Dance at Your School
Stepping Stone SchoolsDance Discovery offers classes at the Stepping Stone Schools with our professional studio staff. Our degreed teachers come to the school and teach in the studio on the Stepping Stone School campus each week. Stepping Stone School students in Preschool STORYTIME DANCE™ Curriculum classes perform in our annual recital as well. Toddler Dance Expressions classes for 2 year olds can also be offered (and is being offered on the Leander campus this year) and they perform for their parents there at school.
Dance Expressions 2 years
This pre-ballet dance class is designed for students to take independently. Activities change every few minutes to keep the students engaged in gross & fine motor movements for dance.
Preschool STORYTIME DANCE™ Curriculum 3-5 years
This whole dance class is a story from beginning to end incorporating age appropriate skills in ballet, jazz, creative movement, and tap. The dance class begins with a ballet story and then students repeat the ballet skills once more in the same order to traditional music. The story engages them on their level allowing them to learn more skills because they are actively focused for a longer period of time.
The 2026 Recital will be held May 26th-30th, 2026
Location: Life Austin Theatre Mueller, 1504 E 51st St, Austin, TX 78723
Date: TBD
Calendar
2025-2026 Calendar
(begins June 18, 2025)
Closed for Summer Break June 30- July 5, 2025
Closed for Team Workshops Aug 4-9 & Aug 11-13, 2025
Closed for Labor Day Aug 30-Sept 1, 2025
Closed for Staff Development Aug 14-15, 2025
Closed for Staff Development Sept 18, 2025
Closed for Indigenous People’s Day Oct 13, 2025
Closed for Staff Development Oct 16 & 31, 2025
Closed for Thanksgiving: Nov 25-29, 2025
Closed for Winter Performances Dec 9-10 & 12-13, 2025
Closed for Winter Break Dec 22, 2025-Jan 3, 2026
Classes Resume Jan 5, 2026
Closed for MLK Jan 19, 2026
Closed for Staff Development Jan 20-21, 2026
Closed for President’s Day Feb 16, 2026
Closed for Spring Break March 16-21, 2026
Closed for Staff Development April 1, 21, & 23, 2026
Closed for Holy Week April 3-4, 2026
Closed for Memorial Day May 23-25, 2026
Recital May 21, & May 26-30, 2026
Closed June 8-13, 2026
Closed June 29-July 4, 2026
Closed August 3-15, 2026
These are scheduled holidays for this dance session and are not included in the total number of class days or tuition. Please note that no refund will be due because classes are not being canceled for these dates. The central studio office staff also follows this calendar.
Parent Observation Days
Parents are invited to observe and participate in their child’s class for the last 30 minutes:
- Fall Semester: Parent Observation: Dec 1st, 2025
- Spring Semester: Parent Observation Week/Toddler In-Class Recitals: May 11th, 2026
Policies & Attire
Onsite Details:
- New students welcomed! Registration is on-going for classes with openings.
- Classes are one day a week for one hour (from pickup to drop-off) for Preschool STORYTIME DANCE™ Curriculum Ballet/Jazz.
- Parents receive a newsletter about what their child’s class is learning.
- Students go home with a coloring page about what they learned each week.
- Please label dance shoes and dance bag with child’s name. Students should arrive to school on dance class days in their dance attire (unless they are potty training) with dance shoes in bag.
- Dates: Continuous Enrollment
Attire:
Preschool STORYTIME DANCE™ Curriculum Ballet/Jazz: Girls- leotard and socks, skirts are optional, pink leather or canvas ballet shoes. Boys- solid muscle shirt for boys with matching pants or shorts and black leather or canvas ballet shoes. You can purchase shoes at the link below for boys and girls.
Schedule
CLASS FOR AGE 2 by 8/31/25
If your child’s birthday is outside of this date range then you will need to call our offices at 512-419-7611 to register with teacher approval. Online registration will only accept birthdays in the date range above.
Schedule
CLASSES FOR AGES 3-5 by 8/31/25
If your child’s birthday is outside of this date range then you will need to call our offices at 512-419-7611 to register with teacher approval. Online registration will only accept birthdays in the date range above.
Tuition
All payments are done by auto pay through your credit or debit card on file. Registration requires an initial payment of a $38 registration fee per family and the first month’s tuition to reserve a space. There are no refunds or adjustments due to absences, however, make-ups are available in public studio locations with openings. Each month has the same tuition amount regardless of the days in the month as we have averaged the payments over the course of the year to create equal installment amounts. If you begin late then your tuition will be prorated.
Tuition Rates:
Dance Expressions age 2 by 8/31/25
Registration Fee: $38 upon registration
Tuition: $56 per monthly installment
Costume Fee: $67 (Charged Nov. 4th; to be worn at the in class recital in May)
Preschool STORYTIME DANCE™ Curriculum ages 3-5 by 8/31/25
Registration Fee: $38 upon registration
Tuition: $65 per monthly installment
Costume Fee: $55 + tax (Charged Nov. 4th; to be worn at the recital in May)
Recital Hall Fee: $50 (Charged March 3rd to cover recital hall rental and fees; recital tickets go on sale in May.) *excludes Toddler classes
Tuition is based on a school year calendar rate for an average of 40 class meetings. This is divided into 10 equal payments independent of how many class meetings there are in any given month. If your child joins after the first class then you will only be responsible for tuition from the first date attended and forward. Your initial tuition payment will be calculated by subtracting the number of days you have missed, multiplied by the cost per class, subtracted from the normal payment amount.