MommingInMoCo
Bethesda
Dance
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Ballet Petite
Location(s): Bethesda​
Ballet Petite offers a ballet curriculum for 3 to 5 year olds which introduces technique through story ballet and fairytales. Classes are held at two different locations in the Bethesda area during seasonal sessions. The school offers a free trial class for new students.
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Bethesda Conservatory of Dance
Location(s): Bethesda
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BCD offers a wide range of dance classes including ballet, hip-hop, tap, jazz, and contemporary. Classes begin for students at the age of 2 with a creative movement class as an introduction to dance. Classes begin annually in August and run through June. A separate six-week long summer session is also offered.
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Rock Creek Dance Academy
Location(s): Bethesda
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RCDA offers classes in ballet, tap, jazz, and lyrical for ages 3 and up and of all ability levels. Classes run from September to May. Summer class sessions are also offered. Additionally, RCDA schedules "ballerina birthday parties" both in-studio and off-site.
Dramatic Arts
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Young Artists of America
Location(s): North Bethesda
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YAA provides training in acting, dance, and voice for serious students of musical theater. Classes are offered for students in grades 4 through 12. No experience is required, but students are placed into levels based on audition videos submitted at registration. Instruction takes place over a 12 week long session of classroom instruction.
Music
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Washington Conservatory of Music
Location(s): Bethesda
WCM is a nonprofit community music school serving children, teens, and adults. Group classes, private lessons, and camps are all offered. Early childhood music classes begin at age 3 months and specialized instrument instruction begins at age 4.