Class Information
Preschool Dance, Pre Ballet Jazz & Tumble Fun
Preschool, Pre Ballet Jazz, & Tumble Fun are designed for the beginning dancer ages 2-5 to learn the basic skills of dance and creative movement. These classes concentrate on rhythmic skills, marching, skipping, sequencing, and encouraging social skills, while having fun! Your dancer will explore a new adventures each week with a story, thematic imagery, and matching props!
Ballet Jazz, Jazz Tap
(Combo classes k-2nd)
Combo classes are a great way for dancers to try out different styles of dance and get the foundation to continue to the next level. Dancers will focus on increasing balance, flexibility, and musicality while working on technique and having fun!
Ballet/Pointe
Ballet 1 Beginner Elementary (1-5th grade)
This class is for dancers who have not yet taken a full hour ballet class. Students will work on ballet technique, fundamental movements, simple steps, and combinations. They will use the barre to gain strength and to learn technique, vocabulary, flexibility, and coordination which they will then apply to center and across the floor combinations.
Ballet 2 (2nd-4th grade)
This class is for dancers who have already taken atleast 1 year of a full hour ballet class. A classical form of dance focusing on proper body alignment and fluid movement. Ballet is considered by many to be the core foundation for a great dance education. Barre, center floor, and across the floor progressions are all used to develop proper ballet technique. Most ballet students take the same ballet level for more than 1 year.
Ballet 3 (4-5th grade)
This class is for dancers who have had experience in a full hour ballet class. Barre, center, and across the floor progressions are all used to develop proper ballet technique.
Ballet Teen (MS/HS 6th grade +)
Dancers will work on ballet technique, fundamental movements, and combinations. They will use the barre to gain strength, ballet vocabulary, flexibility, and coordination. Ballet students take the same ballet level for more than 1 year.
Ballet Teen Beg Pointe (MS/HS 6th grade +)
Dancers will work on physical and technical skills, such as strength, balance, alignment, turnout, and control. Dancing on pointe is an advanced stage of ballet that requires unique skills. The barre is where dancers will form crucial foundation skills on which pointe is built. A teacher recommendation is required to get pointe shoes.
Company Ballet/Pointe
Intermediate & Advanced Ballet/Pointe classes based on teacher recommendation.
Hip Hop
Our Hip Hop classes are fast paced and high energy. Hip Hop is an athletic form of dance that includes elements of Jazz and Tumbling. We use pre-screened and edited music and teach movements that are age-appropriate.
Jazz/Contemporary
Jazz/Contemporary class blends the dynamic movements of jazz with the expressive freedom and fluidity of contemporary dance. These styles are known for being very versatile with movement and they encourage dancers to explore their emotions to convey stories and feelings through movement.
Broadway Jazz (Musical Theater)
For the dancer who enjoys theatrics and musicals, these classes provide eduction in theatrical performance.
Broadway Jazz is a blend of styles and dancers will learn combinations and choreography set to age appropriate Broadway music.
Tap
Dancers use tap shoes which allows them to use their feet as a percussive “instrument." Tap is great for developing musicality and coordination skills.
Tumbling/Acro
These classes are a fusion of flexibility, agility, strength, coordination, and tumbling. Students will use safe and effective progressions to enhance their skills.
Leaps & Turns
This is a non-performance class with a focus on personal development and growth in turns, across the floor combinations, & technique. This class is for the dancer looking to go further with their technique and training. These classes do not have a recital dance and the entire year will be used for technical growth.