Class Descriptions

Levels:

Pre 1 - Beginning (ages 5-7)
Pre 2 - High Beginning (ages 5-7)
1 - Beginning
2 - Low Intermediate
3 - Intermediate
4 - Advanced
5 - Advanced+

**Pre 1 & Pre 2 are Specific Levels for Kids Ages 5-7 Only**

Acro/Jazz (Lil’ DD):

In Jazz/Acro combination class, students will study flexibility, strength, balancing, limbering, coordination, and musicality. Through fun-age appropriate music, dancers will learn foundation jazz steps, isolations, rhythm, style, and choreography. Additionally, dancers will learn safe progressions into the art of tumbling and acrobatics increasing children's body awareness and skill. Girls Attire: Form fitting clothes such as leotard, tank or half top, shorts or athletic pants and jazz shoes Boys Attire: Black tights or non-baggy shorts, athletic pants, non-baggy shirts, jazz shoes

Acrobatics/Tumbling:  

Students learn tumbling, acrobatic skills and tricks at their individual level.  This challenging class increases strength, flexibility and balance.
Attire: Form fitting clothes for girls and boys and no shoes required.

Ballet:

As the foundation of dance we train in proper technique working to form a graceful, strong and poised body.
Girls Attire: black leotard, pink tights and pink ballet shoes.  Hair must be in one clean bun.
Boys Attire: black tights, white shirt and ballet shoes Elite Ballet: Red leotard (uniform specific, contact studio for details), pink tights, pink ballet shoes, hair in one clean bun. Elite is an audition based class for Ballet dancers looking to take their technique to the next level.

Ballet and Tap Combo (Lil’ DD):

A combination class of ballet and tap for our young dancers.  This class develops the basic foundations of coordination, rhythm and classroom basics.
Girls Attire: Leotard with optional skirt, tights and pink ballet shoes and black tap shoes
Boys Attire: Black tights, shirt and ballet shoes

Ballet Rotations:

Ballet technique focus rotates every week: across the floor, barre, variations, ballet core, stretch, pas de deux and more. Attire: See Ballet Attire

Hip Hop:

Dancing that makes you want to move! Includes popping, locking, breaking, gliding, krumping and more!
Attire: Loose fitting clothes (sweat pants) and sneakers. Dancers need a pair of sneakers specifically for the studio, please no street sneakers.

Hip Hop & Jamz (Lil’ DD):

An energetic class for little ones who want to explore hip hop with age appropriate music through stepping, stomping and shaking it out! Attire: Loose fitting clothes and sneakers. Dancers need a pair of sneakers specifically for the studio, please no street sneakers.

Hip Hop Rotations: Hip Hop style and teacher change weekly. Experience breakdancing, b-boy, whaacking, animation, and more! Every week there is something new. Attire: See Hip Hop

Jazz:

This energetic techniques class shows a dancer’s style.  We focus on unique moves, footwork, leaps and turns.
Girls Attire: Form fitting clothes such as leotard, tank or half top, shorts or athletic pants and jazz shoes, jazz shoes
Boys Attire: Black tights or non-baggy shorts, athletic pants, non-baggy shirts, jazz shoes

Jumps & Turns:

Progressions, across the floor, emphasis on turns & leaps technique. This class is for the dancer looking to go further with their technique and training.
Attire:  See Jazz

Lil Music Makers & Lil Movers (Lil’ DD):

We introduce music, balance and movement in these fun classes done with mom, dad or a loved one.
Comfortable, form fitting attire such as leotard, tank top, leggings, shorts etc.

Lyrical/Contemporary:

Blending ballet and jazz in a style that expresses strong emotions.  Lyrics of a song serve as motivation for movement.
Attire: See Jazz Shoe: Jazz shoe or half shoe or dance sock

Mini Musical Theater (Lil’ DD):

For those who love to sing and dance; Learn the basics of musicality, singing, and stage and acting skills. This class is half dancing accompanied by singing, games, costume crafts and learning beginning performance skills. Attire: Comfortable, form fitting attire such as leotard, tank top, leggings, shorts etc.

Musical Theater:

This is a form of theatrical dance where song, dialogue, acting and dance are portrayed.
Attire: See Jazz, tap shoes may be required

Tap:

Develop rhythm, sound, technique and coordination.
Girls and Boys Attire: See Jazz but with tap shoes