Available for our
Fall Program (September-June)
Pre Classes (ages 5-6)
Our pre level classes will help the youngest dancer begin to
develop a dance vocabulary that will grow with them for years to come.
Level 1-4 (ages 6 and up)
These
classes are for dancers with no dance experience (beginners) to those the more
advanced dancer. Dancers will learn to
assimilate movements into combinations and full-length routines that reflect
the energy and rhythm of different types of music.
Dancers participating in these classes will be expected to
exemplify intensity and determination.
All types of upper level skills and fast choreography assimilation are
part of the regular class curriculum.
Sub-Levels A/B (ages
6 and up) Sub levels “A” and
“B” are sub levels that divide a levels skills based on the dancers experience
and ability. Level B classes require
instructor approval.
*These guidelines are intended to help make
class selections. Final determination and placement will be left to the
discretion of the instructor/director.
It will take more than one year to complete each level!
CREATIVE
MOVEMENT (3-4 year olds) (45 minutes)
Learn basic movement through the use of the
dancer’s imagination. Dancers will learn
rhythm, coordination and dance movement through creative props and fun
music.
PRE-JAZZ/PRE-TAP
COMBO. (K-1) (1 hour) Consists of learning jazz basics, flexibility and
ballet technique, basic tap fundamentals, coordination and clarity.
HIP
HOP (1st and up) (1 hour)
High energy classes emphasizing
popular dance steps seen in current dance music videos. These classes are relaxed but challenging and
bring out individual style.
PRE-TAP
(K-1) (45 minutes)
In this introductory class student
learn basic tap fundamentals; develop rhythm, coordination and clarity of
sounds.
TAP
(1st and up) (1 hour)
Drum with your feet! Beginning levels focus on building a
foundation of basic tap steps and rhythmic awareness. Advanced levels continue basic technique work
and class work includes advanced musicality and style, specialty steps or
“tricks,” and improvisation.
JAZZ:
(1st and up) (1 hour or 1 ½ hour)
This class will help create
flexibility, strength and agility. A
jazz class will incorporate leaps, turns, kicks, combinations and
routines.
PRE-BALLET
(K-1) (45 minutes)
The perfect class for the younger ballet
student. This class includes ballet
positions, floor, leaps and turns. Helps
develop coordination and grace.
FAIRYTALE
BALLET (3-4 year olds) (45 minutes) Explore movement, ballet basics, and your
favorite fairy tales! Each week our
little princesses will explore a different fairy tale theme. Basic ballet movement, costumes and props
will help bring each story to life. We
will explore classic tales such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White,
Beauty and the Beast, Ariel, Jasmine, Mulan and Pochahontas. (This is a 6 week session class and is not a
recital performance class.)
BALLET
(1st and up) (1 hour)
The foundation for a dancer, positions of
classic ballet, turn out, proper placement, ½ class on barre, ½ class on
center, extension, and classroom etiquette are taught.
POINTE (1 hour) Instructor
approval only. This class is designed
for the intermediate to advanced dancer who is continuing their ballet
training. Pointe classes focus and
promote the development of a dancer’s feet and ankles while continuing their
ballet technique.
ACROBATICS (Acro) (1 hour) Class focus is on tumbling skills. An energetic class that is great for the
student who likes to bounce, flip and bend!
This class covers creative activity as an introduction to
gymnastics and enhances motor development.
STRENTH AND STRETCH (1 hour) A class designed for students interested in improving
flexibility, strength and endurance. An
hour focused on safe stretching & increased muscle elasticity. Perfect for
“getting your splits down”
TURNS, LEAPS & PROGRESSIONS ( 1
hour) This class is geared towards our competition students but is also
offered to other students who have had jazz experience. Students will work on flexibility, turns,
leaps, and progressions across the floor.
YOGA (1 hour) An ancient
practice designed to center the mind and create a strong flexible body, our
yoga class is geared specifically for dancers and their particular needs as
performers.
