DanceAbility: Adaptive Dance for Special Needs
Explore the world of dance with creative movement and exciting music. For preschool students through adults with special needs, who use a wheelchair, are gross motor skill impaired or with limited or no sight. Classes by request and special arrangement.

Baby & Me 1.0
Creative movement & play for babies and adult. Using mats, parachutes & tunnels, work on socialization & motor skills.

Baby & Me 1.5 & 2.0
Creative movement & play for babies and adult. Using mats, parachutes & tunnels, work on socialization & motor skills.

Dance Sampler 1.0 & 1.5
Intro to ballet, tumbling and tap. A steppingstone to pre-school when students attend independently.

Dance Sampler 2.0
Intro to ballet, tumbling and tap. A stepping-stone to pre-school when students attend independently. Students will attend independent of their parent. (Limit 20)

Dance Sampler 2.2
Intro to ballet, tumbling & tap.

Adult Ballet 1.0 with Kathleen Gottus
Learn to be graceful, tone and lengthen muscles. For adults with no previous training.

Ballet 1.0 
Basic ballet terms, positions, & dancing in rhythm.

Ballet 1.2
Basic ballet terms, positions, & dancing in rhythm.

Ballet 2.0
Covers basic ballet terms, positions & dancing in rhythm.

Ballet 3.0 – 3.3
For students with some previous ballet experience.

Ballet 4.0
Turnout, extension, turns, leaps, terminology & body placement.

 Intro to Ballet for Junior High & High School
For students with little or no ballet experience.

Cirqué de Ballet
Improve flexibility, balance, and strength. Acrobatics and tumbling with “Gumby Kids” contortion skills. Ballet is the foundation to continue the beauty and grace needed. Must be enrolled in 1:15 Saturday Ballet to take this class.

Pre-Professional 1
Come take a closer look at ballet training with two master teachers, both former professional ballet dancers. Learn to count music, the basic positions of the body, ballet terminology, and steps. Build a strong foundation of technique that forms the basis for all dance training with teachers who have studied firsthand with ballet masters from the Mariinsky Theater, Paris Opera Ballet, New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theater, The Royal Ballet and more. Small class size guarantees personalized attention. Students perform in an in-studio demonstration of choreography learned at the close of each session. Enrollment on an 8-week session basis. (Limit 15)

Pre-Professional 2
For the older and more advanced student. Hone your technique with two master teachers, both former professional ballet dancers. Delve deeper into the intricacies of classical ballet. Learn to execute the more advanced steps in the classical lexicon. Personalized coaching in classical variations and the opportunity to have new choreography created on you. Several performing opportunities exist within each unique 8-week session. Train one-on-one with teachers who have studied firsthand with ballet masters from the Mariinsky Theater, Paris Opera Ballet, New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theater, The Royal Ballet, and more. Former alumnae of the program have gone on to get professional jobs with companies such as Orlando Ballet and Rochester City Ballet, pursued highereducation in dance at such prestigious institutions as The Juilliard School & Alvin Ailey (both in NYC), Point Park University, West Virginia University, or went on to jobs in the cruise, theater, and acting world. (Limit 15)

Ballet Barre Conditioning 
A ballet-based class to increase strength, flexibility, and balance. This class will use ballet terminology, and the ballet barre. Beginners welcome. No experience necessary.

Jazz 1.0 
Learn jazz technique of Luigi and Matt Mattox.

Jazz 2.0 & 3.0 
Learn jazz technique of Luigi and Matt Mattox. 

Jazz 3.5
Learn jazz technique, turns and jumps to the latest in modern music.

Jazz 4.0
Learn jazz technique, turns & jumps to the latest in modern music.

Jazz 5.0 Extreme
Learn performance jazz technique, turns, & jumps to the latest in modern music.

Lyrical Dance 1.0 & 2.5
Interpretive, expressive movements set to modern music.

Lyrical Dance 3.0 & 4.0
Interpretive, expressive movements set to modern music.

Beginner Pointe
Must have at least 3 years ballet experience.

Intermediate Pointe
Must have at least 3 years ballet experience.

Advanced Pointe
For students who have completed Beginner & Intermediate Pointe.

Private Dance Lessons
Lessons in ballet, tap, jazz, various others as requested.

Introduction to Square Dancing
Exercise the mind as well as the body as you are introduced to the basics of Modern Western Square Dance. No partner needed.

Advanced Square Dancing
For dancers who have completed the introductory level, continue your whole body exercise using your mind as well as your body. Participants will be introduced to the “Mainstream” calls of Modern Western Square Dance. No partner needed.

Ballroom Dancing with Peter Lim
For singles, as well as couples. Fox trot, waltz, cha cha, swing, and rumba. Partner not necessary, but recommended. Held at the Stifel Fine Arts Center.

Clogging
OI welcomes back Mr. JJ Murrin to teach clogging, a vibrant and energetic form of Appalachian Dance, that has captivated audiences for generations. Rooted in the rich tapestry of Appalachian culture, clogging combines percussive footwork with lively, rhythmic movements, creating a mesmerizing display of artistry and athleticism. Beginners welcome. No partner required.

Tap 1.0 & 1.1 
For children with little or no previous training.

Tap 2.0
For children with little or no previous training.

Tap 2.5 and 3.5
For children with some tap experience. Rhythm and time steps will be covered.

Intermediate Tap with Rebecca
Concentrates on time steps & combination turns. For dancers with some tap experience, but who are not ready for 4.0.

Tap 4.0
Concentrates on time steps & combination turns.

Extreme Acrobatic Artistry 3.5 & 4.5
Enrollment in this class is with permission of instructor. Designed for the senior advanced dancer who has studied all disciplines of acrobatics, ballet, lyrical, and contemporary dance. Those disciplines with elements of extreme flexibility, artistry, and partner skills will be enhanced through performance storytelling. This class will be based on the progressions and levels of the Acrobatic Arts Program.

Extreme Acrobatic Artistry 5.0
Enrollment in this class is with permission of instructor. Designed for the senior advanced dancer who has studied all disciplines of acrobatics, ballet, lyrical, and contemporary dance. Those disciplines with elements of extreme flexibility, artistry, and partner skills will be enhanced through performance storytelling. This class will be based on the progressions and levels of the Acrobatic Arts Program.

Gumby Kids Gymnastics 2.0 & 3.0
For children who have taken sessions and are aware of basic acrobatic skills with emphasis on increasing flexibility tricks and improving proper form and technique. Taught to the needs of each child’s ability.

Jumps and Turns 1.0 
Work on proper dance and gymnastics jumps and turns technique.

Jumps and Turns 2.0
Continue to develop more advanced gymnastics jumps and turns technique.

Private Instruction in Tumbling
One-on-one instruction in tumbling. For children with little or no previous training.

Tumbling and Acrobatics 2.5 & 3.5
Develop through the proper progressions to achieve specific skills, such as cartwheels, walkovers, roundoffs, back handsprings, and splits.

Tumbling and Acrobatics 4.0 & 5.0
Enrollment in this class is with permission of instructor. Students are mastering and turning basic skills and elements into more advanced skills. This is a concert class that will be performing in June.

Four Sundays 
Intensive dance workshops with master teachers and renowned professional dancers & choreographers. This unique opportunity allows for concentrated study with nationally and internationally traveled instructors over a four-week period. Types of dance covered may include Ballet, Tap, Hip Hop, Musical Theater and Contemporary. Students gain insight into the world of professional dance while strengthening technique & talents in an intimate studio environment.