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412 Barstow Street, Eau Claire, WI 54701Mon to Thu 3:30 pm to 8:00 pmWoman ownedFall registration opens in August(715) 555-0104
ChasseEau Claire, Wisconsin
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Dance classes in Eau Claire

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Chasse is a neighborhood studio on Barstow Street. We teach creative movement, ballet, tap, jazz and hip hop to ages 3 to 12, and evening classes for adults who danced once and miss it.

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  • Ages 3 to adult
  • A watch week every session
  • Recital in May
Children seen from behind lined up at the ballet barre in front of a sunlit window, a teacher at the edge of the frame

This session's classes

Pick a day that suits your family. Every class has a grown-up waiting nearby for ages 3 to 5.

Fall session

Showing 15 of 15

  • Monday

    • 4:15 pm – 5:00 pm

      Creative movement

      Lorelei Gorman · Studio A

      3 to 5Creative movementOpenTry a class

    • 5:15 pm – 6:15 pm

      Ballet and tap

      Raynelle Swanson · Studio A

      6 to 8First stepsOpenTry a class

    • 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

      Adult beginners

      Ballet · Raynelle Swanson · Studio A

      AdultsAdult beginnersOpenTry a class

  • Tuesday

    • 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

      Jazz and hip hop

      Maylee Lo · Studio B

      9 to 12Studio classOpenTry a class

    • 5:15 pm – 6:00 pm

      Creative movement

      Lorelei Gorman · Studio A

      3 to 5Creative movementWaitlistJoin the waitlist

    • 6:15 pm – 7:15 pm

      Ballet and tap

      Raynelle Swanson · Studio A

      9 to 12Next stepsOpenTry a class

  • Wednesday

    • 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm

      Ballet and tap

      Raynelle Swanson · Studio A

      6 to 8First stepsOpenTry a class

    • 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

      Jazz and hip hop

      Maylee Lo · Studio B

      6 to 8First stepsOpenTry a class

    • 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

      Adult jazz

      Jazz and hip hop · Maylee Lo · Studio B

      AdultsAdult beginnersOpenTry a class

  • Thursday

    • 4:15 pm – 5:00 pm

      Creative movement

      Lorelei Gorman · Studio A

      3 to 5Creative movementOpenTry a class

    • 5:15 pm – 6:15 pm

      Ballet and tap

      Raynelle Swanson · Studio A

      9 to 12Next stepsFull

    • 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

      Adult tap

      Ballet and tap · Raynelle Swanson · Studio A

      AdultsAdult beginnersOpenTry a class

  • Saturday

    • 9:00 am – 9:45 am

      Creative movement

      Lorelei Gorman · Studio A

      3 to 5Creative movementOpenTry a class

    • 10:00 am – 11:00 am

      Ballet and tap

      Raynelle Swanson · Studio A

      6 to 8First stepsOpenTry a class

    • 11:15 am – 12:15 pm

      Jazz and hip hop

      Maylee Lo · Studio B

      9 to 12Studio classOpenTry a class

Sample classes.

Times change a little each session. The registration page has this week's.

Find your age

Four kinds of class, each with its own room and its own teacher.

  • Small children in tutus waiting in a line at the studio door, seen from behind
    Ages 3 to 5

    Creative movement

    Scarves, hoops, a story and a song, in a class of up to 10 with a grown-up waiting in the family room. Forty-five minutes of moving, listening and taking turns.

    Creative movement
  • Children seen from behind at the ballet barre while a teacher in profile corrects a hand
    Ages 6 to 12

    Ballet and tap

    A first barre, a first pair of tap shoes and a combination to learn each month. Classes of up to 8 for ages 6 to 8, and up to 10 for ages 9 to 12.

    Ballet and tap
  • A pair of jazz shoes on a bench beside a water bottle and a towel
    Ages 6 to 12

    Jazz and hip hop

    Music with a beat, a warm-up that moves, and a short routine shared at the end. Sneakers for hip hop, jazz shoes for jazz.

    Jazz and hip hop
  • Bare feet in a wide stance on a wooden studio floor
    Adults

    Adult evenings

    Beginner ballet, jazz and tap in the evening, for adults who danced once and would like to again. Come on your own; no partner needed.

    Adult evenings

What families ask first

Whether you may watch, what to wear, who collects. The rest is on the family policies page.

