Summer is an exciting time at ArtWorks Academy! This summer we have a variety of arts classes available for one year olds to adults. All classes with grade requirements are based on the grade the student will be in during the 2026-2027 school year. Enrollment in classes with age requirements should be determined based on how old your child will be by the first day of class.
A $20.00 non-refundable deposit is due upon enrollment to hold your child’s spot. The session charge listed, once you enroll, is your remaining balance. The balance is due on June 15.
Students enrolling in two or more camps or classes will receive a 10% discount off of each camp or class.
All students enrolled by May 15 in a Summer 2026 Camp (one-day camps do not count, unless enrolled in all four days) or Class will receive a free t-shirt! Make sure you give us your child’s t-shirt size when you enroll. You will see a box to do so when you are completing the Student Information section as you enroll.
If you need to withdraw from a class or transfer to another class, you MUST fill out a Change Request Form. Click here to do so.
Our six-week summer session runs from June 22-July 30, 2026
Parents or caregivers actively participate in our Parent and Tot classes with their child. Students learn basic dance steps and terminology through songs and imaginative play. Parent and Tot classes focus on ballet and beginning acro. Students will work on acro skills such as log rolls, forward rolls, wheelbarrows, etc. They will develop core strength and gross motor skills necessary for more difficult skills as they get older. Parent and Tot classes are a great stepping stone to our 3-4 year old classes, where they will participate without a parent.
Parent and Tot classes provide a wonderful way for you to bond with your child. They can also be a great opportunity for parents and students to make new friends or you can invite your friends or playgroup to enroll in the same class with you!
Teacher approval is not required
Ages: 1-2 year olds
Day/Time: Mondays 5:15-5:45 pm
Tuition: $70 for six-week session
This class focuses on basic theatre jazz technique for young performers ages 3–4. Students will learn beginning jazz movements, choreography, and musicality through age-appropriate musical theatre songs. The class helps develop coordination, rhythm, and body awareness while encouraging confidence and a love of performance in a fun and supportive environment.
Ages: 3-4 year olds
Mondays 5:45-6:30 pm
Tuition: $90 for six-week session
This combo class focuses on basic dance technique for ballet and tap. Students will gain an understanding of beginning dance terminology and skills. They will also develop a sense of rhythm and flexibility through various dance steps and combinations.
3-4 Year Olds Section 1: Mondays 5:00-5:45 pm
3-4 Year Olds Section 2: Wednesdays 6:45-7:30 pm
K-2nd Grade Section 1: Mondays 5:45-6:40 pm
K-2nd Grade Section 2: Wednesdays 5:45-6:40 pm
Tuition: $90(3-4 year olds) or $100 (K-2nd) for six-week session
This combo class focuses on basic dance technique for hip hop and acro (tumble).
Hip hop is a popular style of dance that began in urban areas and can now be seen in music videos, commercials, television, and Broadway musicals. Through the study of hip hop, students will learn coordination, strength, agility and endurance. Age appropriate music and choreography are used in all hip hop classes.
Acro Dance is different from typical gymnastics and tumbling classes. It is the seamless fusion of dance and acrobatic skills. The techniques taught help students to perform the skills safely on a hard floor (dance or stage floor) and to allow seamless flow from an acrobatic move into dance moves during choreography. It also helps to develop strong and well rounded dancers.
3-4 Year Olds: Wednesdays 5:15-6:00 pm
K-2nd Grade: Wednesdays 4:45-5:40 pm
Tuition: $90(3-4 year olds) or $100 (K-2nd) for six-week session
Do you have a young dancer who LOVES dance and wants MORE? We will be assessing students this spring and summer for our Petite Protégé and Protégé classes. These advanced, invitation only classes will give dancers extra time in class, further challenge them and serve as a stepping stone to the Relevé Dance Company!
This one hour combo class focuses on basic dance technique for ballet and tap. Students will gain an understanding of beginning dance terminology and skills. They will also develop a sense of rhythm and flexibility through various dance steps and combinations.
Ages: PreK-Kindergarten
Day/Time: Wednesdays 4:45-5:40 pm
Tuition: $100 for six-week session
This class is by permission or invitation only. If you would like your child to be assessed, please email Cheryl Morris at cheryl@artworksacademy.com
Musical productions require solid dance technique. This class will help our theatre students develop the strength, flexibility, and technique they need. Class will include strength and conditioning for dancers, progressions of dance steps across the floor, and short combinations to help them prepare for future dance auditions and rehearsals. Less experienced dancers will gain the confidence they need to do well in musical theatre, more experienced dancers will be challenged by new combinations, styles, and characters to portray!
Ages: K-2nd grade
Wednesdays 6:45-7:30 pm
Thursdays 4:45-5:30 pm
Tuition: $90 for six-week session
Do you have a young dancer who LOVES dance and wants MORE? We will be assessing students this spring and summer for our Petite Protégé and Protégé classes. These advanced, invitation only classes will give dancers extra time in class, further challenge them and serve as a stepping stone to the Relevé Dance Company!
