We offer quality dance education in a positive environment that is both fun and professional. 

Mendon Dance Center prides itself on keeping rates affordable while offering a variety of styles of dance, making it possible to offer something for everyone.  Whether you are looking for one class a week to have fun, or a performance opportunity, we are what you are looking for.  Please don't hesitate to contact us via phone (508)478-7924 or via email at leslie@mdcdance.com  we would be happy to assist you in choosing the right classes for your and your child's needs and interests.

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Classes Offered in a Variety of Styles & Levels:

• Ballet:  All levels offered from Creative Movement to Pointe 

A combination of Contemporary and Classical ballet technique, steps & movement

• Technique:  Encouraged for Level 1 and up **Required for all Senior & Advanced Levels and Assistants

Designed to improve students all-over technical abilities:  turns, leaps, posture, etc...

• Modern: Junior to Advanced

Variations of Modern technique & abstract styles of movement 

• Contemporary:  Senior and Advanced Levels only

Mixture of ballet, jazz and modern techniques; utilizing emotion, balance and control 

• Jazz:  All levels.

Contemporary and traditional Jazz technique 

• Lyrical:  Junior to Advanced, students must take Ballet or Jazz

Combination of Jazz and Ballet techniques with storytelling elements and musical interpretation through fluid movements 

• Tap:  All levels.

Tap technique and syncopation 

• Broadway Jazz (formerly called Musical Theater):  Pre-Level to Advanced.  Pre-requisite of Jazz required

Musical/Broadway style Jazz/Contemporary interpreted through characterization and dance 

• Hip-Hop: All levels.

Fusion of "Old School", Free Style and Contemporary Hip Hop movement

• Creative Movement 1:  Creative Movement with ballet (tap add-on if desired) for 2 & 3 year olds

• Creative Movement 2:  Creative Movement with ballet and tap for 4 year olds

• Creative Movement 3:  Age 5.  Advanced level of Creative Movement with an intro to Tap and Ballet   

• Pre-Level:  Ages 6 & 7 - Ballet, Tap, Hip Hop, Jazz & Broadway Jazz - The more specific introduction of formal training and terminology  

• Tot Hop:  Hip Hop for the younger crowd!  Ages 3-5 boys and girls *Added onto Ballet/Tap

• Tot-Jazz:  Jazz for the younger crowd!  Ages 3-5 boys and girls *Added onto Ballet/Tap

• R&B:  A smoother, more specific style of Hip Hop.  A pre-requisite of Hip Hip is required, Senior Level and Up!

• Reggae:  A unique style of Hip Hop based on the flow of the Islands

Class Placement

Creative Movement 1:  Age 1 - 3

Creative Movement 2:  Ages 3 & 4

Creative Movement 3:  Ages 4 & 5

Jazz & Hip Hop Add-On for CM:  Ages 3, 4 & 5

Pre-Level:  Ages 6 & 7

Level 1:  Age 8

Level 2 and up:  Age 9 and up

All other classes are placed by ability, not age.  The Director reserves the right to move a student to a different level (up or down) to ensure that the student is in the correct learning environment.  Placement is made with the students best interest in mind.  A student is not always moved to the next level.  Sometimes it is recommended that a student repeat a level.  Please keep in mind that this is very normal in this field of education. 

If you are unable to open or download any of the above forms, please e-mail Leslie or stop by the office for hardcopies.

12 Hastings Street, Mendon, MA  01756

508-478-7924

e-mail to be added to the e-mail list or to register for fall classes at:

 leslie@mdcdance.com