Dance Studio Comparison

APPROPRIATE LEVEL PLACEMENT

Our dance studio places students in classes based upon their skill level and not by age. To ensure each student is placed in the proper level, a placement class will be scheduled with a member of our teaching staff.

PREMIERE INSTRUCTORS

Parents are very impressed with the education and professionalism of our staff. The School currently boasts award winning faculty members who have danced professionally and with companies such as American Ballet Theatre, San Fransisco Ballet, Charlotte Ballet and Milwaukee Ballet. The school’s incomparable faculty specializes in teaching ages three and up. The qualifications of PSMD’s staff is unprecedented.

SAFETY FIRST – “INJURY PREVENTATIVE DANCE FLOOR”

Each of our dance studios has floating floors and a marley top surface. Our special floors help reduce the risk of injuries and allow students to dance longer without getting tired. A floating floor is a dance floor that rests on a system of high-density foam to absorb the shock of jumping. The high-density foam base is superior to a sprung floor which usually consists of a wood structure built on the regular floor. Marley is a vinyl composite accepted worldwide as the best surface layer for recreational to professional dance. It allows dancers to slide but has a great balance between being too slippery and too sticky.

DANCE CLASS SIZE

To ensure the best possible instruction for your child, our dance studio limits the number of students in each class.

ONE ON ONE ATTENTION

Individualized attention is critical to the development and progress of dance students. Instructors at Piedmont School of Music & Dance offer one on one attention to every student in each level. Individual corrections provide students with a clear understanding of their specific areas of needed improvement and enable them to reach their full potential. Additionally, written class reports and individual evaluations are made available throughout the year so parents can have a clear understanding of their child’s successes and areas of needed improvement.

LENGTH OF DANCE CLASS TIMES

Beginning levels through advanced levels have extended dance class times which can span from 45 minutes up to 2 hours per discipline (Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop and Pointe.) The longer class times allow our instructors to teach technique and not just a dance for the year end recital.