Youth Season 2024-2025
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Weekly Class Schedule
Creative Dance (ages 5-8)
Tuesdays 3:30PM-4:15PM with Heather Wilder
Modern 1:
Wednesdays 4:00PM-5:00PM with Micha Scott
Jazz 1:
Fridays 4:00PM-5:00PM with Nicolette Hernandez-Kaempf
Ballet 1:
Fridays 5:00PM-6:00PM with Riley Butler
Hip Hop 1:
Saturdays 2:30PM-3:30PM with Eddie Standifer
Modern Expressive (ages 9-13):
Wednesdays 3:45PM-4:45PM with Heather Wilder
Contemporary Jazz 2B:
Mondays 4:00PM-5:00PM with Angela Chambers
Modern 2A:
Wednesdays 5:00PM-6:00PM with Micha Scott
Company 1 (Invite only):
Wednesdays 6:00PM-6:45PM with Micha Scott
Modern 2B:
Thursdays 4:00PM-5:00PM with Micha Scott
Company 2 (Invite only):
Thursdays 5:00PM-6:00PM with Molly Katzman & Micha Scott
Ballet 2A:
Fridays 4:00PM-5:00PM with Riley Butler
Jazz 2:
Fridays 5:00PM-6:00PM with Nicolette Hernandez-Kaempf
Ballet 2B:
Fridays 6:00PM-7:00PM with Riley Butler
Ballet 2B/3:
Saturdays 11:00AM-12:30PM with Raina Sacksteder
PrePointe 2B/3:
Saturdays 12:30-1:00PM with Raina Sacksteder
Hip Hop 2/3:
Saturdays 1:30PM-2:30PM with Eddie Standifer
Jazz 3:
Mondays 4:00PM-5:00PM with Nicolette Hernandez-Kaempf
Contemporary Jazz 3:
Mondays 5:00PM-6:00PM with Angela Chambers
Ballet 3:
Tuesdays 4:00PM-5:30PM with Raina Sacksteder
Modern 3:
Tuesdays 5:30PM-6:30PM with Micha Scott
Contemporary 3:
Thursdays 4:00PM-5:00PM with Molly Katzman
Company 3 (Invite only):
Thursdays 5:00PM-6:00PM with Micha Scott & Molly Katzman
Ballet 2B/3:
Saturdays 11:00-12:30PM with Raina Sacksteder
PrePointe 2B/3:
Saturdays 12:30PM-1:00PM with Raina Sacksteder
Hip Hop 2/3:
Saturdays 1:30PM-2:30PM with Eddie Standifer
Jazz 4:
Mondays 5:00PM-6:00PM with Nicolette Hernandez-Kaempf
Contemporary Jazz 4:
Mondays 6:00PM-7:00PM with Angela Chambers
Modern 4:
Tuesdays 4:15PM-5:30PM with Micha Scott
Ballet 4:
Tuesdays 5:30PM-7:00PM with Raina Sacksteder
Pointe 4:
Tuesdays 7PM-7:30PM with Raina Sacksteder
Ballet Company 4/5 (Invite Only):
Tuesdays 7:30PM-8:30PM with Raina Sacksteder
Contemporary 4:
Thursdays 6:00PM-7:00PM with Molly Katzman
Company 4 (Invite only):
Thursdays 7:00PM-8:00PM with Molly Katzman & Micha Scott
(Tentative) Ballet Company 4/5:
Fridays 7:00PM-8:30PM with Raina Sacksteder
Teen Hip Hop:
Saturdays 12:30PM-1:30PM with Eddie Standifer
Ballet 4/5:
Saturdays 1:30PM-3:00PM with Raina Sacksteder
PrePointe 4/5
Saturdays 3PM-3:30PM with Raina Sacksteder
Ballet 5:
Mondays 6:00PM-7:30PM with Raina Sacksteder
Pointe 5:
Mondays 7:30PM-8PM with Raina Sacksteder
Jazz 5:
Mondays 8:00PM-9:00PM with Nicolette Hernandez-Kaempf
Ballet Company 4/5 (Invitation Only):
Tuesdays 7:30PM-8:30PM with Raina Sacksteder
Contemporary Jazz 5:
Wednesdays 4:45PM-6:00PM with Angela Chambers
