Dance Classes

Creative Dance Classes

CREATIVE DANCE (2 to 4 ½ YRS)

Creative dance is designed for ages 2 – 4 ½ and is for kids just starting out in dance.

Children will take first steps in ballet, tumble, and tap dance, as well as creative movement and dance games.

Kinder Dance Classes

KINDER DANCE

Kinder dance is a ballet, tumble, and tap dance class for ages 4½ – 6 years. Students will further explore the basic dance movements with an introduction to the ballet barre.

Pointe l Ballet Classes

PRE BALLET (6 to 8 YRS) BALLET 1 / 2 ADULT BALLET BALLET PARTNERS

BEGINNER BALLET BALLET 3 BALLET 4 POINTE

Ballet is the foundation of all dance forms. Students are instructed in a brief history of the

art form as well as proper body placement, alignment, balance, and control.

Students are taught proper terminology and ballet technique for exercises at the barre,

across the floor, and center floor. Ballet will help the student with body awareness,

proper posture, coordination, agility, and overall strength.

Jazz Dance Classes

PRE JAZZ (6 to 8 YRS) INTERMEDIATE JAZZ INTERMEDIATE JAZZ LEVEL 1 / 2

BEGINNER JAZZ JAZZ TECH ADV JAZZ

Jazz is an upbeat form of dance that utilizes basic ballet technique and fun music. Students are instructed in a brief history of the art form as well as proper warm-up, stretching, and strength-building exercises.

Students are taught proper terminology and jazz technique in turns, leaps and kicks, floor work and how to incorporate these into choreography. Students will learn sharp, controlled movements; explore musicality and perfect performance abilities.

Jazz will help the student with body awareness, coordination, agility, rhythm, strength, and musicality.

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Tap Dance Classes

BEGINNER TAP ADULT TAP

INTERMEDIATE TAP

Tap is an exciting American art form that explores rhythm with the use of the feet. Students will be instructed in a brief history of the art form as well as basic tap technique, proper terminology, rhythmic patterns, and various tap combinations.

Tap will help the student develop coordination, agility, and an appropriate understanding of musicality and rhythm.

Lyrical Dance Classes

BEGINNER LYRICAL INTERMEDIATE LYRICAL ADVANCED LYRICAL

Lyrical is an expressive form of dance that focuses on using simultaneously subtle and dynamic movement to convey musicality and emotion through movement. Lyrical is a combination of ballet and jazz techniques with influences from contemporary and modern.

Students are instructed in connectivity of movement, flowing each movement seamlessly from one to the next as well as using poetic expression to convey various emotions.

Lyrical will help the student learn how to express his or her emotions through dance and will help the student develop more dynamic ways of performing.