Class Descriptions

Offering courses for students ages 18 months and up...

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Developmental Dance, ages 18 months – 2 years

This course stimulates the imagination and inspires creativity, while exploring movement through words, images, and storytelling. This parent/child class will examine, interpret, and demonstrate fine and gross motor skills through the five dance elements: Body, Space, Time, Energy, and Force.

Creative Movement, ages 3 – 4 years

Developing a deeper comprehension and application of the five Dance Elements (Body, Space, Time, Energy, and Force), students achieve their creative voice while beginning to articulate the foundational movements of dance technique. Curriculum is literacy-based with a new educational theme each semester.

Dance Fundamentals, age 5 years

Stimulate the imagination and ignite creativity in our dance masterpiece-inspired program class! Dance Fundamentals focuses on teaching students the basic structure of a dance class, movement sequencing, proper placement and position of feet and arms. Students will learn beginner ballet, modern, and jazz technique and terminology through famous Ballet, Modern, and Jazz Masterpieces.

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Ballet Technique, ages 6 – 13 years

Oldest codified technique to date; classes will focus primarily on developing a strong technical foundation, while emphasizing proper alignment, strength, and musicality.

• Ballet Fundamentals: Prior movement experience is suggested, but not required
• Ballet I: Minimum of two years ballet experience required
• Ballet I/II: Minimum of one or more years of Ballet experience required
• Ballet II: Minimum of three years of Ballet experience required

Modern Technique, ages 6 – 13 years

Derived from Ballet Technique, Modern Dance has evolved as a self-expressive art form drawing influence from all dance forms past and present. Students will gain a strong technical base, along with enhancing their somatic, improvisational, and partnering skills.

• Modern Fundamentals: Prior movement experience is suggested, but not required
• Modern I: One year dance experience required
• Modern I/II: Minimum of one or more years of Modern experience required
• Modern II: Minimum of two years Modern experience required

Jazz Technique, ages 6 – 11 years

Class will focus on strong Jazz technique, terminology, and movement quality with an emphasis on proper execution of Jazz isolations, syncopated rhythms and stylistic approach in execution of movement.

• Jazz Fundamentals: Prior movement experience is suggested, but not required
• Jazz I: One year dance experience required

Tap Technique, ages 6 – 11 years

A truly American dance form, tap dance is a culmination of Irish step dancing and African dance developed during the 1900s in the U.S. Students will be introduced to basic tap dance technique, while developing rhythmic skills and musicality.

• Tap Fundamentals: Prior movement experience is suggested, but not required
• Tap I: One year dance experience required