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Class Descriptions

Classes for Ages 2-5

Classes for Ages 2-5

Classes for Ages 2-5

"My First Dance Class" is especially designed for 2-5 year olds. Each class has two teachers and class sizes are limited to 9 students. This class will teach kids the basics and foundations of Ballet, Tap, Hip Hop, and Tumbling and prepare them for Level 1 classes. In addition, this class will teach kids how to listen to their teachers, follow directions, line up, take turns, and share with one another. This is a wonderful class that will help your child, who may have never attended preschool or who is getting ready to start preschool, make a smooth transition and overall be beneficial to developing many useful skills. These are not parent participation classes and parents must watch from our tv monitors in the lobby. This help the students get ready for Pre-K and Kindergarden, and helps the students focus during class time.





Leaps and Turns 1/2

Beginner Leaps and Turns for students enrolled in levels 1 and 2 of jazz or ballet. In this class students focus on the skills needed to improve their current technique, and to add to their repertoire. 


Leaps and Turns 3/4

Advanced Leaps and Turns for Students enrolled in level 3 and higher jazz or ballet. In this class students focus on the skills needed to improve their current technique, and to add to their repertoire. 

Ballet

Classes for Ages 2-5

Classes for Ages 2-5

Ballet 1

For ages 6-9. Kids will learn the foundation of beginner level ballet technique and dance terminology. Each class includes barre exercises, across the floor, and center floor combinations. Ballet is the foundation of all dance styles and will prepare kids for other dance classes.


Ballet 2

For ages 10 and up. Kids will learn the foundation of beginner and intermediate level ballet technique and dance terminology. Each class includes barre exercises, across the floor, and center floor combinations. Ballet is the foundation of all dance styles and will prepare kids for other dance classes.


Ballet 3

This class will begin to challenge students who are already familiar with ballet technique and terminology. The class will begin to teach students the poise and grace of ballet while learning correct posture, strengthening and conditioning the body. Each class includes barre exercises, across the floor, and center floor combinations. **Must have teacher approval.

Ballet 4

 This class is aimed for students who have years of experience and looking to perfect their technique. You must have teacher approval to take this class. Students will be tested on their ballet terminology and technique. Must have consistent and correct turns, leaps, and jumps. Each class includes barre exercises, across the floor, and center floor combinations.

Ballet 5 & Pointe/Pre-Pointe

Ballet 5 is for the semi-professional ballet dancer looking to become professional. Must have teacher approval and have advanced technique at the barre and in center. Almost all terminology must be known and be able to be executed. This class will start to perfect variations of well-known professional ballet's. This class is for the advanced, strong dancer and is an invitation only class. You must be at least 11 to be "en pointe" as going on too early can damage children growth plates.

Jazz

Classes for Ages 2-5

Hip-Hop

Jazz 1

For ages 6-9. Jazz combines ballet technique with modern dance skills. In this class students will begin to learn strength and flexibility as well as musicality, hand eye coordination, and establish personality and energy in their performance.


Jazz 2

This class will begin to challenge students with their jazz terminology and technique. Kids will begin to learn new dance moves, improve their strength and flexibility as well as continuing to develop their own personality in dance. For ages 10 and up.


Jazz 3

This class is aimed for students who have years of dance experience and are looking to perfect their technique. You must have teacher approval to take this class. Students are required to have consistent double pirouettes, floats, tilts and leaps.


Jazz 4


 Jazz 4 aims to help the dancer learn new advanced movement that will help them become a well rounded jazz dancer. Teacher approval required. To take this class, the dancer must have clean technique of everything that is required in the previous level, including a la seconds, triple pirouettes/pensil/coupe/corkscrew turns, flexibility, and strength.

Jazz 5

This is a pre-professional class and students are required to have many years of experience of ballet and jazz technique and terminology. You must have teacher approval to take this class. Students must have advanced flexibility, consistent 3+ turns, a la seconds, tilts, leg hold turns and switch leaps.

Lyrical (incorporated in Jazz 2+)

Lyrical combines Ballet, Jazz, and Contemporary technique and puts emphasis on the interpretation of music and emotional portrayal. 


Hip-Hop

Tumbling

Hip-Hop

Hip Hop 1

For ages 6-9. This class will introduce students to the movement style of Hip Hop. They will begin to learn how to be creative and express themselves through dance. They will also begin to acquire the necessary skills and stamina to learn and perform dance choreography.

Hip Hop 2

For ages 10 and up. This class will introduce students to the movement style of Hip Hop. They will begin to learn how to be creative and express themselves through dance. They will also begin to acquire the necessary skills and stamina to learn and perform dance choreography.


Hip Hop 3

This class is great for students who already have a background in hip hop. Students will learn to be comfortable with grooves, free-styling and adding personality to their dances. Each class will include warm ups, grooves, free-styling and a dance combo.


