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Classes Offered

Pre-Ballet & Petite Ballet

We offer Pre-Ballet for children ages 3-4 and Petite Ballet for children ages 5-6. These classes provide children with a fun and creative introduction into Ballet class. Pre-Ballet and Petite Ballet classes promote body awareness and self-confidence through creative movement. Children are taught basic loco motor movements, levels, space, tempos, shapes, and pathways. This class provides the dancer with confidence and skills needed to advance to the next level of Ballet.

Ballet

Students ages 5 and up will receive instruction for one or one and a half hours. Ballet is the foundation of all forms of dance and therefore recommended to anyone who wishes to deepen their technique training. Ballet teaches correct body placement, dancer discipline, and serves to build a solid technical foundation. Classes consist of barre work, center floor, and across the floor combinations. The Int/Adv and Adv Ballet level classes are 3 hour classes that meet for 1 1/2 hours twice a week.

Pointe

Dancing on pointe or en pointe is the act of standing on the tips of the toes while performing steps from ballet. Also known as pointe work, it is performed using hard–toed and stiff-shanked pointe shoes. Dancing en pointe requires strength and skill and is a central part of a female ballet dancer's training and repertoire.

Lyrical

Lyrical dance is a fusion of ballet and jazz dance techniques which challenges choreographers and dancers to use motion to interpret music and express emotion. A lyrical dancer's movements attempt to show the meaning of the music. Lyrical jazz is a very passionate and emotional dance style. It portrays certain emotions such as love, and tells a story through every movement made.

Modern

Modern dance helps the dancer to strengthen and deepen movement qualities such as weight, spatial intent, flow, and initiation. Graham, Humphrey, Cunningham, and Limon modern dance technique are used in the class. Students will also learn partnering, improvisation, and choreography. A dancer who wishes to take a modern class must also be enrolled in a ballet class.

Jazz

Classes are available to ages 5 and up. This is a contemporary, upbeat class that combines ballet, modern, and hip-hop technique into fun, energetic combinations. Lyrical, Broadway, and traditional techniques are all taught in the class. Classes range from one to one and a half hours in length. Students who are enrolled in jazz 3 or higher must also be enrolled in a ballet class.

Tap

Tap is a fun and exciting way to promote rhythm, musicality, and strength. Classes are offered for ages 5 and up. Many different styles of tap are included in this class. For example, rhythm, funk, and Broadway techniques will all be explored throughout the course of the class. Ballet and jazz training are recommended, but not required.

Hip-Hop

Hip-Hop is a funky, fast paced, up-beat type of class. You can learn the latest moves from music videos, pop singers, and R&B artists. Hip-Hop is for dancers ages seven and over. Come have a blast with us.

Tumbling/Acrobatics

Acrobatics promotes strength, flexibility, and endurance for students ages 7 and up. Students begin with basic skills such as cartwheels and advance to aerials and back-hand springs.

Breakdancing

Breakdancing is a street-based dance that incorporates intricate body movements, coordination, style and aesthetics. Break dance is the oldest known hip-hop style of dance.

Dance Therapy

This class provides an opportunity for special needs children to enrich their lives through learning the art of dance in a friendly and positive atmosphere. Though this course your child will gain confidence, social skills, balance, and strength. The main focus of the class will be on flexibility, breathing techniques, and basic ballet. The class will consist of one main instructor to guide the class through areas of studies. Each student will have a mentor who will reinforce and assist each child on a one-on-one step basis, to insure their success.  more info >>

Pilates

Pilates is a method of physical and mental conditioning that involves stretches and breathing exercises that focus on strengthening the abdominal core.

Ballroom Dance

Ballroom dance classes are taught in six week sessions. Adolescents and adults may enroll in any of the dance classes. Classes are taught as a Ballroom Sampler Class. The sampler class includes waltz, fox-trot, rumba, cha-cha, and swing. Private lessons are available in all other types of ballroom dances, or to prepare for that upcoming, special occasion. Couples are recommended to enroll together, however we do have a partner list for singles to grab a partner. Great fun for the whole family!

Classes for Adults
Pilates
Ballroom Sampler

See the class schedule or contact the studio for more information on any of these classes.

*All dance classes are multi-level classes that the dancer is expected to take for 2-4 years before advancing to the next level. Certain skills must be learned with correct technique before moving up to the next level, this will vary depending on the maturity, body development and skill of the dancer. Advancement is determined by instructor's discretion only. 



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