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 Meghan@OBDATeam.com.
Level 1: 3-5yo (Ballet and Tap)
Level 2: 5-7yo (Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Acro and Hip Hop. Ballet is required to enroll in Jazz. Musical Theatre 1 is available to children who are proficient readers and are at least 6 years old.)
Level 3: 7-9yo (Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Acro and Musical Theatre 1. Ballet is required to enroll in Jazz.)
Level 4/5: 9-12yo (Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Acro and Musical Theatre 1 Ballet is always required to enroll in Jazz.)
Level 6-8: 12+ yo (Ballet (2 per week), Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, 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. Ballet is always required to enroll in Jazz. Pointe is invitational.)
Petite Competition: Invitational (All Petite level classes).
Junior Competition: Invitational (All Junior level classes, acro and any Level 1 Specialty classes (Musical Theatre, Street Jazz, Leaps & Turns, Contemporary. 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.)
Senior Competition: Invitational (All Senior level classes, acro and any non-conflicting Level 2 Specialty classes. Pointe is invitational.)