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 email us for proper level placement. Additional questions? Please email Meghan@OBDATeam.com.
Level 1: 3-5yo (Ballet and Tap)
Level 2/3: 6-9yo (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 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, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Acro and any of the same level Specialty classes (Musical Theatre, Street Jazz, Leaps & Turns, Modern, 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 that do not conflict with core requirements (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 during the previous school year. Pointe is invitational.)
Senior Competition: Invitational (All Senior level classes, acro and any non-conflicting Level 2 Specialty classes. Pointe is invitational.)
Adult Tap: all levels and ages welcome!
