Class Descriptions
Ballet
Ballet
Ballet
Ballet classes are rooted in traditional dance technique where students learn French vocabulary and history. Ballet students develop poise, concentration, and strength through classwork that includes barre, center, allegro, adagio, and reverence.
Tap
Ballet
Ballet
Tap classes use rhythm and fine muscle control to creative percussive sounds with your feet. A true American art form, tap dance grew from African style dance in the early 19th Century. Tap students study various styles of tap, such as Rhythm, Classic, Broadway, and Post Modern.
Jazz
Ballet
Tumble
Jazz classes are high energy classes to develop flexibility, isolation, and muscle conditioning. Our jazz classes cover a variety of styles, including Lyrical and Fusion Jazz. Jazz dancers learn and practice drills to improve their leaps, turns, kicks, and jumps.
Tumble
Jazz Pom
Tumble
Tumble classes are based in floor level gymnastic skills. Students learn to flip, twist, jump and stunt through conditioning and technique drills. Tumble students develop extreme flexibility, strength, and muscle control that carry into many styles of dance, cheer, and pom work.
Hip Hop
Jazz Pom
Jazz Pom
Hip Hop classes are the newest wave of popular dance styles all over the world. Hip Hop dance was grown from a new culture that mixes street moves with freestyle movement. Hip Hop classes explore a variety of historical and new age styles set to age appropriate music and movement.
Jazz Pom
Jazz Pom
Jazz Pom
Jazz Pom combines pom, cheer, jazz, and tumble elements- perfect for the future cheerleader or dance team performer. Students learn solid pom technique in arm work, leaps, turns, and jumps. Jazz Pom dancers learn to work as a team to create precision and fluidity through their choreography, chants, and cheers.
Music & Movement
Music & Movement
Music & Movement
Music & Movement is a perfect introductory class designed especially for 2 and 3 year olds! Dancers are introduced to music, creative movement and imaginative play through stories, songs, dance activites, and games. Music and Movement dancers learn an early appreciation for music and dance.
Modern
Music & Movement
Music & Movement
Modern classes explore new dance expressions of contemporary, African jazz, and lyrical street dance. Modern emerged at the end of the 19th Century as a rebellion against ballet, although all of its' movement is deeply rooted in ballet technique. Modern dancers explore movement as it relates to space, time, and energy and translates that into performance storytelling.
Pointe
Music & Movement
Pointe
Pointe class is the most advanced style of classical ballet, as dancers perform in traditional pointe shoes which allow them to dance on the tips of their feet supporting the full weight of their body. Dancers must have achieved the proper strength, control, and alignment of their lower body before they can successfully and safely participate in a pointe class.
Dress Code & Classroom Etiquette
Appropriate Dress will be worn at all times in the dance and tumbling studios.
Students should bring their dance shoes in a bag and change them in the waiting room or studio.
Dance shoes should never be worn on the street.
Dancers with long hair should have it pulled back and only very small jewelry is allowed.
A student who is not properly dressed may be asked to sit and observe a class.
Music & Movement- dancers may wear anything that is comfortable and easy to move in. Dance leotards or dress, shorts, leggins,t-shirts, sweats are all fine. Bare feet or socks, no shoes.
Combo Dance Classes: Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st/2nd Grade
~ leotard, any color and style
~ tights are strongly recommended, but not required
~ black no tie tap shoes
~ pink leather ballet shoes (no cloth).
Advanced Combo Dance Classes: Giraffe, Elephant, Lion
~ pink convertible tights
~ black leotard, any style
~ pink split sole leather ballet shoes
~ tan slip on leather jazz shoe (no ties)
~ black lace up leather tap shoes
~ Optional: thin ballet skirt, skin tight pants/shorts
Modern
~ black footless tights
~ black leotard, any style
Jazz Pom, Advanced Tap, Team Tech
~ convertible tights and a leotard, any color
~ Optional: fitted jazz pants, capris, or shorts
Tumble
~ leotard or bike-a-tard, any color and style
~Optional: convertible tights, fitted jazz pants, capris, or shorts
Hip Hop- dancers may wear anything that is not too baggy and does not drag the floor. No two pieces may be worn, or apparel with zippers, hoods, or chains. Dancers must have white athletic shoes that are ONLY worn in class (not on the street).
Male Dancers and Tumblers- should wear a tight fitting t-shirt (no tank tops) with sweat pants or shorts, or jazz pants.
***Check out our supply of used shoes! $10 a pair or trade in for a pair that you’ve outgrown! We can also size and order your dancer for new shoes. They range $30-$50 depending on the size and style need.
Cell Phone Policy
Ideally, cell phones should not be brought into the studio room for class. If you feel it's necessary, it should be turned off and remain in a dance bag throughout class.
Tardiness
Please be courteous of your fellow classmates and teacher by arriving on time for class. Entering the classroom late is a distraction and takes away from instructional time. Dancers who arrive late should come in as quietly as possible and apologize to their teacher at the appropriate time.
