Lauren Day
Classes
Tues - Creative Movement
Tues - Junior I Intermediate Ballet
Tues - Junior II A Ballet
Thurs - Pre-Ballet & Primary Ballet
Thurs - Junior I Ballet
Thurs - Junior II B Ballet - Pre-Pointe & Ballet Technique
Friday - Explore with Me
Friday - Creative Movement
Lauren Day started her dance training in 1996 under Barry and Anna Baker VanCura with the Ballet Tennessee Conservatory where she danced in outreach,
citywide Chattanooga events, company roles, and featured lead roles throughout her youth. Lauren graduated from The Center for Creative Arts as a Dance Major, and trained further with intensives and programs with Joffrey Ballet, Alvin
Ailey American Dance Theater, and Virginia School of the Arts. While attending Birmingham Southern College, she further trained in the Vaganova method under
Mira Popovich and Ruth Henry. She has enjoyed an extensive career teaching,
dancing and choreographing locally, and is looking forward to her seventh year with the Mountain Arts Community Center on Signal Mountain. Lauren is dedicated to serving the
children and youth of the Chattanooga community with the emphasis that each student has the opportunity to find joy, confidence, and their own voice through movement. When not teaching, Lauren enjoys family time with her two children,
husband and dogs.
Summer Dance Camps
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Animal Tales Ballet Camp
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Session #1
Date: July 14-17
Time: 9-10:30AM
Ages: 3 & 4
Camp Cost: $115 with a $15 Registration Fee
Session #2
Date: July 14-17
Time: 10:30am- 12:30pm
Ages: 3 & 4
Camp Cost: $150 with a $15 Registration Fee
Join us on an animal adventure this Summer!
We will explore classic children’s stories and
characters through dance, with a themed
craft at the end of each day!
Register to hold your students spot:
$15 by April 19th for Early Bird Rate ($10 off Tuition)
Enchanted Forest Ballet Camp
Session #1
Date: June 9-12
Time: 9-10:30AM
Ages: 3 & 4
Camp Cost: $115 with a $15 Registration Fee
Session #2
Date: June 9-12
Time: 10:30am- 12:30pm
Ages: 3 & 4
Camp Cost: $150 with a $15 Registration Fee
Journey with us as we explore the characters and
stories of Enchanted Forests. We will explore well
known books, fairytales, and characters through
dance, with a themed craft at the end of each day!
Register to hold your students spot:
$15 by April 19th for Early Bird Rate ($10 off Tuition)
Junior Intensive - Intermediate Jr. I & Jr. II Level
Studio 9 Dance w/ Lauren Day
July 21-25: 10am-3pm
Ages 10 and up
This camp is for Intermediate Junior I and Junior II Level
students ages 10 and up. Dancers will challenge themselves
through an Intermediate Level camp, focusing on improving
technique, performance skills, a deeper understanding of dance
history, and gaining confidence in multiple dance styles!
Dancers will spend the week studying the artistry and
concepts of movement that make up this beautiful
artform. An Immersive Dance experience that will
encourage well rounded dancers and help keep them on
track for the Fall Semester. Students will expand their
dance training and terminology in Ballet, Contemporary,
Jazz and more! Film, workbooks, and dance history
books will be used each day to guide dancers as we
study key dancers, choreographers, roles and costuming.
A Performance will be held on Friday July 25th,
where students will share all that they have learned
through the week. Dancers will also showcase Dance
History projects created through the week,
a fun addition to encourage creativity and freedom
to dive into what inspires them in Dance!
$225 Tuition +$25 Registration
Register to hold your students spot: $25 by April 19th for Early Bird Rate
($10 off Tuition)
JUNIOR INTENSIVE - INTRO & JUNIOR I LEVEL
Studio 9 Dance w/ Lauren Day
June 23-27 10AM-3PM
Discover the “Why” in Dance!
Why do we dance and where did movement to a beat
start? Join us as we dance through history this summer!
This camp is for beginner to newer Junior Level students ages 8 and up.
Each day will include a Dance History discussion and
worksheets, focusing on the origins of movement
and the cultures that influenced them. Dancers will
study the evolution of dance through film and learn
about the famous dancers and choreographers who
changed dance history! Students daily dance classes
will include different styles and methods through-
out the week, focusing on Ballet and Contemporary,
including Modern and Jazz. We will also explore
learning and creating Choreography each afternoon.
Friday dancers will have the opportunity to perform
for their families and friends, showcasing all that
they have learned during the week!
AGES 8 & UP
Register to hold your students spot:
$25 by April 19th for Early Bird Rate ($10 off Tuition)
MACC STUDIO 9 DANCE
Class Schedule, Times and Descriptions
Tuesday - Creative Movement: 4:15-4:55pm
Introductory dance class focuses on a structured learning environment for ages 3-4. Basic concepts of
stretching, coordination, locomotor skills, and ballet are the foundation upon which the class is based.
Placement is by age of the child by October 1st of the current year.
Tuesday - Junior I Intermediate Ballet: 5:00-6:10 PM
Intermediate Junior Class for 7-9 years of age, at least 1-2 years of ballet training is required for this
class. Students will continue progressive technique exercises, based on previous years classical ballet
foundation. Classes will include terminology, ballet barre, conditioning, stretching, and center work that
includes across the floor exercise with emphasis on correct body alignment, technique, and execution.
For this Intermediate level, students will be challenged and tested in their technique, memorization, and
terminology, as the semester and year progresses.
Tuesday - Junior II A Ballet: 6:10-7:30 PM
Beginner and Intermediate level, at least 1–2 years of ballet suggested. For students 10 years and up
who are interested in ballet. Students will learn and build upon their ballet barre, conditioning stretching,
and center work that includes across the floor exercise with emphasis on correct body alignment,
technique, and execution. In addition, dancers will also learn ballet terminology. At this level, students will
be challenged and tested in their technique, memorization, and terminology, as the semester and year
progresses.
*We are excited to announce Junior I & II Contemporary Classes will be held with Mrs. Jenison Eduave
this year!! We have put together a Tuesday Schedule where interested students can attend both classes,
continuing in their dance training program. Please register for Contemporary under Mrs. Jenison’s MACC
webpage. Students who take multiple classes under Mrs. Eduave or I, will follow the Youth Training
Program Tuition, listed below.
Thursday Pre-Ballet & Primary Ballet: 4:30-5:20 PM
This ballet class utilizes the basic concepts of ballet to broaden the child’s understanding of time and
space, while continuing to build upon the foundations of classical training, for ages 5-6. Students will
continue gaining strength in locomotor skills, and learn the difference between right and left movements.
Musicality, joy of moving their bodies, and learning to create lines and stories or emotions will also begin.
In this class students begin focusing on a more structured Ballet Class, made up of three sections: Ballet
technique, conditioning & stretching, and center; across the floor work.
Thursday - Junior I Ballet: 5:20-6:20 PM
Junior Class with no previous dance training needed, for 7-9 years who are interested in ballet. Students
will learn basic ballet barre, conditioning & stretching, and center work that includes across the floor
exercise with emphasis on correct body alignment, technique, and execution. In addition, dancers will
also learn ballet terminology and we begin to learn ballet combinations and how steps can be put together
to make those sequences.
Thursday - Junior II B Ballet - Pre-Pointe & Ballet Technique: 6:20-7:30 PM
Intermediate Junior II B class, this class is a second highly suggested class option for the Junior student
who is seriously dedicated to furthering their ballet training and continuing towards Pointe Dancing. It
requires 2-3 years of dance training and is for students 10 years and up. In class, students will start with
Pre-Pointe conditioning exercises, targeting strength, flexibility, stability, and articulation of the feet, all
things that a student needs for the transition to Pre-pointe and Pointe. The class will advance with ballet
barre, and center work that includes across the floor exercises. In addition, dancers will continue using
and learning ballet terminology. At this level, students will be challenged technically as the semester and
year progresses, to build upon the basics they already know.
