Required Classes: Full Season = $720 | 8 monthly payments = $90/month

• 70-min Ballet Technique classes, twice per week (one on pointe)
• 40-min separate Pointe class, once per week
  
• 40-min Movement Foundations class, once per week*
• 55-min Character/Contemporary II class, once per week

*An Open Tech class can be subbed to meet this requirement.

Optional Classes: Add $15/month per class

• 55-min Open Tech class, once or twice per week
• 55-min Character/Contemporary II class, second per week

Tuition is posted monthly (September - April).

2024-25 SEASON

Required:

• TUES | 5:30-7:25p -- Ballet Technique on Pointe & Movement Foundations
  
• THURS | 5:30 - 7:25p -- Ballet Technique & Pointe
• THU 4:30-5:25 -- Contemporary/Character II
  

Optional:

• SUN | 4:30 - 5:25 -- Open Ballet Technique
  

Students in this level attend classes a minimum of three days a week.

• If taking only required classes, students will have Ballet & Pointe or Movement Foundations on Tuesday & Thursday, and can fulfill the Character (fall) & Contemporary (spring) requirement with a class on Thursdays.
  
• An optional additional class (Open Tech) can be taken on Sundays.

Accommodations/Alternatives:

• Nurture Path - dancers who are needing a lighter class load or have consistently conflicting activities can make some adjustments to their schedule without affecting their level placement. Note: two technique classes, movement foundations, pointe class, and character/contemporary are all required to be eligible for story ballet participation (Cultivate Path). However, making any of the following adjustments does not prohibit a student from participating in recital as long as at least one level-specific technique class (during which the recital choreography is taught) is maintained.
  • remove character/contemporary class
    
  • remove movement foundations
• Open Tech Classes - Open classes are offered two times per week at this level.
  
  • These classes can be used as make-up classes when a student must miss their regular technique class. This should only be done rarely, as choreography is not taught or reviewed in the open class format.
  • This class can also be enrolled in to replace one of the required technique classes, if a family's schedule cannot accommodate the regular classes or add to their schedule for additional ballet technique training. Note, these are multi-level, non-performing classes. Students replacing one of their technique classes with this open class will only perform one dance in the recital.
    
• Pointe class - This advanced level is considered a level in which dancers are expected to dance on pointe. On a case-by-case basis, a student may be approved for non-pointe (for example, due to sustained injury) and may still be eligible for story ballet with this option, but not cast in pointe roles.

Tuition adjustments for these accommodations have to be done manually - please make all requests for alternative schedules via email.

Prior Doxa experience is required. Level recommendations are made by Doxa Instructors after a student has trained for a minimum of one year at Doxa in the Nurture Path. Only dancers who have been placed in this level are able to enroll. Dancers in this level have passed the Tulips Evaluation and have received Recommendation for Violets by a Doxa Instructor.

Dancers who have been recommended for or have previously enrolled in a Cultivate Path level may choose to enroll in an age-defined Nurture Path level instead. This option may be appealing if their goals regarding dance are purely recreational, they do not desire to pursue dancing en pointe, a scheduling conflict with another extracurricular activity, or for some other reason. However, if cost is the determining factor, as Cultivate classes are slightly more per month than their Nurture counterparts, please just let us know - a partial scholarship may be available for your dancer.

Dancers must maintain their placement in Cultivate Path classes from year to year, and level changes are at the discretion of Doxa Instructors and capacity in each level. To re-enter the Cultivate Path after opting for Nurture Path classes instead, a dancer/parent should submit by email a desire to be reconsidered for Cultivate Path placement. Dancers with extensive other extracurricular conflicts, school sports, or other scheduling restrictions may find the Nurture Path to be a better fit, as the demands of ballet training increase in higher levels.

Violets wear a royal blue or bright blue leotard (girls) on primary technique days. Please avoid navy or light blue as these colors are used in other levels.

Open Tech class days are free choice for leotard color and black tights are acceptable. Boys in co-ed classes can wear a close-fitting t-shirt in the level color or in black or white.

All levels wear:

• level-specific color leotard
• pink ballet tights in primary technique and pointe classes
• pink ballet shoes
• hair fully secured for class - ballet bun or French twist, neat and smooth
• optional: a single-layer dance skirt or close-fitting pair of shorts

Character requires a knee-length black character skirt and heeled character shoes.

See dress code for more information on this policy and to view all levels.

In the spring semester, dancers will learn one recital dance per enrolled primary technique class.

Depending on the distribution of classes, usually dancers in this level perform in three to six recitals.

Recital costume fees are now factored into tuition costs. There will be no additional costume fee in the 2023-24 Season.

STORY BALLETS

Doxa generally presents a story ballet in the fall/winter (December) or in the spring (April), or both. Students must meet and maintain Cultivate path requirements in order to be eligible for participation.

There is a $50 participation fee per dancer for each story ballet, which are pooled and used to buy tights and ballet flats for the cast, depending on character roles.

Story ballets require extensive rehearsals outside of regular class times. Dancers are expected to be at all rehearsals scheduled for their given roles. A limited number of conflicts can be declared at the outset of each participation opportunity, which will be considered in casting and rehearsal scheduling. Once the rehearsal schedule is set, dancers are expected to prioritize rehearsals over future conflicts which may arise. Families who cannot make this commitment with their dancer should opt for recital participation only, or non-performing status.

ENSEMBLES

Violets are considered for the Doxa ensemble called Kerusso which meets on Saturdays. Depending on numbers in any given season, this group may be either auditioned or invitation only.

To maintain level placement in this Cultivate Path level, eligibility for pointe placement, and story ballet casting opportunities, dancers must:

• Adhere to dress code every class (dancers not in dress code with hair properly secured will not be allowed to take cultivate-level classes).
• Demonstrate an "advanced dancer" mindset, defined as an eagerness to refine the finer details of technique.
• Enroll in required class load and maintain consistent attendance.
• Attend a lower level class or a mixed-level open tech class as make-up if absent in regular technique classes.
• Pass the Vocabulary IV Test
• Complete Exercises assigned as homework according to stated deadlines
• Participate in Movement Assessments when scheduled (usually annually)
• Receive a positive evaluation of conduct, work ethic, and technical improvement, which includes pointe placement.
  
• If cast in a story ballet, prioritize scheduled rehearsals over outside conflicts (maximum of 3 excused absences allowed per production). Story ballet participation is optional and can be determined at the outset of each production.

• class load can meet school PE credit requirement (5 class hours) - request paperwork from your school
• students are on track for potential partnering opportunities
• students are eligible for merit-based level advancement consideration
• in addition to performing in the recital, students are eligible for story ballet productions
• students are eligible for Doxa ensemble participation, when offered
• training is conducive to furthering study through college degree majors, trainee programs, or professional settings