CLASSES

FIRST STEPS: 30 minute class
Ages 2-3 with a parent
FIRST STEPS introduces toddlers and parents to dance class. Taken together, parent and child learn stretches to increase flexibility, basic dance steps, and light tumbling which will further help with increased muscle development and coordination.

PRESCHOOL DANCE: 60 minute class
Ages 3-4
PRESCHOOL DANCE is geared to our preschool-aged students. Students will begin to learn the fundamental movements of ballet, tap, simple tumbling and creative movement.

KINDER DANCE: 60 minute class
Ages 5-6
KINDER DANCE is tailored to our kindergarten students. The fundamental movements of ballet and tap are further developed and there is the addition of jazz dance.

LEVEL I: 90 minute class
Ages 7-8
LEVEL I is divided into 30 minute sessions of ballet, tap and jazz. In ballet, students will concentrate on ballet barre and center exercises which will emphasize body placement and alignment. During the tap portion of class students will learn to create rhythms with their feet. Ending with jazz, students will learn stretches to increase flexibility, body isolations and essential jazz movements.

LEVEL II: 2 hour class
Ages 9-10
LEVEL II increases ballet instruction to 1 hour allowing for further development during center and across the floor combinations. During the tap and jazz sections students will learn high energy steps that will further expand their knowledge of tap and jazz dance.

LEVEL III: 2 ½ hour class
Ages 11-12
LEVEL III continues with 1 hour of ballet instruction with and increase in tap and jazz instruction to 45 minutes. In ballet, students will further focus on barre, center and across the floor exercises increasing in difficulty. In both tap and jazz, students will continue to learn more advanced technique with more of an emphasis on center combinations and performance.

TEEN BALLET, TAP & JAZZ: 1 hour class each subject
Ages 13 and up
Teen ballet, tap and jazz are geared toward teenage dancers with a desire to increase and develop a greater understanding of each subject. Classes are offered to both beginning teen students as well as more advanced teen dancers. First-time dancers in their teens will benefit tremendously from the confidence and poise that is introduced, developed and enhanced in dance class.

HIP HOP: 1 hour class
HIP HOP I: Ages 6-8
HIP HOP II: Ages 9-12
TEEN HIP HOP: Ages 13 and up
One of today’s most popular dance forms, Hip Hop is fun and energetic. Class begins with warm up, which enforces and teaches flexibility and strengthening and progresses to moving across the floor and center choreography. Hip Hop teaches rhythm and confidence to students of all ages.

MODERN: 1 hour class
Ages 12 and up
For the student with a background in traditional dance who is interested in trying something new. Since a great deal of the movements in modern are isolated and exaggerated, this dance form tends to be very physical. To put it lightly, this is a workout!

ADULT TAP & JAZZ: 1 hour class each subject
Ages 18 and up
Adult tap and jazz is for the young-at-heart adults looking to either learn basic tap and/or jazz movements OR to give a few folks the opportunity to dust off those dance shoes hidden in the back of the closet!

Irish Step: 60 minutes
Ages 6 and up
Irish Step classes are designed to teach students the art of traditional Irish Step dancing. Classes will focus on technique, balance, posture and traditional steps such as reels, jigs, and slip jigs.