Ages:
Mommy and Me - Toddlers (caregiver participation required), and babies (who will be held, moved, or worn during class)
Toddlers - 1.5-3 Years
Tinies - 3-4 Years
Littles - 5-6 Years
Junior - 7-9 Years
Intermediate - 10-12 Years
Senior - 13-17 Years
Adult - 18+ Years
All ages are determined by the age of the dancer on the FIRST day of class.
Class Descriptions
All classes include a spiritual element, whether it be a scriptural devotional, movement meditation, Bible verse memorization, or prayer at some point in the class. Students of all faith backgrounds are welcome! We do ask that this time be respected as it is an essential value to our dance community.
Awestruck Dance Company - An adult dance company which explores natural movement, creativity, and expressivity as a way to experience dance as relationship with God, self, and others. Read more!
Ballet - Please read below for a detailed word about our ballet program at Jubilee.
Ballroom - Ballroom is all about how to dance with your partner with confidence, technique, and joy. Beginner-friendly, hour-long classes, which are followed by a half hour of open dancing. Women, please come in a dress or skirt with danceable heels optional, men in a button-up shirt.
Cardio Dance Fitness - Similar to a dance aerobics (or Zumba) class you might take at a gym. Focused on building cardiovascular strength, as well as muscle toning and stretching while having a fun dance party with easy-to-learn movements. Nursery care provided. Read more!
Creative Ballet - Movement concepts and games, imagination and play, and the development of essential dance skills for younger dance students.
Creative Movement - An exploration of dance concepts, props, materials, choreography, and play with the aim of sharing story and self in the context of a dance community.
Conditioning - An add-on dance workout to build strength and flexibility focusing on the honing of dance technique for our dancers wishing to get the most out of their dance training.
Contemporary - storytelling movement with dance technique based in ballet, strength and flexibility building, and student choreography
Genesis 1 Ensemble Company - The Genesis 1 Ensemble Company is a student dance company that will carry the narrative of the show by dancing to the scripture narration and will appear up to 10 times on stage, as well as perform a long-form dance entitled “Thesis” towards the end of the show. Dancers looking for abundant stage time and ready for a high level or pre-professional experience will be great fits for this class.
This class will be taught as a pre-professional company class and will involve fast learning of choreography as well as up to 2 hour rehearsals towards the end of the semester. Dancers 12-18 (11 with approval) are welcome to join, and auditions will be held during class time. All dancers will receive stage time during narrations and be part of the Thesis piece, but amount of appearances and placement will depend on audition results, attendance, and dancer schedules as well as show lineup. Due to the fast-paced nature of this class, dancers are permitted one unexcused absence during the semester (not including sick days or family emergencies). Please notify Katriel before the first day of class if there are any planned trips or school-related absences so that a plan can be made for learning missed material.
Hip Hop - high energy, fast moving hip hop dance choreography with conditioning and stretching
Jazz - Jazz technique and choreography class with warm-up, across the floor, choreography, and stretching
Lyrical - Lyrical technique and choreography class with warm-up, across the floor, choreography, and stretching
Mommy and Me - A baby and toddler dance class at Jubilee using Anne Green Gilbert’s baby dance curriculum, we will use dance concepts and scripture to have a sweet time focusing on our babies and sharing a special dance moment with them and other moms (or caregivers).
Musical Theater Hip Hop - Hip hop meets characterization and theater skill building! A high energy hip hop dance class which uses music and characters from recent musical theater works to tell story through the medium of hip hop music.
Musicality and Body Awareness - Learning movement to grow spatial awareness of ourselves and others, and using instruments to create awareness of rhythm and beat for healthy brain development.
Storyline Dance Company - By application only. Jubilee’s youth outreach dance company! 3.5 hour rehearsals once a month. Multiple opportunities to share and perform in the local community and abroad throughout the year. Culminates in an annual mission trip to White Swan Indian Reservation in Yakama, WA.
Tap - Tap technique and choreography class with warm-up, across the floor, choreography, and stretching
Theater - Theater games, skills, improvisation and scene work, as well as basics of technical theater.
Turns and Leaps - A technique add-on class which focuses on practicing various turns and leaps.
Worship Lyrical - This class is an invitation for you to come into God’s presence and partner with the King of Kings through movement and creative expression.
Jubilee’s Ballet Program
The Jubilee ballet staff is excited to share updates to the structure of our ballet level offerings to enhance your child’s positive experience in ballet class. Ballet classes are listed as numeric levels: Levels 1, 2, 3 and 4. The difficulty of the class increases with the levels. Level 1 is a beginner class and Level 4 is the most advanced student ballet class we currently offer. The goal is to more closely align our classes with ballet technique-based curriculum rather than solely going off of a student’s age. We are providing rough age outlines below, but please note there will always be exceptions depending on a child’s experience, and the Jubilee ballet staff is more than happy to talk with you about which class will allow your child to thrive and grow in both ballet technique and their love for dancing for Jesus!
Tinies (age 3-4) and Littles Ballet (age 5-6): Our youngest dancers will not move into numeric levels until they are old enough. For now, we will provide opportunities for them to experience tons of fun and games in ballet and nurture their love of dance.
Level 1: Ages 7-10
Level 2: Ages 9-14
Level 3: Ages 12+
Level 4: Ages 13+
We ask each level to wear a specific leotard color to equalize the classroom environment. This increases focus on the dancing and praising of our gracious God, and remove any dress-related distractions. It’s also quite fun for your dancer to get a new leotard color as they progress through the levels - it’s like earning your stripes and a proud moment for any ballet student!
Leotard scholarships are available for students who would like to apply for one. Want suggestions on tights and shoes, too?
Shoes: Check out samples here and here
Tights: Check out samples here and here
We also have AMAZING local dance boutiques like Spokane Dance Boutique and Empire Dance Shop where you can ask for help. We love our local dance shops!
A Jubilee Ballerina
It’s easy to get caught up in levels and leotards, colors and class times. But when it comes down to it, what’s important is your dancer being in a class with other dancers that they feel comfortable with and share similar ballet experience levels. A Jubilee ballerina is poised, confident, gentle, elegant, strong, disciplined - and we want to do everything we can to support their development and growth in these attributes.
Please contact jubileedancespokane@gmail.com with any questions!
Best,
Miss Lauren, Miss Taylor, Miss Meghan, Miss Katie, Miss Carolina and Miss Bethy
2024-2025 Jubilee Ballet Staff