STUDIO LIFE

To The Pointe Dance Studios opened its doors in 1999 with a focus on providing a professional dance education in a non-competitive environment. The idea was to create a safe space where individuals could feel free to be themselves and feel welcome within a creative environment.

After 27 years in business, TTP now has three locations where many wonderful students have learned, thrived, and experienced what it's like to be part of something special.

TTP has created a category of its own. In an industry where competition seems inevitable, TTP has committed to a non-competitive learning experience. By creating a dance studio that doesn’t compete, yet its dancers excel in all styles of dance and are fully committed to their dance education, TTP has created not only its own name but its own game.

Dancers who have danced at TTP know and understand the value of self-motivation and self-validation. They thrive in working together as a team and not against each other. Their experience at TTP is a positive one and has created many confident individuals who excel in the world.

TTP is immensely proud of the type of dance studio business that they have created and continue to offer one of the strongest and most comphrehensive children’s dance programs around.

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Welcome to To The Pointe!

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A Warm Welcome

Upon entering one of our To The Pointe Dance Studio locations, you will be greeted by our friendly staff. Receptionists, teachers & teacher-trainees are all there to help! If you need to answer your questions or help you with a dance wear purchase, they are ready to make your dance studio experience a positive one.

We take pride in maintaining new, clean, and updated studios and reception areas. It is our goal to help everyone feel comfortable in our surroundings and to make them feel like they are part of the To The Pointe dance family.

We strive to be organized and communicative in all aspects of our work at TTP. We want everyone to enjoy what we have to offer.

Therefore, we strive to keep our rates as low as possible and provide an easy tuition and cost payment plan.

SPACIOUS & CLEAN RECEPTION AREAS!

Each of our locations offers a clean and spacious reception area where parents can sit, read, watch a TTP recital DVD, or enjoy watching their child's dance class through one-way glass windows. This state-of-the-art glass provides parents with the opportunity to see their children do what they love, without distracting them while in class.

Each of our reception areas is also home to a dancewear boutique, offering a wide variety of leotards, tights, shoes, dance bags, leg warmers, and dance sweaters.

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NURTURING & PROFESSIONAL CHILDREN'S CLASSES!

Our dancers practice in a professional and fun atmosphere. All of our teachers have completed our comprehensive -3 year Teacher Training Program before they are on their own, teaching their classes.

We uphold a conscious awareness of integrity, good sportsmanship, knowledge, and implementation of proper technique and respect for fellow teachers and other dance studios.

We focus on positive reinforcement, confidence-building, and carefully planned curricula to prevent injuries and ensure correct technique execution and progression.

A specific dress code is crucial to promoting focus and proper placement and execution of the techniques being learned in class.

It also helps greatly that all our dancers wear the proper shoes and the same ones to ensure uniformity at our stage performances.

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DEDICATION, MOTIVATION, & QUALITY EDUCATION

There is a misconception that non-competitive dancers must not be "GOOD" dancers. Although our dancers do not compete in competitions, they are highly dedicated and motivated to be the best they can be! All dancers are encouraged to be their best and are placed at the level that is most suitable for them at any point throughout the season. Our advanced dancers attend classes multiple times per week and work on proper placement/execution/timing in all styles of dance. They continue to cultivate their abilities to execute leaps, turns, and advanced Tap Techniques.

Teen dancers have the opportunity to audition to perform solos, duets, or trios in our annual June & August Recitals. Our dancers enjoy preparing for performances held in December, June, & August, as well as travel performances at Disney & on cruise ships.

Everyone is a member of our "company" and has the same opportunities as anyone else to push themselves without having to attend competitions, which can be pretty costly & time-consuming.

We pride ourselves in teaching a full curriculum in all styles of dance where dancers learn technique at the Barre, Center, & Across the floor, as well as study terminology and theory tests in their Ballet & Tap classes.

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TTP RECITALS & PERFORMANCE SHOWCASES:

We are known for our spectacular performances. All of which are held at Bishop McVinney Auditorium in Providence, R.I.. Each performance we create features high-quality costumes selected by our Director, age-appropriate and family-friendly choreography, and impeccable lighting design. Attention to detail, Prop fabrication, and Creative Concepts make for a phenomenal show.

From Broadway to Hip-Hop, our shows offer a well-rounded and entertaining dance experience for everyone to enjoy!

Our December Showcase, which includes our version of the "March of the Wooden Soldiers" dance, encompasses a wide variety of dance styles to wonderful holiday music in the spirit of the season. Dancers ages 7 & up perform in the Holiday Showcases at TTP.

Our Annual Spring Recitals, held in June, encompass the culmination of a year of learning for all of our dancers. Each class will learn its choreography little by little, starting in January, so that each dancer is well-prepared and confident when performing on stage.

Serious dancers who wish to continue dancing and progressing choose to participate in our Summer Intensive, which allows our dancers to continue pushing themselves throughout the Summer and perform in our Summer Intensive Showcase held in August.

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Students at To The Pointe become a part of a dance family. Spending time in class together and at special events, such as performing at Walt Disney World and on Cruise Ship Performances, creates some fun memories and experiences. Lifelong friendships are formed in a positive atmosphere and can be fondly remembered as they grow into adulthood.

Performances such as these, along with our annual show, instill in our dancers a great sense of pride, confidence, and a positive self-concept. Performing is an excellent growth opportunity in many ways. These experiences also include Workshops and Conventions that help our students learn and grow from other teachers in the dance world.