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Our Dance Studio

121 Ashmun Street, Suite E

Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783


Entrance is located on Ashmun Street, facing the side of the 1668 Winery. Parking is available in the Pavilion across from Island Books & Crafts. 


For the Studio Room:  Turn Right at the top of the stairs; our lobby is on the left up there.  

For the Office: Turn Left at the top of the stairs, we are the office on the end.

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Registration Information

Enrollment Periods

Enrollment Periods

Enrollment Periods

Academic Year Classes

30 Week Session

Registration July 1st - August 31st

Classes September through May

  • Late Registrants Accepted until last Saturday in November
  • Pointe Dancers Must Be Assessed by Studio Owner
  • Auditions Held in August for Elite Performer Dance 


Summer Intensive (Beginning 2023)

8 Week Session

Registration April 1st - June 1st

Classes June though August 


Tuition Fees

Enrollment Periods

Enrollment Periods

Recreational Dance: 

Registration Fee $25

$10/Adult Classes ($5 with Punch Card!) 

$12/Week for Recreational Class

$15/Week for Combo Classes


*Class Wear Additional*


Elite Performer Dance: 

$800 Community Troupe Fee

$1200 Competition Team Fee

$1400 Competition Duo/Trio Fee

$1600 Competition Solo Fee 


*Warm Up Additional*


Performance Fees

Enrollment Periods

Performance Fees

Summer Showcase (Beginning 2023)

$100 Participation Fee 

$50 Costume Fee


Christmas Revue 

$100 Participation Fee 

$85 Costume Fee All Dancers 


Academic Year Recital

$150 Participation Fee  

$85 Costume Fee All Dancers 


*Tickets Additional* 

Recreational Styles Offered

Ballet

Age 3-6

Dancers at this age learn fundamental body mechanics, basic steps, and introductory French terms, with a review of basic positions through ballet-based curriculum. Our curriculum introduces barre exercises with a combination of center floor work and across-the-floor activities. Class also included imaginative-based learning to promote future choreography skills and keep dancers engaged, as well as action-based dances to promote rhythm and musicality through the Ready Set Dance Program.


Age 7-9

This course reviews fundamental body mechanics, basic steps, and body positions. Skills and combinations were taught in French, with English translations, following mainly the Cecchetti Method. Curriculum utilizes barre exercises and a combination of center floor work and across-the-floor activities; while emphasizing that Ballet is a highly technical form which requires hard work, dedication, and discipline. Dancers focused on building the strength, flexibility and control needed to execute Ballet moves.


By Skill Level (Age 10+)

This course focuses on advancing body mechanics, intricate footwork, and elevating displays of body positions. Skills and combinations were taught largely in French, with minimal English translations. Dancers were exposed to the Cecchetti, Vaganova (Russian), Royal Academy, and Balanchine methods. Curriculum utilizes barre exercises and a combination of center floor work and across-the-floor activities; while emphasizing that Ballet is a highly technical form which requires hard work, dedication, and discipline. Dancers focused on building the strength, flexibility and control needed to execute highly advanced Ballet moves, through batterie, jumps, leaps, and turns. As dancers progress through the year, curriculum became increasingly intricate.


Lyrical

Age 7-9

Lyrical class curriculum is based on ballet technique layered with continuous movement, learning to express breath through movement and communicate emotion through dance moves. Dancers learned to interpret song lyrics and apply them to real life experiences. Skill development (jumps, leaps, turns, kicks) is a crucial part of the curriculum, to include seamless progressions between skills and through varying levels of space. Dancers also learned to create improvisational movement through cue cards, as well as special awareness in moving formations.  


By Skill Level (Age 10+)

Lyrical class curriculum is based on ballet technique layered with continuous movement, learning to express breath through movement and communicate emotion through dance moves. Dancers were taught to then express the depth of meaning in songs through movement, with the intention to evoke emotion from viewers. Skill enhancement (jumps, leaps, turns, kicks) is a crucial part of the curriculum, to include seamless transitions through varying levels and directions of space. Dancers also learned about improvisational techniques through the Teddy Forance curriculum of CLI Studios.

