Class Descriptions
Intro class- 5y-6y
Level 1- 7y-8y and 9 year olds with no dance experience
Level 2- 9y with experience and ages 10+
Level 3- 12+ with experience
Movin' & Groovin'
Welcome to Movin' & Groovin! This program will take you through September-December and another enrollment will open for January-May. Through the weeks students will learn all about beginner ballet, tap, tumbling, hip hop and pom! We recommend pink or tan tights, any color leotard, tap shoes and jazz or ballet shoes. This Program is geared for age appropriate instruction and FUN! There is no recital for this program however, there will be 3 parent watch weeks for all to join us!
- Attire- pink or tan tights, any color leotard, tap shoes and jazz or ballet shoes.
Ballet
Ballet is the basis for all other forms of dance. It teaches grace, strength, agility and flexibility. The class consists of warm-ups at the barre, movement across the floor, center floor combinations and learning a routine for performances.
- Attire- Leo, pink tights, pink ballet slippers
Lyrical
Lyrical dance is a style that combines ballet and jazz dancing techniques. It is performed to music with lyrics so that it inspires expression of strong emotions the choreographer feels from the lyrics of the song. This style concentrates on an individual approach and expressiveness of such emotions as love, joy, hurt, or anger.
- Attire- Leo, tan tights, nude Lyrical Pirouette II Canvas Shoes
Tap
Tap is the rhythmic interpretation of music using metal disks that are attached to the bottom of the shoes. It teaches strength, agility, and rhythm. Tap is a fun and upbeat class in which the students get to make the music as well as dance to it. It is performed to a wide variety of music. The class consists of barre or center floor warm-ups, across the floor progressions, center floor combinations and technique and learning a routine for performances.
- Attire- Leo, nude tights, black tap shoes
Jazz is one of the most popular and well known forms of dance. Jazz promotes strength, flexibility and conditioning, technique and progressions including turns, kicks and leaps. In a Jazz class the dancers also learn many fun and trendy dance steps that are used for all forms of dance. The class consists of center floor warm-ups, across the floor progressions, center floor combinations and technique and learning a routine for performances.
- Attire- Leo, tan tights, tan jazz shoes
Hip Hop
Hip Hop is a dance style that is usually danced to up beat music. Hip Hop is a very energetic form of dancing. It is unique in that it allows its dancers to perform with freedom of movement, adding in their own personalities, and consisting of sharp movements and acrobatic stunts. Our Hip Hop classes use age appropriate music and steps without explicit lyrics. The class consists of center floor warm-ups, across the floor progressions, center floor combinations and technique and learning a routine for performances.
- Attire- black jazz shoes, black leggings
Pom
Sharp movements, leaps, turns and MORE! You don't want to miss out. If you are thinking about joining a dance team, this class can help prepare you!
- Attire- Leo, tan tights, tan jazz shoes
Tumbling
Tumbling is the study of floor gymnastics. In this class students start by leaning somersaults, cartwheels, round offs and back bends progressing to front and back walkovers, front and back hand springs, front and back tucks (flips) and many other skills. Students progress at their own pace with helpful guidance. Each class begins with warm ups and strength training and then we work with each student individually on each skill.
- Attire- form fit clothing, bare feet
2yr Old Ballet & Movement
This is for our littlest dance lovers. This class is an introduction to the beginning dance steps while learning through play. We ask that parents participate during class as needed.
- Attire- anything to move around in! Bare feet or pink ballet slippers
Flexibility
This class takes the time to work on all flexibility, not just positions that relate to dance. This 45 minute class will be made of of different stretching partner work as well as individual stretching exercises.
- Attire- anything to move around in! Bare feet
Adult Combo 18+
This class curriculum will be based on the interest it brings! Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical