For questions about placement, contact Eve at evebrindis@gmail.com
PREPARTORY BALLET CLASSES
PreBallet l
Mondays, September 8 - December 8, 2025 (13 weeks)
NO CLASSES: 11/24 (Thanksgiving Break)
3:30-4:15 PM ----- Ages 4 - 6 ----- Tuition: $165
This is a fun, creative introduction to basic ballet movement. Emphasis is on coordination, rhythm, music, and mime using props, rhymes, stories and imagination. Your child will be galloping on a pony, leaping over puddles, and learning movements to accompany their favorite preschool songs! Students will learn basic ballet skills and terminology in a supportive and encouraging environment.
No experience necessary
PreBallet ll
Wednesdays, September 10 - December 10, 2025 (13 weeks)
NO CLASSES: 11/26 (Thanksgiving Break)
3:30 - 4:15 PM ----- Ages 5 - 7 ----- Tuition: $165
This class transitions from the creative movement aspect of PreBallet l to an emphasis on the fundamentals of ballet. Basic ballet skills, terminology, rhythm, and coordination are taught, practiced, and developed through music and use of props in a supportive and encouraging environment.
Prerequisite Skills: PreBallet ll students must have taken one year of PreBallet I or get instructor approval.
BEGINNER BALLET CLASSES
Level l (Prerequisite: PreBallet ll)
Mondays, September 8 - December 8, 2025 (13 weeks)
NO CLASSES: 11/24 (Thanksgiving Break)
4:30-5:30 PM ---- Ages 6 + ---- Tuition: $195
This class is for the novice as well as a transition from PreBallet to a more formal ballet class. The fundamentals of ballet and barre work are introduced as well as an emphasis on ballet class etiquette. Focus is on posture, stretching for flexibility, muscle strength, technique and musicality in a disciplined yet encouraging environment.
Prerequisite Skills: One year of Pre-Ballet or formal ballet experience required
Level ll (Prerequisite: Level l)
Wednesdays, September 10 - December 10, 2025 (13 weeks)
NO CLASSES: 11/26 (Thanksgiving Break)
4:30-5:30 PM ---- Ages 7 + --- Tuition: $195
This class is a continuation of the beginner level. Students will continue to build upon the knowledge and skills they developed in level l. Focus will continue on posture, stretching and flexibility, technique, and musicality. To enroll in this level, students must have completed one full year of Level l or be given permission from instructor after attending a placement class.
Prerequisite skill: stand and work comfortably from fifth position feet and have completed 1 full year of Level l or the equivalent previous training and approval by instructor after placement class.
Level lIl (Prerequisite: Level l)
Tuesdays, September 9 - December 9, 2025 (12 weeks)
NO CLASSES: 11/25 (Thanksgiving Break)
4:30-5:30 PM ---- Ages 8 + --- Tuition: $195
This is a formal ballet class for young students with ballet experience. Students participate in stretching, barre work and center floor work. They will further develop posture, muscle strength, flexibility, technique, and musicality in a disciplined yet encouraging environment. Dress code is required and hair should be secured back in a bun for class. No jewelry with the exception of stud earrings.
Prerequisite Skills: Ballet experience required. Students must have completed levels l and ll or have equivalent previous training and approval by instructor after placement class.
Tap I is a beginner level tap class focusing on rhythm, musicality and timing. Students will be introduced to tap technique and vocabulary through warmups, center exercises, across the floor and choreography. Attire: Any appropriate dancewear or active wear. Hair should be pulled back. Tap shoes required.
Tap I & II
Wednesdays, September 10- December 10, 2025 (13 weeks)
NO CLASSES: 11/25 (Thanksgiving Break)
5:30 - 6:30 PM ----- Ages 8-10 ----- Tuition: $195
Tap I & II is a continuation of beginning tap focusing on rhythm, musicality and timing. Students will continue building their tap technique and vocabulary through warmups, center exercises, across the floor and choreography. Attire: Any appropriate dancewear or active wear. Hair should be pulled back. Tap shoes required.
