Styles
Ballet
Students will learn classical ballet techniques and terminology starting with ballet positions of feet and arms, as well as placement, and body alignment. Each class includes barre work, stretching, center floor work, and across-the-floor combinations.
Tap
Tap is a style that combines dance and movement with sounds and rhythm. This class will use exercises to build flexibility and strength in the feet, knees, and ankles while developing coordination and speed of movement. Emphasis in class will be on learning tap terminology, developing tap technique, execution of steps, rhythm, and patterns.
Jazz
Jazz is an energetic and fun approach to technical dance. Students will focus on learning proper technique, isolations, flexibility, and coordination. Some other elements we focus on in this style are kicks, turns, leaps, and splits.
Hip Hop
Hip Hop is a high energy, upbeat dance style comprised of street dance, funk, and jazz. This class will focus on musicality, isolations, and coordination. Students are encouraged to step outside the box, and bring their own individual styles and personalities to the movements.
Contemporary
Dancers are taught to connect with their surroundings, the music, and build awareness of their own bodies. Class will explore innovative ways of moving through warm-ups, progressions, center work, and improvisation.
Acro
Acro classes will have a strong emphasis on strength, flexibility, muscle control, concentration, and tumbling. Our Acro classes are not the typical/standard tumbling or gymnastic class. Some tumbling skills students will learn include, but not limited to headstands, handstands, cartwheels, round offs, back bends, limbers, and walkovers. The goal for this class is to perform the skills in a dance routine, and be incorporated into other dance routines.