Adult Dance Classes
2024-2025
Registration is open. If a class is full, please join the waitlist.
Our adult dance class selections at Grand Rapids Civic Theatre are carefully crafted to offer both basic skills for those new to dance and advanced skills for experienced artists looking to hone their craft. Our instructors have worked professionally and on college campuses both in West Michigan and all over the country.
Dance Placement Videos
If you are unsure which level dance class would be appropriate for you, please check out our placement videos created by the wonderful Civic dance faculty. They showcase what students should feel comfortable working on at an intermediate level. Please keep in mind that instructors may ask students to move to an alternate class after the first week depending on the level of students registered during the term.
Fall Term
Whipped into Shape
Saturdays, 10:00-11:30am | $95 | View in Calendar »
Want to increase your stamina to sing AND to dance while performing in cardio-heavy musical theatre dance numbers? Join us for this cardio-focused dance/workout class that includes jump ropes, choreography, and the opportunity to sing along to popular Broadway show tunes!
Ballet for Musical Theater Performers
Sundays, 12:30-1:45pm | $95 | View in Calendar »
This class is intended for musical theatre performers who are looking to build their foundational dance skills. Students will leave with the tools and vocabulary to pick up choreography in a musical theatre setting at a faster pace while strengthening their technique! Ballet shoes recommended.
Beginning Musical Theatre Dance
Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30pm | $95 | View in Calendar »
For dancers with little to no dance experience. Students learn basic musical theatre dance techniques & steps. A useful starting place for any student interested in Musical Theatre performance. Split sole jazz shoes or ballet slippers recommended.
Intermediate Musical Theatre Dance
Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30pm | $95 | View in Calendar »
For dancers with at least 2 years of experience. Students will work on character development through movement as well as more advanced musical theater steps and styles. Split sole jazz shoes, ballet slippers, or character shoes required.
Beginning Tap
Thursdays, 7:00-8:00pm | $80 | View in Calendar »
For dancers with little or no tap experience. Students learn tap basics such as a brush, ball change, flap, and shuffle! Tap shoes recommended.
Intermediate Tap*
Thursdays, 7:00-8:00pm | $80 | View in Calendar »
For dancers with at least 2 years tap experience. Students will work on steps such as a Maxi Ford, paddle turns, Shim Sham, timesteps, and turning steps. Tap shoes required.
Advanced Tap*
Thursdays, 8:00-9:00pm | $80 | View in Calendar »
For dancers with at least 4-5 years tap experience or instructor approval. Students will work on improvisational tap, trick steps, paradiddle variations, and more! Tap shoes required.
Get Down: Pop Broadway Choreography
Wednesdays, 7:00-8:30pm | $95 | View in Calendar »
Each week students will learn choreography in the style of a different popular Broadway musical! Styles will include classic musical theatre, lyrical, hip hop and jazz. This class is intended for Intermediate and Advanced level dancers.
It Takes YOU: Adult Partnering
Sundays, 1:45-2:45pm | $80 | View in Calendar »
Sign up alone or with a partner, and explore the basics of dancing in a pair! This class will teach students how to partner with one another through a consent and safety-based lens while going through common tricks and lifts from the musical theater world.
*Registration for Intermediate and Advanced classes is subject to instructor approval. Please contact the education office at 616-222-6653 for more information on registering.
Winter Term
Dancing through the Decades
Sundays, 12:30-1:30pm | $80 | View in Calendar »
Each week students will explore a different decade of dance through high-energy, low-impact cardio dance. From the music to the moves, this class is meant for fitness and fun!
Ballet for Musical Theater Performers
Sundays, 12:30-1:45pm | $95 | View in Calendar »
This class is intended for musical theatre performers who are looking to build their foundational dance skills. Students will leave with the tools and vocabulary to pick up choreography in a musical theatre setting at a faster pace while strengthening their technique! Ballet shoes recommended.