Hip Hop 4

This class starts to challenge students’ ability to learn a new dance in a limited amount of time and show their own personality while showing the textures of hip hop. Students are required to have years of experience to take this class and must have teacher approval. Each class includes warm ups, grooves, free-styling and a dance combo. To take this class, students must know     

basic tutting, waving, popping, understand textures, dancing on beat, confidence/performance, how to retain choreography and take note corrections from the teacher. 

Hip-Hop 5

This class is for the dancer who is continuing to master popping, tutting, grooves, textures, musicality, individual style, taking corrections, performance, free-styling, and matching others in a group. Students will be taking this class as a professional.


Tap

Tumbling

Tumbling

Tap 1

For ages 6-9. This class is designed to help students develop rhythm and recognize sounds while developing hand eye coordination. Students will learn the basics of tap, how to portray music with clear tap sounds, and bring energy and fun to the dance.


Tap 2

Ages 10 and up. This class will begin to challenge students with more intricate tapping. Students must be familiar with tap terminology such as time steps, and buffalos. This class will improve students’ ability to make their taps clear as well as increasing the speed of taps within a dance.


Tap 3/4

This class is great for students who are ready to compete with tap. You must have teacher approval to take this class. Students are required to have the following requirements: drawbacks, pick-ups, toe stands, riffs, rhythm rolls, time steps, turning buffalos and wings. Students will learn pullbacks to a toe stand, scissors, one footed wings, one footed toe stands, one footed pullbacks. Students will learn street tapping and hoofing techniques and begin competing with tap.

Tumbling

Tumbling

Tumbling

Tumbling 1

For ages 6-9. This class teaches the basics of tumbling and the correct form needed to be safe and successful. Students will be introduced to tumbling and incorporating it into "dance tricks".


Tumbling 2

For Ages 10 and up or approval by teacher. This class teaches the basics of tumbling and the correct form needed to be safe and successful. Students will be incorporate dance tricks. 


Tumbling 3/4

This class is for tumbling students who have been evaluated in Tumbling 2. This class works on progressions and acro-dance skills. Teacher approval required.

Flexibility and Tricks

Flexibility and Tricks focuses on flexibility, balance, strength, and muscle control. In this class students will learn progressions of tricks from beginning, to intermediate, to advanced. Students will learn tilts, needles, scorpions, headstands, shoulder stands, acrobatics and other dance tricks that incorporate flexibility, strength, and even tumbling. If class rules are not followed, or your child does not have the maturity to follow directions they will be asked to not take this class as they could hurt themselves and safety is our first priority.

Musical Theatre

Musical Theatre

Musical Theatre

Musical Theater is a class that combines dancing and acting. The students dance to songs from musicals while working on developing the character they are portraying. The class focuses on blocking, roll-offs, formations, and dance moves that are commonly used in musicals and on Broadway. 

Contemporary

Musical Theatre

Musical Theatre

 In this class we will explore contemporary dance movement founded in  Ballet techniques through the use of the breath, contraction &  release of the muscles, spiral/twist of the spine, opposition and weight  transfer, and so much more.  

Dress Code

Ballet/Pointe

Ballet/Pointe

Ballet/Pointe

Ballet

Tights and leotard. 


May wear: Dance shorts, fitted top


Shoes: Ballet shoes

Hair: In a bun, all hair out of face

Jazz/Lyrical

Ballet/Pointe

Ballet/Pointe

Jazz and Contemporary

Dance Pants or Dance Shorts

Form Fitting Shirt or Leotard


Shoes: Half soles


Hair: Neatly pulled back out of face

Hip-Hop

Ballet/Pointe

Hip-Hop

Hip-Hop

Clothing that allows you to move around freely


Shoes: CLEAN Tennis Shoes or Sneakers

Tap

Tumbling/Tricks

Hip-Hop

Tap

Dance pants or Dance Shorts 
(Must show your feet and 
allow you to move around freely)


Shoes: Tap shoes


Hair: Out of face

Tumbling/Tricks

Tumbling/Tricks

Tumbling/Tricks

Tumbling and Gymnastics

Comfortable clothing, 
preferably a leotard or a shirt that can tuck in. 


Shoes: Bare Feet


Hair: Out of face

Musical Theater

Tumbling/Tricks

Tumbling/Tricks

Musical Theater and Drama

Clothing that allows you to move around freely

Shoes: Bare Feet, Jazz Shoes, or Half Soles

Contemporary

Stretch and Conditioning

Stretch and Conditioning

Dance Pants or Dance Shorts 

(knee pads if necessary)

Form Fitting Shirt or Leotard


Shoes: Bare feet, socks, or half soles

Hair: Neatly pulled back out of face

Stretch and Conditioning

Stretch and Conditioning

Stretch and Conditioning

Flexibility and Tricks

Comfortable clothing that allows you to move around freely.

Bare feet, socks, or half-soles

Hair: Pulled out of face

PBT

Stretch and Conditioning

PBT

PBT Progressive Ballet Technique

Leotard with convertible or capri tights or leggings 

(no bare legs, no full tights)

Hair: In a bun

Shoes: Bare feet

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