Contemporary 5:
Wednesdays 6:00PM-7:00PM with Molly Katzman
Modern 5:
Thursdays 6:00PM-7:00PM with Micha Scott
Company 5 (Invite only):
Thursdays 7:00PM-8:00PM with Molly Katzman & Micha Scott
(Tentative) Ballet Company 4/5:
Fridays 7:00PM-8:30PM with Raina Sacksteder
Teen Hip Hop:
Saturdays 12:30PM-1:30PM with Eddie Standifer
Ballet 4/5:
Saturdays 1:30PM-3:00PM with Raina Sacksteder
Pointe 4/5
Saturdays 3:00PM-3:30PM with Raina Sacksteder
Youth Company Schedules
Modern 2A:
Wednesdays 5:00PM-6:00PM with Micha Scott
Company 1 (Invite Only)
Wednesdays 6:00PM-6:45PM with Micha Scott
Ballet 2A:
Fridays 4:00PM-5:00PM with Riley Butler
Jazz 2:
Fridays 5:00PM-6:00PM with Nicolette Hernandez-Kaempf
Contemporary Jazz 2B:
Mondays 4:00PM-5:00PM with Angela Chambers
Modern 2B:
Thursdays 4:00PM-5:00PM with Micha Scott
Company 2 (Invite only):
Thursdays 5:00PM-6:00PM with Molly Katzman & Micha Scott
Ballet 2B:
Fridays 6:00PM-7:00PM with Riley Butler
Jazz 2:
Fridays 5:00PM-6:00PM with Nicolette Hernandez-Kaempf
Ballet 2B/3:
Saturdays 11:00AM-12:30PM with Raina Sacksteder
Jazz 3:
Mondays 4:00PM-5:00PM with Nicolette Hernandez-Kaempf
Contemporary Jazz 3:
Mondays 5:00PM-6:00PM with Angela Chambers
Ballet 3:
Tuesdays 4:00PM-5:30PM with Raina Sacksteder
Modern 3:
Tuesdays 5:30PM-6:30PM with Micha Scott
Contemporary 3:
Thursdays 4:00PM-5:00PM with Molly Katzman
Company 3 (Invite only):
Thursdays 5:00PM-6:00PM with Micha Scott & Molly Katzman
Ballet 2B/3:
Saturdays 11:00AM-12:30PM with Raina Sacksteder
Jazz 4:
Mondays 5:00PM-6:00PM with Nicolette Hernandez-Kaempf
Contemporary Jazz 4:
Mondays 6:00PM-7:00PM with Angela Chambers
Modern 4:
Tuesdays 4:15PM-5:30PM with Micha Scott
Ballet 4:
Tuesdays 5:30PM-6:45PM with Raina Sacksteder
Contemporary 4:
Thursdays 6:00PM-7:00PM with Molly Katzman
Company 4 (Invite only):
Thursdays 7:00PM-8:00PM with Molly Katzman & Micha Scott
Ballet 4/5:
Saturdays 1:30PM-3:00PM with Raina Sacksteder
Ballet 5:
Mondays 6:00PM-7:30PM with Raina Sacksteder
Jazz 5:
Mondays 8:00PM-9:00PM with Nicolette Hernandez-Kaempf
Contemporary Jazz 5:
Wednesdays 4:45PM-6:00PM with Angela Chambers
Contemporary 5:
Wednesdays 6:00PM-7:00PM with Molly Katzman
Modern 5:
Thursdays 6:00PM-7:00PM with Micha Scott
Company 5 (Invite only):
Thursdays 7:00PM-8:00PM with Molly Katzman & Micha Scott
Ballet 4/5:
Saturdays 1:30PM-3:00PM with Raina Sacksteder
Ballet Company Schedule
Mondays:
*Ballet 5 6:00-7:30
Pointe 5 7:30-8:00
Tuesdays:
Ballet 4 5:30-7:00
Pointe 4 7:00-7:30
Ballet Company Rehearsal 7:30-8:30
Fridays:
Ballet Company Class 7:00-8:30
Saturdays:
Ballet 4/5 1:30-3:00
Pointe 4/5 3:00-3:30
*Level 4 Ballet Company dancers who are not in another TWDCC class at this time should attend Ballet 5.