This 90-minute combo class focuses on dance technique for ballet and tap. Students will gain an understanding of dance terminology and skills. They will also develop a sense of rhythm and flexibility through various dance steps and combinations.
Grades: 1st-2nd grade
Day/Time: Tuesdays 6:00-7:30 pm
Tuition: $130 for six-week session
This class is by permission or invitation only. If you would like your child to be assessed, please email Cheryl Morris at cheryl@artworksacademy.com
Hip hop is a popular style of dance that began in urban areas and can now be seen in music videos, commercials, television, and Broadway musicals. Through the study of hip hop, students will learn coordination, strength, agility and endurance. Age appropriate music and choreography are used in all hip hop classes.
Grades: K-12th
Children’s Level Hip Hop (K-2nd grade): Mondays 6:45-7:15 pm
Junior Level Hip Hop (3rd-7th grade): Thursdays 6:00-6:45 pm
Senior Level Hip Hop (7th-12th grade): Tuesdays 6:00-6:55 pm
Tuition: $70 (K-2nd), $90 (3rd-7th), and $100 (7th-12th) for six-week session
Acro Dance is different from typical gymnastics and tumbling classes. It is the seamless fusion of dance and acrobatic skills. The techniques taught help students to perform the skills safely on a hard floor (dance or stage floor) and to allow seamless flow from an acrobatic move into dance moves during choreography. It also helps to develop strong and well rounded dancers. ArtWorks Academy is one of only two studios in the area to be a certified Acrobatic Arts dance studio.
Grades: K-12th grade
Children’s Level Acro (K-2nd): Thursdays 6:15-7:00 pm
Junior/Intermediate Level Acro (3rd-7th) Section 1: Mondays 7:15-8:10 pm
Junior/Intermediate Level Acro (3rd-7th) Section 2: Tuesdays 6:00-6:55 pm
Senior Level Acro (7th-12th): Thursdays 6:00-6:55 pm
Tuition: $90 (K-2nd) and $100 (3rd-12th) for six-week session
Introduce your child to something new and unique, with Dance Cirque at ArtWorks Academy! This class offers something for all ages and abilities. Dance Cirque is great for boys and girls, and you don’t have to be a dancer or have previous experience to join! Our innovative program includes interactive circuits, using apparatus like lyra (hoops), silks and trapeze and ground skills like juggling and hula hoops, all under the supervision of our certified and qualified instructors. Your child will be inspired to learn new skills and have a blast while exploring the world of circus arts.
Grades: K-12th grade
Children’s Level (K-2nd) Section 1: Wednesdays 6:45-7:30 pm
Children’s Level (K-2nd) Section 2: Thursdays 5:30-6:15 pm
Junior Level (3rd-7th) Section 1: Mondays 6:30-7:15 pm
Junior Level (3rd-7th) Section 2: Wednesdays 6:00-6:45 pm
Senior Level (7th-12th): Thursdays 7:00-7:55 pm
Tuition: $90 (K-7th) or $100 (7th-12th) for six-week session
The Jazz/Tap Combo class is a fun and dynamic one-hour weekly class designed for 3rd-7th graders, offering a balanced mix of both jazz and tap dance styles. Students will explore a variety of jazz techniques, including classical, contemporary, and lyrical styles, while focusing on strength, flexibility, and executing kicks, leaps, and turns. In tap, they’ll develop rhythmic precision and agility through intricate footwork, learning proper timing and clarity while performing steps at different speeds. The class combines these two styles, helping students build coordination, muscle memory, and performance skills through fun combinations that blend the artistry of jazz with the rhythm of tap. By the end of the class, students will have enhanced their technique, musicality, and expression in both genres.
Grades: 3rd-7th grade
Day/Time: Thursdays 5:00-5:55 pm
Tuition: $100 for six-week session
Musical productions require solid dance technique. This class will help our theatre students develop the strength, flexibility, and technique they need. Class will include strength and conditioning for dancers, progressions of dance steps across the floor, and short combinations to help them prepare for future dance auditions and rehearsals. Less experienced dancers will gain the confidence they need to do well in musical theatre, more experienced dancers will be challenged by new combinations, styles, and characters to portray!
Grades: 3rd-12th
Junior Level (3rd-7th): Mondays 6:30-7:15 pm
Senior Level (7th-12th): Wednesdays 5:45-6:40 pm
Tuition: $90 (3rd-7th) or $100 (7th-12th) for six-week session
Tap classes focus on developing rhythmic precision and agility through intricate footwork. Students will learn proper execution and timing of various tap steps, improving clarity and control with each movement. As they progress, they will gain the ability to perform steps at varying speeds, from slow practice to fast-paced routines. Emphasis is placed on building muscle memory, coordination, and understanding rhythm, while enhancing musicality and expression through dynamic footwork patterns.
