The little students of our exciting and fun Tots & Polkadots program have a blast together with their parents. They coordinate body movement with music, recognize tempo and rhythm, concentrate their attention on basic dance movements, and develop their imaginitive thinking, and build confidence, all in a fun and playful atmosphere. They are taught easy-to-learn steps, short sequences of choreography, and creative games with musical props and toys. It's a great place for your tireless little ones to use their energy, socialize, imagine, and have fun.

Students in our Tiny Performers program learn creative movement, basic dance techniques, and begin working on their first dance compositions. Together with our lively instructors, they'll hone their coordination, rhythm, musicality, creativity, and imagination. They build confidence dancing independently, while parents are welcome to watch. These are also our youngest performing dancers. They participate in multiple Firebird performances each season, and parents get the opportunity to see their little dancers on stage, performing fun and unique choreography!

Students in our Twist & Shout continue to learn and develop creative movement, basic dance techniques, simple dance compositions. New and continuing dancers hone their coordination, rhythm, musicality, creativity, confidence, and imagination. As members of a performing group, Twist & Shout dancers participate in multiple Firebird performances each season, and parents get the opportunity to see their little dancers on stage, performing fun and unique choreography!

Firebird's Show Stoppers program continues to develop creative movement, basic dance techniques, and basic dance compositions with new and continuing dancers. The Show Stoppers classes introduce your little ones to creative expression through our vibrant mix of modern-folk choreography and other dance styles.

Students participate in several Firebird Dance Studio performances, and interesting festivals each season. Additionally, Show-Stoppers get the opportunity to appear as featured performers in Firebird Dance Theatre's original dance show productions

Firebird's Spotlight program continues to develop creative movement, and dance techniques for new and continuing dancers, using choreography which gradually increases in complexity. The Spotlight classes also build creative expression, imagination, and narrative through our vibrant mix of modern-folk choreography and other dance styles.

Students participate in several performances and interesting festivals each season. Additionally, Spotlight get the opportunity to appear as featured performers in Firebird Dance Theatre's original dance show productions

Firebird's Encore program continues to develop creative movement, and dance technique for new and continuing dancers, using choreography which increasing complexity. Encore classes also build creative expression and narrative through a variety of choreography and our vibrant mix of modern-folk and other dance styles.

Students participate in several performances and festivals each season. Encore dancers also get the opportunity to appear as featured performers in Firebird Dance Theatre's original dance shows.

Firebird's Teen program continues to develop the dance abilities of dedicated new and continuing dancers, building and introducing more challenging technique and choreography in this exciting, unusual, and dynamic class. Students learn international world dance, modern, ballroom and Latin dance elements, barre technique, and original choreography. The Teen program helps to improve the student's ability as a performer, giving them many opportunities each year to bring their expanding skills to the stage in dance festivals, concerts, and Firebird Dance Theatre's original productions.

Members of Firebird Dance Theatre learn challenging and exciting original choreography in world, modern, lyrical, ballroom and Latin dance styles. Members dance and perform, while getting top-notch, vigorious training in various dance techniques, flexibility, and musicality. This performance-based dance program is for dedicated dancers, and is by audition only. Previous dance experience is required.

Firebird Dance Theatre is Firebird's performing company, and participants have ample opportunities to perform each year in concerts, the Bay Area's finest dance festivals as well as in original Firebird Dance Theatre productions. More about Firebird Dance Theatre

In this fun social dance class for adults, you will learn a variety of Ballroom & Latin Dances in a relaxed environment, from an expert Ballroom instructor. This is a great chance to get out of house, move to the rhythm, and gain the confidence to get out on any dance floor! The Ballroom & Latin Social Dance class features weekly classes, as well as parties and "Nights on the Town." All levels of experience are welcome, from the complete beginner, to the more confident dancers.

This class is a part of Firebird's new Ballroom & Latin Dance program. Learn more about the program here ...

Get individual attention and learn at your own pace by taking our private dance lessons. Whether you want to learn ballroom, lyrical, modern, classical ballet, or international dancing, or need a custom choreographed dance for a special event, we can help you reach your goals and build your skills with a private instructor.

Email info@firebirddance.com or call (650) 348-2444 for more information and to book private lessons.

Start by browsing our classes to pick a class, age group, and a time that works for you. Next, we'd like to welcome you for a visit. You can call us at (650) 348-2444 or email us ahead of time to let us know the class you're interested in and when you're thinking of stopping by. You don't have to do this, but it will ensure that we are expecting you and can greet you and explain everything. When you're ready, come by our studio at 20560 Valley Green Drive in Cupertino. You can observe a class before signing up. Or if you prefer, you can start with a free trial class to see if you like it. Once you've decided you want to join us, fill out our online new student registration, bring a payment for any necessary fees and your first month of tuition, and begin!