Mondays:
Ballet 5 6:00-7:30
Pointe 5 7:30-8:00
Tuesdays:
Ballet 4 5:30-7:00,
Pointe 4 7:00-7:30,
Ballet Company Rehearsal 7:30-8:30
Fridays:
Ballet Company Class 7:00-8:30
Saturdays:
Ballet 4/5 1:30-3:00,
Pointe 4/5 3:00-3:30
2024-2025 Season Start Date:
8/19/24
No Classes:
Labor Day: 9/2/24
Halloween: 10/31/24
Veteran’s Day: 11/11/24
Fall Break: 11/27/24-12/1/24
Winter Break: 12/23/24-1/5/25
*Classes start 1/6/25
President’s Day: 2/17/25
Spring Break: 4/7-4/12 *Classes resume 4/14
Last day of classes: 5/17/25
Final showcase:
5/18/25
(Exact tech rehearsal/performance time TBA! Please save the whole day for the Spring Showcase)
Class Descriptions & Teaching Artist Bios
Pricing
- Studio Director tracks attendance and tuition payments. Your card will be safely stored and charged automatically each month.
- Tuition is based on how many classes/week the dancer enrolls in. Tuition is charged monthly.
Tuition for the current month will be charged monthly on the 5th of each month.
There is a $30 nonrefundable, one-time per year, per student Registration Fee applied to your initial purchase. SCOPE Students are required to pay Registration Fees. - August and May are pro-rated for the partial month of classes.
- The second and following siblings will automatically receive 10% off each monthly autopay.
1 Class/Week: $70/month
2 Class/Week: $120/month
3 Class/Week: $165/month
4 Class/Week: $210/month
5 Class/Week: $255/month
6 Class/Week: $295/month
7 Class/Week: $325/month
8 Class/Week: $355/month
9+ Class/Week: $375/month
TWDCC Studio Policies
- Studio Director tracks attendance and tuition payments. Your card will be safely stored and charged automatically each month.
Tuition is based on how many classes/week the dancer enrolls in. Tuition is charged monthly. - Tuition for the current month will be charged monthly on the 5th of each month.
There is a $30 nonrefundable, one-time per year, per student Registration Fee applied to your initial purchase. SCOPE Students are required to pay Registration Fees. - August and May are pro-rated for the partial month of classes.
- The second and following siblings will automatically receive 10% off each monthly autopay.
COVID Protocols
- Masks are optional for all Youth dancers.
- Dancers who feel ill in any way should not come to class, and should notify us of the absence with an email to youthprogram@tanneryworlddance.com.
How to Register
1. Click the big blue button link below and use these instructions to walk through registration.
If you don’t yet have a Studio Director profile with TWDCC, choose: “Click Here to Register” under “New to Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center?” OR for continuing students, log in with your login credentials and skip to STEP 5.
2. Fill out your contact information (Parent’s information).
Add all email addresses that you want to receive studio updates and news.
TIP: write down the email address and password that you enter here AND save it to your computer!
3. Fill out the Student’s Information.
4. Complete the waiver. Click “Accept”.
For parents registering more than one dancer, choose “Add another student to this Account,” then complete step 3, 4, and 5 for the 2nd and 3rd dancers.
