Studio Division
Turning Pointe offers a carefully constructed curriculum which introduces ballet steps and concepts at an age-appropriate pace.  Our teachers are warm, caring Christians who lovingly instruct your child and provide excellent role models of Godly young women.  Recreational Division students have an in-studio performance at Christmas time, and a formal recital in May.

Tiny Tots, Cherubs, Kinder Ballet:
Dancers will be introduced to the basic dance terminology of ballet. A balance of focus and fun, spatial awareness, flexibility, coordination, balance, expression, and hearing music are explored through the joy of movement while worshipping God.

Combo Classes:
Students will increase their understanding of ballet while developing coordination and rhythm through tap dance. Half of the class time will be focused on ballet, and the other half on tap! In the jazz/tap combo it the class will be focused on the rhythm of tap and the energy of jazz.

Primary and Ballet 1-5:
Dancers will develop rhythm, coordination, flexibility, listening skills, balance, and musicality through activities such as: stretching, strengthening muscles by doing ballet barre exercises, and learning center floor progressions. They will also be encouraged in creative worship and improvisation, unleashing the grace and creativity that God has put in them.

Lyrical/Worship Dance:
This class will combine ballet technique and contemporary dance styles to explore ways God created our bodies to move. We will focus on combining ballet and modern technique, as well as cultivate individual expression and innovation through creative worship.

Jazz:
Students are introduced to a jazz dance vocabulary including: stretches, isolations, turns, jumps, and combinations. Students will gain a better understanding of rhythms, all choreographed to wholesome music. In this class you will learn the fundamentals of urban hip hop, muscle isolation, and movement to different beats. This class is a fun way for boys and girls to learn a different style of dance that is very popular with a different energy.  Be ready to let loose and have fun!

Hip-Hop:
This class is an opportunity for students to explore different rhythms and styles of dance that are both classic and new age. In our hip hop classes, Melissa will be teaching the students isolation, rhythm, control, intricacy, and fluidity in their movements. Students will learn to hear beats and move in ways that will benefit all forms of dance. Students will be challenged to let go of all insecurities and maybe even look a little silly. Through this class students will gain self confidence and learn to encourage and affirm one another in their gifts. In taking this class, students will learn to put movement to sound and in doing so learn to love themselves and dance even more. All for the glory of God.

Musical Theater / Broadway Jazz:
This class is an introduction to the Broadway/Musical Theater genre. This class will provide students the opportunity to explore acting exercises, simple movement for musical theater and an introduction to singing. Students will learn songs and movement from current and classic musicals and must be comfortable with learning to sing, act and dance as we will be putting all of these together.

Contemporary Jazz/Worship:
This class is designed to train dancers in Jazz Technique. Mrs. Djonbalaj's approach to jazz training in fairly classic. She involves technique training in her warm-up, flexibility focus, leaps and turns and ends with choreography. Jessi uses Christian music and topics to integrate into her classes because she believes dance is simply a wonderful media to spread the Love of Christ. Class will always begin with a devotional verse for dancers to explore throughout the physical training of class. A large emphasis is placed on personal prayer and exploration of God's Word through improvisation time at the end of each class. This aids dancers in finding their own creative voice that God directs and places inside the artist's heart.

 Training Division:
For students ages 10 and up who have had 3 or more consecutive years of dance. The Training Division is for dancers, ages 10 through young adult, who are interested in studying Classical Ballet. Studying ballet takes repetition, drive, and commitment. At Turning Pointe we provide unique pre-professional Classical Ballet training for students in a Christian environment and encourage students to train their bodies and spirits for the glory of God.  In this division, dancers are required to come to ballet technique 3 times and week and choose an elective (contemporary jazz, hip hop, pilates, modern, etc).  Moving up to the next level is based on ability, not age. A placement class is required to audition for this program.