Creative Dance Combo

Ages 3- beginner 4's are eligible for this class. It is a 45 minute class that begins the exploration of movement and music. 25 minutes of ballet and 20 minutes of tap is all your child needs to get their imagination moving!

Preliminary Dance

Preliminary is offered to second year 4's,as well as 5's and beginner 6 year olds. This is an hour long class in which a traditional dance class will start to take form. Dancers will do 1/2 hour of ballet , which includes barre and center work. As well as a 1/2 hour of tap class that includes center and progression work.

Primary Dance

This class is offered to second year 6's as well as 7's and first year 8 year olds. This is a 1.5 hour class that continues and builds on the elements offered at the previous levels as well as the introduction of jazz technique.

Contemporary

Contemporary ballet is a form of dance influenced by both classical ballet and modern dance. It takes its technique and use of foot work from classical ballet, although it permits a greater range of movement that may not adhere to the strict body lines set forth by schools of ballet technique. Many of its concepts come from the ideas and innovations of 20th century modern dance, including floor work and turn-in of the legs.

Ballet/Pointe

Dancing on pointe in ballet means dancing on the tips of the toes. This is made possible by specialized shoes. There are different varieties of ballet on pointe, but for the most part they focus on grace and specific technique. Dancers must have sufficient strength and technique before beginning pointe work, the development of which can take anywhere from six months to three years or more. It is also important for students beginning pointe work to be usually at least twelve years of age before going on pointe. This is because bones and growth plates in the feet are often not yet fully hardened and developed prior to this age, and can be injured very badly by pointe work, despite the strength and skill that the student may have. Ankles must be very strong to dance on pointe.

Hip-Hop

Hip-Hop dance refers to dance, mainly street dance styles, primarily danced to hip-hop music. We include a wide variety of styles such as breaking, popping, locking, and house dance. All classes are 45 minutes long and are offered from the elementary level up.

Theater Jazz

Theater Jazz is a style of dance used in most popular staged musicals and is known for its fun, character-driven choreography which often incorporates props like hats and canes. The emphasis of this class will be to learn a variety of stylized choreography in a short amount of time. This is a performance class and participation in our mid-year production will be encouraged.
ANY ONE REGISTERING FOR JAZZ MUST REGISTER FOR BALLET.

Lyrical Jazz

Lyrical Jazz is a fusion of ballet and jazz dance techniques.Lyrical dance 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. Lyrical is a deep, personal, emotional dance that is known by its connected and graceful movements of the body. The rhythm and beat of the dance is synced with the lyrics and mood of the song.

Tap

Tap is a form of dance developed in the 1900’s and has been a favorite for audiences and dancers alike. It’s like playing a musical instrument with your feet and once you get the rhythm in your body you can’t stop moving. Dancers produce different rhythms by making intricate sounds with their flaps, shuffles, slaps, and scuffles. Proper tap terminology is taught, as well as learning how to listen, reproduce and create various sounds and rhythmical patterns all while having a great time.