Creative Dance
Ballet & Movement
40 minutes
Ages 3 to 4
This pre-ballet class explores the five elements of dance including body, action, space, time, and energy, as well as relationships. These concepts are taught through various movement-based and developmentally appropriate activities and exercises. Dance technique and musicality is also introduced including the five ballet positions, rhythms and patterns, and basic ballet steps.
Dance Foundations 1
Ages 5 to 6
Dance Foundations 2
Ages 7 to 8
Ballet & Tap Combo
Jazz
60 minutes
This class acts as an introduction and beginner level of dance, focusing on ballet and tap technique and terminology for first time dance students. The five positions of ballet are introduced and practiced alongside basic ballet movements. Musicality and body placement is also introduced through ballet barre and across the floor teachings. Tap elements are introduced to promote foot control and strength as well as rhythm.
Ballet
Junior Ballet (Ages 9 to 11) - 45 minutes
Teen/Adult Ballet - 45 minutes
The next levels of ballet dive further into ballet technique and terminology. Classes are structured with ballet barre, center, and across the floor exercises. These classes also focus on a deeper understanding of musicality, body placement, and self-expression, as well as increasing strength, balance, and flexibility.
Tap
Junior Tap (Ages 9 to 11) - 45 minutes
Teen/Adult Tap - 45 minutes
Tap dance is a fun and exciting way to discover one's voice in dance. Tap is focused on rhythm, syncopation, and sound, and explores musicality, expression, and improvisation in movement form. This class is great for improving foot mobility and strength and for musical theater as well.
Lyrical
Juniors/Teens/Adults - 45 minutes
While still centered around ballet movements, lyrical dance breaks free of ballet's many rules and puts movement to music in a unique way that mimics the lyrics. This class acts as an introduction to lyrical and contemporary dance which focuses heavily on musicality, building strength, unique movement, and self-expression.
Jazz
Juniors/Teens/Adults - 45 minutes
Jazz dance is known for its upbeat and sassy qualities, as it contains a mixture of hip-hop, tumbling, and lyrical dance styles. This class acts as an introduction to jazz dance and focuses on learning choreography to fast music, toning muscles, building strength, exploring expression, and furthering technique in leaps and turns.
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