Early Childhood Program (Ages 2-6)
June 20 – August 3, 2024
Six Weeks at the Peabody Downtown & Towson Campuses (no classes on Thursday, July 4)
The Early Childhood Program is designed to spark innate creativity and joy in moving and to begin to build a foundation for more in-depth technical training. The four levels within this program are designed to capitalize on the young child’s physical, cognitive, and emotional development. Classes meet once a week; students are grouped by age and by readiness for class material. Creative Dance 1 sets a strong foundation for more formal dance study by strengthening movement/locomotive skills, increasing flexibility, and stimulating rhythmic awareness and expressiveness. Students are guided through structured movement and are encouraged to dance with expression and explore diverse movements. The instructor and students work for 60 minutes without caregivers, so all students must be at least 3 years old by the first day of the session. All new 3-year-olds must take a placement class to ascertain readiness for group dance instruction prior to registration. Students provide their own dance attire.
If your family would like to join our program, or learn more about what we offer, please email the Peabody Dance Office ([email protected]) and our Early Childhood Coordinator, Asya Shaw ([email protected]). We would be happy to answer your questions and assist you with any registration.
Caregiver & Me
| Class Time | Day | Class | Instructor | Location | Studio |
| 9:15-10:00 AM | Saturday | Caregiver & Me | Lisa Green-Cudek | Downtown | AHB28 |
Creative Dance
| Class Time | Day | Class | Instructor | Location | Studio |
| 9:00-10:00 AM | Saturday | Creative Dance 1 | Gail Melfi | Towson | Dance Studio |
| 10:00-11:00 AM | Saturday | Creative Dance 1 | Lisa Green-Cudek | Downtown | AHB28 |
| 10:00-11:00 AM | Saturday | Creative Dance 2 | Gail Melfi | Towson | Dance Studio |
| 11:00-12:00 PM | Saturday | Creative Dance 2 | Lisa Green-Cudek | Downtown | AHB28 |
Introduction to Ballet
| Class Time | Day | Class | Instructor | Location | Studio |
| 5:15 – 6:15 PM | Tuesday | Introduction to Ballet 1 & 2 | Gail Melfi | Towson | Dance Studio |
| 4:30-5:30 PM | Wednesday | Introduction to Ballet 1 & 2 | Lisa Green-Cudek | Downtown | AHB28 |
| 11:00-12:00 PM | Saturday | Introduction to Ballet 1 | Gail Melfi | Towson | Dance Studio |
| 12:00-1:00 PM | Saturday | Introduction to Ballet 1 | Lisa Green-Cudek | Downtown | AHB28 |
| 12:00-1:00 PM | Saturday | Introduction to Ballet 2 | Gail Melfi | Towson | Dance Studio |
| 1:00-2:00 PM | Saturday | Introduction to Ballet 2 | Lisa Green-Cudek | Downtown | AHB28 |
Class times, levels, and instructors are subject to change based on enrollment.
Registration opens January 16!