Tehya Pourier
Director and teacher
Tehya opened Curtsy so that a two-year-old's first dance class could be gentle and unhurried. She teaches the twos and the weekday ballet and tap classes, and she is the one who meets you at the door.
Preschool dance in Tea
A first dance class, with you in the next room
Curtsy is a small studio for ages 2 to 5. Dancers wave scarves in a circle, step into hoops and learn their first ballet and tap steps while a grown-up waits in the waiting room.
Classes by age
Find your dancer's age, then pick a day
Every age has classes on Monday and on Saturday. Ballet and tap is one class, half ballet and half tap, for ages 3 to 5. A grown-up waits in the waiting room for every class.
| Ages | Adults to children | Class size | Monday9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Every Monday | Wednesday9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Every Wednesday | Saturday9:00 to 11:30 a.m.Every Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TwosAge 2Creative movement, 30 minutes | 1 adult to 5 children | 10 | OfferedCreative movement | Not offered | OfferedCreative movement |
| Threes and foursAges 3 to 4Creative movement, and ballet and tap, 45 minutes | 1 adult to 8 children | 8 | OfferedCreative movement | OfferedBallet and tap | OfferedBallet and tap |
| FivesAge 5Ballet and tap, 45 minutes | 1 adult to 10 children | 10 | OfferedBallet and tap | WaitlistBallet and tap | OfferedBallet and tap |
Fees and what each is for
- Registration
- Covers the studio's file for your dancer, its insurance and your place in the class.
- Costume
- One simple costume for the May recital, ordered in the winter and billed before the recital.
- May recital
- A production charge for each dancer, and tickets for guests.
- Shoes and dancewear
- Bought by the family. Sizes are taken in person.
Class sizes are the studio's own and change with the session. The registration page has this session's openings.
Sample programs.
How a first class works
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Step 1: Ask a question
Call, text or use the form. Tehya or Fidencia will tell you which class fits your dancer's age and answer anything else you'd like to know.
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Step 2: Try a class
Pick a class on the schedule and book it. Wear leggings or tights, with bare feet or ballet slippers, and arrive ten minutes early so a teacher can meet you at the door.
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Step 3: Register
If the class feels right, register on the registration page. It asks for a grown-up's contact details and who may collect your dancer, and nothing on this website does.
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Step 4: The first day
A teacher meets your dancer at the studio door and you settle in the waiting room. When class ends, the teacher hands your dancer back to you at the same door.
Where grown-ups wait, and when they may watch
Plain answers to what families ask before a first class.
Watching class and recitals
Parents wait in the waiting room while class is on, so the dancers can look to their teacher. In the first full week of every month, the door opens for the last ten minutes of each class and families watch from the doorway. The May recital is for families to watch, from seats at the front.
Drop-off and pickup
A teacher meets every dancer at the studio door and brings them in. A grown-up stays in the waiting room for the whole class, and at the end the teacher hands the dancer back at the same door. Tell us who else may collect, and we ask for ID from anyone we don't know.
Photos of your child
We ask your written permission before we share any photo of your child, on this site, in newsletters or on social media, and you can change your answer at any time. We never put a child's name with a photo, and the photos on this site are examples until we replace them with our own.
When to keep your child home
Keep your dancer home with a fever, a rash or a stomach bug, and bring them back after a full day without symptoms. Message the studio and we will find a make-up class.
What to wear and bring
Leggings or tights and a plain top, with bare feet or ballet slippers. Tutus are welcome and never needed. Please bring a water bottle with a lid, and hair up if it is long.
In the room
Who is in the room
The checks our teachers hold and how a class is set up.
Adults to children
1 adult to 5 children
Age 2
Class size: 10
1 adult to 8 children
Ages 3 to 4
Class size: 8
1 adult to 10 children
Age 5
Class size: 10
Class size
Up to 10 children
Ages 2 to 5
Staff checks and training
- Background checks
- CPR and first aid
Safety routines
A grown-up always next door
A parent or guardian waits in the waiting room for every class, and the teacher hands each dancer back to a named grown-up at the door.
A helper for the twos
Every class for twos has a teacher and a helper, and the helper stays for the whole class.
The floor and the cubbies
The floor is wood, swept before the first class, and the hooks and cubbies sit at a dancer's height. Scarves and hoops are washed every week.
Telling us things
Tell us about allergies or an injury before the first class. We ask privately once you register, and never on the website form.
Sample details.
The teachers
Three teachers, one small studio
Every dancer meets all three in the first term, and every teacher has a background check and CPR and first aid training.
Fidencia Zertuche
Teacher, creative movement
Fidencia leads creative movement for threes and fours, with scarves, hoops and a lot of music. She keeps the circle moving and knows every dancer's favorite song by the second week.
Dominik Rebollar
Teacher, ballet and tap
Dominik teaches the afternoon ballet and tap classes. He started in tap, and every class ends with a short rhythm that the whole group can clap.
From families
What parents tell us
“The waiting room is cozy, and the teacher told us exactly when we could watch. Nobody had to guess what to expect.”
Jocelynn K.Parent of a three-year-old
“The class was thirty minutes, and a teacher met us at the door. It was just the right length for a two-year-old.”
Dagny O.Parent of a two-year-old
“I liked that the extras were explained before we signed up. The costume was simple and we knew when it was due.”
Murphy S.Parent of a five-year-old
Sample reviews.
Try a class
Book a trial class
Pick a class and a day, then come ten minutes early. You wait in the waiting room while your dancer takes the class.
Phone(605) 555-0107
Hours
- Monday and WednesdayToday
- 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- SaturdayToday
- 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Other days
- Closed