Kinder Ballet/Tap/Jazz/Hip-Hop/Acro
"Perfect Pearls" - ages 3-5
"Royal Rubys" - ages 4-6
"Dazzling Diamonds" ages 5-7
Kinder Ballet/Tap is a 60 minute beginner level ballet and tap class for preschoolers and kindergarteners. This class is designed to teach basic dance vocabulary using creative movement, while emphasizing ballet etiquette and strong tap sounds. No previous dance experience is needed.
"Tricks and Twists" Hip Hop/Acro Combo ages 5-8 - This 60 minute class is a great way to get your kids moving. This style is performed with upbeat music and high energy. This Hip Hop/Acro introduction combo class include flexibility, balancing and conditioning exercises, mixed with gymnastic elements, to create strong and versatile dancers.
"Petite Pizzazz" Ballet/Tap/Jazz - Invite Only
This 1 hour and 15 minute class is for dancers who are ready to take on more dance skills. Dancers must have already taken one of our kinder combo classes and will be invited to move up upon the teachers request.
Ballet/Pointe
Ballet is the dance style that is the best foundation for any other dance form. It is the most beneficial form of dance to teach body placement, strength, flexibility, poise and grace. Ballet classes consist of barre, centre floor and progressions across the floor. Our experienced instructors give hands-on instruction and accurate demonstrations! A strong ballet foundation will allow students to stand out in other areas of dance.
Pointe - Students desiring to dance en pointe must have a strong ballet foundation and good understanding of proper technique. Students must be pre-approved before beginning pointe. Pointe work requires tremendous strength of the ankles, feet and legs and is very demanding on the body. Students wishing to begin pointe require the approval of the instructor and director. First year pointe students should be prepared emotionally, as well as physically, for the dedication that is required to excel in pointe. Special instruction will be given to first year students and their parents on how to care for their shoes and feet. Students purchasing pointe shoes for the first time should obtain the approval of the instructor before wearing or sewing.
*Requirements: Students dancing en pointe should attend a minimum of 2 ballet classes a week in addition to their pointe classes.
Jazz
Jazz combines techniques of classical ballet and modern dance with the current forms of popular dance. Jazz also has its own movement vocabulary ranging from the isolation of certain body parts to the movement of the entire body with the accents of musical rhythms. Emphasis is on the importance of energy, rhythmical accuracy, and style. Jazz Class consists of stretching, isolation, conditioning, across the floor, and center combo.
Tap
Tap dancers have the unique opportunity to be musicians and dancers at the same time. Tap class will begin with a set warm up focused on technique, clarity of sound, musicality, and strengthening the mind and body. Students will gain experience in traditional tap vocabulary through learning and practicing a variety of tap steps, short phrases, tap turns, and choreography using different rhythms supported by a wide range of music.
Lyrical
Lyrical encourages students to express their emotions as they feel and interpret the lyrics of the music. Students will be asked to go beyond basic technique as they share their innermost emotions through unique choreography and improvisation. Expression through dance is challenging…and is usually best established with a good understanding of proper technique.
*Requirements: Dancers wishing to enroll in a lyrical class are required to take at least one ballet class. Doing so will help provide dancers with much-needed technique, dance vocabulary, and skills to reach their fullest potential in lyrical.
Hip Hop
Hip Hop is authentic dance expression which combines high-energy street movements and dance styles that stem from African movement and jazz dance. In this class the student will experience a fast paced-upbeat atmosphere while learning a variety of age appropriate movements that range from old school to new school hip hop. Hip Hop is comprised of both rigid and relaxed body movements creating an intense, but fun, cardio workout that is great for the body and mind!
Acro
Acro classes include flexibility, balancing and conditioning exercises, mixed with gymnastic elements, to create strong and versatile dancers. Our program is based on safe and effective progressions of flexibility, strength, balancing, limbering and tumbling.
*Requirements: Dancers wishing to enroll in an Acro class are required to take at least one ballet class and one jazz class. Doing so will help provide dancers with much-needed technique and ensure the safety of the dancers body from injury.