Grow your studio with a joy-filled preschool dance program that nurtures the whole child.
Bring joy to your studio and watch it grow with our research-based, classroom-proven, method of teaching dance to children.
Your preschool dance classes run consistently across every teacher. Your staff feels confident walking into the studio each week. Parents notice the difference in their child’s experience. Your youngest dancers build coordination, attention, and a love of movement that prepares them beautifully for the years ahead.
You have a clear system in place that supports your teachers, delights families, and establishes you as the go to studio for dance in the early years in your community.
You’re a member of the Little Dancer Program.
Thoughtful, High-Quality Instruction from the Start
“I have loved watching both the program and instructor knowledge grow. My children’s director has really taken in the program and immersed herself in it. The opportunities and support she has received have been tremendous! I love knowing that we are providing quality instruction to our clients. ”
- Amy K.
“I have loved implementing this program within my studio. Our dancers enjoy learning dance through directed play as well as building the foundational technique that will support their progressive learning in classical ballet.”
- Naomi A.
“WOW! Thank you so much for all the hard work and love you put into this :) It’s hard to find a good preschool dance curriculum, period, and I’m continually blown away be the care and quality here. I will be using this for years to come!”
- Rachel R.
“This program has really helped to spark my imagination again when it comes to turning dance and learning into play. It is jam packed full of great ideas on class management and fresh takes for ballet. It has done well to remind me of the inner workings of the developing minds and bodies of our little students, and how to keep their growth in mind.”
- Emma R.
Build a Program for Steady Enrollment and Reliable Revenue
Learn how to implement the Little Dancer Program seamlessly, attract new students while retaining current ones, and track your studio growth.
Equip Your Teachers to Lead Exceptional Classes
Give your teachers access to clear, practical training on how to teach preschool and primary dance that supports students’ body and brain development. They’ll also receive training on teaching dance concepts, managing the dance classroom, and adapting lesson plans to meet the individual needs of their classes.
Offer Classes that Truly Support Child Development
All of our training, tools, and lesson plans are grounded in research and best practices in early childhood development. You students won’t just grow, they’ll thrive as they build connection, focus, confidence, and readiness for future training.
Never Run Out of Fresh Ideas for Dance Class in the Early Years
Each month, you’ll receive TWO imaginative, developmentally aligned lesson sets designed to keep students engaged, support your teachers, and maintain consistence across your studio. One set will follow an imaginative play theme; the other will follow a fairy tale story.
There are two age groups:
Ages 3-5: Creative movement and pre-ballet
Ages 5-7: Ballet, tap, and jazz
EACH lesson sets include:
A full month of lesson plans
Music playlists
A themed flyer
Movement cards
Sticker charts
Coloring pages
Student certificates
You’ll also receive a themed preschool acro dance lesson plan set each month to expand your class offerings.
Position Your Studio as the Trusted Choice for Early Childhood Dance in Your Community
Save countless hours with customizable, ready-to-use marketing materials specifically designed to help preschool dance programs grow. Communicate your value clearly and attract the right families with ease.
Your studio isn’t just a business. It’s a legacy in the making.
Every class you offer, every teacher you guide, and every child who walks through your doors shapes the culture and reputation your studio will carry into the future.
When your early years program is joyful, consistent, and developmentally sound, it improves everything that follows. The best teachers want to teach at your studio. Parents trust your training. Students grow into dancers who stay, and thrive, for years.
This isn’t just about making it through another season or solving this week’s challenges. It’s about building a studio with systems that support your staff, experiences that delight your families, and a foundation that allows your work to impact children’s lives long after they leave your classroom. That kind of studio doesn’t happen by accident.
That kind of studio is built intentionally—one program, one teacher, and one joy-filled class at a time.
The Little Dancer Program was created to help you build a studio that leaves a legacy for generations to come .
Watch Your Students Grow in Joy and Confidence
“Little Dancer brings together years of real teaching and refining to give you what truly works in children’s dance—both in the classroom and for lasting studio growth.”
Ashley Hartford
Founder and Lead Creator of Little Dancer
The Preschool Dance Program that Pays for Itself, and More
When littles love coming to class, parents notice. They watch their child twirl with endless joy in their living room. They see their confidence and knowledge bloom over the course of the year. Best of all, their child is eager to get ready to leave for dance class each week.