We offer an award-winning dance program with several types of classes for different people and age groups: Toddler & Parent classes, our Learn & Perform program, Firebird Dance Theatre, Social Dance Classes, and Private Lessons. Regardless of which you're interested in, we encourage you to take a free trial class and see if it's right for you! (Free trials available for all classes except private lessons).

Our Toddler & Parent classes are fun for both our littlest dancers and their parents. Participants 24 months - 36 months are introduced to their earliest dance moves and have lots of fun with mom and dad.

Our Learn & Perform program is for ages 3-17. In this creative program, students have several opportunities a year to perform on stage, and learn a variety of dance styles and techniques, as well as creative expression and musicality through choreography which is geared for the stage. The Learn & Perform program is very fulfilling, creative, and fun, but does require a level of commitment and dedication from participants, necessary to grow and perform on stage.

Firebird Dance Theatre is our vibrant performing company for teens and adults. It teaches challenging choreography, with original dance suites and full-length shows, with many performances each year, and is by audition only.

Our Social Dance classes are group classes for adults and for families who want to have fun, move to the music, and feel comfortable dancing Ballroom & Latin on any dance floor. No previous dance experience is necessary — just a desire to move and have fun! This is part of our exciting, new Ballroom & Latin Dance Program.

And finally, we offer Private Lessons for all ages, where you can work on dance technique at your own pace, get private Ballroom lessons, or get a custom dance for your wedding or other special occasion.

Yes! Our seasons run from September to August, but we welcome new students throughout the year.

The Learn & Perform classes for ages 3+, and Firebird Dance Theatre groups have a $50 annual registration fee per student, due with your 1st payment of the season, and then annually at the start of each season in September. For new students, this fee is due at the time of enrollment, and covers the remainder of the season through August. There are no registration fees for Toddler & Parent, Dance Fitness, or Private Lessons.

For more info, view the Prices & Policies section.

Yes, we do offer a multi-student discount for families. The discount applies whether you enroll multiple students from the same family all at once, or whether you enroll a second, third, etc. child years later.

To see the pricing for multi-student discounts, view the Prices & Policies section.

Yes, we do offer a discount for students who take more than one weekly class. The more classes you take, the larger the discount you receive.

To see the pricing for multi-class discounts, view the Prices & Policies section.

For your first class, the easiest thing is just to wear comfortable, fitted clothing that allows for a full range of movement and shows the lines of the body.

Students ages 3+ in our Learn & Perform program should wear comfortable, fitted dance clothing, in black or red. Please purchase your dance class attire from Capezio Dance Theatre Shop in Mountain View. They have our dance attire on reserve; simply tell them you are from Firebird Dance Studio, and they’ll supply the necessary clothing. Capezio is located at: 982 El Monte Ave, Mountain View, CA, (650) 965-7066 map.

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For more info, view the Prices & Policies section.

For your first class, you may be barefoot and toddlers may also wear socks with rubber on the soles so they don't slip. Once you enroll, you will need to purchase dance shoes. The type of dance shoe to be worn depends on the class and the choreography, and will be explained to each class by the instructors.

No, you will not need to purchase costumes. However, you will need to purchase your own dance shoes for classes and performances.

And we do have a costume policy, for all of our performing dancers: Firebird Dance Studio provides its students with the costumes for concerts and shows. We are famous for our beautiful and original costumes! They are unique and range from $50-$500 per costume. Therefore, a $65 annual costume rental fee for the use of all studio costumes is due with your first payment of the season or at the time of enrollment, and then annually each season. If costumes are lost or damaged while in the student’s possession, then the student is responsible for paying for that costume.

For more info about costume rental and costume care, view the Prices & Policies section.

Parents of Toddlers are encouraged to not just watch, but dance and participate with their kids! Parents of dancers ages 3+ are welcome to observe classes and watch your little ones. For classes for older children, teens, and Firebird Dance Theatre, parents are asked to kindly wait in the waiting areas or come back at the end of rehearsal to pick up students. This will allow students to concentrate as they learn new techniques and choreography!

You can easily makeup any missed class. We offer multiple classes for each age group each week. Makeup classes never expire; you may use them anytime. For makeup classes for all groups ages 3+, no appointment is necessary. Toddler & Parent makeup classes are by appointment only, so please call ahead to schedule. Although you may take as many makeup classes as you need, please note that you may not substitute accumulated makeup classes for monthly tuition payments. We do not prorate monthly tuition for individual missed classes.

For more info about makeups and missed classes, view the Prices & Policies section.

Yes, we do offer custom choreography for your special occasion. We offer private lessons, and private lesson packages where we work with you to create a dance you'll love. Over the years, we've choreographed dozens of dances for weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, school performances, and much more.

Visit our classes section, and check out private lessons for more info.
View the Prices & Policies section for pricing of private lessons and discounted packages.

More questions? No worries. Please don't hesitate to contact us and we'd be happy to personally explain to you anything you may want to know. And of course, you can always come by our studio before or during a class to see for yourself what we're all about.