Location
All classes are held at 110 East 2nd Street in downtown Bartlesville, Oklahoma (74003).
Our studio is equipped with a lobby, bathroom facility, changing area, and two adjoining studios that utilize the highest quality dancing floor construction and materials available to teaching facilities. We regularly update our studio environment to provide the best experience for our students.
Office hours can be found under the contact tab.
Class Schedule
The Academy follows the Bartlesville Public School System's calendar for all holidays. Available at www.bps-ok.org.
You can hear the closures of schools on our local radio stations (KYFM 100.1 FM/ KRIG 104.9 FM/ KWON 1400AM) or by visiting their website at www.bartlesvilleradio.com
Annually, our classes for the August- December session and begin in the third or fourth week of August in the same week that Bartlesville Public School begins. They end the week before Christmas after our presentation of The Nutcracker Ballet. There is usually a break in mid-October for two days that coincides with the teachers' conferences at the school district. Classes will not be in session over Thanksgiving break. The January- May session begins in mid-January and runs through mid-May with a Spring Break scheduled in mid-March for one week.
Days Off:
Labor Day- First Monday in September
Martin Luther King Jr Day- Third Monday in January
President's Day- Third week in February on a Monday
Parent/ Guardian Observation Days are held in May during the last week of the session. The dates will be announced by email directly to families.
Class Descriptions
Creative Movement: Ages 3+ Leotard color : Light Pink
Creative Movement is designed to foster the dancer’s imagination while instilling the fundamentals of the ballet class. Providing a consistent, nurturing environment which emphasizes coordination, musicality, etiquette, poise, basic ballet vocabulary, muscle memory, attention skills, and a joy of dancing, the dancer will develop a basic knowledge of ballet, which will provide an age-appropriate foundation.
Foundations: Ages 5+ Leotard color: Lavender
Foundations develops the dancer providing a consistent, nurturing environment which emphasizes coordination, musicality, etiquette, poise, ballet vocabulary, muscle memory, attention skill, and joy of dancing through guided floor work and basic ballet center exercises. The dancer will be able to demonstrate the ability to follow directions and treat their fellow dancers with courtesy and respect.
Beginner: Ages 7+ Leotard color: Royal Blue
At the beginner level, barre work is introduced. The barre is utilized to offer support while the dancer learns foundational technique needed to dance in the center. A comprehensive vocabulary is introduced while coordination, musicality, flexibility, muscular strength, etiquette, and poise is emphasized. Dancers will learn basic body positions, turning movements, adage, and allegro steps in the center. *It is expected that beginner dancers take 2 class per week
Intermediate 1: Ages 9+ - Leotard color: Garnet/Red Recommended class attire.
Intermediate 2: Ages 11+ - Leotard color: Navy Recommended class attire.
Intermediate Pointe: Ages 11+
Having achieved the fundamental vocabulary of the beginner dancer, the intermediate 1 dancer will begin to develop a more complex ballet vocabulary at the barre and in the center. More advanced positions of the body, port de bras, musicality, adage, and allegro are introduced and will be built upon throughout the Intermediate levels. After spending at least one full year in Intermediate 1 and has proven mastery of benchmarks required of this level, the dancer will be progress to intermediate 2. It is expected for the female dancer to begin pointe work at this level. A minimum of two years is required in the intermediate 1/2 level.
Dancers will take pre-pointe to prepare them for pointe work. Each dancer is evaluated individually regarding pointe readiness.
Prerequisites for Pointe Readiness:
- Age (must be at least 11 years old)
- Previous training (must have 3-4 years of formal ballet training)
- Current training
- Physical development: strong feet, legs, core muscles, coordination and strength
- Flexibility: foot and ankle mobility
- Correct anatomical alignment and technique
- Emotional and psychological maturity
Advanced: Ages 11+ - Leotard color: Black
Advanced dancers must have at least 3-4 years formal ballet training before being promoted. A comprehensive understanding of the ballet vocabulary involving positions of the body, port de bras, barre work, adage, turns, allegro and pointe work (if applicable) must have an advanced level of mastery.
Contemporary:
Contemporary Dance is a style of concert dance that incorporates improvisation, emotional expression and exploratory movement. Class consists of Laban-Bartenieff floorwork, warm up, center and across the floor exercises. Leaps and turns incorporated from other styles (ex. jazz) will be taught to students of the appropriate level.
ENROLL FOR BCB CLASSES VIA STUDIO DIRECTOR.
Class Placement
The criteria used to determine a student’s level consists of: technical ability, age, personal maturity and work ethic, attendance, safety, and class availability. The first two weeks of a semester will act as an evaluation period where instructors will observe students and determine whether a level change is required. Once the two weeks have ended, all students will remain in the level they have been assigned to for the duration of the semester. This will provide consistency for both students and instructors, facilitating a better learning environment. Students will be reassessed at the end of each semester to determine if new class placements are needed for the following semester.
Tuition
Students who take eight or more hours per week, are eligible for the Unlimited Price. This allows them to take any class within their assigned level AND classes that are below their assigned level. Enrollment is still required for any classes a student plans to attend.
Class Pricing
1 hr. = $50 per/month
1.5 hrs. = $75 per/month
2 hrs. = $90 per/month
2.5 hrs. = $105 per/month
3 hrs. = $120 per/month
3.5 hrs = $135 per/month
4 hrs. = $145 per/month
4.5 hrs. = $155 per/month
5 hrs. = $165 per/month
5.5 hrs. = $175 per/month
6 hrs. = $185 per/month
6.5 hrs. = $195 per/month
7 hrs. = $205 per/month
7.5 hrs. = $215 per/month
8 hrs. = $225 per/month
Unlimited Individual (8+ hrs. per/week) = $235
Each additional sibling = $200
Discounts *Multiple discounts cannot be combined*
Early Bird - Pay an entire semester in full and receive a 10% discount off the amount.
Family Fun - A 10% discount will be applied to the total amount billed for families with more than one child attending classes.
CLASSES CAN BE PAID FOR VIA STUDIO DIRECTOR.
Payment/Refund Policy
Tuition is due on the 1st of each month and can be paid in-person at the studio during regular office hours or online using the BCB's Studio Director site. If the 1st of the month falls on a holiday or weekend, tuition will be due on the first day that classes resume. Any tuition not paid by the 15th of the month will incur a $15.00 late fee.
When calculating the tuitions, holidays, and potential missed classes due to weather or other events beyond the Academy's control have been factored into the cost, therfore, when a class is not held sue to a holiday, weather, or other event, there is no credit or refund for tuition. In the event that a long-term situation should occur that closes the Academcy for an indefinite time period (such as COVID in 2020) provisions will be made to handle tuition in a different form if classes are held online or if they are suspended. In the event this type of situation occurs, enrolled families will be notified by email of what the Board has decided.
Class Withdrawal or Class Change: Impact on Tuition
If you should decide to withdraw a student from BCB, you must give a minimum of 30 day notice in writing to the office with a date of the expected last attendance. Failure to give the proper notice will result in tuition continuing to be applied. There are no credits or refunds for previously paid tuition at the time of notice of withdrawal or for any classes not attended after notice of withdrawal but before the 3- days has expired.
BCB reserves the right to ask a student to withdraw from a class or to move a student to a different class at any time and for any reason that relates to the safety of the students or for the overall structure of the Academy to assure continued excellence in training. If a withdrawal or move should be necessary, the guardian of the student involved will be contacted and explained the reason for the withdrawal or move and the impact on tuition.
