Parent/Child Dance (age 18 months+) ~ Come share the joy of dance and music with your little one. We introduce dance through interactive play, movement, nursery rhymes, and music. This class incorporates imagination and gross motor skills while learning and having fun together.
Two-Tu Dance (age 2) ~ A fun dance course that introduces dance movements to your two-year-old through interactive play. This class incorporates imagination, gross motor skills, and the enjoyment of wearing pink tutus, which are provided for students during class.
Princess & Prince Charming/Fairytale (ages 3-4) ~ Every 8 weeks, your little prince or princess will learn the fundamentals and language of ballet, tap, and choreography while incorporating the magic of a different princess character (Cinderella, Prince Charming, Snow White, Ariel, Belle, Moana, etc.). During class, students will enjoy dressing in custom-made costumes, and at the end of each eight-week session, students will get the opportunity to show their family and friends how much they have learned at their Princess showcase performance.
Creative Dance (ages 4-5) ~ This session continues the progression of dance fundamentals and vocabulary by incorporating more complex movements. Students will be introduced to spatial awareness, movement patterns, basic ballet positions, and tap rhythms, all while having fun. Class structure is instruction split between 30 minutes of ballet and 30 minutes of tap. Students will dance in an end-of-year recital and have the opportunity to perform in the Holiday Showcase.
Open Level Acro ~ A class designed for dancers of all experience levels to learn together in a safe, supportive environment. Skills are taught with progressions and modifications, allowing each student to work at the level that is right for them while building strength, flexibility, and confidence
Beginning Acro ~ Building the foundational elements of AcroDance, which include flexibility, balance, coordination, and strength. Introduction of skills including rolls, cartwheels, inversions, and walkover-type skills.
Intermediate Acro ~ Continuing to develop the flexibility, balance, coordination, and strength needed for AcroDance skills, including front and back walkovers, inversion balances, and standard flexibility elements. Introduction to advanced skills including aerials and handsprings begins in this level. Dancers at this level are starting to introduce AcroDance elements into choreography and learning transitions into and out of skills.
Advanced Acro ~ Dancers must be proficient in flexibility, balance, coordination, and strength. Must have near mastery of walkovers, flexibility skills, and progressions taught at the intermediate level. Advanced Acrobats have the confidence to complete skills without mats and on performance floors without spotting. Dancers are also able to seamlessly perform AcroDance elements within choreography.
Beginning Ballet ~ Foundations of ballet, including building ballet vocabulary and starting to combine steps together. Learning directions of the body and accelerating basic steps.
Ballet 1 ~ Must have previous ballet training to start. Building a foundation of basic barre technique. Learning steps and putting them into combinations in center.
Ballet 2 ~ Must have completed and mastered Ballet 1 syllabus. Expanding vocabulary and technique at the barre. Working on strength and body placement. Learning detailed steps and combinations in the center and across the floor.
Ballet 3 ~ Enhancing and strengthening barre work. Working through proper body placement in intermediate steps and combinations.
Ballet 4 ~ Mastering intermediate-level barre technique. Working on basic turns in center, putting together combinations across the floor. Dancers may start pre-pointe work.
Ballet 5 ~ Mastered basic and intermediate vocabulary. Working on intermediate/advanced steps in center and across the floor. More emphasis on turns and jumps. Begin learning some intermediate ballet repertoire. Some dancers may be put on pointe with teacher recommendations. Basic barre and center work on pointe.
Ballet 6 ~ Must have a good understanding of intermediate/advanced vocabulary, barre work, and center. Work on more advanced turns, jumps, and combinations. Dancers will begin working combinations on pointe.
Ballet 7 ~ Must have mastered advanced vocabulary. Perfecting control and learning professional repertoire. Connecting turns, jumps, and proper technique in advanced combinations, building strength for advanced pointe work. Introduction to partner work.
Ballet 8 ~ Working at a pre-professional level all around. Dancers will work advanced repertoire and master control on pointe. More intricate partner work.
Beginning Jazz/Tap Combo ~ For beginning students, instruction in the fundamentals of Jazz and Tap as well as beginning terminology and basic steps. This class should be taken in conjunction with a ballet class.
Jazz 1 ~ Introduction to basic jazz steps and terminology. Strengthening the body and learning basic combinations and technique.
Jazz 2 ~ Building on the basics from Jazz 1. Learning to master basic steps and terminology. Working on flexibility and building combinations. Basics for pirouette preparation.
Jazz 3 ~ Introduction to intermediate-level jazz steps and combinations. Working toward single and double pirouettes. More intricate across-the-floor work and jumps. Continued focus on strength and flexibility.
Jazz 4 ~ Intermediate-level work on transitions and step patterns. Working on technique control and strength in turns and jumps. Mastering double pirouettes and turn sequences. A strong emphasis on strength and flexibility.
Jazz 5 ~ Working on stronger technique for intermediate jumps, turns, and directional patterns. Emphasis on control in pirouettes and preparing for à la seconde turns. Continued focus on flexibility and strength.
Jazz 6 ~ Emphasis on mastering strength and technique in intermediate/advanced-level skills. More difficult across-the-floor combinations. Working on multiple turns and turn sequences.
Jazz 7 ~ Working advanced level turns, jumps, and floorwork. Continued emphasis on strength and use of transitions. Working on flexibility and control for more advanced combinations and technique. Dancers will learn work in heels.
Jazz 8 advanced-level~ Advanced work on technique in combinations. Movement in varied styles of jazz, working in heels, across-the-floor, and advanced patterns of steps, turns, and jumps.
Leaps/Turns & Conditioning – Concentrated work on proper placement and execution of all turns, jumps, floorwork, extensions, and strength training.
Tap 1 ~ Learning basic tap steps and vocabulary. Work on flexibility and control of the feet and balance. Introduction to basics. Must have basic knowledge of beginning tap skills such as shuffles, flaps, etc.
Tap 2 ~ Working on a wider variety of tap steps and vocabulary. Introduction of combination of steps. Mastering forward and backward movement patterns. Continuing rhythm training.
Tap 3 ~ Continuing to build new tap steps and terminology. Working on weight transfer and building. Must know basic beginning tap terminology and be able to execute lindys, timesteps, buffalos, and basic tap turns. Should be able to mimic simple rhythm patterns.
Tap 4 ~ Working intermediate steps and combinations with the addition of learning wings and pullbacks. Introducing more challenging rhythms at faster speeds. Traveling combos across the floor and more intermediate turns.
Tap 5 ~ Mastering all intermediate-level steps including wings, pullbacks, and graboffs. Stronger rhythm foundation with counter-rhythms. Learning control of the feet for fast speed.
Tap 6 ~ Working more intricate steps and rhythm patterns. Single-leg pullbacks and wings. Advanced combos and skills with varied rhythm changes.
Tap 7 ~ Mastering advanced-level steps and rhythm patterns. Working on control for speed and agility. Learning to pick up combinations quickly.
Tap 8 ~ Advanced level technique with intricate rhythms. Must be able to pick up difficult combinations quickly. Strength and control mastered in footwork.
Adult Tap ~ An open class for those who have a desire to learn basic Tap skills.
BBop Hip-Hop ~ Basic freeform movement with high-energy steps.
Beginning Hip-Hop ~ Basic freeform movement with high-energy steps.
Intermediate Hip-Hop ~ Must have knowledge of basic steps and free-form movement. Flexibility and precision are mastered within combinations.
Advanced Hip-Hop ~ Prior hip-hop experience; intricate combinations of high-energy precision and speed.
Adult Hip-Hop ~ An open class for those who have a desire to learn and dance.
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