CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

Dance With Me
If your child will not turn 3 before December of this year then it is the Dance With Me class for you! This class is designed for toddlers 18 months up to 3 years old. It is a great class for Mom, Dad, or grandma to enjoy with their child. Tap, Jazz, Ballet, and Acro dance will be introduced through creative and fun activities. This class is 45 minutes.  

Preschool
Our 45 minute preschool class is designed for 3 and 4 year-olds to give them an introduction to dance in a positive, loving, and supportive environment. The children will learn tap, jazz, ballet, acro, and creative movement. This class helps to develop coordination, motor skills, balance, and encourages students to use their imaginations. The students will feel like stars when they perform at our recital on the big stage where they steal the show!

Beg. Combo
Our beginning combo class is for children 5 and 6 years of age or for a mature 4 year old who has completed 1 year of dance. This class is an introduction to Tap, Jazz, Ballet, and Acro presented in a fun and enthusiastic environment designed just for our young dancers.  

Adv. Beg Combo
Adv. Beg. Combo is the natural progression after the Beg. Combo. This class is still 1 hour in length and will continue to develop skills in Tap, Jazz, Ballet, and Acro.  

Combo Split
Combo split is a 1.5 hour class. This class is for children ages 6-8 who have completed Adv. Beg. Combo or for 8 year olds who are new to dance. The main focus in this class is Tap and Jazz (45 min. of each). The class performs a Tap and Jazz dance in our recital. If your child is interested, we suggest adding a ballet class at this point.  

*Once your child is 4 she/he may add Ballet or acro, and when your child is 5 they may add Hip Hop. We strongly advise you to have your child continue with the combo classes through Combo split. The combo classes will give her/him a firm foundation and the advantage of a well rounded dance education. After Combo Split she/he may pick 1 hour of any form of dance or choose to take several classes. Her options will be open and we will be able to place her in an age appropriate class.

Tap
The emphasis is on the footwork. Making rhythm patterns with your feet. This class helps you learn to count music and develops your motor skills.  Our "Mini Tap" class is for ages 8-10; our "Tween Tap" class is for ages 10-13; and our "Teen Tap" class is for ages 13-18.

Jazz
Jazz is influenced by Ballet and styles of each decade. It is constantly evolving and expanding. It involves isolations, stretching, jumping, kicking, and turning all put together in combinations.  Our "Mini Jazz" class is for ages 8-10; our "Tween Jazz" class is for ages 10-13; and our "Teen Jazz" class is for ages 13-18.

Ballet
The foundation for any serious dancer. This class focuses on technique, alignment, and grace. Ballet is a disciplined art form.      

Acro
Based on the floor exercises of gymnastics, acro is tumbling, contortion, and dance combined.

Lyrical/Contemporary
An interpretation of music expressed with movement. A combination of Jazz and Ballet, technical and stylized. All students must take Ballet and Jazz and have previous dance experience. You must be 11 years of age or older.  

Hip Hop
This class is trendy freestyle dance performed to upbeat music. A fun and energetic class! Our instructors always choose age appropriate music.