Jan's Dance Studio

Jan's Dance Studio Inc. in Chatham, Illinois offers a graded, technique-based program running from toddlers through advanced teen dancers. Its youngest offering is a Toddler Movement mom-and-tot class for children 18 months to 3 years, followed by Creative Movement (ages 3-4) and a ballet/tap Combination Class (ages 5-6). Kinder Hop introduces hip hop at ages 4-7, and Beginner Tumbling covers rolls, handstands, back bends and cartwheels. From age 7 the studio teaches Acrobatic Dance with an instructor certified through Acrobatic Arts and following that syllabus. Older students progress through Beginner, Advanced Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels of combined Ballet/Tap/Jazz, with separate Hip Hop and Lyrical tracks and an Extra Ballet/Beginner Pointe class for serious ballet students working with instructor-approved pointe shoes fitted through St. Louis dance shops. Each class listing specifies dress code and shoe requirements.