open division
2024/2025 Season Dates:
September 7th - June 2nd
Holidays:
Thanksgiving Break: November 25th - December 1st
Winter Break: December 16th - January 5th
Martin Luther King Jr Day: Monday, January 20th
Spring Break: March 31st-April 13th
Memorial Day Weekend: May 24th-May 26th
*CVDA is opening the season on a Saturday to make up for being closed Memorial Day weekend and will also be open Monday, June 2nd as a make up for closing Memorial Day
Showcase Dates
Friday June 6 - Sunday June 8th 2025 at the Carpenter Theatre
*All classes in the children’s division will only perform their Showcase routine in one show.
Ballet and Pointe Levels
Ballet Open Division (Ages 12 years old and up)
(Designed for students that are new to ballet or have only 1-2 years of experience)
Wednesday 6:30pm-7:30pm (Misha)
Advanced Ballet Open Division (Ages 12 years old and up)
(Designed for ages 12 years old and up with 3 or more years experience)
Monday 7:00pm-8:15pm (Karen)
Pointe Open Division
(Must be recommended for this class)
Monday 8:15pm-8:45pm (Karen)
Ballet Dress Code:
Girls Dress Code- black leotard, pink tights and pink ballet slippers or skin tone tights and skin tone ballet slippers, and hair in a bun.
Boys Dress Code- white t-Shirt, black shorts or black tights, and black ballet slippers.
Ballet Showcase Note-Each ballet class in our Open Division will perform one routine in two of the shows in our annual Showcase.
contemporary levels
Contemporary is a blend of ballet, jazz, lyrical, and modern dance techniques. This class is a great introduction into the skills and technique needed to perform this popular style of dance.
Contemporary Open Division (Ages 12+)
Tuesday 8:00pm-9:00pm (Ari)
Contemporary Dress Code:
Girls Dress Code – any color leotard, jazz shorts or leggings, bare feet, and hair in a ponytail or bun.
Boys Dress Code- any color plain t-shirt or tank top, black dance pants or shorts, and bare feet.
Showcase Note-Each Contemporary class will perform one routine in two of the shows in our annual Showcase.
Acting levels
Acting (Ages 8-13 years old) NEW!
Saturday 2:30pm-3:30pm (Misha) *In Showcase but no showcase costume
Acting Dress Code:
Girls Dress Code – any color leotard, jazz shorts or leggings, bare feet, and hair in a ponytail or bun.
Boys Dress Code- any color plain t-shirt or tank top, black dance pants or shorts, and bare feet.
jazz levels
Central Virginia Dance Academy offers a fun and technique based jazz class. This high-energy class includes a warm up with isolations, flexibility, and strength building. Center work and across the floor will include jazz skills, leaps, and turns. Students will also enjoy using these new jazz steps in original jazz choreography. Using contemporary music, this class is a combination of classical jazz technique and funk.
Jazz Open Division(12 years old and up)
Wednesday 7:30pm-8:30pm (Joe)
Musical Theatre(Ages 8-12)
Musical Theatre class will help bring out the personality in a dancer’s performance skills. The focus will be on developing characterization of a dancer, understanding the story behind a dance, building self-confidence on stage, as well as performance skills tailored to Broadway styles.
Saturday 2:30pm-3:30pm Ages 12 and up (Brandee)
Wednesday 6:45pm-7:45pm (Stacy)
Musical Theatre Dress Code:
Girls Dress Code- any color leotard, tights, jazz shorts or leggings, tan jazz shoes (ages 7-12 years old), black character shoes not available on the online store, but can purchase at Ellman’s Dancewear (ages 13 years old and up), and hair in ponytail or bun.
Boys Dress Code- any color plain t-shirt or tank top, black dance pants or shorts, and black jazz shoes.
Showcase Note-Each Broadway Jazz class will perform one routine in two of the shows in our annual Showcase.
Jazz Dress Code:
Girls Dress Code- any color leotard, tights, jazz shorts or leggings, tan jazz shoes, and hair in ponytail or bun.
Boys Dress Code- any color plain t-shirt or tank top, black dance pants or shorts, and black jazz shoes.
Showcase Note-Each Jazz class will perform one routine in two of the shows in our annual Showcase.
hip hop levels
Central Virginia Dance Academy offers a high-energy hip-hop class that includes current dance trends. This upbeat dance class includes a warm-up, original choreography, and a breakdown of today’s most popular hip-hop steps.
Beginning Hip Hop/Hip Hop 1 (Ages 7-10 Years old)
Friday 6:00pm-7:00pm (Stacy)
Saturday 3:30pm-4:30pm (Ainsley)
Hip Hop 2/3 (Ages 9-11 years old)
Tuesday 4:45pm-5:45pm (Abbi)
Hip Hop 4/5 (Ages 11-13 years old)
Monday 8:00pm-9:00pm (Mari)
Hip Hop 6/7 (Ages 13 years old and up)
Monday 8:00pm-9:00pm (Brandee)
Hip Hop Dress Code:
Girls and Boys Dress Code –tank top and either sweatpants, leggings, or cargo pants, black high-top dance sneakers, and hair pulled of face in ponytail or bun.
Showcase Note-Each Hip Hop class will perform one routine in two of the shows in our annual Showcase.
modern levels
Modern is a free and expressive style of dance. This technique often includes but is not limited to the use of parallel, floor work, fall and recovery, and improvisation.
Modern 4/6 (Ages 11 years old and up)
Saturday 3:30pm-4:30pm (RJ)
Modern Dress Code:
Girls Dress Code- Any color leotard, tights, bare feet, and hair in a ponytail or bun.
Boys Dress Code- athletic shorts, white t-shirt preferred, and bare feet.
Showcase Note-Each Modern class will perform one routine in two of the shows in our annual Showcase.