Classes Offered

• Ballet
• Tap
• Jazz
• Lyrical
• Creative Movement
• Musical Theatre
• Hip Hop
• Adult Classes
• Pre-Dance Program



► Ballet

Ballet is the foundation of dance. Through ballet, dancers learn poise, grace, and self-discipline that carry throughout the dance world and into life. Students are instructed using the Royal Academy of Dance Syllabus. The R.A.D provides students with a sound knowledge of ballet steps, while emphasizing a high standard of performance. It encourages a love for dance and the art of movement.

► Tap

Tap is not only a noisy form of dance, but is fun and exciting as well. Tap provides dancers with a strong sense of musicality and rhythm. A variety of teaching methods, incorporating music vocabulary into dance, will be used in this class. Students can enhance their rhythm and shuffle their way through this class.

► Jazz

Jazz is a popular and exciting form of dance. It is fun and upbeat using many types of music from swing jazz to popular music hits. This class will push limitations and explore many styles of Jazz dance including Swing, African, Fosse, Funk, and Studio styles. Jazz class combines stretching, aerobic exercise, strength, and upbeat movement to create entertaining routines.

► Lyrical

Lyrical is a dance discipline that combines elements from ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance to create an emotional evocative form of dance. Lyrical dances are often choreographed using popular and contemporary music with vocals. Lyrical is an expressive and fluid type of dance that allows dancers freedom of expression and interpretation.

► Creative Movement

Creative movement class is designed to introduce children to many forms of movement. This is an energetic class with emphasis on who moves, why we move and how we move. Students will explore many styles of dance as this class pulls steps from ballet, jazz, and modern.

► Musical Theatre

The musical theatre program explores dance, voice, and acting. Students will explore choreography, scene study, vocal training as well as interactive games and other musical theatre activities.

► Hip Hop

Hip Hop encompasses many forms of urban dance: funk, breakdancing, and popping to name a few. Hip Hop is a modern, innovative form of dance that allows dancers to interpret music with movements influenced by jazz, street dance, modern, funk, and constantly evolving forms of urban dance. The form and style of Hip Hop dance and choreography is guided by the instructor and the influences they choose to utilize.

► Pre-Dance
This purpose of this program is introduce dance to young children through body movements, rhythm and music appreciation. Classes are often themed around seasons and special days of the year. Instruction is gentle and fun; the aim of the classes is to familiarize young children with dance and movement in a studio environment, with a fun and lighthearted manner. Each student will receive encouragement stickers to mark their achievements and accomplishments.

Pre-dance classes are offered in the following disciplines:
Ballet Boogie
Singin' & Dancin'
Tap
Hippity Hop

► Adult Classes
This class is available for beginner – advanced dancers. Anyone over age 18 who is interested in pursuing or continuing their dance training. Adult dancers can come to this class to learn a mixture of contemporary and street jazz styles. Please wear appropriate dance or yoga wear. You may wear dance shoes or go barefoot, but no street shoes are allowed in the studio.