Grades: 3rd–12th grade, adults
Junior Level (3rd-7th grade): Mondays 6:00-6:30 pm
Senior 1/2 Level (7th-12th grade): Thursdays 7:00-7:30 pm
Senior 3 Level (7th-12th grade): Mondays 5:30-6:00 pm
Adult Tap (18+): Mondays 8:15-8:45 pm
Tuition: $70 for six-week session
Ballet is the foundation of all dance technique. Solid training in this genre will allow a performer to easily adjust to the various dance styles seen in dance and musical theatre industries. Our classes place equal emphasis on technique, alignment, terminology and execution as well as musicality and a love of the art form.
Grades: 3rd-12th
Junior Level Ballet (3rd-7th grade) Section 1: Mondays 7:15-8:10 pm
Junior Level Ballet (3rd-7th grade) Section 2: Thursdays 6:45-7:40 pm
Senior Level Ballet (7th-12th grade): Tuesdays 7:00-7:55 pm
Tuition: $100 for six-week session
This class is designed to help students develop the strength and skills needed to dance on Pointe. Teacher approval is required. Regular evaluations of students strength, alignment, and balance will be done to determine a student’s readiness for Pointe.
*The decision for placing a student on Pointe will be made by the students instructor(s). This decision is based on a students strength, placement, technical proficiency, understanding of terminology, as well as class attendance and participation.
Grades: 7th-12th
Day/Time: Tuesdays 8:00-8:30 pm
Tuition: $70 for six-week session
Jazz classes explore a variety of styles within the genre, including classical technique, contemporary dance, and lyrical jazz. Students will focus on strength, flexibility, and the execution of various kicks, leaps, and turns. Through combinations, they will develop performance skills while learning to apply their technique to different movements and styles.
Grades: 7th-12th grade
Day/Time: Thursdays 5:00-5:55 pm
Tuition: $100 for six-week session
Students will work on movements that are the foundation for classical modern dance, such as contractions, basic floor work, and learning the concepts of space, time and force. They will also study contemporary dance, which is all about self-expression, freedom, and storytelling.
Grades: 7th-12th grade
Day/Time: Mondays 4:30-5:25 pm
Tuition: $100 for six-week session
This class is designed for 4th-7th grade students who want to strengthen their voices and grow as confident singers. Students will work on a variety of age-appropriate musical theatre songs while developing healthy vocal habits and their musicianship. Classwork will include ensemble singing, harmony skills, and basic music theory.
Students will explore their voices, sing together, and learn how to make music sound great as a group in a class that is positive, upbeat, and fun.
Mondays 5:00-5:55 pm
Tuition: $100 for six-week session
This six-week Musical Theatre Song Study class is designed for 7th-12th graders who want to strengthen their performance skills and grow as confident storytellers through song. Students will work on Broadway repertoire, focusing on vocal technique, acting through lyrics, character development, and musical interpretation. Each week, students will receive individualized coaching while learning how to choose material that suits their voice and type.
Wednesdays 4:45-5:40 pm
Tuition: $100 for six-week session
ArtWorks Academy offers private voice lessons for students 10-18 years old. Lessons are ½ hour per week. Students will receive instruction on vocal production and placement, breathing techniques, diction, tone and ear training. Students will study vocal anatomy, including the respiratory muscles, the larynx and throat structures, and how they affect singing. Instruction will also be given in music theory and performance skills. Age appropriate music will be assigned to each student.
Time: Voice lessons will be arranged later in the spring semester and the schedule is not yet up. Once the voice lesson schedule is live, the time slots are listed under the season, “2026 Summer Voice Lessons” Students enrolled for voice during the 2025-2026 season will have first priority. If your child is not currently enrolled in lessons and you would like to put their name on the list for summer lessons, you can email Mica Harkey at mica@artworksacademy.com and let her know your child is interested in lessons.
Ages: 10-18 year olds
Tuition: $165 for six-week session
In this class students will learn how to develop a character by discovering their inner motives and characteristics. Students will employ written material, critical thinking and research as well as improvisational acting techniques in this exciting six-week class.
Grades: 4th-8th grade
Day/Time: Thursdays 5:00-5:55 pm
Tuition: $100 for six-week session
This mixed-level class is perfect for adults who want to return to performing or experience it for the first time. This class incorporates three performance elements: singing, dancing and acting. Students will focus on the fundamentals of musical theatre technique, while learning songs and dances from various musicals.
Grades: 18 years old and up
Day/Time: Monday 7:15-8:10 pm
Tuition: $100 for six-week session
About The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee:
Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences across the country with its effortless wit and humor. Featuring a fast-paced, wildly funny and touching book by Rachel Sheinkin and a truly fresh and vibrant score by William Finn, this bee is one unforgettable experience.
An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves a champion! At least the losers get a juice box. (MTIShows.com)
Find out all of the information about auditions, rehearsals, and performances, by clicking on the link below:
