Caregiver & Me Program at Studio Chassé

Our Caregiver & Me classes are a great way to introduce your little one to the wonderful art of dance! This class experience is carefully created for your developing child. Our goal is to instill a love of music and movement together with the person they love and trust the most, YOU! By experiencing dance class together your little one will grow in confidence and independence with you and your support guiding their way. You, as your child’s biggest fan, will learn the importance of movement in their development, share in their successes and cherish these moments for a lifetime. We want dance to become part of your everyday life, not just a weekly activity. This is a team effort, and we applaud you for joining your budding artist on this magical journey. Thank you for helping us create an unforgettable learning experience for your child! Let’s boogie!

Happy Toes (45 min) at Studio Chassé encourages the development of the budding artist inside every young child. This is for little movers 6 months to 18 months old who can sit (assisted or unassisted). A parent/caregiver must participate with each child. We explore movement seated, on our backs/bellies, and traveling throughout the space using songs, stories, games, and props to activate imagination, increase body and spatial awareness, enhance socialization, and establish sense of joy through movement.

Dancers do NOT need to be potty trained to participate in this class.
This class does not participate in the showcase.

Happy Toes is being offered again in the fall of 2026.

Little Leapers (45 min) at Studio Chassé encourages the development of the budding artist inside every young child. This class is for little movers 1 - 3 years old who can walk (unassisted), run, and climb. A grown-up must participate with their little leaper. We explore movement using songs, stories, games, and props to activate imagination, increase body and spatial awareness, enhance socialization, and establish sense of joy through movement. This is a great class for siblings or for dancers who feel more comfortable with their parent/caregiver staying.

Dancers do NOT need to be potty trained to participate in this class.
This class does not participate in the showcase.
Children dance barefoot. No socks please!

June Little Leapers has 3 classes - Friday, June 12, 19, & 26

July Little Leapers has 3 classes - Friday, July 10, 17, & 24

Caregiver Guide

We ask that each little dancer have a caregiver to participate with them (to the best of their ability) and help facilitate learning. It is okay if your little dancer is not fully participating as long as they are staying safe. Participation is different for each dancer. While one dancer may participate fully with their undivided attention, another little dancer may want to just watch in your lap first or explore a concept in a different way (tapping their shaker eggs together instead of shaking them). Again, as long as they are staying safe, they are learning!

The five actions that we consider unsafe are:

Climbing the cubbies
Hanging from/flipping on the ballet barres mounted to the walls
Running full speed into the mirrors
Throwing hard plastic props (shaker eggs, rhythm sticks, cones, etc.)
Hitting/kicking/biting or trying to pick up others off the ground

If your little dancer is doing one of these actions or anything you consider unsafe, please gently reroute their attention back to what the class is doing.

If your dancer is observing or not wanting to do a certain activity (won’t try standing on the "tall mountain" during obstacle course time, is leery about traveling on the balance beam) this is not considered a bad behavior or "not listening." They will participate when they are ready, just give them time! They are taking it all in! We do not consider observing and not dancing a "bad" behavior, so please do not label it as such.

Please note: How you discipline your child is your choice but while on the premises of Studio Chassé there will be no spanking, hitting, shouting, or threatening of any kind by parents, caregivers, guardians, etc. to a child. We consider this abuse, and it will not be tolerated in our presence. Click here for more about class management and safety at Studio Chassé.

A Little Leaper may have up to 2 caregivers participate during a class and 2 observers, so 4 grown-ups total. Only one caregiver is needed but we understand family wanting to observe. A full class (8 Little Leapers) has room for up to 4 grown-ups per Little Leaper.

Siblings are welcome to participate or attend in carrier. Please make any sibling attending an account in the parent portal to cover them on our liability waiver.