Classes Offered

The Plano Metropolitan Ballet: Click Here for information!

Pre-Ballet/Tap for ages 3 to 5: This combination class serves as a perfect introduction for our youngest students. It stresses coordination skills and developmental fitness as it enriches their lives with a love of the dance at an early age.

Ballet/Tap Combo for ages 5 to 7: Working on the fundamentals continues to be stressed, with emphasis on steps, routines and combinations. I preparation for ballet, students do their beginning barre work as the class progresses.

Classical Ballet for ages 7 and up: Since all dance technique comes from ballet's classical training and exercises, we consider it a fundamental building block of your child's dance education. As it strengthens and tones young bodies, it builds lifetime disciplines, develops greater concentration and challenges creativity while imparting a confidence and poise that will be a part of their personalities as they grow and mature. Pointe work is offered in this class to those students who have achieved a measurable level of strength and ability through their ballet technique or training.

Jazz for ages 7 and up: The look is fancy free, full of rhythm and definitely loose and unrestricted, but the easiness of this dance from is built on ballet disciplines and techniques even though the look is less classical and less structured. Classes provide fun and recreation for all ages.

Tap for ages 7 and up: Moving to these syncopated rhythms and responding to the clickety-clack of toe taps provides energy and excitement while it builds outstanding coordination and discipline, not to mention math skills at the count of every beat!

Modern for ages 8 and up: Interpretive movement comes alive in these expressive classes. Using the body as the prime means of communication, this contemporary dance interprets and involves its characters as no other dance form. A unique opportunity for all dancers to use their talents in new and creative ways.

Off-Campus P.E.: Gotta Dance is approved by the Independent School Districts of Plano, Frisco, Allen, McKinney and Richardson to offer physical education credits and grades through our dance program. Students have a choice of taking 10 or 15 hours of dance per week in place of school P.E. classes. A minimum GPA must be met to qualify. Please contact us for further information.

The Plano Metropolitan Ballet: Click Here to see their web site!
Dedicated to the more serious dancer, Plano Metropolitan Ballet is a not for profit organization that gives young dancers ages 10 through 18 the opportunity to perform and further explore their love of the dance. It inspires and develops these young people through their annual ballet production, through visiting guest artists from nearby ballet companies and by promoting field trips as a means of enlarging and enhancing ballet appreciation.

Each year the Plano Met stages a major production bringing a familiar fairy tale to life. The 1997 Sleeping Beauty and 1998 Cinderalla both sold out to enthusiastic audiences. In 1999, the Plano Met produced an original ballet of Anastasia, and in 2000 Peter Pan was also well received by the community. More recent productions include Alice in Wonderland in 2002, The Little Mermaid in 2003 and Snow White in 2004, Cinderalla in 2005, Beauty & The Beast in 2006, Sleeping Beauty in 2007 and Tinkerbelle in 2008, all of which were completely sold out!!

The Plano Met also hosts the Plano Dance Festival yearly. Proudly exhibiting the area's best, students from local schools and dance companies perform by invitation only! Hosting this annual event has been our privilege since 2003.

The Plano Met consists of Gotta Dance students who have demonstrated their seriousness through dedicated study and have qualified through yearly auditions. For more information on this fourteen year old tradition, please contact us.

Jr. Company - Plano Metropolitan Ballet: In 2006 we created the Junior Company division of Plano Metropolitan Ballet. Developed for dancers ages 8 through 12 with a strong interest in pursuing ballet, Jr. Company dancers must pass an audition in order to join. In addition to1 weekly ballet class, they are required to come to class and rehearsal for company on Fridays from 6:00-7:30.

Performance opportunities include The Plano Dance Festival each year. In May, Jr. Company opens the Intermediate Recital with a short fairytale ballet.

Please feel free to please contact us for more information.