Tutus News: January 2026 Edition
- Tiny Tutus Dance Center
- Jan 2
- 6 min read
The January 2026 Issue
What's Happening in Class and Important News for Tiny Tutus Dance Center
Happy New Year! We hope your holidays were wonderful and your break restful! We are happy to get back to class and have a great start to 2026 with tons of energy and fun!
Recital Track Classes: the teachers are busy preparing choreography for recital. All costumes have been ordered and will arrive anywhere from January - April depending on the company the order was placed with. Once the costumes arrive they will be tried on and shortly after, sent home to be stored safely until the show. We will bring parents in during the last 10 minutes of class to go over recital and costume details once costumes are ready to be sent home. Stay tuned!
Please take a few minutes to read through the Newsletter as it will keep you connected and up-to-date! In the next few weeks we will be uploading recital information to the website and sharing recital music and videos with you as well.
Communication is important to us, so if you have any questions regarding your child, please don't hesitate to contact us. We love getting feedback on our program, so drop us an email and let us know how we are doing.
Sincerely,
Jaclyn and Staff
January Events
The month of January has lots in store for Tiny Tutus Families!
Check out whats going on and MARK THOSE CALENDARS!
(Click on event name for more information)
1/5 Tutus Reopens after Winter Break
1/12-1/17 Non Recital Track Classes: Session 3: 6-8 Week Courses Starts
1/18 Recital Track: 3rd Quarterly Tuition Due -PAY HERE
1/19 MLK Day-Tutus is Open
🎉🩰 Main Street UPDATE: WE’RE COMING BACK! 🩰🎉
A temporary door will be installed at our Main Street studio, officially clearing us to resume classes in January! We are so excited to welcome our dancers back home and get back to doing what we love- at the studio we love!
Thank you for all the patience, support, and love — we can’t wait to dance into the new year together! 💗✨
Non Recital Classes: Upcoming 6-8 Week Courses
Session 3: 7 Week Courses
Starts: Week of 1/12-1/17
Ends: Week of 2/23-2/28
Session 4: 6-8 Week Courses*
Registration Opens 2/1
Starts: Week of 3/2-3/7
Ends: Week of 4/27-5/2
*No classes the week of 4/3–4/11 for Spring Break
*Friday + Saturday classes are 7 weeks due to spring break
See our Non-Recital Class Offerings:
Open Registration Session Schedule HERE
Don't see a class that suits your schedule? Contact us! If we have a teacher and at least 5 students, we will start a class! Please keep in mind that you are not automatically enrolled in the next session. YOU HAVE TO REGISTER FOR EACH SESSION.
Come out and support our Tutus Dance Company and Performance Team as they kick off their Competition Season with this special performance showcasing their hard work.
This year there will be 2 shows!
Company Solos/Duos/Trios Show and our Company and Performance Team Group Dances Show!
Be the first to see these amazing routines in Tap, Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, Musical Theater and Hip Hop styles!
Tickets go on sale- January 2, 2026
General Seating- No Reserve Seating
Date: February 1, 2026
Times: 1pm Group Showcase
5pm Solo/Duo/Trio Showcase
Cost: $15.00 + 2.50 (Online Convenience fee + NJ Sales tax) per ticket.
See event details and purchase tickets here!
Upcoming February Events at Tutus
2/9-2/14 Be My Valentine Week
2/16- Presidents Day-Tutus Closed
2/23-2/28 Session 3-6-8 Week Courses End
SUMMER 2026 INFO IS COMING!
WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING BACK
THESE SUMMER FAVORITES!
PRINCESS CAMPS FOR AGES 3-5
8 WEEK COURSES FOR AGES 1.5-12
SUMMER CAMP SERIES FOR AGES 5-10
SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVES FOR AGES 10 AND UP
INFORMATION COMING SOON! REGISTRATION STARTS MARCH 1ST!
What's Happening in Class!
Click the > to find out what's happening in
your dancer's class this month!
-Tutu Level -
Tutu Ballet/Tap 1
Tutu Ballet 1:
Our theme for January is The Garden. We are exploring being flowers in the garden, practicing tendus with tendu the tulip, coupes and passes with coupe the cricket. Arm work is fun with port de bra the spider and chasses are great with chasses chipmunk! All classes are working on our "Dancer Spotlight”. This exercise gives our dancers a chance to build confidence and shine as they dance one by one. This exercises students’ musicality, improvisation, holding a pose and respect for others to just name a few. This is definitely a teacher and class favorite!
Tutu Tap 1:
In tap this month, we are honing our skills such as shuffles, shuffle step, bunk shuffle bunk, and ball changes. We are also working on our heel drills and staying on the same foot!
Tutu Ballet/Tap 2
Tutu Ballet 2:
In ballet we are learning all 5 positions of the feet and arms. We also are working on our temps level and glissade across the room. In the center we practice "Dancer Spotlight”. This exercise gives our dancers a chance to build confidence and shine as they dance one by one. This exercises students’ musicality, improvisation, holding a pose and respect for others to just name a few. This is definitely a teacher and class favorite!
Tutu Tap 2:
In tap this month, we are honing our skills such as shuffles, shuffle step, bunk shuffle bunk, and ball changes. We are also working on our heel drills and staying on the same foot!
-Starlet Level -
Starlet Triples 1
Starlet Ballet 1:
We continue to work on our basics at the barre. Steps worked on include: pique turns, chasses, sautes, jetes and pas de Bouree. All classes are working on our "Dancer Spotlight”. This exercise gives our dancers a chance to build confidence and shine as they dance one by one. This exercises students’ musicality, improvisation, holding a pose and respect for others to just name a few. This is definitely a teacher and class favorite!
Starlet Tap 1:
In tap we have been working on staying on the same foot and listening to the music. They continue to practice on their quick shuffles, shuffle step and shuffle hop down, shuffle bunk, travels and flaps. We just introduced flap down ball change and buffalo.
Starlet Jazz 1:
We have been focused on isolations this month while working on jazz basics such as grapevine, kick ball change, 3 step turn and triple lindy. Across the floor students practice battements, leaps, and the class favorite: straddle jumps!
Starlet Triples 2
Starlet Ballet 2:
We continue to work on our basics at the barre. Steps worked on include: pique turns, chasses, sautes, jetes and pas de Bouree. All classes are working on our "Dancer Spotlight”. This exercise gives our dancers a chance to build confidence and shine as they dance one by one. This exercises students’ musicality, improvisation, holding a pose and respect for others to just name a few. This is definitely a teacher and class favorite!
Starlet Tap 2:
In tap we have been working on staying on the same foot and listening to the music. They continue to practice on their quick shuffles, shuffle step and shuffle hop down, shuffle bunk, travels and flaps. We just introduced flap down ball change and buffalo.
Starlet Jazz 2:
We have been focused on isolations this month while working on jazz basics such as grapevines, pivots, kick ball change, jazz square, 3 step turn. Across the floor dancers practice battements, hitch kick, chaine, and the class favorite: straddle jumps! .
Starlet Hip Hop
Starlet Hip-hop:
The dancers are going to get “On The Floor” with a new fun warmup learning side pump kicks, chest pops, bounces and up rocks. Continuing with step touches they will add claps and snaps. They will also “Shake It Off” doing knee + chest pops, rock steps, shoulder brushes and marches across the floor. Dancers are excited to add coffee grinders and the 6 step to their class!
***Only Tutu Level & Starlet Level classes are included in our monthly newsletters. Prima Level students should be able to articulate what they have been learning in class. If you have any class related questions, please do not hesitate to speak with your student's teacher. ***
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