This kind of experience is what builds your reputation with parents. It’s not the fancy waiting room with a Keurig or the fresh coat of paint on your studio walls. While those things are nice and certainly help with enrollment and retention, it’s the magical moments parents witness in their child at home that keep them enrolling year after year and telling their friends about your studio.
The Little Dancer Program gives your teachers clear training, developmentally sound lesson plans, and engaging monthly themes. Your early childhood dance classes become consistent, joy-filled, and an easy yes when it comes time to enroll or re-enroll. As a studio owner, you no longer have to guess at what works. Your studio runs a preschool dance program that supports long-term growth.
What if the Little Dancer Program helped you enroll 5 new student this year and keep those students for years to come? What if that number was 10 students? 20 students?
How much revenue would that bring to your studio each month? How much peace of mind? Most importantly, what kind of impact and legacy will that allow you to build to shape the lives of others in your community?
A Program Your Studio Can Rely On
“Using their curriculum, has been LIFE CHANGING for our studio. It’s a clear outline, comes with music, and all our younger dancers love the themes. With several different ones to choose from there’s enough to last years without repeating again. Little Dancer has been a huge hit with our littles. We love bringing stories and adventures to life all while teaching kids dance. Our parents also love it. I highly, highly, highly, recommend!”
- Emily M.
“Since implementing this curriculum, classes for our young dancers have been so much more enjoyable for students and staff. I would highly recommend this program to anyone! If only they had a curriculum like this for teaching teenagers, It would make our lives so much easier.”
- Katie G.
“Their done for you themed classes have been a hit with both the teachers and the students. Our students love the themes, and get excited for their next class to see what the theme will be. The teachers love that the structure and work has been done for them. They also add a little twist of their own to them from time to time, but all in all it has been a game changer!”
- Kathie H.
“I love the different themes that come with the little dancer curriculum. They are very gender neutral and work well with other curriculums, you may be using.”
- Jaime M.
Bring Consistency, Confidence, and Joy to Your Preschool Dance Program
✔ Studio implementation training and growth tracking tools
✔ Teacher training for confident, developmentally aligned instruction
✔ Research-based approach to early childhood development
✔ Monthly lesson plans for ages 3–7 with fresh ideas for dance class
✔ Ready-to-use marketing materials to position your studio locally
$59/month
or
$359/year
How is the NEW Little Dancer Program different from the original Little Dancer Curriculum?
The original Little Dancer Curriculum provided lesson plans for early childhood dance. The new Little Dancer Program is a full studio support system. It includes fully updated and new lesson plans, teacher training, implementation guidance, and tools designed to help studios grow a thriving early childhood dance program.
Are you a dance teacher just interested in monthly lesson plans?
Choose our lesson plans-only option:
$24/month
Built to Support Teachers and Create Consistency
“I had a teacher just finish the training program and I think it really benefited her… I really wanted her to understand the lesson plans, how they are set up, and how they should be taught.”
- Vickie S.
“The breakdown of developmental goals and expectations for these age group has really allowed me to optimally plan my lessons and provide a cohesive approach to all my classes across different age groups.”
- Erin C.
“The training includes in-depth lessons, helping aspiring teachers better understand how to teach to the best of their abilities.”
- Sami H.
“This program is very helpful in helping you to set expectations and to understand what skills are appropriate and how to make skill learning age appropriate and fun.”
- Dulci S.
A Complete Training Program that Grows with Your Dancers
The Little Dancer Program lays the foundation in the early years, but your training doesn’t have to stop there. As your dancers grow, Storybook Ballet and Modern Artists provide engaging, age-appropriate programs that help you continue developing technique, artistry, and confidence in the years that follow.
Introduce ballet to ages 7+ through classical ballet stories and ballet history.
Ballet / Ballet History
Pre-Pointe / Conditioning
Ages 7 to 12
12 Months of Lesson Plans
Music Playlists
Video Demonstrations
Introduce modern and contemporary dance through 20th century modern dance artists.
Modern / Contemporary / Conditioning
Ages 7 to 12
12 Months of Lesson Plans
Music Playlists
Video Demonstrations