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Little Theatre Culture Centers, Inc. is a dance and gymnastic school located in Denver, Colorado. We have been in business for over 50 years. We have two schools in the Denver area: our Main School at 1980 Youngfield St. is at the intersection of 20th and Youngfield St., and our Ken Caryl School is located at Ken Caryl Ave. and Garrison in Littleton.

Discipline

Self discipline is a happy by-product of correct dance training. Without discipline, one achieves only mediocrity. From four years old on, this trait will carry over into their school, home, and social life.

Perseverance

We stress the need for "hangin' in there." Not only when the going is easy, but especially when the student runs into a difficult period. This can be caused by a growing spurt, causing a change in balance and control. In the spring with warm weather, at Christmas due to the excitement at home, or trouble in their personal life all can be a distraction. Children sometimes want to drop out due to daily stress from too much activity, but dance and gymnastics are wonderful stress managers. If you are faced with the problem of a child wanting to quit, we would like to find out the reason...usually very obvious... and ask that you guide away from this very common mistake.

Remember that guiding is not "pushing your child." The gain will be truly worth the pain. We feel the quality of persevering is a major requirement for any successful student and this quality will carry over into adult life. Developing the quality of perseverance while enjoying the art of dance is another happy by-product of good dance training.

Hard work

Hard work is necessary to achieve any worth while goal. We enjoy a rigorous workout in each class. From four on, the body thrives on good balanced exercise. By stressing the need for discipline, perseverance, and hard work to achieve an attainable goal, we are leading our students up the pathway to success.

Dance Attire

Black leotard, pink tights and pink ballet shoes, black tap shoes. Jazz students wear black leotard and black jazz pants. Hair should be neatly away from the face.

Gymnastic Attire

White shorts, LTCC  T-Shirt (all students receive a shirt upon registration), leotard and shorts. Hair should be under control so as not to interfere with effective movements.

Performing Opportunities

Little Theatre schools offer many performing opportunities. There are studio performances, community appearances, talent shows as well as a spring show at one of the high schools. Students learn cooperation, responsibility, stage presence and develop confidence through these appearances.

Gymnastic meets are held at the Main school. There are three team meets per year as well as an individual meet held in the spring. Gymnasts also perform in the Big Show.

Visiting Opportunities

You are cordially invited to observe your child's class on the first lesson of the month - visitors week. Limiting the visitation day prevents undue distraction for the students. During visitor's week we ask that small children remain under control to avoid additional distractions for the class.

A Personal Comment

Little Theatre Dancers are known locally and nationally as the school with the Classy dancers. We are proud of our reputation and strive to improve our teaching technique to give the student the training they need to excel in dance. Our staff is sensitive to the individual needs of their students and welcome your input. We know the confidence and self discipline along with the sheer joy of dancing will last a lifetime.

Other Frequently Asked Questions

Q.   What is Little Theatre?
A.    We are a dance, gymnastics, and music school.

Q.   What kind of dance do you teach?
A.    We teach ballet, tap and jazz. We offer a combination ballet and tap  class for children through adults. We teach Lyrical and Classic Jazz styles.

Q.   Are you a competitive school?
A.   No. We do have many performing opportunities, but our focus is on dance as an art not a sport. However, our dancers have won many dance competitions. The choice to enter a competition is up to the students or class. We still remain focused as an art not the competition.

Q.   What about costumes?
A.    We have a very minimal costume fee that is paid at the time of registration. This covers the  student for a full season. We do this to minimize the expense that a parent has to invest in an  expensive costume for each show.

Q.     What kind of gymnastic school are you?
A.     We are a recreational gymnastic school. We have a philosophy that more benefit is gained  from good solid gymnastic training than is gained from the competitive aspects of the sport. Many of our gymnasts have gone into high school with a very solid background in gymnastics  and were very competitive. It is not our goal to train national champions, it is  our goal to train the student in good solid technique and let them decide how far they take  it.

Q.    What kind of music school are you?
A.    We have recently added music to our curriculum. We have started with voice, piano, and guitar. We will be adding new instruments a little at a time. Our objective is to have a youth jazz band, a concert band, and choir. We teach students of all ages.