CORE Program
Growing confident humans through the joy of dance.
Our CORE Program is the heart of Pemberton Dance Studio — a full-season program offering consistent, progressive training in a welcoming environment where every child can build strong foundations while growing in confidence, creativity and self-expression.
About CORE
More than steps, a foundation for life.
Every child arrives with different strengths, different challenges and a different story. Our role is not to fit dancers into one mould, but to meet them where they are and help them grow from there.
Through thoughtful, progressive training, children discover what consistent effort can achieve not just in dance, but in themselves.
2026–2027 Core Dance
Everything you need to prepare for the upcoming dance season is right here. Explore our tuition and registration information, review studio policies, and stay up to date with important dates on our 2026–2027 Studio Calendar.
Dance styles
A well-rounded training pathway.
Ballet
We teach the Vaganova method and offer graded dance examinations with the Society of Classical Ballet. Ballet is highly recommended as an additional discipline for all other styles.
Jazz
Jazz dance is taught to the music of today layering jazz style over traditional ballet technique. Students develop flexibility, strength and coordination through warm-up, centre exercises and across the floor progressions.
Acro Dance
Following the Acrobatic Arts syllabus, students focus on flexibility and conditioning to build strength, balance, muscle control and concentration to execute acrobatic tricks appropriate to their level. Additional ballet and jazz are recommended.
Contemporary
An expressive style of dance that combines several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet. Additional ballet class is highly recommended prior to joining this program.
Hip Hop
High-energy dance style that builds coordination, musicality, and confidence through age-appropriate choreography and movement. Dancers learn foundational street styles while exploring rhythm, groove, and self-expression.
Adult Dance
Whether your goal is to explore new movement or resume dance after a break, our adult programs are engaging, fun and welcoming.
Programs are offered in “sets“ of classes -
Sept-Oct and Nov-Dec etc.
Drop-ins are available.
Preschool Dance Programs: Little Ballerinas, Tiny tumblers, Mini Dance
Foundational dance program for young dancers to explore movement, musicality, imagination and expression in a nurturing and fun environment. Monthly-themes, songs, games and a whole lot of dancing!
Costume program
Beautiful, thoughtful, sustainable.
At Pemberton Dance Studio, costume costs are included as part of your child's full-season tuition. Rather than charging a separate costume fee, the cost for each enrolled class is built into our 10 equal monthly tuition payments throughout the dance season.
Every class is featured in our year-end recital with its own choreography and costume. To support this, a costume contribution is included for each enrolled class. Multi-class discounts do not apply to costume contributions.
We believe beautiful performances can also be thoughtful and sustainable. Each year, we carefully reuse, refresh and repurpose our costume collection by altering and updating existing pieces to suit each class and production — creating a polished stage experience while reducing waste and keeping costs predictable for families.
All recital costumes are provided on a loan basis and remain the property of Pemberton Dance Studio. Costumes must be returned to the studio by the requested deadline following the recital so they can be cleaned, repaired and prepared for future productions.
Your costume contribution helps support costume selection, alterations, cleaning, repairs, accessories and the ongoing care of our costume collection, ensuring every dancer has a beautiful costume to wear on stage each season.
Costume costs are included in your full-season tuition, spread across 10 equal monthly payments.
We reuse, refresh and repurpose our costume collection each year, polished stage looks with less waste.
Costumes are provided on a loan basis and returned after the recital so they can be cleaned, repaired and prepared for future productions.
Uniform & dress code
Dressed to move, ready to grow.
Our dress code creates a consistent learning environment where dancers can move comfortably, feel confident and focus on developing strong technique. Wearing the appropriate attire also allows instructors to clearly see body alignment and provide safe, effective corrections. Please arrive dressed and ready for class, with hair neatly secured away from the face ballet dancers wear a ballet bun.
Ballet (Kinder, Junior & Intermediate) and Kinder Combo
Girls: Black leotard, pink ballet tights, pink ballet slippers
Boys: Black or navy t-shirt, black shorts, black ballet slippers
Jazz (Junior & Intermediate)
Girls: Black leotard, black shorts, tan slip-on jazz shoes or bare feet
Boys: Black or navy t-shirt, black shorts, tan slip-on jazz shoes or bare feet
Hip Hop (Kinder, Junior, Intermediate & Teen)
All dancers
Loose-fitting athletic clothing (no jeans) and clean white indoor sneakers to help protect our studio floors.
Acro (Kinder, Junior & Intermediate)
Girls: Black leotard, black shorts, bare feet
Boys: Dark-coloured t-shirt, black shorts, bare feet
Contemporary
All dancers
Athletic dancewear such as leggings with a fitted top or a leotard with shorts, bare feet.
Little Ballerinas & Mini Dance
Girls: Pink leotard, pink crepe skirt, pink ballet tights, pink ballet slippers
Boys: Dark-coloured t-shirt, black shorts, black ballet slippers
Tiny Tumblers
Girls: Any colour leotard with shorts, bare feet
Boys: Dark-coloured t-shirt, black shorts, bare feet
Season calendar
2026–2027 CORE calendar.
Key dates for the CORE season start of classes, holiday breaks, recital week and all our studio closures. Add the live calendar to your own Google Calendar to stay in the loop.
