Rest, You Rust! Don’t let that happen to you over the summer! School break is the most ideal time to improve your dance technique and refresh the core fundamentals of dance. This Summer Intensive will be heavily Ballet based as the dancers will be guided through a warm up, barre, across the floor and center work that will encompass all of the basics of ballet technique. Exploring from plies and tendus to jetes and pirouettes, this class will be beneficial for every level dancer. Use summer as a way to strengthen those key dance elements that open the door to more advanced tricks and steps, but without the BTBasics is just not possible.
Dance Attire: Girls- Black leotard, ballet pink tights, ballet pink shoes, hair in a bun. Boys- Black fitted shirt, black ballet tights, black ballet shoes.
Adult Advanced
Master Class Workshop
Ages 18+
Mondays 7:15-8:45pm
This is the perfect opportunity you’ve been looking for to get back into dancing again or to continue dancing through your college summer vacation. This class is designed for dancers who have extensive dance experience and are looking for an outlet to continue expressing their passion. Each week, a new and experienced dance instructor will lead the class through a warm up, across the floor progressions and choreography in the center. Styles will range from Hip Hop to Lyrical to Jazz; anything goes! This class fills QUICK so register today! *Drop ins will be dependent on class size.*
Dance Attire: Athletic clothing and whatever footwear you are comfortable in (i.e. bare feet, pirouettes, jazz shoes, etc.)
Adult Jazz: Beginner/Intermediate
Ages 18+
Tuesdays 6:30-7:15pm
This class is the perfect introduction to dance for any age adult. Class is run in a traditional jazz format, but is customized to meet the needs of each dancer’s ability. Individual attention is given to ensure that the dancers are receiving proper corrections and validation throughout class. Improve your physical ability by learning basic steps, traveling across the floor and engaging new muscles all while challenging your mind to apply the technique taught and memorizing choreography and terminology. This class is right before the Adult Intermediate Tap class, so for those looking for more than a 45 minute commitment, we encourage you to try both!
Dance Attire: Athletic clothing and bare feet or jazz shoes.
Adult Tap: Intermediate
Ages 18+
Tuesdays 7:15-8:00pm
Tap has always been a classic and will never go out of style! This class is designed for adults who may have some tap experience OR someone is has always wanted to Tap and is up for the challenge. Very similar to our Adult Beginner Ballet Class but in a slightly faster pace, this class is customized to meet the needs of each dancer’s ability while giving individualized attention. Class begins with a warm up to loosen our muscles and prepare for a dynamic and enthusiastic lesson. While creating percussive sounds with our feet, you will learn tap vocabulary, traditional tap steps and choreography. The Adult Intermediate Tap class immediately follows our Adult Beginner/Intermediate Jazz class, so for those looking for more than a 45 minute commitment, we encourage you to try both!
Dance Attire: Athletic clothing and tap shoes