5. Choose the orange “Enroll in A Class” button.
View the weekly class schedule. Click on the title of the classes you want to enroll in, then click “Yes” to accept the enrollment.
6. Scroll down to “Enroll in another class” to add more classes to your enrollment, or choose “Checkout” to finalize your enrollment.
Repeat for each dancer.
Remember: during the 2 week trial period, we may re-assign you to a class that’s a better fit.
7. After enrolling each dancer in all their classes, click the blue “CHECKOUT” button.
TIP: If you do not checkout and purchase within 24 hours, you will be notified via email that you were not enrolled in your classes, and you will need to re-enroll.
8. Review your classes.
Make sure you are enrolled in the classes you are eligible for and want to take. Click “Next.”
9. Click on the 3 lines in the top left corner.
Choose: “Edit Payment Info On File”.
10. Enter your payment method.
Choose: “Enter a New Payment method”
Choose: “Save” to review your payment information.
Your dancer and family registration is complete!
Students new to TWDCC
Please fill out the New Student Intake Form by clicking on the button below. TWDCC’s Youth Program Director Angela Chambers will contact you in 3-5 business days with your class placement and registration instructions.
SCOPE Scholarship
Supporting Creativity, Opportunity, Passion, and Excellence in Dance
Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center was founded on the principle that dance should be accessible to all. We believe that the arts, and specifically dance, provide an avenue for youth to experience discipline, confidence, and growth. SCOPEDance supports low-income and under-represented youth in Santa Cruz County. Our outreach program brings dance to as many children county-wide as possible.
SCOPE families are required to pay for costume and registration fees, as well as a monthly administrative fee. All SCOPE families will be informed of all costs with notice of their scholarship after submitting an application.
Families that have a need for partial or full assistance for tuition fill out our SCOPE application. Depending on availability and funding, we will contact you within 2 weeks of submitting your application for approval or to be placed on our waitlist.
FAQ
If you danced at TWDCC last year, please register for the same level you were in last year.
Company members must take required classes in their Company invite and are able to take other pre-approved extra classes.
If you have not danced with us before, please fill out the New Student Intake Form. TWDCC’s Youth Program Director Angela Chambers will contact you with registration instructions and a leveling assignment within 3-5 business days.
The first two classes that a dancer takes in any class will be an assessment period for their teacher to ensure the class is the correct level for the dancer’s development. There is a possibility the dancer may be moved to a more appropriate level in their first few weeks of a class.
It’s all good.
Reset your password by following the instructions on the Log In page.
We understand if in the first few classes, you are still acquiring your dance gear. Please come prepared in clothes your dancer can move in, like a t-shirt and leggings.
Discount Dance Supply is a reliable online source for dance clothes (there aren’t any retailers in Santa Cruz). You can also check out Dancewear Solutions, another online retailer.
We have a shoe bin with lightly used ballet and jazz shoes for young dancers to use/keep if the shoe fits. Please come early to class, and inquire about the shoe bin so we can try to find a pair that can work for your dancer.
All students taking Jazz, Modern, Contemporary, and Contemporary Jazz are required to wear a solid colored leotard or tank top & black leggings or tights/hair tightly pulled back in a bun, ponytail. Jazz requires jazz shoes, Modern, Contemporary and Contemporary Jazz require bare feet.
Ballet attire (Ballet 1-5 levels): Girls should wear a black leotard, skin color tights and ballet slippers. Boys should wear a white shirt, black leggings, and black ballet slippers.
Hip Hop dancers may wear shirt/tank top & sweatpants. Hip Hop 1/2 and 3/4 are barefoot, Teen Hip Hop requires clean sneakers.
TWDCC does not allow dancers to wear short shorts or midriff tops in class.
Please email us at youthprogram@tanneryworlddance.com. Your monthly payment will be pro-rated from when you notify us of the drop.
