The Deborah Mason School of Dance in Cambridge offers a multitude of dance programs for all ages. For more information on tuition rates and the reimbursement policy, please check the website.


Creative Dance I (3 years) & Creative Dance II (4 years)
Having fun, exploring movement and musicality by using games, props and instruments. Developing dance and spatial skills, learning to follow instructions while working in a supportive environment. Strengthening the body and brain, interacting with others - it all begins in creative dance classes.
(45 minutes, 1 class per week)

Pre-Ballet (5 years) & Primary Ballet (6 & 7 years)
Exploring ballet skills and vocabulary through creative dance, props, dress-up, while incorporating a story of ballet to the young dancers to make it fun and inspire the imagination.
(45 minutes or 1 hour, 1 class per week)

Primary Tap / Jazz I (5 years) & Primary Tap / Jazz II (6 & 7 years)
Basic understanding of correct body placement, simple patterns and rhythms. Focus is on improving coordination, strength, balance and flexibility through dance exercises and practicing self-expression within choreographed movement.
(45 minutes, 1 class per week)

Breakdance I (7-8 years)
B-boying or b-girling is a street dance style that is normally danced to pop, funk, or hip-hop music. Breakdancing is a remarkable discipline somewhere between those of dancers and athletes.
(45 minutes, 1 class per week)



Hip Hop (8-11 years)
Hip Hop takes on the styles of many forms of dance, including Breakdance, Poppin', Krumpin', and Video Dance. Once a student has reached a certain level, he/she may audition for our Hip Hop team where all styles are combined in a Repertory class.
(1 hour in length, 1 class per week or more)

Tap / Jazz Combo (8-11 years)
30 minutes of tap dancing, a form of artistic expression that uses the foot as a percussive instrument; 30 minutes of jazz, defining characteristics, including improvisation, isolation, and the style of Broadway.
(1 hour in length, 1 class per week)

Ballet I (8-11 years)
Dancers learn the foundations of ballet technique, body awareness, coordination, rhythm, musicality, and the joy of movement. This is a transitional class geared to more serious levels of technical training.
(1 hour in length, 1 class per week)

Modern Level I & II (10+ years)
Modern contemporary dance principles include: centering, alignment, gravity, breath, contraction, release, fall and recovery, suspension, balance and off-balance, tension and relaxation, opposition and emotion.
(1 hour in length, 1 class per week)



Ballet II (10+ years)
Dancers expand on their ballet technique, vocabulary, body awareness, coordination, rhythm, and musicality. This is a transitional class geared to more serious levels of technical training.
(1 hour in length, 1 class per week)

Tap Level II (11-15 years)
An American form of artistic expression that uses the foot as a percussive instrument. Students explore the various styles; broadway, jazz tap, hoofin.
(1 hour in length, 1 class per week or more)

Modern Level I & II (10+ years)
Modern contemporary dance principles include: centering, alignment, gravity, breath, contraction, release, fall and recovery, suspension, balance and off-balance, tension and relaxation, opposition and emotion.
(1 hour in length, 1 class per week)