RECREATIONAL DANCE CLASSES IN CLIFTON
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REGISTRATION WILL OPEN ON JULY 19, 2025 AND CLOSE ON JANUARY 31, 2026!
in partnership with the Clifton Cultural Arts Centers!
Located at the BRAND NEW CCAC building!
3412 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220
NO AUDITIONS, LOW-COMMITMENT
Our classes in Clifton will start on
September 15, 2025
Final class date is
May 30, 2026
Recital Dress rehearsals will be on
June 3-5, 2026
Recital date is
June 6, 2026
October 2, 2025 - No school, no dance
November 4, 2025 - No school, no dance
November 11, 2025 - No school, no dance
November 23-29, 2025 - Fall Break
December 21, 2025 - January 3, 2026 - Winter Break
March 22 - 28, 2026 - Spring Break
September 15, 2025 - Classes Start!
December 14 - 20, 2025 - Family Watch Week
January 31, 2026 - Last day to register for any class
April-May, 2026 - ALL CLASSES MANDATORY to prep for recital
June 3-5, 2026 - Dress Rehearsal (new for Clifton this year!)
June 6, 2026 - Dance Recital
DRESS REHEARSALS
More info coming soon!
CLASSES IN RECITAL 1
More info coming soon! Will likely start in the late morning
Hartwell Recreational Dance Classes
Monday 4:30-5:35p K-1st Combo with Ms. Abby
Wednesday 4:30-5:10p PreK-K Ballet/CM with Ms. Evelyn
Wednesday 5:15-5:55p PreK-K Hip Hop with Ms. Evelyn
Saturday 10:00-11:00a K-1st Combo with Ms. Hazel / Ms. Maiya
Saturday PreK 10:00-10:45a PreK Ballet/CM with Ms. Keera
Recital #1 Grown up & Me Dance 🙂
Clifton Recreational Dance Classes
Tuesday 4:10-4:55p K-1st Ballet/CM with Ms. Belle
Tuesday 4:55-5:35p PreK-K Ballet/CM with Ms. Belle
Thursday 5:35-6:15p K-1st Ballet/CM with Ms. Abby
*If your children are split up among more than 1 recital OR are dancing in more than 1 recital, you will receive 2 free tickets per family per recital*
CLASSES IN RECITAL 2
More info coming soon! Will likely start in the early-mid afternoon
Hartwell Academy Dance Classes
Tuesday/Thursday Level I Modern with Ms. Celeste
Tuesday/Thursday Level I Ballet with Mak
Tuesday/Thursday Level II Modern with Ms. Genáe
Tuesday/Thursday Level II Ballet with Ms. Meredith
Tuesday Level II Jazz with Ms. Celeste
Tuesday/Thursday Level III/IV Modern with Marcellus
Tuesday/Thursday Level III/IV Ballet with Ms. Genáe
Tuesday Level III/IV Jazz with Marcellus
Saturday All Levels Academy with Ms. Claire
Hartwell Recreational Dance Classes
Monday 6:45-7:25p 6th-12th Ballet with Ms. Kira
Monday 7:30-8:10p 6th-12th Tap with Ms. Kira
Tuesday 6:15-7:00p 1st-3rd Ballet with Ms. Merril
Tuesday 7:00-7:45p 3rd-5th Ballet with Ms. Merril
Tuesday 7:00-7:45p 2nd-3rd Modern with Ms. Alexandra
Wednesday 4:30-5:10p 2nd-5th Hip Hip with Ms. Ari
Wednesday 5:10-5:55p 6th-12th Modern with Ms. Ari
Wednesday 6:00-6:45p 6th-12th Hip Hop with Ms. Ari
Thursday 6:30-7:15p 1st-3rd Tap with Ms. Kira
Saturday 11:00-11:45a K-1st Ballet/CM with Ms. Keera
Saturday 11:00-11:45a 2nd-3rd Ballet with Ms. Hazel
Saturday 12:00-12:45p K-1st Hip Hop with Ms. Keera
Recital #2 Grown up & Me Dance 🙂
*If your children are split up among more than 1 recital OR are dancing in more than 1 recital, you will receive 2 free tickets per family per recital*
CLASSES IN RECITAL 3
More info coming soon! Will likely start in the early-mid evening
Hartwell Academy Dance Classes
Tuesday/Thursday Level I Modern with Ms. Celeste
Tuesday/Thursday Level I Ballet with Mak
Tuesday/Thursday Level II Modern with Ms. Genáe
Tuesday/Thursday Level II Ballet with Ms. Meredith
Tuesday Level II Jazz with Ms. Celeste
Tuesday/Thursday Level III/IV Modern with Marcellus
Tuesday/Thursday Level III/IV Ballet with Ms. Genáe
Tuesday Level III/IV Jazz with Marcellus
Saturday All Levels Academy with Ms. Claire
Hartwell Recreational Dance Classes
Monday 4:30-5:35p 2nd-3rd Combo with Ms. Kira
Monday 5:45-6:30p 2nd-3rd Modern with Ms. Sophie
Monday 5:40-6:45p 4th-5th Combo with Ms. Kira
Monday 6:45-7:30p 4th-5th Modern with Ms. Sophie
Tuesday 7:45-8:30p 4th-5th Modern with Ms. Alexandra
Friday 5:20-6:00p 2nd-5th Hip Hop with Ms. Ari
Recital #3 Grown up & Me Dance 🙂
Clifton Recreational Dance Classes
Tuesday 5:35-6:25p 2nd-4th Modern with Ms. Belle
Thursday 4:20-4:55p 2nd-4th Ballet with Ms. Abby
Thursday 4:55-5:35p 2nd-4th Jazz with Ms. Abby
*If your children are split up among more than 1 recital OR are dancing in more than 1 recital, you will receive 2 free tickets per family per recital*
CLASSES
