Styles of Dance Offered
Acrobatics
The use of balance, strength, and flexibility to perform tricks associated with tumbling or floor exercises in gymnastics. Early level students develop strength and balance with basic tricks. Development continues through to the advanced levels where more complex feats of strength and agility are taught. These classes are taught from pre-school through advanced levels.
Ballet
A form of dance ranging from classical in form to contemporary whereby movement is bases on form, and traditional technique. Terminology and basic steps are taught to the pre-school level in a fun and encouraging environment. Advanced development continues as a student’s individual abilities are achieved.
Hip Hop
Hip-hop dance is a unique and exciting style of street dance that is most commonly performed to hip-hop & pop music. Hip-hop dance is a vibrant form of dance that combines a variety of freestyle movements to create a cultural piece of art. ... With more upbeat music, hip-hop dance creates a different level of fun and creativity. These classes are taught from pre-school through advanced levels.
Jazz
A dance that uses rhythm and techniques to perform various moves for characterization of the music. These classes are taught from pre-school through advanced levels. We pair this style of dance with tap.
Lyrical
A type of dance that utilizes techniques from several forms of dance to perform body movements that express the lyrics and mood of a musical piece. This is taught from beginner to advanced levels.
Musical Theatre
A jazz-based class filled with Broadway style dancing and music. ... This form of dancing emphasizes learning performance skills such as connecting with the audience and facial expressions. A form of theatre combining music, songs, spoken dialogue and dance. This is taught from beginner to advanced levels.
Pointe
A form of ballet whereby the dancer dances in special shoes allowing the dance to be on their toes. Point is taken as part of a ballet class. A student must first have the developed muscle strength in their legs, feet and ankles, and upper body to support themselves on their toes before they are allowed in toe shoes.
Tap
A dance in which rhythm is sounded out by the feet. Students learn the basic tap sounds and associated steps at the pre-school level. More advanced and intricate footwork is developed at the pre-school through advanced levels. We pair this style of dance with jazz.
Tiny Tumblers
The use of large motor skills, coordination, and imagination with all the focus on our youngest students dancing, having fun and learning basic acrobatic movement. Fun music, sing a long, and rhythms all are a part of the class. This class is for age 15 months through 3 year olds.