Class Descriptions
Pre-Ballet
This class introduces ballet terminology and follows a traditional Ballet class format but nhjout barre work. It includes warm- up, basic ballet steps, center movement, simple choreography, and free dance time.
Ballet
Ballet Pointe
Ballet Pointe
An artistic dance form performed to music using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures. Classical ballet, which originated in Renaissance Italy and established its present form during the 19th century, is characterized by light, graceful, fluid movements and the use of pointe shoes.
Ballet Pointe
Ballet Pointe
Ballet Pointe
Pointe technique is a part of classical ballet where the dancer will stand on the tip of their toes in specially designed shoes. The shoes are much harder in ballet shoes and to advance to this level of ballet an evaluation is required as well as one month of pre pointe training private lessons and an additional month of privates once th
Pointe technique is a part of classical ballet where the dancer will stand on the tip of their toes in specially designed shoes. The shoes are much harder in ballet shoes and to advance to this level of ballet an evaluation is required as well as one month of pre pointe training private lessons and an additional month of privates once the pointe shoes are acquired. Point shoes should be purchased with a dance teacher present.
Jazz
Ballet Pointe
Jazz
A form of dance that combines both African and European dance styles. This high-energy dance has a liveliness that sets it apart from traditional dance forms, such as classical ballet. The African dances that built the foundation of Jazz were explosive, grounded, sensuous, and rhythmic.
Tap
Ballet Pointe
Jazz
Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by using the sounds of tap shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion. Two major variations on tap dance exist: rhythm tap and Broadway tap. Broadway tap focuses on dance; it is widely performed in musical theater.
Contemporary
Contemporary
Contemporary
Contemporary dance is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet. Contemporary dancers strive to connect the mind and the body through fluid dance movements.
Lyrical
Contemporary
Contemporary
Lyrical dance is “strongly associated with clearly displayed emotional moods, fast-moving choreographic strategies, emphasis on virtuosic display and illustration of song lyrics. Lyrical dance utilizes training from jazz technique, ballet technique, and modern technique as a basis for movement. These well-known movements are elongated, t
Lyrical dance is “strongly associated with clearly displayed emotional moods, fast-moving choreographic strategies, emphasis on virtuosic display and illustration of song lyrics. Lyrical dance utilizes training from jazz technique, ballet technique, and modern technique as a basis for movement. These well-known movements are elongated, taken off their center, and distorted to create a new aesthetic in lyrical.
Modern Dance
Contemporary
Modern Dance
A dance discipline retaining some Ballet technique, expanding upon it and freeing it to encompass the exciting world of the total body involvement and creative expression. Modern dance may look Jazz like, Balletic, lyrical or totally different. Focusing not so much on technique but more on the natural movements and creative intuitions th
A dance discipline retaining some Ballet technique, expanding upon it and freeing it to encompass the exciting world of the total body involvement and creative expression. Modern dance may look Jazz like, Balletic, lyrical or totally different. Focusing not so much on technique but more on the natural movements and creative intuitions that evolve when exploring the feelings and emotions of the dance.
Acro Dance
Contemporary
Modern Dance
The acrobatic movements and acts of balance performed in an acro dance are referred to as tricks. A variety of tricks are commonly performed in acro dance, varying widely in complexity and the skills required to perform them. Aside from the obvious requirement that dancers possess the requisite skills to perform tricks, the types of tric
The acrobatic movements and acts of balance performed in an acro dance are referred to as tricks. A variety of tricks are commonly performed in acro dance, varying widely in complexity and the skills required to perform them. Aside from the obvious requirement that dancers possess the requisite skills to perform tricks, the types of tricks that can be performed in an acro dance depends on the number of dancers.
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