Thank you for your interest in Dancing Grounds’ Dance for Social Change (DSC) Youth Programs!
Please read the program descriptions and enrollment information carefully before completing this registration form. Our youth programs are designed to help young people build dance technique, confidence, creativity, community, and a deeper understanding of themselves and the world around them.
At Dancing Grounds, we believe liberation is a practice. We bring rigor to our dance training while recognizing the human being in front of us. That means our young people are encouraged to work hard, ask questions, take creative risks, learn from one another, and develop their own voices as artists as they continue in our programs.
Our classes draw from the Black and African Diasporic dance traditions, contemporary dance, hip-hop, ballet, modern, improvisation, and creative movement. We want young dancers to understand not only how to move, but where movement comes from, why it matters, and how dance can be a tool for connection and social change.
IMPORTANT DATES
September 4 | Registration Application Opens
September 16 | Zoom Call Informational about the School Year (optional)
September 26
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Mandatory Parent/Guardian Orientation AT DG
October 3 | Youth Programs Begin (Saturday Juniors and Teens)
October 9 | Youth Programs Begin (All Friday Classes)
October 10 | Registration closes
December 19 | Fall Performance & Opening for Spring Application
CHOOSE YOUR PROGRAM
DSC Tots | Ages 3-4
Fridays | 6:00–6:45 PM
Creative movement and modern dance foundations through play, rhythm, imagination, and exploration.
DSC Kids | Ages 5-6
Fridays | 6:00–7:00 PM
Foundations in Ballet, Modern, and Hip-Hop, with a focus on coordination, musicality, creativity, and confidence. Fall -- Concentrating on Ballet & Modern and Spring: Hiphop
DSC Juniors & Teens | Ages 7-17
Fridays | 6:45-8 PM + Saturdays, 9 AM -12PM
Training in Modern, Hip-Hop, and Afro-Diasporic Dance with opportunities for Ballet Technique, exploring theater play, choreography, improvisation, performance, and artistic development throughout the year.
Juniors are placed in Flex or Pointe based on age, experience, and individual development. Placement may change during the year as dancers grow or to further support their development.
Most teens will train alongside Team Pointe, while those new to dance or needing additional support will begin with an Intro to Dance Technique class with Team Flex.
TUITION
We believe young people deserve access to high-quality dance education regardless of their family's financial circumstances. At the same time, tuition helps us pay teaching artists, maintain our studio, purchase supplies, produce performances, and sustain the programs that make this work possible. Your tuition is an investment in your young person's growth and in the continuation of youth dance programming at Dancing Grounds. We are committed to keeping DSC accessible while also building a sustainable program. To help us do that, we offer several ways for families to participate.
DSC Program | Registration Fee One Time Per Family | Fall Semester Monthly | |
DSC Tots/Kids 1 class/week | $50 | $60/month | |
DSC Juniors 2 classes/week | $50 | $120/month | |
DSC Juniors 3 classes/week | $50 | $150/month | |
Registration fee: $50 per family, paid once per program year. This fee helps cover program supplies and materials.
Your first payment and registration fee must be submitted to secure your child's enrollment unless another arrangement has been approved by a Dancing Grounds representative.
Sibling Discount*
PAY IT FORWARD
Pay It Forward is one way our community can help make dance accessible to more families. When you choose Pay It Forward, you are paying your child's tuition plus an additional contribution that helps subsidize access for another dancer.
If your family has the ability to contribute more, we welcome you to help us make dance possible for another young person. Consider giving $10-$30 extra monthly or an flat amount towards a youth scholarship.
Pay It Forward is an optional tuition level, not a requirement for enrollment
Need Financial Assistance?
We never want finances to be the reason a young person cannot dance. However, we do not have the funding available due to the pull back in grant funding on the arts to support scholarships.
Families requesting financial assistance will need to email chanice@dancingrounds.org and will need to actively participate in fundraising for their youth.
We also encourage families who are able to seek community sponsorships from family members, businesses, schools, faith communities, and other community partners to help pay for youth tuition to do so. Dancing Grounds can provide you language.
FAMILY PARTICIPATION & COMMUNITY SUPPORT
DSC is more than a weekly dance class. We are building a community around young people. Throughout the year, families will be invited to participate in:
One important way families can support DSC is by participating in our fundraising efforts. We ask families to contribute in ways that are realistic for their household through attending events, sharing our work, bringing us ideas, connecting us with potential sponsors, volunteering, or making a financial contribution when possible.
Our goal is to build a culture where the whole community helps make youth dance possible.
NEXT STEPS
Important: Submitting this registration form does not automatically guarantee enrollment. Your child's spot is secured once the registration fee and first tuition payment have been received, unless you have made another arrangement with a Dancing Grounds representative.
After submitting this form, please proceed to the payment link provided to complete your first payment and registration fee.
If you have questions about tuition, financial assistance, program placement, or Pay It Forward, please contact the Dancing Grounds team.
We are excited to dance, learn, create, and grow with your young person!
Contact Me:
Program Director | Chanice Holmes chanice@dancingrounds.org