Please note: Age ranges are provided as a guide. Proper leveling also considers experience, ability and a need to meet certain behavioral expectations. Your child should register for the same level he/she danced in most recently at OBDA or use the age range listed below. Questions? Please email Admin@OBDATeam.com.
Level 1: 3-5yo (Ballet and Tap)
Level 2: 5-7yo (Ballet, Tap and Jazz. Ballet is required to enroll in Jazz.)
Level 3: 7-9yo (Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Acro and Musical Theatre 1. Ballet is required to enroll in Jazz.)
Level 4/5: 9-11yo (Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Acro, Musical Theatre, Street Jazz 1 (must take Hip Hop), Lyrical 1 (must take Ballet and Jazz), Theatre Styles 1 (must take Tap, Ballet and Jazz) and Leaps & Turns 1 (must take Ballet and Jazz). Ballet is always required to enroll in Jazz.)
Level 6/7: 11-14yo (Ballet (2 per week), Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Acro, Musical Theatre, Street Jazz 1 (must take Hip Hop), Lyrical 1 (must take Ballet and Jazz), Leaps & Turns 1 (must take Ballet and Jazz) and Theatre Styles 1 (must take Tap, Ballet and Jazz). Ballet is always required to enroll in Jazz. Pointe is invitational.)
Level 8-10: 14-18yo (Ballet (3 per week), Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Acro, Musical Theatre, Street Jazz 2 (must take Hip Hop), Lyrical 2 (must take Ballet and Jazz), Leaps & Turns 2 (must take Ballet and Jazz), Theatre Styles 2 (must take Ballet and Jazz) and Contemporary 2 (must take Ballet and Jazz). Ballet is always required to enroll in Jazz. Pointe is invitational.)
Petite Competition: Invitational (All Petite level classes, acro and any Level 1 Specialty classes if dancer meets the age requirement.)
Junior Competition: Invitational (All Junior level classes, acro and any Level 1 Specialty classes (Musical Theatre, Street Jazz, Leaps & Turns, Theatre Styles. Pointe is invitational.)
Teen Competition: Invitational (All Teen level classes, acro and any of the same level Specialty classes (Musical Theatre, Street Jazz, Leaps & Turns, Theatre Styles) that he/she was placed in over the summer. Pointe is invitational. Do not enroll in either jazz line class, we will do this for your dancer dependent on which line she is placed in.)
Senior Competition: Invitational (All Senior level classes, acro and any non-conflicting Level 2 Specialty classes (Street Jazz, Leaps & Turns, Theatre Styles, Lyrical). Pointe is invitational.)