Youth Performing Arts Program
Check out our Spring 2026 schedule today and plan your Spring! Learn more about our youth programming below:
Our Youth Performing Arts Program (PAP) provides an in-depth, interdisciplinary learning experience to young dancers ages 4 to 18. From the start of their training, students are introduced to dance practice with an equal emphasis on technical development as well as artistic exploration. As they progress in age and level, a comprehensive curriculum encourages students to expand their creative language while challenging their intellectual, technical, and artistic abilities.
- Weekly classes, special workshops, and summer intensives are offered to all students.
- Students are placed in one of 6 levels to ensure their growth and success, while factoring in age and experience.
- Following an interdisciplinary philosophy, Youth Performing Arts Program classes fuse modern techniques with traditional approaches to cultivate a rich artistic experience.
- Berkshire Pulse holds its annual Dance and Music Celebration at the end of each Spring Session. Participation in the annual performance is optional. Most Youth Performing Arts Program classes are included, beginning with Foundations through the advanced levels. Additional performance opportunities are available for Levels 3 and 4 throughout the year.
Placing students correctly is a core aspect to the Berkshire Pulse Performing Arts Program curriculum. For placement and class recommendations, we carefully consider a wide variety of factors: specific interest, physical skill, peer group, emotional maturity, years of previous study and age. Each student is placed where we believe they will have the greatest potential for fulfillment and growth.
Enrollment in Levels 1 through 4 requires placement from Pulse teaching artists and staff. New students can take a placement class to determine their level. After class, the teaching artist and programming team will meet to determine placement for each student. No decision will be made on the spot. Please do not ask our teaching artists about class placement. Returning students are not required to take placement classes. Students who would like to try a class, or are seeking class recommendations, can contact us for more information.
Pulse has never turned away a student for an inability to pay. To learn more about our robust Tuition Assistance program and Card to Culture benefits, click here.
Check out our class descriptions from last year, Fall-Spring 2024-25.
Below is a link to our multi-page class schedule, which gives a snapshot of all the classes happening weekly at Berkshire Pulse – use it to plan your week!
PLEASE NOTE: The schedule varies from month to month. To view each month’s schedule (June, July, and August), click the tabs located at the side of the Google schedule and select the month you’d like to view.
You can find the Spring 2026 Weekly Class Schedule here.
Please read before registering:
To find and sign up for a class, scroll down to view our full roster of classes and use the search filters to identify classes by category, type, level, and day of the week.
If you do not yet have an account with the site, please create one on the My Account page. ALSO please be sure to complete the ‘Account Details’ section of the My Accounts page and make sure that all of your information is current, including for any children you will be registering for classes. Thank you!
Registration and Curriculum Guidelines
Click here for Community Classes for Adults and Teens.
Jump Start (Ages 11+)
Dance Discovery Summer Intensive (ages 8-13)
Dance Adventure Summer Intensive (ages 4-7)
Hip Hop Summer Intensive (ages 10-adult) (AT CAPACITY)
Musical Theater Summer Intensive (ages 10+)
Young Dancers and Choreographers Summer Intensive (ages 11+)
Contemporary – Intermediate+, for adults, teens 14+ welcome
Taekwondo, for ages 4-adult