Pointe

Beginner (PrePointe)

This course is designed to help dancers understand the dedication and safety precautions needed for successful pointe dancing. Dancers learn the parts of the shoe, and how to adequately strengthen and tone the body to work through that shoe with proper alignment. Dancers practice sewing, gluing, and tying pointe shoes properly while learning about foot care and shoe maintenance. Dancers also learn classroom etiquette and structure for advanced ballet dancing. 


Intermediate / Advanced

This course focused on advancing body mechanics, intricate footwork, and elevating displays of body positions. Skills and combinations were taught largely in French, with minimal English translations. Dancers followed the CLI Studios “On Pointe” curriculum by professional dancer Melissa Sandvig as well as the “Perfect Pointe” program by dance physiotherapist Lisa Howell. Dancers focused on building the strength, flexibility and control needed to execute Ballet moves with proper foot care and shoe maintenance. As dancers progressed through the year, curriculum became increasingly intricate.

Acrobatic Dance

  Age 3-6

This class focused on increased flexibility, balance, strength, muscle control, taking turns, and self-awareness; lessons were completed at each student's individual level of experience. Dancers learned the foundations of Acrobatic Dance art through the Acrobatic Arts Primary & Levels 1-3 Syllabus. Class included imaginative-based learning to promote future choreography skills and keep dancers engaged, as well as action-based dances to promote rhythm and musicality. 


Age 7-9

This class focused on increased flexibility, balance, strength, muscle control, taking turns, and self-awareness; lessons were completed at each student's individual level of experience. Dancers learned the foundations of Acrobatic Dance art through the Acrobatic Arts Levels 2-5 Syllabus. Class included imaginative-based learning to promote future choreography skills and keep dancers engaged, as well as action-based dances to promote rhythm and musicality. 


By Skill Level (Age 10+)

Acro is not a gymnastics class; it is a dance class. Class included upper and lower body conditioning as well as a rigorous warm-up to help prepare dancers for intense skills. This curriculum focuses on increased flexibility, balance, strength, muscle control, musicality, rhythm, smooth transitions, discipline, and concentration. This level followed Acrobatic Arts Levels 3-8 and Pre-Professional Syllabus, with additional supportive materials from the Acro Dance Teacher’s Association and CLI Studios; lessons are completed at each student's individual level of experience. These courses meet twice per week and focus on seamless transitions through varying levels and directions of space.

Tap

Age 4-6 & 7-9

Tap class is designed to develop rhythm, style, and sound. Exercises focused on building flexibility of the knee and ankles, coordination, and speed of movement to integrate musicality and percussion. Dancers learned how to articulate their toes and heels to make a variety of sounds as well as how to combine them to make musical patterns. Class included imaginative-based learning to promote future choreography skills and keep dancers engaged, as well as action-based dances to promote rhythm and musicality through the Ready Set Dance Program.


By Skill Level (Age 10+)

Tap class is designed to develop rhythm, style, and sound. Exercises focused on building flexibility of the knee and ankles, coordination, and speed of movement to integrate musicality and percussion. Dancers learned terminology from a variety of tap styles as well as how to combine them to make advanced musical patterns. As dancers progressed through the year, curriculum became increasingly intricate.

Jazz

Age 5-6 & 7-9

Jazz dancers focused on learning proper dance technique, improving performance quality, and developing complex choreography to various rhythms. Dancers were exposed to various styles of jazz to help develop a well-rounded dancer. Class curriculum is based on ballet technique layered with traditional jazz movement and includes a proper warm-up, stretches, across-the-floor progressions, and combinations. This class worked on skills such as turns, leaps, jumps, kicks, footwork, and smoothly transitioning them to the music rhythm. 


By Skill Level (Age 10+)

Jazz dancers focused on learning proper dance technique, improving performance quality and developing complex choreography to various rhythms. Dancers were exposed to various styles of jazz to help develop a well-rounded dancer. Class curriculum is based on ballet technique layered with traditional jazz movement and includes a proper warm-up, stretches, across-the-floor progressions, and combinations. This class focused level changing floorwork, double to quadruple turns, specialty leaps, jumps, kicks, and complex footwork. 


