Next Step Dance News

Classes are open! Just click the registration tab to get started dancing today! 

Winter Holiday Shows! Sunday, December 10th at SRVHS Performing Arts Theater. Please join us for this festive holiday performance!

Ballet Tea Demonstrations & Contra Costa Food Drive: Monday December 11th, 2023 and Saturday, December 16th, 2023. Parents & family members are invited to attend their dancer's regularly scheduled Ballet Class. Please bring a canned food donation to help those in need in our local community. 

Holiday Class Demostrations & Contra Costa Food Drive : Tuesday, December 12th 2023, through Friday, December 16th, 2023. Please plan to attend the last 15 minutes of your dancer's regularly scheduled class. Please bring a canned food donation to help those in need in our local community. 

Recital Costume Order Forms were emailed home and are due by December 15th. We are so happy to have everyone participate in the highlight of our season!

Next Step Studios will be closed for Winter Break: Thursday, December 21, 2023, through Saturday, January 6th, 2024. 

We wish all our Next Step Families a holiday full of blessings and a peace-filled New Year~!! Thank you for sharing your children with us!

Dance Shoes & Class Uniforms -  Please order now so you have these items in time for Fall classes. The Next Step has an on-line store for required dance shoes and uniforms for some classes, plus proper dance attire for all others. The service is quick, easy and convenient for parents. A shoe-sizing kit is available at our Village Office 109-A Town & Country Dr., and all items are shipped directly to your home. All classes have required dance shoes. Please click this Next Step Store link to order your required shoes and uniforms now if you haven't already done so.

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Next Step Safety Guidelines: 

1. We are counting on parents to please only send their child to the studio if they are healthy. We do realize that some students suffer from allergies annually.
2. Dancers must remove their walking shoes and enter the studio barefoot. We will have a place for them to place their walking shoes outside the studio upon entry. 
3. Masks are no longer required however, if your dancer feels more comfortable wearing a mask, they are welcome to do so. 
4. The lobbies and waiting areas at all studios will be closed. Dancers will only enter the studio when the lesson begins.
5. Please pull your dancer’s hair back in a neat and secure ponytail or bun prior to arrival.

Thank you in advance for adhering to these policies as we adapt to the changing environment and continue to provide a safe, fun place to educate your child in the art of dance!

The Next Step Dance Studio is an organization that champions equality, diversity and inclusion. Our staff chose three incredible organizations to support. Black Visions Collective, Color of Change and NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Our families generously donated in June! As promised, we took the sum of those contributions, added our own donation to the total, and split it into three even amounts, then sent the donations to each organization. Thank you to all our Next Step Families for your generosity and support! 

The Next Step offers special dance classes for Down's syndrome students on the weekends - please contact our office for more information if you have a student who would like to join in the fun!

The Next Step raised $9,381.40 for C.A.S.A., Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children at our Charity Gala! Thank you to everyone for your support!

​The Next Step Dance Studio Event Calendar

Sunday, December 10th, 2023

• Winter Holiday Shows 9:00 am & 10:30 am 

Monday, December 11th - Saturday, December 16th, 2023

• Ballet Tea and Holiday Class Demonstrations

Thursday, December 21st, 2023 - Saturday, January 6th, 2024

• Winter Break (Studios Closed)

Saturday, January 13th, 2024

• Benefit Performance SRVHS

Monday, January 15th, 2024

• The Next Step is OPEN - Happy Dancing!

Friday, January 19th,  - Sunday, January 21st, 2024

• Dance Convention Company Teams

Friday, January 26th,  - Sunday, January 28th, 2024

• Dance Convention Company & Performance Teams

Saturday, February 3rd, 2024

• Team Photo Day

Friday, February 16th,  - Sunday, February 18th, 2024

• Dance Competition Company Teams

Monday, February 19th, 2024

• The Next Step is OPEN - Happy Dancing!

Friday, February 23rd,  - Sunday, February 25th, 2024

• Senior Trip to LA (tentative)

Friday, March 8th,  - Sunday, March 10th, 2024

• Disneyland Performance (tentative)

Saturday, March 23rd, 2024

• Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Vallejo Performance (Performance Teams)

Monday, May 27th, 2024

• The Next Step is OPEN - Happy Dancing!

Monday, April 1st - Saturday April 6th, 2024

• Spring Break (Studios Closed)

Thursday, April 11th, 2024

• Tap Team Workshops 

Tuesday, April 16th, 2024

• Daddy Daughter Dance Rehearsal

Wednesday, April 17th, 2024

• Fierce Auditions 7:15 - 8:15 pm @ Village

• Dance Rage Auditions (By Invitation Only) 8:15 - 9:15 pm @ Village 

Thursday, April 18th, 2024

• Tap Team Auditions

Friday, April 19th, 2024

• Company Team Audition Workshops 

Saturday, April 20th, 2024

• Studio Picture Day

Sunday, April 21st, 2024

• Company Team Auditions

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024

• Company Team Awards/Thank You Dinner

Sunday, April 28th, 2024

• Spring Recital Dress Rehearsal

Sunday, May 5th, 2024

• Spring Recital (tentative) - Classes continue through May 11th, 2024

Tuesday, May 7th, 2024

• Performance Team Audition Workshops 

Wednesday, May 8th, 2024

• Performance Team Auditions

Saturday, May 11th, 2024

• Last Day of Classes

Monday, May 13th, 2024

• NEW Teams Announced (Contracts Emailed Home)

Tuesday, May 14th, 2024

• Team Parent Meetings 

Wednesday May 15th, 2024

• Company Team Registration

Wednesday, May 15th - Sunday, June 2nd, 2024

• Choreography (Company Team Members must be in town - Attendance Required)