Jazz I & II
Mondays, September 8 - December 8, 2025 (13 weeks)
NO CLASSES: 11/24 (Thanksgiving Break)
5:30-6:30 PM ----- Ages 8-12 ----- Tuition: $195
Jazz I & II is a beginner level jazz class that introduces and builds upon the basics of jazz dance technique and vocabulary. Students will focus on stretching and conditioning, across the floor progressions with leaps and turns and jazz choreography. Attire: Any appropriate dancewear or active wear. Hair should be pulled back. Jazz shoes required.
Musical Theatre Dance
Mondays, September 8 - December 8 2025 (13 weeks)
NO CLASSES: 11/24 (Thanksgiving Break)
6:30 - 7:30 PM ----- Ages 11+ ----- Tuition: $195
This class is for students seeking basic technique outside of their regular musical theater rehearsals. Students will focus on the fundamentals of basic jazz technique while building their musicality, story-telling and stage presence. This is a choreography-based curriculum using classic and contemporary music from Broadway musicals. This class is designed to take repetitively as no choreography is repeated. Attire: Any appropriate dancewear or active wear. Hair should be pulled back. Jazz shoes required.
Beginning Lyrical *NEW*
Tuesdays, September 9 - December 9, 2025 (13 weeks)
NO CLASSES: 11/24 (Thanksgiving Break)
5:30 - 6:30 PM ----- Ages 8+ ----- Tuition: $195
This introductory lyrical class builds on a combination of ballet and jazz dance techniques. Dancers will explore emotional storytelling through movement by focusing on fluidity, musicality, and technique. This class will build strength, flexibility and confidence in a creative environment. Enrolling in ballet class while taking lyrical is encouraged, but not required. Attire: Any appropriate dancewear or active wear. Hair should be pulled back. Shoes: Half soles, pirouettes, dance paws or bare feet.
All classes are at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.
Refund Policy: Full refunds will be given up until 3 weeks before a class begins minus a $10.00 administrative fee. From 3 weeks to the first day a 75% refund will be given. No refunds given after the 1st day.
March 30 – May 18 (8 weeks)
Mondays 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM / $160
Ages 18-Adult
The spring we again explore the world of the actor by using the life and work of a playwright. This time it’s a two-fer! — Noel
Coward and Neil Simon, whose plays include Coward’s Blithe Spirit and Private Lives, Simon’s Odd Couple and Chapter Two and many more. By inhabiting the time and place of these great playwrights, and comparing how their worlds helped create their
unique comic voices, we discover a little more about ourselves and our own place and time. A perfect Springtime treat to warm
the heart, tickle the funny bone and hone your acting skills.
Professional Actors Class
April 2 – May 21 (8 weeks)
Thursdays 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM / $160
Ages 18-Adult
An ongoing in-depth class for actors who want to master their craft while preparing themselves for auditions and work. Students work on scenes, monologues, auditions and storytelling, with a teacher who brings decades of experience in the professional world of New York and Hollywood. Maximum 10 students. Phone conversation with the instructor required for new students. Returning students encouraged.
All classes are at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.
Refund Policy: Full refunds will be given up until 3 weeks before a class begins minus a $10.00 administrative fee. From 3 weeks to the first day a 75% refund will be given. No refunds given after the 1st day.
(Genealogy Workshop) One Saturday Only - Saturday, March 21 / 10 AM - 12 PM
Instructor: Laurence Overmire -----$70
Ages 16-Adult
Everyone has an amazing family history - but most have no clue how truly remarkable it is, because they have never investigated the generations going far, far back in time. Led by a genealogist and author of 4 family histories, as well as the book Digging for Ancestral Gold, The Fun and Easy Way to Get Started on Your Genealogy Quest. This workshop inspires you to embark on a quest for your ancestral heritage and guides you through the steps to get you started. For those with Beginning to Intermediate experience. Bring your family histories and your questions.