It Takes YOU: Adult Partnering Basics
Sundays, 1:45-2:45pm | $80 | View in Calendar »
Sign up alone or with a partner, and explore the basics of dancing in a pair! This class will teach students how to partner with one another through a consent and safety-based lens while going through common tricks and lifts from the musical theater world.
Broadway Showstoppers
Wednesdays, 7:00-8:30pm | $95| View in Calendar »
This ADVANCED LEVEL dance class will explore famous Broadway choreography each week from musicals like A Chorus Line, West Side Story, Pippin, Hairspray, Oklahoma, and Newsies. This class is intended for students who feel confident in exploring original choreography at a Broadway-caliber level both with their dance technique and character work.
Beginning Musical Theatre Dance
Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30pm | $95 | View in Calendar »
For dancers with little to no dance experience. Students learn basic musical theatre dance techniques & steps. A useful starting place for any student interested in Musical Theatre performance. Split sole jazz shoes or ballet slippers recommended.
Intermediate Musical Theatre Dance
Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30 pm | $95 | View in Calendar »
For dancers with at least 2 years of experience. Students will work on character development through movement as well as more advanced musical theater steps and styles. Split sole jazz shoes, ballet slippers, or character shoes required.
Beginning Tap
Thursdays, 7:00-8:00pm | $80 | View in Calendar »
For dancers with little or no tap experience. Students learn tap basics such as a brush, ball change, flap, and shuffle! Tap shoes recommended.
Intermediate Tap*
Thursdays, 7:00-8:00pm | $80 | View in Calendar »
For dancers with at least 2 years tap experience. Students will work on steps such as a Maxi Ford, paddle turns, Shim Sham, timesteps, and turning steps. Tap shoes required.
Advanced Tap*
Thursdays, 8:00-9:00pm | $80 | View in Calendar »
For dancers with at least 4-5 years tap experience or instructor approval. Students will work on improvisational tap, trick steps, paradiddle variations, and more! Tap shoes required.
*Registration for Intermediate and Advanced classes is subject to instructor approval. Please contact the education office at 616-222-6653 for more information on registering.
Spring Term
Beginning Tap
Saturdays, 9:30-10:30am | $80 | View in Calendar »
For dancers with little or no tap experience. Students learn tap basics such as a brush, ball change, flap, and shuffle! Tap shoes recommended.
Intermediate Tap
Saturdays, 10:30-11:30am | $80 | View in Calendar »
For dancers with at least 2 years tap experience. Students will work on steps such as a Maxi Ford, paddle turns, Shim Sham, timesteps, and turning steps. Tap shoes required.
Advanced Tap
Saturdays, 11:30am-12:30pm | $80 | View in Calendar »
For dancers with at least 4-5 years tap experience or instructor approval. Students will work on improvisational tap, trick steps, paradiddle variations, and more! Tap shoes required.
Ballet for Musical Theater Performers
Saturdays, 1:00-2:30pm | $95 | View in Calendar »
This class is intended for musical theatre performers who are looking to build their foundational dance skills. Students will leave with the tools and vocabulary to pick up choreography in a musical theatre setting at a faster pace while strengthening their technique! Ballet shoes recommended.
Famous Tap Choreography
Thursdays, 7:00-8:00pm | $80 | View in Calendar »
Learn famous tap choreography from Broadway shows and popular movie musicals, like Anything Goes, 42nd Street, and Singin’ in the Rain. This class is intended for Intermediate and Advanced tappers!
*Registration for Intermediate and Advanced classes is subject to instructor approval. Please contact the education office at 616-222-6653 for more information on registering.
2024-25 School Terms:
FALL TERM:
October 5 – November 21
(No class on Halloween)
WINTER TERM:
January 11 – February 20
SPRING TERM:
April 12 – May 22
PERFORMANCE BLOCK:
February 15 - March 23
If you have questions, please call the Education Office at 616-222-6650