2024 - 2025 | Professional Division

Name
Days
Location
YP Academy - Classical Ballet
The Young Professionals’ Academy's classical ballet class is an engaging and intensive 60-minute experience. Students delve deep into the history, vocabulary, and practice of the George Balanchine classical ballet technique. With a strong focus on body alignment, foot articulation, musicality, and performance, the class offers comprehensive training at the barre and center floor.

This course is an essential component of the TMJ School of Dance Professional Division and is mandatory for all YP Academy students.

Class Dress Code

Girls:
• Navy Leotard
• Pink Alignment Belt
• Flesh Tone Tights
• Flesh Tone Ballet Shoes

Boys:
• Navy Leotard
• Navy Leggings
• Flesh Tone Ballet Shoes
Monday
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
TMJ School of Dance
YP Academy - Horton
The Young Professionals’ Academy Horton class is an exhilarating 60-minute session for those at an advanced beginner level in the Lester Horton Modern Technique. Students in this class will dive deep into the history, terminology, and practical application of the Horton technique, covering key elements such as The Warm-Up (including Flatbacks and Laterals), Floor Progressions, Balance Studies, and Fortification Studies. The Horton technique forms the core of the choreography performed by the internationally acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

This course is an essential component of the TMJ School of Dance Professional Division and is mandatory for all YP Academy students.

Class Dress Code

Girls:
• Navy Leotard
• Navy Leggings

Boys:
• Navy Leotard
• Navy Leggings
Monday
7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
TMJ School of Dance
YP Academy - Ballet (PBT)
The Young Professionals’ Academy Ballet (PBT) class offers an intensive 60-minute training session tailored to advanced beginners in the Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) Curriculum. This innovative program prioritizes muscle memory development through ballet-specific exercises to condition and strengthen the body. It is designed to proactively prevent and rehabilitate injuries, enhance posture, optimize weight placement, and build a strong core, making it an ideal choice for dancers and athletes.

This course is an essential component of the TMJ School of Dance Professional Division and is mandatory for all YP Academy students.

Class Dress Code

Girls:
• Navy Leotard
• Flesh Tone Tights
• White Crew Socks
Boys:
• Navy Leotard
• Navy Dance Shorts
• White Crew Socks
Tuesday
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
TMJ School of Dance
YP Academy - Jazz
The Young Professionals' Academy Jazz class is an invigorating 60-minute session designed for intermediate-level students. Engaging participants with high-energy movements, the class emphasizes physicality, rhythmic precision, body form, and individual style. The comprehensive curriculum, which covers an aerobic warm-up, center floor movement study, floor progressions, stretch and flexibility exercises, and leg extension development, ensures that students receive a high-quality education in dance.

This course is an essential component of the TMJ School of Dance Professional Division and is mandatory for all YP Academy students.

Class Dress Code

Girls:
• Navy Leotard
• Navy Boy cut Brief
• Flesh Tone Tights
• Nude Jazz Shoes
Boys:
• Navy Leotard
• Navy Dance Shorts
• Black Crew Socks
• Black Jazz Shoes
Tuesday
7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
TMJ School of Dance
TMJ Dance Company Class
The TMJ Dance Company serves as the official ambassador of the TMJ School of Dance. This program offers weekly company classes and rehearsals for upcoming performances and concerts. Membership in the TMJ Dance Company is exclusively by invitation.
Saturday
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
TMJ School of Dance

2024 - 2025 | Primary Division

Name
Days
Location
Primary Ballet Combo (B)
The Primary Ballet Combo is a dynamic 60-minute class designed to give students a comprehensive introduction to ballet. In this class, students will learn fundamental ballet techniques and explore creative movement and acrobatics.
The class will focus on developing a solid foundation in ballet steps and positions while enhancing students' motor skills and coordination through engaging exercises incorporating musical qualities, rhythms, storytelling with movement, and free dance with various props. This inclusive approach fosters a well-rounded understanding of ballet while nurturing creativity and physical coordination.