All classes are at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.
Refund Policy: Full refunds will be given up until 3 weeks before a class begins minus a $10.00 administrative fee. From 3 weeks to the first day a 75% refund will be given. No refunds given after the 1st day.
While practicing through games, play, art, music, and dance, students will discover their inner creativity. Class will be held in the ballet studio which is designed for easy distance awareness. Students will conclude the Fall session with a performance/demo to be performed on the last day of class. Students will be having fun improvising, creating, and playing together each class day.
Each day, campers will meet outside on the front deck to check-in. Once everyone arrives the class will go down to the studio together as a group, limiting hallway crowding. At the end of the day, this will be the same protocol. Remember to bring a snack and get ready to have a wonderful time.
All classes are at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.
Refund Policy: Full refunds will be given up until 3 weeks before a class begins minus a $10.00 administrative fee. From 3 weeks to the first day a 75% refund will be given. No refunds given after the 1st day.
January 27 - March 3, 2026 (6 weeks)
Tuesdays 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM / $145
January 22 - March 12, 2016 (8 weeks)
Thursdays 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM / $185
Maximum 8 students------Ages 21 + Adults
If you're new or remembering your love for acting, it's never too late to be in the limelight! Share
your passion in a supportive environment, whether it's just for enjoyment, or to pursue job
opportunities in theater, television and film. Have fun learning and improving a variety of skills
including improvisation, commercials, interviews, scene study, and auditioning techniques.
Sandra Peabody is an Emmy-award winning writer/producer/director. She represents talent for
TV/Film work in the Northwest and Los Angeles. Limited to 8 students
Acting With Charisma
January 20 - March 10, 2026 (8 weeks)
Tuesdays 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM / $185
Maximum 8 students------Ages 18 + Adults
Share your passion in a supportive environment, whether it's just for enjoyment, or to pursue job opportunities in theater, commercials, television, and film. Have fun improving a variety of skills including improvisation, presentations, interviews, scene study, Meisner exercises, and auditioning techniques. Practice makes perfect! Sandra Peabody is an Emmy-award winning writer/producer/director and represents talent for film and television work in the Northwest and Los Angeles. Limited to 8 students
Refund Policy: Full refunds will be given up until 3 weeks before a class begins minus a $10.00 administrative fee. From 3 weeks to the first day a 75% refund will be given. No refunds given after the 1st day.
January 26 - March 16, 2026 (8 weeks)
Mondays 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM / $160
Ages 18-Adult
As the days grow shorter and the nights seem darker, it’s the perfect time to brighten life and gather together to explore the world of acting! Come and have fun while you learn theatre skills and techniques in an improvisational way that will enhance your ability to think on your feet and feel comfortable and relaxed in front of others. A great place to plunge in and give acting a try. It will leave you wanting more. Returning students welcome.
Professional Actors Class
January 29 - March 19, 2026 (8 weeks)
Thursdays 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM / $160
Ages 18-Adult
An ongoing in-depth class for actors who want to master their craft while preparing themselves for auditions and work. Students work on scenes, monologues, auditions, and storytelling, with a teacher who brings decades of experience in the professional world of New York and Hollywood. Phone conversation with the instructor required for new students. Returning students encouraged.
All classes are at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.
Refund Policy: Full refunds will be given up until 3 weeks before a class begins minus a $10.00 administrative fee. From 3 weeks to the first day a 75% refund will be given. No refunds given after the 1st day.
Tuesdays January 20 - March 10 (8 weeks)
4:30 - 6:00 PM / Ages 8 - 12 / $185
Have a blast acting "On and Off Camera!" From creatures to funny features, create and perform your own shows! Practice improvisation, acting games, exercises, audition skills, and scenes using commercial, film, television, and theater scripts (both comedy and drama). Gain confidence and see your improvements on TV. Instructor Sandra Peabody is an Emmy-award winning writer/producer/director.
