*For more in-depth descriptions of each class available, please refer to our Studio Handbook HERE.
Dance Styles Offered:
ACRO
Acro Dance is an art form that incorporates the fluid movements of dance with the exciting tricks from acrobatics. Students develop specific strength, flexibility, and technique, to learn how to execute acrobatic tricks, to then be used in dance choreography. The training students receive in their acro dance classes helps to reinforce the technique in all other dance genres. Adding acro dance is next-level training that will develop a specific skill set, and creates well-rounded and versatile dancers. Acro focuses on flexibility, muscle control, balance, tumbling technique, and strength.
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BALLET
Ballet is the foundation of all dance forms and will maximize technique and longevity in a career of dance. It provides grace, poise, and technique needed to be proficient in all other areas of dance. Ballet classes will help dancers with posture, flexibility, fitness, balance, self-discipline, and self-confidence. Students are taught proper body placement, body alignment, barre and center floor work, along with across the floor combinations.
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HIP-HOP
Hip hop is a high-energy class that will encourage students to step outside of the box by bringing their own individual style and personality to the movements. Hip hop dance requires students to have the strength and stamina to successfully perform moves. Therefore class includes upper and lower body conditioning as well as a rigorous warm-up to help prepare students for more intense movements.
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JAZZ/HEELS
Jazz class will focus on learning proper dance technique such as isolations of the body, improving performance quality and developing complex rhythms and patterns. Students will be exposed to various styles of jazz to help develop a well rounded dancer. Class curriculum is based on ballet technique layered with traditional jazz movement and includes a proper warm-up, stretches, isolations, across-the-floor progressions, and combinations.
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LYRICAL/CONTEMPORARY
Lyrical
This class is a combination of ballet and jazz that challenges dancers to use choreography and movement to interpret music and express emotion. Dancers learn to express emotions derived from lyrics to convey the dance’s meaning. It emphasizes interpretation of music lyrics while telling a story with movement that can be fluid or abstract. This class is designed for intermediate to advanced students with previous training in ballet. Contemporary A free flowing form of dance with elements of modern, jazz, ballet, lyrical and styles unique to itself. This class encourages natural movement and personal interpretation. It focuses on self-expression, awareness of space and body movement, use of body weight, efficiency of muscle use and body alignment. |
MUSICAL THEATRE
A class blending key components of musical theater: dancing and acting. Students will focus on each individual component before collaboratively fusing the techniques together to form a full musical theater performance piece to songs from today's best, well-known musicals. This class includes a proper warm-up, across-the-floor progressions, and combinations. Emphasis will also be placed on learning performance skills such as connecting with the audience and telling a story through dance and facial expressions.
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POMS
Poms is a class designed to introduce dancers to proper jazz dance technique while including the sharp and synchronized movements and visual effects of working with pom poms! Class curriculum will include a proper warm-up, jazz dance techniques including turns, leaps, and jumps, and Poms technique, focusing on complete and correct execution of movements. This class will also incorporate tumbling fundamentals for an exciting and challenging mix for dancers
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TAP
Tap classes are designed to develop rhythm, style and sound. Students will learn a variety of tap styles from Broadway to Rhythm tap. Exercises focus on building flexibility of the knee and ankles, coordination, and speed of movement. The class emphasis is on developing proper tap technique, producing clear tap sounds, and having fun.
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Additional Programs Offered:
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Cheer/Tumble
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Gymnastics
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