Our renowned faculty and esteemed visiting artists offer a depth of experience and approach that empowers our dancers and prides itself on the ability to offer the very best dance education to all students at all levels. 

 

Please take a look at our class descriptions, as well as useful information about class length and attire.

 

Basic Beginnings, ages 3-7

​

• Creative Dance (ages 3-4)

Having fun, exploring movement and musicality by using games, props, and instruments,

developing coordination, strength and spatial skills, learning to follow instructions while working in a supportive environment, strengthening the body and brain, interacting with others - it all begins in Creative Dance classes!

(45 minutes in length)

Class attire:

All dancers with long hair should pull it back neatly off the face

Option A - pink leotard, pink tights, pink ballet slippers

Option B - black pants, black t-shirt, black ballet slippers

 

• Pre-Ballet (ages 5-6)

Pre-Ballet is all about exploring ballet skills and vocabulary through creative dance, props, and dress-up, while incorporating a story of ballet for the young dancers to make it fun and inspire

the imagination.

(45 minutes in length)

Class attire:

All ballet dancers with long hair should pull it back neatly in a bun

Option A - pink leotard, pink tights, pink ballet slippers

Option B - black pants, black t-shirt, black ballet slippers

​

• Tap/Musical Theater Combo (age 5-6)

This class explores Broadway styles of tap and musical theater focusing on learning basic tap and jazz technique, vocabulary, and rhythm.

(45 minutes in length)

Class attire:

All dancers with long hair should pull it back neatly off the face

Please send your dancers with a dance bag so they can change shoes during class

Option A - pink leotard, pink tights, black tap shoes, black jazz shoes

Option B - black pants, black t-shirt, black tap shoes, black jazz shoes

 

• Tap (ages 6-7)

Our tap classes are focused on learning basic tap technique, vocabulary, and rhythm through music, games, and percussive instruments. This class explores Broadway styles of tap and musical theater.

(45 minutes in length)

Class attire:

All dancers with long hair should pull it back neatly off the face

Option A - black leotard, black leggings or black tights, black tap shoes

Option B - black pants, black t-shirt, black tap shoes

​

• Musical Theater (ages 6-7)

Musical Theater incorporates a strong sense of rhythm and basic jazz technique. Dancers become familiar with popular musicals through song and choreography.

(45 minutes in length)

Class attire:

All dancers with long hair should pull it back neatly off the face

Option A - black leotard, black pants, black jazz shoes

Option B - black pants, black t-shirt, black jazz shoes

​

​

Elementary Years, ages 7-11 & Pre-Teen, ages 12+

​

• Ballet

In Primary Ballet and Ballet Levels I & II (ages 6+), dancers learn the foundations of ballet technique, body awareness, coordination, rhythm, musicality, and the joy of movement. This is a transitional class geared to more serious levels of technical training. As dancers progress through the program, ballet training is recommended at least 2-3 times per week to continue to build upon a dancer's strength and flexibility.

(45 minutes or 1 hour in length)

Class attire:

All dancers with long hair should pull it back neatly in a bun

Option A - black leotard, pink tights, pink ballet slippers

Option B - black pants, black t-shirt, black ballet slippers

 

• Tap

Our tap classes focus on improving coordination, strength, balance, and flexibility through dance exercises, expanding vocabulary, and practicing self-expression within choreographed movement. As students progress through the program, skills are refined, speed and agility is increased, and dancers truly learn how to use their feet as a percussive instrument. The styles of Broadway tap, jazz tap, and hoofin’ are emphasized.

(45 minutes or 1 hour in length)

Class attire:

All dancers with long hair should pull it back neatly off the face

Option A - black leotard, black leggings or black tights, black tap shoes

Option B - black pants, black t-shirt, black tap shoes

 

• Jazz / Musical Theater

Defining characteristics of jazz dancing include improvisation, isolation, and the style of Broadway. For beginner dancers, we teach in a Musical Theater format which incorporates musicality, a strong sense of rhythm, and basic jazz technique. More experienced dancers are encouraged to study various styles of jazz, including Fosse and Luigi, and work on flexibility as they evolve into a technically sound dancer.

(45 minutes or 1 hour in length)

Class attire:

All dancers with long hair should pull it back neatly off the face

Option A - black leotard, black pants, black jazz shoes

Option B - black pants, black t-shirt, black jazz shoes

​

• Hip Hop

Hip Hop takes on the styles of many forms of dance, including Breaking, Popping, and Locking. These styles are the oldest and most established of all the hip hop dances. What separates hip hop dance from other forms of dance is that it is often freestyle in nature. Here, students are schooled in the history of the hip hop culture, and given a solid foundation in all aspects.

(45 minutes or 1 hour in length)

Class attire:

All dancers with long hair should pull it back neatly off the face

Option A - black pants, t-shirt, black Converse Chucks (high or low top)

 

• Modern/Contemporary

Modern principles include: centering, alignment, gravity, breath, contraction, release, fall and recovery, suspension, balance and off-balance, tension and relaxation, opposition and emotion. Contemporary dance is very interpretive in its choreography and often focuses on emotions and storytelling with or without music. Contemporary dance can be balletic or abstract, jazz-influenced or lyrical, structured or unconventional. Modern dance pioneers such as Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham paved the way for a new contemporary technique and vocabulary to flourish and influence how we dance, and it continues to grow in popularity. Dancers are challenged both physically and emotionally and encouraged to push the boundaries of their dance experience.

(45 minutes or 1 hour in length)

Class attire:

All dancers with long hair should pull it back neatly off the face

Option A - black leotard, black leggings or black shorts, barefoot

Option B - black pants, black t-shirt, barefoot

​

​

​

​