Class Descriptions

Creative Ballet
Creative Ballet introduces the techniques of ballet to the very young child. (2-5 year olds). It combines discipline with songs and creative imagination. It allows for pretending while teaching proper form and structure, and helps the child in developing their grace and style. This class adds musical theater and contemporary to the wonderful introduction to the art of ballet!

Funky Tap
Funky Tap, like Creative Ballet, is the introduction of tap to the very young child (2-5 year olds). It also combines discipline with songs and creative imagination. It alternates between the techniques of tap with the funk of jazz and hip-hop.

Ballet
Ballet is the foundation from which all dancing is built upon. By learning the fundamental techniques of this beautiful art form, any student, from young child to young adult, will have the base to perform any and all styles of dance with an added plus in strengthening posture, balance, and flexibility.

Tap
Tap dancing is the class by which an infinite number of rhythms are created with the toes and heels. This exciting class improves techniques of coordination, concentration, and movement. The class progresses in gradual steps to insure rapid improvement in children of all ages. Tap dancing improves coordination, stamina, speed, and rhythm.

Jazz
Jazz, the dance, is as experimental, free form and fluid as Jazz the music. It's fusion, it's inventive, it's exuberant. And, like the music, Jazz dance is a uniquely American art form with influences from everywhere. The smooth and syncopated moves of Jazz are always all about the performance.

Hip-Hop/Boys Hip Hop
Hip hop refers to a style of dance created in the streets in the 1970's. It was a form of personal expression that was formed in conjunction of hip hop music. It includes a wide range of styles primarily breaking, locking and popping. This class is performed in hip hop dance sneakers.

African Dance
African dance has evolved in the past few years. We have studied West African dance, East African dance, along with North, South and Central African dance. Now with Afro beats music taking off, we have the chance to experience Afro beats style of dance as well. With the combination of the traditional styles and new original styles, we can now study and perform in class and on stage This is an open level dance class that is available to any student starting at age 5.

Musical Theater
Musical Theater combines acting, singing and dancing in one class. Become a Broadway Star! Adding the element of acting to your dance will teach you to dance from the inside out and enhance your stage presence and performance. You will learn to express yourself through dance with personality and emotion. ***To take this class students must take a technique class. (Tap/Jazz/Ballet)***

Pre-Pointe
Pre-pointe is a class that is starts in Ballet slippers and eventually works into Pointe shoes. This class requires discipline. The student whose body is strong enough and has gone through extensive ballet training can take this class. ***To take this Class students must be recommended by a teacher***

Pointe
Pointe is a form of classical ballet that is performed on your toes in Pointe shoes. The student, who has taken Pre-Pointe and whose body is strong enough can take this class. Extensive ballet training and discipline is a requirement.
***To take this Class student must be recommended by a teacher***

Contemporary
Contemporary is offered to the ballet student who wishes to enhance their style in a fluid and expressive way. This is a beautiful form of dance that brings a contemporary, dramatic and lyrical style along with amazing control. It brings a fabulous awareness of body placement and movement.
***To take this Class student must be recommended by a teacher***

"The love we feel for every child is amazing. We would never put a child in a class if we didn't feel it was in their best interest. When you move too fast, you end up with a dance education that is full of holes."