Ballet/Pointe
A highly disciplined training in which a fairly standard progression of exercises builds the strength and flexibility required for classical positions and steps. Posture, alignment, and center of balance are reinforced concepts taught throughout all ballet levels. Each ballet class will include barre work, center floor exercises and across the floor patterns.
Class Attire: Tights, leotard, leggings, shorts, ballet skirt, fitted top.
Ballet/Jazz 4
Dancers will have the opportunity to learn both ballet and jazz technique and build a solid foundation which will serve them well in both styles. Class will consist of ballet barre, stretching, center floor and across the floor exercises. This class will have one recital dance--style is chosen by the instructor.
Class Attire: Capris, leggings, shorts, tights, leotard, fitted top.
Contemporary
Contemporary dance incorporates elements of classical, modern and jazz dance styles while exploring how the body responds to and expresses emotions. Classes may consist of a full body warm up, stretching, across the floor patterns and a longer combination in center which will be worked on for multiple weeks in a row.
Class Attire: Jazz pants, capris, leggings, shorts, tights, leotard, fitted top.
Hip Hop
Refers to dance styles primarily performed to hip hop music. It utilizes the various rhythms of hip-hop music combined with a wide variety of styles. Breaking, popping, and locking are among the most popular. Classes consist of warm-up, floor work and varied stylistic combinations.
Class Attire: Sweatpants or dance pants, any top.
Jazz
Classes consist of a warm up, stretching, isolations, across the floor patterns to introduce and master specific steps and various stylistic combinations which focus on learning more complex movement patterns and rhythms. As dancers progress they will work on more complex leaps, jumps, and turns.
Class Attire: Jazz pants, capris, leggings, shorts, tights, leotard, fitted top.
Musical Theater
A choreography and performance focused class. Dancers are required to have previous jazz experience and also be currently enrolled in a jazz class.
Class Attire: Jazz pants, capris, leggings, shorts, tights, leotard, fitted top.
Preschool Movement
Designed to refine motor skills and teach basic ballet techniques. We strive to create a love of dance, appreciation of music, build self-confidence and develop the ability to learn sequences, patterns and choreography.
In Preschool Movement 2/Tiny Tappers a portion of the class is spent in tap shoes where dancers are introduced to basic tap steps. This class will perform a tap dance in the recital.
Class Attire: A leotard/dance dress with tights is recommended but not required. Please have your dancer wear what they are comfortable moving in!
Tap
Tap dance is the use of both feet as a musical instrument. The object of this form of dance is to master the use of the body and feet in playing melodic patterns and drumming out rhythms.
Class Attire: Jazz pants, capris, leggings, shorts, tights, leotard, fitted top.