TV/Film Acting
Tuesdays January 20 - March 10 (8 weeks)
6:00 - 7:30 PM / Ages 13 - 18 / $185
Enjoy acting in front of the camera! Create and perform scenes, practice improvisation, acting
exercises, and audition skills using commercial, film and television scenes (both comedy and
drama). Learn tips to improve your acting, develop more confidence and success. Instructor Sandra is an Emmy-award winning writer/producer/director and represents talent for voice over, film, and television work in Portland, the Northwest, and Los Angeles.
Starstruck
Thursdays January 22 - March 12 (8 weeks)
6:00 - 7:30 PM / Ages 12 - 17 / $185
Act in front of the camera! Create and perform scenes, practice improvisations and acting exercises, plus audition skills using commercial, film, and TV scripts (both comedy and drama). Learn tips to improve your acting on and off camera. Develop more confidence and success. Instructor Sandra Peabody represents talent for film, television, and voiceover in the Northwest and Los Angeles.
Limited to 8 students. All classes are at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.
Refund Policy: Full refunds will be given up until 3 weeks before a class begins minus a $10.00 administrative fee. From 3 weeks to the first day a 75% refund will be given. No refunds given after the 1st day.
For questions about placement contact Eve at evebrindis@gmail.com
PREPARTORY BALLET CLASSES
PreBallet I
Mondays, January 7 - March 16, 2026 (9 weeks)
NO CLASSES: 1/19 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) & 2/16 (Presidents' Day)
3:30-4:15 PM ----- Ages 4 - 5 ----- Tuition: $135
This is a fun and creative introduction to basic ballet movement. Emphasis is on coordination, rhythm, music, and mime using props, rhymes, stories and imagination. Your child will be galloping on a pony, leaping over puddles, and learning movements to accompany their favorite preschool songs! Students will learn basic ballet skills and terminology in a supportive and encouraging environment.
This class transitions from the creative movement aspect of PreBallet l to an emphasis on the fundamentals of ballet. Basic ballet skills, terminology, rhythm, and coordination are taught, practiced, and developed through music and use of props in a supportive and encouraging environment.
Prerequisite Skills: PreBallet II students must have taken one year of PreBallet I or get instructor approval.
BEGINNER BALLET CLASSES
Level I (Prerequisite: PreBallet II)
Mondays, January 7 - March 16, 2026 (9 weeks)
NO CLASSES: 1/19 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) & 2/16 (Presidents' Day)
4:30-5:30 PM ---- Ages 6 + ---- Tuition: $160
This class is for the novice as well as a transition from PreBallet to a more formal ballet class. The fundamentals of ballet and barre work are introduced as well as an emphasis on ballet class etiquette. Focus is on posture, stretching for flexibility, muscle strength, technique and musicality in a disciplined yet encouraging environment.
Prerequisite Skills: One year of Pre-Ballet or formal ballet experience required
Level II (Prerequisite: Level I)
Wednesdays, January 7 - March 18, 2026 (11 weeks)
4:30-5:30 PM ---- Ages 7 + --- Tuition: $175
This class is a continuation of the beginner level. Students will continue to build upon the knowledge and skills they developed in level l. Focus will continue on posture, stretching and flexibility, technique, and musicality. To enroll in this level, students must have completed one full year of Level l or be given permission from instructor after attending a placement class.
Prerequisite skill: stand and work comfortably from fifth position feet and have completed 1 full year of Level l or the equivalent previous training and approval by instructor after placement class.
Level III (Prerequisite: Level II)
Tuesdays, January 6 - March 17, 2026 (11 weeks)
4:30-5:30 PM ---- Ages 8 + --- Tuition: $175
This is a formal ballet class for young students with ballet experience. Students participate in stretching, barre work and center floor work. They will further develop posture, muscle strength, flexibility, technique, and musicality in a disciplined yet encouraging environment. Dress code is required and hair should be secured back in a bun for class. No jewelry with the exception of stud earrings.
