No Limits Dance Academy teaches in Arcata and McKinleyville in California's Humboldt County, with its Arcata building including a downstairs studio floored in hardwood for tap work. The academy says its first goal is to foster a love and appreciation of dance in every student, combining a professional environment and technical rigour with enjoyment, and it frames dance training as a way to build grace, coordination, rhythm, self-discipline and confidence. Most of its classes are recreational, serving both young beginners and older students who dance once or twice a week alongside other interests. Upper-level classes, other than ballet, form the dance team, whose members train several times a week, travel to the Bay Area each spring for a regional competition, and perform at local festivals and events. Ballet, tap and jazz classes begin at age 3 and hip hop at age 6, with pointe study open to students who have the technique, strength and a teacher's recommendation. Autumn classes begin on 3 September and the studio stages a June show.