RECREATIONAL DANCE CLASSES IN CLIFTON

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN ON JULY 20, 2024! JOIN US AT OUR OPEN HOUSE ON THE SAME DAY FROM 11a-1p AT OUR HQ IN HARTWELL!

(this page is currently being updated for the 24-25 season)

in partnership with the Clifton Cultural Arts Centers!

Located at the BRAND NEW CCAC building!

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3412 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220

NO AUDITIONS, LOW-COMMITMENT

Our classes in Clifton will start on

September 9, 2024

 

Final class date is

TBA! Mid-May

Recital date is

TBA! Mid-May

 

October 3, 2024 - No school, no dance

November 5, 2024 - No school, no dance

November 24-30, 2024 - Fall Break

December 22, 2024 - January 4, 2025 - Winter Break

March 23 - 29, 2025 - Spring Break

September 9, 2024 - Classes Start!

December 16 - 21, 2024 - Family Watch Week

January 1, 2025 - Last day to register for any class

April-May, 2025 ALL CLASSES MANDATORY to prep for recital

May 2025 Dance Recital

DRESS REHEARSALS

More info coming soon!

CLASSES IN RECITAL 1 

More info coming soon!

CLASSES IN RECITAL 2

More info coming soon!

CLASSES

LISTED IN ORDER OF DAY THEN TYPE

(Make sure to scroll inside the boxes to see all options)

PLEASE NOTE: The tuition listed below is paid MONTHLY for 9 months. (The full year is averaged per month.) A $40 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 20, 2024 and CLOSES on January 1, 2025.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • We have class options for PreK-5th 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)
    • 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!

Looking for new dancewear and/or dance shoes? We highly recommend our friends at Northern Kentucky Dancwear!

Let them know you’re from Mutual Arts Centers to save 15%

 

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.

https://www.aceohio.org/

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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Age, Grade, or Level

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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!