Class Descriptions/Dress Code

Dress Code:  Pink Ballet shoes, Black Tap Shoes, Leotard and Tights that are any color.  Hair should be pulled away from the face.   This class combines creative movement,  basic tap and ballet terminology and technique.   Putting your  3-5 year old in a dance class will allow them to establish better social skills, physical development, and cognitive thinking early on.

Dress Code:   Pink Ballet Shoes, Pink Tights, Black Leotard:  Hair should be in a bun. 

 Ballet is the foundation for all forms of dance and is known for its breathtaking techniques, signature pointe work, high leg extension and is usually performed to classical music. There are 5 basic positions of the feet and arms which form the basis of ballet movement. Training is focused on repetition of simple movement at the barre as well as basic jumps. Body alignment, position of the head, proper turnout and pushing throughout the floor are all used to develop and enhance proper ballet technique. Ballet also improves balance and is a very disciplined art form.  

Dress Code:  Tan Jazz Shoes, tights or yoga pants, and a leotard that is any color.  Hair must be up and out of the face.  

Jazz dancing is a form of dance that showcases a dancer's individual style and originality. Every jazz dancer interprets and executes moves and steps in their own way. This type of dancing is energetic and fun, consisting of unique moves, fancy footwork, isolations,  big leaps and quick turns. To excel in jazz, dancers need a strong background in ballet, as it encourages grace and balance.   Every class includes warm ups, technique, across the floor work and a dance combination. 

Dress Code: Barefoot, to prevent slipping, Leotard and booty shorts or footless tights.  Hair must be in a bun or ponytail.  

Acro works on Flexibility,strength, and coordination while executing gymastics tricks. It’s a style that combines classical techniques with acrobatic elements.  While all dance is physical, this form is particularly athletic and has unique choreography due to its use of acrobatics in a dance environment.  

Dress Code:   Sweat pants, baggy basketball shorts, Baggy T-Shirts, Tank Tops, Jerseys, and Non marking sole shoes.  Please do not wear the ones you always wear outside, they should just be for class.  

 Hip Hop Is a combination of different techniques like, popping, locking, breaking,  housing and learning the latest moves seen on all the hottest new music videos. It is an entertaining form of dance, incorporating challenging routines and beats.

Dress Code:  Black Tap Shoes, Hair in a ponytail , leotard and tights or yoga pants.  

Tap is an exciting dance form that makes you the musician along with the dancer. Significance is placed on the articulation of tap sounds while working to perform them “close to the floor” and on the “balls of their feet” along with “style and presentation”. Emphasis is placed on the fundamental rhythms, body alignment, level, accenting, shading and weight changes of tap dancing.  The students will begin their development of the tap vocabulary. Every class includes warm ups, technique, across the floor work and a dance combination.

Dress Code:  Barefoot, Hair in a ponytail , leotard and tights or yoga pants.  

 Contemporary dance is an organic, expressive style where the dancers explore freedom of movement, allowing their bodies to freely express their innermost feelings and tell stories. The movement style ranges from sharp and fast to gooey and fluid and is performed to a wide range of music.  Contemporary dance is also 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.

Dress Code:  Barefoot, Hair in a ponytail , leotard and tights or yoga pants.  

  Lyrical dance is a style that combines ballet and jazz dancing techniques. It is performed to music with lyrics so that it inspires expression of strong emotions the choreographer feels from the lyrics of the song. This style concentrates on an individual approach and expressiveness of such emotions as love, joy, hurt, or anger.  This is a very expressive dance style that is very fluid and controlled with the movement. 

Dress Code:  Barefoot, Hair in a ponytail , leotard and tights or yoga pants.  

Born in the early 20th century, modern dance is a dance style that focuses on a dancer's own interpretations instead of structured steps, as in traditional ballet dancing. Modern dancers reject the limitations of classical ballet and favor movements derived from the expression of their inner feelings  Modern Dance offers dancers a chance to explore their creativity through movement. It also builds a lot of strength! From floor work, to jumps, to partnering and improvisation, a Modern Dancer uses his/her entire body and must learn to go from one level to another quickly and seamlessly. 

Dress Code:  Comfortable stretchy clothing that allows movement. 

Adaptive dance classes specifically designed to provide structure, extra time, exploration, and additional support as needed for dancers with different needs. See the Dynamic Diversities page for more information.