Class Descriptions

Move and Groove

Ages 1-3, Parent and Me Dance Class

Music, movement, balance, and basic dance steps are introduced in a fun, friendly, positive manner. This class includes mom, dad, or another loved one participating in the class along with the little dancer. Our teacher will keep the music and curriculum moving along while parents take an active role in encouraging, supporting, and keeping the little dancer on track.

Pre-Combo

Ages 3-4, 45 minute class, part ballet and part tap

The primary goal of this class is to foster a love of dance and movement. Students do learn correct terminology and steps for basic ballet and tap. The creative component is also quite large. For example, scarves and other props are used to facilitate the dancer's own physical expression. A dancing narrative helps children to understand that dancing is a form of expression and a means of communicating feelings and actions. Many activities are set up as games or make believe to enable the children to learn and have fun. Classical and children's music is used.

Ballet

Intro through Level 5

A classical ballet class using all components of a traditional class including barre, stretches, adagio, placement, turns, leaps, allegro, and reverence. Students may also do creative movement exercises to learn to use dance as an expression of feelings and actions. We use ballet terminology, classical, and contemporary music.

Pointe

Entrance is by permission only

Ballet dancing on pointe shoes for advanced students only

Tap

Level 1-5

This class uses percussive movements, rhythms and time steps. Dancers wear flat tap shoes. Styles may include Broadway tap and rhythm or street tap.

Jazz

Level Intro to 5

A traditional jazz class using isolations, stretches, turns, leaps, kicks, and jazz combinations. Styles range from Broadway to Hip-Hop.

Hip-Hop

Levels Intro-5

This is a fun class set to Hip-Hop music. Combinations are upbeat and funky. The focus is on style and attitude. This is the style seen in music videos.

Lyrical

An expressive dance class created for competition. This style uses ballet steps as a base. We use contemporary music instead of classical. This class focuses on flexibility, leaps, and multiple turns.

Contemporary

Expressive dance class that combines elements of various dance genres, including modern, jazz, lyrical, and ballet. It emphasizes expressiveness, individual interpretation and improvisation. A strong ballet background is required. Permission is required.

Acro

This is a beginner to intermediate acrobatics class. The class uses cartwheels, rolls, aerials, walkovers, handsprings, splits, flexibility etc., along with dance steps.