**The Pre-Pointe class is the continuation of the training program for those who would like to dance en
Pointe, and become part of the Advanced Training Program, here at MACC. A student must show
strength; mentally and physically, maturity, maintain correct alignment and placement, have the needed
knowledge and execution of technique, and meet the Guidelines for Pointe dancing, to gain their first pair
of pointe shoes. Guidelines for Pointe, will be emailed to students, once they are placed in this class, so
additional training at home can be possible. No student is promised to gain Pointe shoes, but every
student controls their own opportunity to advance towards Pointe, by hard work, dedication, and
conditioning work in the studio and at home.
Friday - Explore with Me: 10:00-10:30 AM
In this class Parents, Grandparents, or Guardians explore movement with their toddler, for ages 1.5-2. All
while stretching, bouncing, and dancing to age-appropriate music that will entice even the youngest child.
Friday - Creative Movement: 10:45-11:30 AM
This introductory dance class focuses on a structured learning environment for ages 3-4. Basic concepts
of stretching, coordination, locomotor skills, and ballet are the foundation upon which the class is based.
Placement is by age of the child by October 1st of the current year.
**Daytime classes for homeschool students or private classes in-home or in-studio, available upon
request.
**Also Open to Choreography for Events or Students
Tuition Information
Registration Fee Per Semester:
$25 per Individual Student
$40 per Family (more than one child enrolled)
Primary Level Class: $205 for 15 Week Semester per Class
-Explore with Me
-Creative Movement
-Pre-Ballet & Primary Ballet
Junior I Classes: $235 for 15 Week Semester per Class
-Ballet Junior Level I
Junior II Classes: $245 for $15 Week Semester Class
-Ballet Junior Level II A
-Ballet Junior Level II B if taken as a stand-alone class
*NEW* Youth Training Program Tuition, per 15 Week Semester
-Junior I Ballet Class and the Contemporary Ballet Class (early path to training program, 1 entry Level
Junior Ballet Class and Junior Contemporary Class, 2 classes per week): $460 per Semester
-Junior II Ballet Classes A and B (Ballet & Pre-Pointe Ballet Classes, 2 per week): $470 per semester
-Junior II Ballet Classes A and B, and Contemporary (2 Ballet Classes and a Contemporary Class, 3
classes per week): $705 per semester
**Payment Installment Plans are available upon request. Options are 2, 3, or 4-month Installments.
Performance Opportunities
Students will have the opportunity to participate in two performances each year, one per semester.
Fall/Winter Semester students will have the chance to dance with their classmates in the MACC’s annual Lighting of the Christmas Tree Showcase in early December.
-Date TBD -
Performance Fee & Costume Fee: $25
Spring Year End Recital, each class will have their own recital piece to showcase during the performance during a Primary Recital and a Junior Recital.
-Tentative Date May 11 -
Time: TBD
-Performance Fee: $10
-Costume Fee: $35+ Depending on child’s level and costume costs
2024-2025 Calendar of Events
Fall Semester: August 19 - December 13
Fall Visitors Week: October 8 - 11
Fall Break: October 15 - 18
Thanksgiving Break: November 26 - 29
Winter Break: December 17 - January 13
* Spring Pre-Registration Open
Spring Semester: January 14 - May 2
Spring Visitors Week: March 4-7
Spring Break: March 18 - 21
**Recital Rehearsal and Performance Week May 6 - 10 **
**Recital Date: May 10, Time TBD
Visitors Week Guidelines:
Parents and Family are invited to join us in their students’ class, please keep visitors to a minimum during this time. For these special weeks we will hold a normal class, during which visitors will be able to see all that their students have learned and watch their students’ progress throughout the year.