Classes

BALLET

Bal­let class is one of the most chal­leng­ing, yet most grat­i­fy­ing class­es. A com­bi­na­tion of Clas­si­cal Bal­let styles includ­ing Cec­chet­ti, Vagano­va, and Russ­ian meth­ods as well as mod­ern Bal­let styles. Bal­let is the foun­da­tion for all oth­er dance forms such as jazz, lyri­cal, con­tem­po­rary and even hip-hop and tap. Bal­let is also ben­e­fi­cial to gym­nasts, ice skaters, mar­tial artists and ath­letes as it teach­es align­ment, place­ment, bal­ance, and ele­gance. If you are a stu­dent of dance and look­ing for a great class, try bal­let and give your­self a chance to expe­ri­ence the art of dance in its purest form.

POINTE

A Pointe place­ment audition/review must be done before accept­ing any stu­dents into Pointe class. The stu­dent must be at least 12 years of age. Pointe dancers must take at least two Bal­let class­es a week and be enrolled in the bal­let class sched­uled before their pointe class to pro­vide for ade­quate warm up. Shoes will be rec­om­mend­ed by the teacher and need to be inspect­ed by the teacher pri­or to sewing on the accessories.

TAP

Tap styles range from “Broad­way” style show tap to funky Hip Hop Tap­ping to “Rhythm” tap. Tap­pers devel­op musi­cal­i­ty, rhythm and the abil­i­ty to under­stand com­plex patterns.

JAZZ

A foun­da­tion of clas­si­cal Jazz as well as var­i­ous Jazz Funk and Hip Hop moves, grace­ful flow­ing Lyri­cal designs and, of course, Musi­cal The­atre styles.

HIP HOP

Hip-hop dance refers to street dance styles pri­mar­i­ly per­formed to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop cul­ture. It includes a wide range of styles pri­mar­i­ly break­ing, lock­ing and pop­ping which were cre­at­ed in the 1970s and made pop­u­lar by dance crews in the Unit­ed States

LYRICAL

A style of jazz with a strong pres­ence of bal­let per­formed with emo­tion­al ele­ments to slow­er, lyri­cal music. Lyri­cal dance is char­ac­ter­ized by sus­tained exten­sions, dynam­ic move­ment, and expres­sive pres­ence. Stu­dents are encour­aged to take a Bal­let and Jazz class in addi­tion to Lyrical.

CONTEMPORARY

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. Con­tem­po­rary dance stress­es ver­sa­til­i­ty and impro­vi­sa­tion, unlike the strict, struc­tured nature of ballet.