Children's Dance Classes
Each semester, the UM Dance Program offers children’s dance classes for the community. UM Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ earn credit for participating as student teachers.
Children ages 3½ - 6 are invited to explore classes in creative movement. Our training program provides opportunities for children to express their inherent creativity through their bodies. Children are also exposed to the various elements of movement, learning how their bodies move within different spatial, time, and qualitative structures. UM’s creative movement classes serve as an excellent introduction to dance for all children.
For information, please contact umtheatredance@umontana.edu.
Fall 2025 Schedule
FALL SEMESTER 2025
September 4-November 20
REGISTRATION OPENS SOON!
Classes Offered:
Creative Movement I for ages 3½ - 4 on Thursdays from 4:00-4:30pm
Creative Movement II for ages 5 - 6 on Thursdays from 4:45-5:30pm
Please email umtheatredance@umontana.edu if you have questions or would like to be put on the mailing list to be notified when Fall '25 Registration opens.
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Our Classes
UM dance, theatre, and education Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ enroll as student teachers to assist in the classes. The class is an opportunity for your child to be immersed in dance, and also a chance for our Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ to train to be teachers. The student teachers will plan lessons, which are previewed by a UM instructor, and teach two partial lessons and one full lesson each. UM Children's Dance is a place for everyone to grow together, create community, learn, and make meaning from motion.
As Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ progress through the class levels, our objectives for their training develop and expand. Each class builds on the skills and experiences developed in the previous class.
Where We Are
Classes are held in the UM Performing Arts and Radio/TV Center (PARTV). Please visit . Classes are held in our Ballet Studio (PARTV 035) in the lower level of the building.
Guardians may watch from inside the studio the first day of classes. After the first day, the studio door will be closed during class to eliminate noise and distractions for our Ñý¼§Ö±²¥, teachers, and musician. Guardians may watch from the windows outside PARTV. Guardians who wish to wait inside during class are welcome to wait in the PARTV Lobby.
Hourly parking is available in Lot P, closest to the PARTV Center (as well as in every lot except H, J, and K and in the reserved parking areas), via the Passport Parking App. Make sure you look for the Passport Signs and find the correct 4-digit code when you purchase parking on the app. The UM Interactive Parking Map is .
Tuition
Tuition is $120 per student per semester. Tuition must be paid by the SECOND class session (your student[s] can try the first class for free!). No refunds will be processed after a semester's tuition has been paid.
- Cash or check payments (checks made to "UM Theatre & Dance") may be made at the first or second class
- Online advance payment is no longer available for this program—payment will be made in-person
- If you need to set up a payment plan or have any questions, please email umtheatredance@umontana.edu