August 20, 2023-June 9, 2024

Name
Days
Location
Monday Intermediate Acro -- 5:30 PM
Intermediate acro class for dancers ages 8+ who have can backbend down and back up without assistance. Recommended companion class for more Dance 3-4 dancers who can backbend down and up, MS/HS Dance, and MS/HS Hip Hop.
Monday
5:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Room 4 (Yellow)
West Des Moines
Monday Preschool 2 -- 5:30 PM
Second year of preschool dance, including ballet and tap for dancers ages 4-5. Will your dancer enter Kindergarten in the fall of 2024 or did they take Preschool 1 with us last year? If so, this class is for them! Preschool 2 dancers may wish to add acrobatics and/or pre hip-hop. Most Preschool 2 dancers are not ready for more than one hour per night, so we recommend two nights if wanting to take both acro and pre hip-hop.
Monday
5:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Room 5 (Green)
West Des Moines
Monday Starlette -- 5:30 PM
Ballet and tap for Kindergarten dancers. Starlette's may wish to add acrobatics and/or pre hip-hop. Although all three classes are available on Monday, we recommend no more than one hour per night for a Starlette. Please consider a second night if wanting to take all three classes.
Monday
5:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Room 6 (Purple)
West Des Moines
Monday Acro -- 6:00 PM
Acro class for dancers ages 5-9 years old who do not backbend down and stand up on their own. Recommended class for Monday Preschool 2, Starlette, Monday Pre-Hip-Hop, and Monday Elementary Hip-Hop dancers who do not yet backbend down and stand up without assistance.
Monday
6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Room 4 (Yellow)
West Des Moines
Monday Dance 3-4 -6:00 PM
Ballet/Tap/Jazz for dancers in Grades 3-4. Dancers at this age level are encouraged to add an acro class and hip-hop class for continued development in other genre.
Monday
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Room 6 (Purple)
West Des Moines
Monday Pre Hip-Hop -- 6:30 PM
Pre Hip-Hop class for Preschool 2, Kindergarten, and 1st grade dancers.
Monday
6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Room 5 (Green)
West Des Moines
Monday Elem. Hip-Hop -- 7:00 PM
Elementary Hip-Hop for Grades 2-4.
Monday
7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Room 5 (Green)
West Des Moines
Monday MS/HS Dance -- 7:00 PM
Ballet/Jazz/Tap for dancers in middle school or high school. Recommended companion classes for dancers at this age include Intermediate Acro and MS/HS Hip-Hop. Dancers with several years of experience in the class may also visit with the office about more advanced add-on options.
Monday
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Room 6 (Purple)
West Des Moines
Monday MS/HS Hip-Hop -- 8:00 PM
Hip-Hop for Middle School/High School dancers. This is the recommended companion Hip-Hop class for those registering for the MS/HS Dance class.
Monday
8:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Room 6 (Purple)
West Des Moines
Tuesday Acro -- 5:30 PM
Acro class for dancers ages 5-9 years old who do not backbend down and stand up on their own. Recommended class for Tuesday Preschool 2, Tuesday Starlette, and Tuesday Pre-Hip-Hop dancers.
Tuesday
5:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Room 4 (Yellow)
West Des Moines
Tuesday Dance 1-2 -- 5:30 PM
Ballet/Tap/Jazz for Dancers in Grades 1 and 2. Dancers at this age level are encouraged to add Acro and/or a Hip-Hop class to begin developing in other areas. This class is designed to be taken two years.
Tuesday
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Room 5 (Green)
West Des Moines
Tuesday Preschool 1 -- 5:30 PM
Preschool ballet and acrobatics for boys and girls ages 3-4. (Dancers who will enter Kindergarten in the fall of 2024 or who took Preschool 1 with us last season should register for Preschool 2.)
Tuesday
5:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Room 6 (Purple)
West Des Moines
Tuesday Starlette -- 6:00 PM
Ballet and tap for Kindergarten dancers. Starlette's may wish to add acrobatics and/or pre hip-hop. Although all three classes are available on Tuesday, we recommend no more than one hour per night for a Starlette. Please consider a second night if wanting to take all three classes.
Tuesday
6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Room 6 (Purple)
West Des Moines
Tuesday Acro -- 6:30 PM
Acro class for dancers ages 5-9 years old who do not backbend down and stand up on their own. Recommended class for Tuesday Preschool 2, Tuesday Starlette, and Tuesday Pre-Hip-Hop dancers.
Tuesday
6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Room 5 (Green)
West Des Moines
Tuesday Pre Hip-Hop -- 6:30 PM
Pre Hip-Hop class for Preschool 2, Kindergarten, and 1st grade dancers.
Tuesday
6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Room 6 (Purple)
West Des Moines
Tuesday Elem. Hip-Hop -- 7:00 PM
Elementary Hip-Hop for Grades 2-4.
Tuesday
7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Room 6 (Purple)
West Des Moines
Pointe
Pre-Pointe/Pointe -- Open to BDC Team dancers in ballet levels 4 and up. This is a "bill separately" class, meaning you will pay $10+tax per month beyond your current tuition if your dancer adds this class.

Please note: As we schedule team dance rehearsal times, we will do our best to avoid scheduling pointe dancers for a team dance rehearsal during this time slot; however, if a conflict is unavoidable, team group rehearsals will take precedence and the registered dancer will be dropped from pointe.
Wednesday
5:00 PM to 5:20 PM
Room 3 (Blue)
West Des Moines
Thursday Boys Tap and Hip-Hop -- 5:30 PM
Boys tap and hip-hop.
Thursday
5:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Room 6 (Purple)
West Des Moines
Saturday Team Acro
Saturday
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
West Des Moines
2023 Holiday Performance--Ages 3-6
Back by popular demand! Join us for some holiday cheer in the form of a holiday dance performance. Dancers will have rehearsals on the following Saturdays: 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 12/2, and 12/9, with performance on Saturday, December 16.

Performance time on December 16 TBD. Anticipated rehearsal times for this age range are:

11-11:30 a.m. (Ages 3-4)
11:30-12:15 (Kindergarten-1st Grade)

Saturday
11:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Room 6 (Purple)
West Des Moines
2023 Holiday Performance--Ages 7+
Back by popular demand! Join us for some holiday cheer in the form of a holiday dance performance. Dancers will have rehearsals on the following Saturdays: 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 12/2, and 12/9, with performance on Saturday, December 16.

Performance time on December 16 TBD. Anticipated practice times for this age group are:

11-12:15 -- 5th grade and up
12:15-1 p.m. -- 2nd and 3rd grade

Saturday
11:00 AM to 11:00 AM
West Des Moines