Modern

This class incorporated many of the foundations of modern dance technique, including suspension and release, fall and recovery, the use of momentum and connecting breath with movement, as well as specialized styles by well-known choreographers. Adapting skills to varying schools of thought is a crucial part of the curriculum, to include turns, kicks, leaps, and jumps. This course went through a variety of codified styles; to include Martha Graham, Jose Limon, Merce Cunningham, Isadora Duncan, Lester Horton, and Katherine Dunham. 

Technique

Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) is an innovative body-conditioning and strengthening program that has been designed to enhance students' technique by focussing on training the muscle memory required in each exercise in all forms of dance. It is a unique training system using ballet-technique specific exercises to train skill acquisition in a graded and progressive manner from junior through to advanced levels. PBT helps teachers around the world prepare their students to receive the strength they need to achieve their personal best.  The program helps with injury prevention and rehabilitation and enhances the ability of athletes to perform at their best. It can be difficult for students to feel which muscles initiate the correct alignment in training. However, with the use of an exercise ball, the students gain a great sense of posture and weight-placement whilst feeling each correct muscle group working throughout each exercise, which then stays with them when whilst performing in dance or their chosen field of sport  PBT focuses on core strength, weight placement and alignment of the body with a gradual approach of carefully designed exercises and repetitions of these exercises that trigger their muscle memory. 

Grown Up & Me

This is a class designed for dancers under age 3. It focuses on safe stretching, ballet basics, and introductory acrobatic skills, through rhythm and creative play with an adult. 

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Thank you so much for your interest in our company! We have many, many exciting things to offer you or your young dancer! Please reach out to us for a full orientation. 

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Helpful Handouts



Fall Open House (pdf)Download
Academic Year 2022-2023 Schedule (pdf)Download
Pricing Guide 2022 (pdf)Download
Assessment Schedule (pdf)Download
Convention Experience (pdf)Download
Competition Team Auditions (pdf)Download
Elite Performer Practice Guide for Auditions (pdf)Download
Community Performance Troupe Auditions (pdf)Download
20 Etiquette Basics for Young Dancers (pdf)Download
Pointe Readiness (pdf)Download
Pointe FAQs (pdf)Download
Sample Age Class Acro Lesson Plan (pdf)Download
Sample Level Class Acro Lesson Plan (pdf)Download

ASAO Dance Curriculum & Partnerships

CLI Studios

Progressing Ballet Technique

Acrobatic Arts

Our dancers are exposed to a wide variety of teaching styles and choreography techniques! 

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Acrobatic Arts

Progressing Ballet Technique

Acrobatic Arts

Our studio utilizes the AA teaching methods and syllabus for all Tumbling and Acro Classes! 

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Progressing Ballet Technique

Progressing Ballet Technique

Progressing Ballet Technique

Our studio uses this program to train muscle memory for the best technique in all dance styles! 

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Sugarfoot Therapy

International Dance Teaching Standards

Progressing Ballet Technique

This is an injury prevention conditioning program created by Dr. of Physical Therapy Nicholar Cutri!

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Lisa Howell's Pointe Program

International Dance Teaching Standards

International Dance Teaching Standards

ASAO Pointe Instructor Ashley is a member of this dance physiotherapist's program to make sure our dancers have the safest possible curriculum. 

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International Dance Teaching Standards

International Dance Teaching Standards

International Dance Teaching Standards

This is a multi-faceted certification program we use for developing our teachers' pedagogy. 

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Evolve Fitness

Dance Studio Owners Association

Evolve Fitness

We are thrilled to have a partnership with Cori McKee for Adult Fitness & Dancer Cross Training! 

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NDEO / OPDI

Dance Studio Owners Association

Evolve Fitness

This company provides our dance studio with National Education Standards and Professional Development courses. 

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Dance Studio Owners Association

Dance Studio Owners Association

Dance Studio Owners Association

ASAO is a member of this organization, which has been very helpful with our company growth! 

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Ready Set Dance

Ready Set Dance

Dance Studio Owners Association

This company offers a preschool dance accreditation program, of which ASAO is a partner. 

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Beyond the Barre

Ready Set Dance

Beyond the Barre

Our teachers receive supplemental training and curriculum add-ons through Haley Mathiot's program membership. 

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The Body Series

Ready Set Dance

Beyond the Barre

Deborah Vogel is a Michigan Dance Teacher, providing well researched information for our staff and dancers on body mechanics and safety. 

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