Class Descriptions

Creative movement is a fun way for young children to explore movement through music and mimic play. It encourages imagination and creativity as well as expending energy.

Ballet is a theatrical dance in which a formal academic technique is combined with music, poetry, costume, and scenery. A highly disciplined stage art based on a centuries old tradition of movement, it is the foundation of many other forms of dance, such as Hip Hop and Jazz. This class instills poise, grace, body carriage, and flexibility, concentrating on age appropriate techniques taught at the ballet barre, center floor, jumps, and turns.

Tap is a popular style of American theatrical dance distinguished by percussive footwork that marks out precise rhythmic patterns on the floor. Dancers develop a keen sense of rhythm and balance.

A disciplined form of dance that instills poise, grace, body carriage, and flexibility, taught at the ballet barre, center floor, jumps, and turns.

Tap is a popular style of American theatrical dance distinguished by percussive footwork that marks out precise rhythmic patterns on the floor. Dancers develop a keen sense of rhythm and balance.

Hip-Hop just for the little ones! An energetic introduction to Hip-Hop that lets young dancers move with freedom while adding in their own personalities.

Originating from break dancing in the 1980s, Hip Hop is an extremely energetic form of dancing. It is unique in that it allows its dancers to perform with freedom of movement, adding in their own personalities, with very fast arm, leg, body, and head movements. Some choreography will incorporate Modern moves and style.

Showcases a dancer's individual style and originality. This type of dance is high energy, fun, and consists of unique, exaggerated moves, fancy footwork, huge leaps, and turns.

This class introduces basic technique in Modern (concepts of Ballet and Jazz are also covered). It provides development in body awareness, alignment, and use of breath to body movement. Improvisation will also be explored.

Modern is related to ballet, but aims at different types of performance instead of the classical ballet. Modern dancers prefer a more relaxed and free style of dancing. While ballerinas try to be light on their feet, modern dancers use body weight to increase movement.

Dancers will learn a combination of Ballet, Modern, Jazz, and some Hip Hop.

Modern is related to ballet but aims at different types of performance with a more relaxed, free style of dancing. Jazz showcases a dancer's individual style and originality with high energy, exaggerated moves, fancy footwork, huge leaps, and turns.