NEW in 2024-25 is our Street Jazz style Hip Hop class! This class is unique not only in the style but also in that it is what we call a performance class - students will have the opportunity to learn choreography in class and perform at different festivals throughout the year. This class welcomes dancers of any age who are at an intermediate to advanced level.

Street Jazz blends jazz technique with hip-hop and funk. It is high-energy, expressive, features sharp isolations, intricate footwork, and powerful gestures.

Twinkle Babies for 2.5-3.5 year olds is a 30 minute introductory dance class containing Ballet, Tap and Jazz. Young students will learn the basic steps while learning how to follow direction and imitate movement in a positive environment. Engaging music is used to get these little ones inspired to dance. The use of props, such as Twinkle Bears and hula hoops enables the young students to use their imagination, creativity and, most of all, have fun! **NOTE our Twinkle Toes class is designed as a teacher/child class. Students must be able to go into class independently without a Parent.**

Students will utilize previously learned ballet technique while working in pointe shoes. Each class includes barre exercises, center floor work and across the floor combinations. These exercises focus on strengthening the feet and ankles.

For students who have been in Ballet 2 in the past and need an accelerated training before joining Ballet 3. A complete technique class with barre, center, and across the floor movement.

This class introduces ballet terminology and follows a traditional ballet class format, but without barre work. It includes warm-up, basic ballet steps, center movement, simple choreography, and free dance time. This class should be taken before or with Beginning Ballet I.

This class introduces ballet terminology and follows a traditional ballet class format, but without barre work. It includes warm-up, basic ballet steps, center movement, simple choreography, and free dance time. This class should be taken before or with Beginning Ballet I.

Movers classes, for 4-5 year olds, are based on creative movement and brain dance, using dance and music to develop creative and motor skills in our youngest students, and then developing into more genre-focused classes to introduce skills used in particular styles!

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Mini -Movers classes are for 2.5-3.5 yr olds and are based on creative movement and brain dance, using dance and music to develop creative and motor skills in our youngest students, and then developing into more genre-focused classes to introduce skills used in particular styles!

Mini -Movers classes are for 2.5-3.5 yr olds and are based on creative movement and brain dance, using dance and music to develop creative and motor skills in our youngest students, and then developing into more genre-focused classes to introduce skills used in particular styles!

Classical ballet training for older beginners.

Moving beyond the Intermediate Level. Center work will consist of an adagio, a tendu combination, jumps – including petit allegro and batterie, and pirouette preparations and turns. Dancers will begin to work on attitude positions, as well as, develop their grande rond de jambe and rond de jambe en l’air. Corner work will consist of jump, waltz, and various traveling combinations, including grande allegro, kept in time to the music. These combinations may exceed 2 eight counts of movement. Dancers will learn basic kinesiology and stage placement. They will be given literature on anatomy for dancers. dancers must have at least four years experience, take at least one other ballet class a week, and have the instructor’s permission to register for the class. Class is recommended for dancers ages 11 and up. Returning students should always refer to their spring evaluation to determine the appropriate fall class to take.

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Stretch and Strength is a great conditioning class for dancers 10+. This will target weak and stiff areas of the body and work them in productive and safe ways to making an all-around balanced dancer.

Twinkle Babies for 2.5-3.5 year olds is a 30 minute introductory dance class containing Ballet, Tap and Jazz. Young students will learn the basic steps while learning how to follow direction and imitate movement in a positive environment. Engaging music is used to get these little ones inspired to dance. The use of props, such as Twinkle Bears and hula hoops enables the young students to use their imagination, creativity and, most of all, have fun! **NOTE our Twinkle Toes class is designed as a teacher/child class. Students must be able to go into class independently without a Parent.**

Jazz/Tap combo class for 8-10 year olds

Jazz/Tap combo class for 5-7 year olds

Jazz/Tap combo class for 3-4 year olds

For children ages 2 months to pre-walking, this hour class focuses on parent/guardian and child participation.

Hip-hop dance refers to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. It includes a wide range of styles primarily breaking which was created in the 1970s and made popular by dance crews in the United States.