Prerequisite Skills: Ballet experience required. Students must have completed levels l and ll or have equivalent previous training and approval by instructor after placement class.
Tap I is a beginner level tap class focusing on rhythm, musicality and timing. Students will be introduced to tap technique and vocabulary through warmups, center exercises, across the floor and choreography. Attire: Any appropriate dancewear or active wear. Hair should be pulled back. Tap shoes required.
Tap I & II
Wednesdays, January 7 - March 18, 2026 (11 weeks)
5:30 - 6:30 PM ----- Ages 8-10 ----- Tuition: $175
Tap I & II is a continuation of beginning tap focusing on rhythm, musicality and timing. Students will continue building their tap technique and vocabulary through warmups, center exercises, across the floor and choreography. Attire: Any appropriate dancewear or active wear. Hair should be pulled back. Tap shoes required.
Jazz I & II
Mondays, January 7 - March 16, 2026 (9 weeks)
NO CLASSES: 1/19 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) & 2/16 (Presidents' Day)
5:30-6:30 PM ----- Ages 8-12 ----- Tuition: $160
Jazz I & II is a beginner level jazz class that introduces and builds upon the basics of jazz dance technique and vocabulary. Students will focus on stretching and conditioning, across the floor progressions with leaps and turns and jazz choreography. Attire: Any appropriate dancewear or active wear. Hair should be pulled back. Jazz shoes required.
Musical Theatre Dance
Mondays, January 7 - March 16, 2026 (9 weeks)
NO CLASSES: 1/19 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) & 2/16 (Presidents' Day)
6:30 - 7:30 PM ----- Ages 11+ ----- Tuition: $160
This class is for students seeking basic technique outside of their regular musical theater rehearsals. Students will focus on the fundamentals of basic jazz technique while building their musicality, story-telling and stage presence. This is a choreography-based curriculum using classic and contemporary music from Broadway musicals. This class is designed to take repetitively as no choreography is repeated. Attire: Any appropriate dancewear or active wear. Hair should be pulled back. Jazz shoes required.
Beginning Lyrical *NEW*
Tuesdays, January 6 - March 17, 2026 (11 weeks)
5:30 - 6:30 PM ----- Ages 8+ ----- Tuition: $175
This introductory lyrical class builds on a combination of ballet and jazz dance techniques. Dancers will explore emotional storytelling through movement by focusing on fluidity, musicality, and technique. This class will build strength, flexibility and confidence in a creative environment. Enrolling in ballet class while taking lyrical is encouraged, but not required. Attire: Any appropriate dancewear or active wear. Hair should be pulled back. Shoes: Half soles, pirouettes, dance paws or bare feet.
All classes are at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.
Refund Policy: Full refunds will be given up until 3 weeks before a class begins minus a $10.00 administrative fee. From 3 weeks to the first day a 75% refund will be given. No refunds given after the 1st day.
January 17 - March 7, 2026
Saturdays 2-5 PM / $275
Instructer: Liz Hayden
Class is limited to 18 students--------Ages 5 - 9
While practicing through games, play, art, music, and dance, students will discover their inner creativity. Class will be held in the ballet studio which is designed for easy distance awareness. Students will conclude the Fall session with a performance/demo to be performed on the last day of class. Students will be having fun improvising, creating, and playing together each class day.
Each day, campers will meet outside on the front deck to check-in. Once everyone arrives the class will go down to the studio together as a group, limiting hallway crowding. At the end of the day, this will be the same protocol. Remember to bring a snack and get ready to have a wonderful time.
All classes are at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.
Refund Policy: Full refunds will be given up until 3 weeks before a class begins minus a $10.00 administrative fee. From 3 weeks to the first day a 75% refund will be given. No refunds given after the 1st day.
