dance classes

DANCE CLASSES

(ages 2-5)

 

Intro To Dance - 2 years old
This dance class is a perfect beginning dance class for pre-schoolers.  The dancers will focus on rhythm and movement through dance as well as movement stories and games to get them excited about learning. 

 

Ballet & Acro - 2 to 3 years old

This class is designed to prepare students for studying ballet by exploring their body in movement and rhythm.  Additionally, students will be able to experience basic mat rolls, balancing and beam work.

Ballet, Tap & Jazz – 4 to 5 years old

Ballet lessons for kids should increase in complexity s they get older, so this class is designed to further prepare students by engaging in hand and arm work, doing exercises that develop strong feet and backs, performing stretching and basic ballet jumps and walks.  The tap portion will introduce students to rhythm, sound and movement and if jazz is incorporated we will work on leaps, rhythm and movement.
The dance lessons taught in this kids’ class incorporate three important styles: ballet, tap, and jazz. The ballet portion will focus on balance, coordination, flexibility, and alignment. When studying jazz, students will focus on the development of basic jazz dance steps, turns, and isolations. Tap classes will further develop their use of rhythm, sound, and movement.

 

​DANCE CLASSES

(ages 5 - 8)

 

Ballet & Tap – 5 to 6 years old
This dance class for kids just starting school allows students to explore a continued
understanding of ballet positions and basic travel steps such as chasses and skips, while gaining a greater knowledge of rhythm and music in a creative and nurturing environment. During tap, students will increase their rhythm and dexterity while learning basic tap steps.

Ballet, Tap & Jazz – 5 to 7 years old
The dance lessons taught in this kids’ class incorporate three important styles: ballet, tap, and jazz. The ballet portion will focus on balance, coordination, flexibility, and alignment. When studying jazz, students will focus on the development of basic jazz dance steps, turns, and isolations. Tap classes will further develop their use of rhythm, sound, and movement.

Ballet – 6 to 8 years old
These ballet lessons for kids will help them to develop proper technique while executing foot exercises, plies, tendus, elevés, and sautés in first and second. Additionally, they will engage in skips, gallops, ballet walks, running, and leaping.

Hip-Hop & Cheer – 6 to 8 years old
Hip-hop dance classes for kids can be the perfect way to channel all of that abundant energy in a positive way. Pom poms are often incorporated during class and in the routines.  This high energy course combines the fundamentals of hip-hop, jazz, and cheer. 

Hip-Hop – 6 to 8 years old
This hip-hop class integrates isolations and basic jazz steps, while helping kids to develop rhythm. Dancing will be accompanied by current, appropriate pop and hip-hop music.    

Funky Jazz – 6 to 8 years old
A jazz dance class that combines classical jazz training with hip-hop dance. Students will work on isolations, basic jazz steps, traveling steps, and turns. The class will end with a fun Hip-Hop style dance routine that integrates rhythm and dance.

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PRE-TEEN/TEEN  DANCE CLASSES

(ages 11 and up)

 

Hip Hop
Our hip-hop dance classes for teens integrate classical jazz training with hip-hop, just like our Funky Jazz classes. However, here hip-hop dance is the focus. Students will work on isolations, basic jazz steps, and traveling steps. The class will end with a fun hip-hop style dance routine that integrates rhythm and dance.

 

Hip Hop Competition

Our hip hop class will attend one competition.  A fun way to be on a competition team with one discipline.

 

Lyrical/Contemporary 

Lyrical dance style combines elements of ballet and jazz that uses music with lyrics to inspire the movements of the dance.  Contemporary is very similar but focuses more on big movements and distorted ballet movements.

Tap 
These tap classes are designed to help students improve their rhythm and dexterity while learning more advanced movements and tap steps. A combination will be taught in the latter part of the class.

 

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