Dance FUNdamentals
Creative movement is a way for all children, boys and girls, to explore their sense of self and the environment. Tots will have opportunities to move, play, and connect with each other thru multi-sensory, developmentally targeted movement activities. DanceFUN promotes social, emotional, and physical awareness skills in an energized and fun environment. Use of movement games, music, rhythm, shakers, scarves and other props will
enhance the natural curiosity and creativity of your child. This 30min class is a great introduction for the tiny dancer to pre-ballet and tap.

Boogie Babies
This is a combination class of pre-ballet and tap. Children will learn to take turns, share, line up, listen to their teacher and follow directions in addition to their dancing. Creative and imaginative expression will be emphasized at this level. Basic skills are repeated each week to develop a strong foundation for young dancers.
Class is 45 minutes.

Twinkle Toes
Continuing on the pre-ballet and tap concepts learned in Boogie Babies, this 1 hour class is the next step to advance your child's listening skills, sharing, following directions and motor development. New songs and steps are introduced to prepare the young dancer for formal dance training.

Darling Divas
This class is filled with fun, technique, and teamwork. Introduction to barre work in ballet along with proper arm placement is the focus in ballet. Timing and rhythm while executing basic to intermediate steps is the focus in tap. An introduction to jazz dance is taught by focusing on flexibility and short combinations. Class is one hour and fifteen minutes.

Ballet
Technique based on body alignment, proper placement and posture. Barre and center floor work are utilized to teach musicality, rhythm, coordination and flexibility. Ballet provides a foundation for all other forms of dance as well as conditioning for sports and injury prevention. Ballet is the basis for all forms of dance and is encouraged for all dancers, as well as athletes wishing to gain better body control, alignment and core strength. Ballet teaches discipline, self control, respect and self awareness.

 

Tap
Tap is a form of dance where syncopated rhythmic sounds are created by the feet in a series of regulated and controlled movements. The student gains a sense of timing, rhythm and coordination, a new form of expression, and the ability to work with others.

Jazz
A stylized technique based class that emphasizes long lines and musicality. Jazz dance will emphasize rhythm, coordination, strength, flexibility and isolation of movement. Class focuses on flexibility, strength, turns and leaps and jazz choreography. Jazz is specifically used to teach personal expression and help dancers find their
personal style and voice, as well as body control and awareness. Jazz students are strongly encouraged to study
ballet as well.

Mini-Hop
This popular class is designed to teach very young children the basics of isolation and coordination for Hip- Hop movements in a fun, non-competitive environment.

Hip-Hop
This class is high-energy and fun for both boys and girls who want to learn a dance style influenced by some of today’s hottest choreographers. Classes include conditioning and warm-up, simplified break down of each dance step, skill combinations and choreography. All moves and music are age appropriate and level specific. Students love learning these upbeat dance steps while moving to their favorite songs. Hip Hop is specifically geared towards self empowerment and positive self talk, using dance to teach personal power and respect. It also enhances coordination, strength, quickness and endurance.

Lyrical/Contemporary
A form of theatrical dancing that uses ballet technique, use of fall and recovery, contraction, release, locomotor movements, movements that convey a message or tell a story, use of irregular meter, music, sounds, electronic music and contemporary music, use of multimedia and poetry. The dancer uses bare feet or sandals. Most professional ballet dancers are trained in lyrical and contemporary. Today choreographers combine ballet with modern technique for many of their works. Placement is upon approval of the Director.

• A neat and tidy appearance sets an attitude of attentiveness and
  respect for students, teacher, and the art of dance.
• Teachers must be able to see the dancer's body outline clearly in
  order to make proper corrections on posture, alignment, etc.
• Hair must be properly secured and tied up off of the face and neck for all styles of dance.
• Jewelry must not be loose or dangling.
• Gum chewing is not allowed due to danger of choking and appearance.
• No loose fitting pants, blue jeans or t-shirts (they are not dance attire).
• No costumes are allowed in class unless a dress up day is announced by the individual teacher.