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PLEASE NOTE: The tuition listed below is paid MONTHLY for 9 months. (The full year is averaged per month.) A $45 non-refundable annual registration fee is due at the time of signing-up. Your first month's tuition will come out in September and continue automatically each month. If finances are the reason you are not signing up for classes, please reach out to us! We have financial aid available. claire@mutualarts.org If a class is full, please join the waiting list! If we have 5 students on a list we can start creating another class or adding additional teachers to make class happen for you!
(Please make sure to scroll inside the box below to see all the options). Registration OPENS on July 19, 2025 and CLOSES on January 31, 2026.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- We have class options for PreK-4th Grade in our Clifton location. If you have older students, please check out our headquarters in Hartwell! We offer classes for ages 3-18 there.
- Classes are grouped by grade for current school year.
- Dancers must be at least 3 years old at the time of sign up to participate.
- All dancers attending classes must be fully potty trained and able to use the restroom independently.
- No audition required: just sign up!
- Abilities may be mixed within a class.
- Can take as few or as many classes as you’d like!
- Classes need 5 students for it to run.
- No formal dress code: Any clothes your dancer can move freely in is great!
- However a lot of our dancers will wear leotards/tights.
- We ask that you do not wear jeans or dresses without shorts under them.
- Yes, some classes do require shoes:
- Ballet or Creative Movement – Ballet shoes (pink for feminine presenting dancers and black for masculine presenting dancers)
- Jazz – black jazz shoes
- Modern – barefoot
- Please have shoes by the second week of class! Guardians, please provide.
- Please make sure that all dance shoes are NOT worn outside!
- 10% discount is applied to total monthly tuition when you sign up more than 1 child/class
- Financial aid is available! Please email hello@mutualarts.org to apply
- We are also a qualified education service provider of the Ohio ACE program
- If finances are the reason you are unable to sign up for class, please reach out to us! We would love to make dance classes happen for you.
- Tuition INCLUDES recital costume rental fee and tights.
- Tuition pays for the teacher’s and assistant’s time.
- Tuition compensates for admin and office duties.
- Tuition goes toward the space we rent from the CCAC.
- Tuition helps fund the theatre rental for the recital.
- Tuition allows for us to hire a videographer for the recital.
- Additional (not included in tuition) recital costs include: tickets and optional memorabilia purchases.
- The cost of rent, tights, and many other items has gone up SIGNIFICANTLY this year, which is reflected in our tuition.
- If you need to drop a class, you must email hello@mutualarts.org with a written notice of your final class date.
- Once a class if dropped, you will not be charged tuition.
- Please note that if we have already ordered recital costumes and you need to drop a class, you will be responsible for paying the remaining balance of your costume.
- Please arrive on time for class! We ask that you arrive no more than 5-10 minute before your class begins.
- Please make sure your dancer uses the restroom BEFORE class starts!
- If your child has anything we need to know about, please reach out!! We want to make sure everyone has a successful year of classes.
- Please bring a water bottle with you! We have fountains for refills.
- Please make sure your dancer’s hair is secured away from their face – ponytails, braids, buns, etc are welcome. Dancer’s can not wear their hair down to class!
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Northern Kentucky Dancewear
3974 Alexandria Pike
Cold Spring, Kentucky 41076
nkydancewear@gmail.com
The Ohio Afterschool Child Enrichment (ACE) educational savings account program provides funds for students and families to use on various enrichment and educational activities, including tutoring, day camps, music lessons, study skills services and field trips.
To sign up or learn more, click the link below.
What classes should you sign-up for?
These descriptions apply only to our regular-term classes that occur from fall through spring.
For summer programming, please see those individual pages.
Types of Classes
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Have questions? Contact us at hello@mutualarts.org or 513.494.6526.
Looking for more?
We have many other class options for more age groups (toddler – adult) at our new arts center!