Class Descriptions

Parent/Child I
Ages 10 months - 20 months

This 45 minute class provides your child the opportunity to meet other dancers, promote early social and physical skills, and build strength and coordination. The creative movement and tumbling fun begins the child's love of music and dance.

Attire for girls: leotard and tights (ballet skirts and tutus allowed) and pink leather ballet shoes.

Attire for boys: loose fitting clothing and black ballet shoes

Parent/Child II
Ages 19 months - 3 years

A 45 minute class teaching the basic fundamentals in ballet, tumbling, and creative movement. Dancers learn the important social skills of patience, sharing, and taking turns all while building their strength and coordination.

Attire for girls: leotard and tights (ballet skirts and tutus allowed) and pink leather ballet shoes.

Attire for boys: loose fitting clothing and black ballet shoes

Kinderdance
Ages 3 - 4

This is a 45 minute class teaching the basic fundamentals in ballet, tap, and tumbling. Teachers use music and props to keep the students engaged and foster a love of dance.

Attire for girls: leotard and tights (ballet skirts and tutus allowed), tan tap shoes, and pink leather ballet shoes.

Attire for boys: loose fitting clothing, black tie tap shoes, and black ballet shoes

Kids-in-Motion
Ages 5 - 6

A one hour combination class teaching tap, ballet, jazz, and acrobatics. Teachers use entertaining music and dances to teach fundamental dance skills.

Attire for girls: leotard and tights (ballet skirts and tutus allowed), tan tap shoes, and pink leather ballet shoes.

Attire for boys: loose fitting clothing, black tie tap shoes, and black ballet shoes

Boys
Ages 3 - 7

While boys are always welcome in any and all of our classes, this combination of hip hop and acrobatics is a boy's class taught by male staff.

Attire for boys: loose fitting clothing and tennis shoes

Musical Theatre
Ages 5 and up

Bring the world of Broadway to your kids with a class introducing basic skills in improvisational acting, translating emotion on stage, and using dance to enhance storytelling. This class is for all students from the beginner to the most experienced.

Attire for boys and girls: loose fitting clothing and tennis shoes

Acrobatics / Gymnastics
Ages 5 and up

Our floor gymnastics class teaches the fundamental acrobatic movement performed on gym mats. Students develop flexibility and strength, while acquiring valuable skills for tumbling and flying tricks that can be used for dance and cheerleading.

Attire for girls: leotard and/or tight tank tops and tight shorts (no loose fitting clothing) and bare feet

Attire for boys: t-shirt, shorts, and bare feet

Tap
Ages 6 and up

These classes work to develop rhythm, style, and sound. Students learn a variety of tap styles, including Broadway and Rhythm tap. The class encourages developing proper tap technique, producing clear tap sounds, and having fun.

Attire for girls: loose fitting clothing and tan tap shoes

Attire for boys: loose fitting clothing and black tie tap shoes

Jazz
Ages 6 and Up

Jazz teaches sharp and fluid movements to create a visually technical dance and style, with dancing done to popular music. Body isolations, stretches, turning, leaping, and technical steps are all taught.

Attire for girls: leotard and tights (tight shorts are allowed) and tan Bloch Neoflex jazz shoes

Attire for boys: black jazz shoes

Lyrical
Ages 8 and up

Our floor gymnastics class teaches the fundamental acrobatic movement performed on gym mats. Students develop flexibility and strength, while acquiring valuable skills for tumbling and flying tricks that can be used for dance and cheerleading.

Attire for girls: leotard and/or tight tank tops and tight shorts (no loose fitting clothing) and bare feet

Attire for boys: t-shirt, shorts, and bare feet

Ballet
Ages 6 and up

Ballet is the backbone of all dance training. In ballet, students learn grace, elegance, technique, discipline, flexibility, stamina, and endurance. This class is a graded system using Russian and Italian methods. The class is divided into time at the barre, center, adagio, and variations.

Attire for girls: pink tights, black leotard, and pink leather ballet shoes

Attire for boys: black ballet shoes

Clogging
Ages 5 and up

This is a fast-paced type of dance similar to tap, using double-taps on the shoe for a louder, more solid sound. Beginner cloggers learn the proper fundamentals of timing, rhythm, posture, motor coordination, and technique. Advanced cloggers learn more percussive rhythms and syncopations.

Attire for girls and boys: loose fitting clothing and black tie clogging shoes

Hip Hop
Ages 5 and up

Dance like your favorite pop star in this fun and exciting class. In a high-energy atmosphere, students learn the basic fundamentals of hip hop dance to some of their favorite music.

Attire for boys and girls: loose fitting clothing and tennis shoes

Pointe
No specific ages - readiness determined by ballet teacher

This class is offered to strong dancers with significant ballet experience. It teaches much longer combinations and strengthening exercises to prepare students for the physical demands of classical variations and contemporary choreography.

Attire for girls: pink tights, black leotard, and pointe shoes