All family policies

Photos of your child

We ask your written permission before we share any photo of your child, on this site, in newsletters or on social media, and you can change your answer at any time. We never put a child's name with a photo, and the photos on this site are examples until we replace them with our own.

Watching class and recitals

Parents of ages 3 to 5 stay in the building and wait in the family room, which has a window onto Studio A. The sixth week of every session is a watch week: families sit along the studio wall and watch the class. On other days we keep the door closed so dancers can hear their teacher, and the window stays open to you. Recital seating is open, with the first two rows kept for families of the preschool classes. Photos and video of your own dancer from your seat are welcome, without flash.

What to wear and bring

Ages 3 to 5 wear a leotard or a plain top with leggings or a skirt, and ballet slippers or bare feet. For ballet at 6 and up, a leotard and tights; for jazz and hip hop, a fitted top with leggings or shorts, and clean sneakers that stay in the studio. Hair is up and off the neck, and jewelry stays at home apart from stud earrings. Socks are fine for the first weeks, and we will tell you when shoes are needed. We take costume sizes in person, in the winter.

Drop-off and pickup

A grown-up brings and collects every dancer in ages 3 to 5, and the teacher hands each child to the person who came with them. For older dancers, the door opens ten minutes before class, and we ask you to tell us who is collecting. We ask for ID from anyone we haven't met, and we will wait with a dancer until their grown-up arrives.

When to keep your child home

Please keep your dancer home with a fever, vomiting or diarrhea, and until they have been well for a full day. A cough that keeps them from keeping up is a good reason to rest, too. Text or call the studio and we will tell you how a missed class can be made up.

Who is in the room

The checks our teachers hold and how our classes are set up.

Adults to children

  • 1 adult to 5 children

    Ages 3 to 5

    Class size: 10

  • 1 adult to 8 children

    Ages 6 to 8

    Class size: 8

  • 1 adult to 10 children

    Ages 9 to 12

    Class size: 10

  • Class size

    Up to 10 children

  • Ages 3 to 12

Staff checks and training

  • Background checks
  • CPR and first aid

Safety routines

  • Grown-ups of ages 3 to 5

    A parent or guardian stays in the building for every creative movement class, and the teacher hands each child to a named grown-up at the door.

  • Rooms and floors

    Both studios have sprung floors and a barre at child height, and the hoops, mats and scarves go back in their baskets after class.

  • Telling us things

    Tell us about allergies or an injury before the first class. We ask privately once you register, never on the website form.

Sample details.

Meet the teachers

Six teachers share the week at Chasse. Three of them lead the classes on this page.

  • Raynelle Swanson, director and ballet and tap teacher, holding a pair of tap shoes in Studio A

    Raynelle Swanson

    Director, ballet and tap

    Raynelle teaches the ballet and tap classes and the adult evenings, and opened Chasse after teaching in other Wisconsin studios. She answers the studio phone on Saturday mornings.

  • Lorelei Gorman, creative movement teacher, kneeling beside a basket of scarves

    Lorelei Gorman

    Creative movement and preschool classes

    Lorelei leads the ages 3 to 5 classes with scarves, hoops and songs. She is the teacher a grown-up meets at the door on Saturday mornings.

  • Maylee Lo, jazz and hip hop teacher, in a white top and black leggings by the barre

    Maylee Lo

    Jazz and hip hop

    Maylee teaches jazz and hip hop for ages 6 to 12, and an adult jazz evening on Wednesdays. She grew up in the Chippewa Valley.

What families write

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27 reviews

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  • “The room is bright, the teachers greet every dancer at the door, and the watch week let me see what the class is really like.”

    Jeff A., parent of an eight-year-old

  • “My daughter was nervous on the first Saturday. Lorelei sat on the floor with her and the scarves, and by the end she was part of the circle.”

    Shelly B., parent of a four-year-old

  • “I hadn't danced since high school. The Monday evening class is gentle, nobody stares, and I look forward to it all week.”

    Marie L., adult student

Sample reviews.

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Pick a class from the schedule and book a visit on our registration page. Wear something comfortable; socks are fine.

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Phone(715) 555-0104
HoursMon to Thu 3:30 pm to 8:00 pm Sat 8:30 am to 12:30 pm