Placement & Programs
Every dancer grows at their own pace, and choosing the right level helps create a positive, confident class experience. If you're unsure where your dancer belongs, the New Attitudes team can help guide you!
How Placement Works
Use the chart below as a helpful starting point based on age and grade, while keeping in mind that final placement may also depend on experience, ability, and instructor recommendation.
Find Your Dancer's Level
Munchkins (Age 2)
Discover & Dance
A joyful introduction to movement through music, imagination, and play. Dancers build confidence while exploring basic motor skills, rhythm, and classroom routines with caregiver or instructor guidance.
Tot (Age 3)
Move & Imagine
Three-year-olds develop listening skills, coordination, and creativity through beginner ballet and creative movement while learning to dance independently.
Mini (Ages 4-5 | Kindergarten)
Ready to Learn
Students begin learning foundational ballet, tap, and jazz skills, musicality, flexibility, and classroom etiquette in a fun, structured environment.
Junior (Ages 6–8 | Grades 1–3)
Build the Basics
Dancers strengthen technique, coordination, flexibility, and performance quality while developing confidence in multiple dance styles.
Rising (Ages 9–12 | Grades 4–6)
Grow With Purpose
A strong technical foundation is expanded with increased strength, turns, jumps, artistry, and versatility across dance styles.
Intermediate (Ages 13–15 | Grades 7–9)
Challenge & Refine
Intermediate dancers focus on precision, performance, conditioning, and more advanced technical skills while preparing for higher-level training.
Advanced (Ages 16–18 | Grades 10–12)
Train to Excel
The highest level of training emphasizes artistry, advanced technique, strength, performance, leadership, and preparation for college dance, professional opportunities, or continued recreational excellence.
New Attitudes Program Structure
6-Week Programs
Designed as a short-term introduction or focused experience with no recital commitment.
| Program | Schedule Notes | Recital |
| Munchkins | Tuesdays | No recital |
| Gymnastics | Sun/Mon/Wed | No recital |
| Preschool | Tuesdays, 3:30–6:30 pm* | Optional recital participation |
*Preschool options for full season also available Tuesdays and Thursdays
Monthly & Seasonal Specialty Programs
Our monthly and seasonal programs provide focused technical training in a specific style. These programs follow a structured curriculum designed to progressively build skills, confidence, and artistry while allowing dancers to explore different genres throughout the year.
Available Styles
• Jazz
• Tap
• Lyrical
• Contemporary
• Ballet
• Hip Hop
• Acro
• Musical Theater
• Hoops
Specialty Performance Programs
These structured programs are designed for dancers looking to dive deeper into a specific discipline while enjoying additional performance opportunities throughout the season.
Programs
• Competition Company
• Studio Gymnastics & Acro
• Elements of Ballet
• Performance Company
The New Attitudes Difference
Every specialty program is built around a specific technical curriculum, providing dancers with measurable progression and purposeful training. Rather than simply attending weekly classes, students follow a thoughtfully designed pathway that develops technique, performance quality, confidence, creativity, and artistry.
Each program offers its own focus and performance opportunities, allowing dancers to pursue the styles they love while receiving consistent, high-quality instruction and clear developmental goals. Whether a dancer is exploring a new genre or committing to advanced training, every program is designed with intention, progression, and excellence in mind.