Class Descriptions

BALLET Ballet technique is the foundation for all styles of dance. The focus is on learning proper body alignment and balance while increasing each dancer’s turnout.  Dancers learn to execute classical movements with grace. The correct terminology is utilized in class including all entry-level classes.  This class encompasses barre work, center floor work, traveling progressions, and short combinations.  This class is one hour long. Dress Code

POINTE Every young ballerina’s dream!  An advanced form of ballet where the dancer is wearing specifically designed shoes to enable her to dance on the tips of her toes.  A teacher’s discretion is needed for placement in this class.  Not every dancer is ready for pointe at the same time but we begin pointe around the age of 12. Dress Code

ACRO Acro is a class that involves flexibility, strength, balancing, lumbering, and tumbling.  An evaluation may be needed for class placement. This is a one-hour class. Dress Code

JUMPS, LEAPS, and TURNS (JLT) A strengthening and conditioning class to help enable the dancer to improve on the basics and progress to more advanced jumps, leaps, and turns. Dancers can join this class beginning at age 6 and should be enrolled in jazz as well.  This is a one-hour class.

TAP In the entry levels, emphasis is placed on basic rhythm and learning to make different sounds with all parts of the tap shoe.  As the dancer begins to understand basic tap techniques, speed is increased and more complex, and multiple rhythms are introduced.  Dancers will work rhythm and timing while increasing agility. This class is one hour long. Dress Code

JAZZ This class is energetic, upbeat, and fun and can range from technical to funky!  It always begins with a thorough warm-up of stretching but also incorporates ballet techniques needed to perform the fancy turns and big leaps that help define jazz dance.  We highly recommend dancers take ballet along with jazz. This class is one hour long. Dress Code

LYRICAL  A combination of ballet and jazz techniques put together to tell a story through dance.  The movement helps bring the lyrics of a song to life and convey the message of the song.  Lyrical is very fluid and expressive.  It is very emotional and passionate. Dancers must have had one year of jazz experience in the past two years OR be currently enrolled in jazz. This class is one hour. Dress Code

CONTEMPORARY Contemporary explores the core concepts of space, time, and energy as well as the qualitative approach to movement.  Each class will integrate concepts of weight, quality, effort, spatial/physical awareness, and clarity in movement.  Dancers must have had one year of ballet experience in the past two years OR currently be enrolled in ballet.  This class is one hour. Dress Code

HIP HOP A style of dance that incorporates street dance performed with hip hop music or music that has evolved from the hip hop culture.  It includes a wide range of styles including popping, locking, and breaking.  This is a one-hour class. Dress Code