Ages 7-9: The Pointe Academy’s Level 1 classes are stepping stones from more creative to more structured classes. Level 1 classes are developed for dancers between seven and eight. Level 1 classes separate ballet and jazz into individual classes. While we recommend that dancers take both a jazz and ballet class each week, we allow for dancers with preferences towards ballet, jazz, hip hop, or acro/tumbling to choose. We have scheduled jazz, ballet, and other classes consecutively to prepare dancers for a company placement and the intermediate program (which is a twice per week program).