Dance Programs & Classes

Beck Center’s Dance Education program is one of the most comprehensive and well-respected in Northeast Ohio. Our students train with top faculty members, including a former Radio City Rockette and Miss Dance Michigan. We are proud that our dancers have participated in the Youth American Grand Prix, the world's largest international student dance competition.

Programming is available for early childhood students, youth, teens, and adults. We offer age-appropriate early childhood classes in Preschool Dance, Preballet, Kids 'N Dance, which foster a love of movement and build confidence, coordination, and creativity.

Our program for youth and teen students includes seven levels of Ballet, four levels of Contemporary, two levels of Hip Hop, five levels of Jazz, four levels of Pointe, and four levels of Tap.

Classes exclusively for adults are offered in Ballet, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Jazz, and Pointe, as well as our health and wellness programs, Yoga, Pilates, and Body Beautiful.

Beck Center's highly qualified and caring dance faculty has a combined 310 years of experience in the classroom!

Beck Center's Dance Education program is led by Associate Director of Dance Education, Melanie Szucs at mszucs@beckcenter.org.

Wondering about what to wear?

Apparel Appropriate dance apparel is required in all classes.

Proper attire may be purchased at: • Footsteps Dancewear at 24048 Lorain Road in North Olmsted (440-779-0500) OR • Online at www.DiscountDance.com – please use teacher ID #30264.

Girls/Women Ballet, Pointe: Youth/teens wear black camisole leotard, ballet pink tights, pink leather ballet slippers (split sole for intermediate and advanced levels), and hair short, in a bun, or in braids. Braids should not exceed a length much lower than the shoulder. Short hair must be kept neat, secure, and away from the face. Adult women wear black leotard, ballet pink tights, pink leather ballet slippers, and hair off neck and fastened close to head. Braids should not exceed a length much lower than the shoulder.

Preballet, Preschool Dance and Kids-N-Dance: Girls wear black short sleeve or capped sleeve leotard (no skirts), ballet pink tights, pink leather ballet slippers, and hair short, in a bun, or in braids. Braids should not exceed a length much lower than the shoulder. Short hair must be kept neat, secure, and away from the face.

Contemporary: Leotard and footless-tights or dance shorts and bare feet. Body Beautiful: Leotard and tights or nonrestrictive clothing and bare feet or ballet slippers. Hip Hop: Nonrestrictive clothing and Jazz boot or oxford, or clean sneakers.

Jazz: Black leotard, black jazz pants, and black jazz shoe. Hair secured. Long hair must be in a ponytail. Tap: Black tap shoes only, low heel preferred. Oxford for adults. Black leotard, jazz pants. Hair secured. Long hair must be in a ponytail.