This class is a component of the TMJ School of Dance Open Division.

Class Dress Code

Girls:
• Pink Leotard
• Pink Tutu
• Flesh Tone Tights
• Flesh Tone Ballet Shoes

Boys:
• Light Blue Leotard
• Navy Leggings
• Flesh Tone Ballet Shoes
Tuesday
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
TMJ School of Dance

Spring Training Academy

Name
Days
Location
Primary Combo (Ages 4 -5)
The Primary Ballet Combo is a dynamic 60-minute class designed to give students a comprehensive introduction to ballet. In this class, students will learn fundamental ballet techniques and explore creative movement and acrobatics.
The class will focus on developing a solid foundation in ballet steps and positions while enhancing students' motor skills and coordination through engaging exercises incorporating musical qualities, rhythms, storytelling with movement, and free dance with various props. This inclusive approach fosters a well-rounded understanding of ballet while nurturing creativity and physical coordination.

This class is a component of the TMJ School of Dance Open Division.

Class Dress Code

Girls:
• Pink Leotard
• Pink Tutu
• Flesh Tone Tights
• Flesh Tone Ballet Shoes

Boys:
• Light Blue Leotard
• Navy Leggings
• Flesh Tone Ballet Shoes
Saturday
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
TMJ School of Dance
Primary Combo (Ages 6 -7)
The Primary Ballet Combo is a dynamic 60-minute class designed to give students a comprehensive introduction to ballet. In this class, students will learn fundamental ballet techniques and explore creative movement and acrobatics.
The class will focus on developing a solid foundation in ballet steps and positions while enhancing students' motor skills and coordination through engaging exercises incorporating musical qualities, rhythms, storytelling with movement, and free dance with various props. This inclusive approach fosters a well-rounded understanding of ballet while nurturing creativity and physical coordination.

This class is a component of the TMJ School of Dance Open Division.

Class Dress Code

Girls:
• Pink Leotard
• Pink Tutu
• Flesh Tone Tights
• Flesh Tone Ballet Shoes

Boys:
• Light Blue Leotard
• Navy Leggings
• Flesh Tone Ballet Shoes
Saturday
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
TMJ School of Dance
Pre - YP Ballet | Jazz Combo (Ages 8 -10)
Pre-YP Ballet | Jazz Combo is an exhilarating 90-minute class that focuses on developing students' movement physicality, rhythmic precision, body form, and individual style. This high-energy session includes specialized training to enhance strength, flexibility, and conditioning techniques, focusing on mastering dance fundamentals.

This introductory class aims to cultivate a strong sense of body alignment and foster familiarity with fundamental ballet vocabulary and techniques. It will cover foundational barre exercises and center work to build a solid ballet foundation.

Class Dress Code
Girls:
• Light Blue Leotard
• Pink Alignment Belt
• Flesh Tone Tights
• Flesh Tone Ballet Shoes
Boys:
• Light Blue Leotard
• Navy Leggings
• Flesh Tone Ballet Shoes
Saturday
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
TMJ School of Dance
Pre - YP Ballet | Jazz Combo (Ages 11-13)
Pre-YP Ballet | Jazz Combo is an exhilarating 90-minute class that focuses on developing students' movement physicality, rhythmic precision, body form, and individual style. This high-energy session includes specialized training to enhance strength, flexibility, and conditioning techniques, focusing on mastering dance fundamentals.

This introductory class aims to cultivate a strong sense of body alignment and foster familiarity with fundamental ballet vocabulary and techniques. It will cover foundational barre exercises and center work to build a solid ballet foundation.

Class Dress Code
Girls:
• Light Blue Leotard
• Pink Alignment Belt
• Flesh Tone Tights
• Flesh Tone Ballet Shoes
Boys:
• Light Blue Leotard
• Navy Leggings
• Flesh Tone Ballet Shoes
Saturday
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
TMJ School of Dance