This tap class explores basic tap experience with multiple years of tap training. Both musical and physical technique will be taught with an emphasis on skills which support classic (rhythm) tap repertory.
A beginner’s tap course designed for the student with little to no experience. Students will learn the vocabulary and rhythms of basic tap steps and develop choreography to diverse types of music. Body percussion will also be explored.
High energy, creative dance for boys and girls, incorporating imagination, music, props, stories, and movement games. Students will develop basic motor and rhythmic skills, a beginning dance and music vocabulary, and virtual cooperative social skills while learning about their bodies and discovering that dancing is fun for both boys and girls! We will also draw […]
Previous dance experience is recommended, but not required to take this class. Classes begin with a warm-up in the center, followed by technique exercises to build strength, flexibility, and balance. Dancers will safely stretch, leap, and improvise while sharpening their spatial awareness and performance quality. We will also work on the floor and toward complex […]
Previous dance experience is welcomed, but not required for this movement class. Students are taken through a warm-up, basic exercises, and simple movement phrases to build confidence, flexibility, and strength. We also travel across the room, including how to safely land jumps. Students are taught techniques for getting on and off the floor and encouraged to […]
Geared for toddlers and pre-schoolers, these exploratory creative movement classes focus on developing motor and social skills while using the imagination, songs, structured improvisations, and play activities to lay the foundation for more advanced studies in music and dance.
A transitional “bridge” class for our youngest dancers, incorporating the freedom of movement and self-expression found in creative dance, with the introduction of the more structured vocabulary found in classical dance technique. Come in bare feet or in ballet shoes – you choose.
With a focus on fun and personal expressiveness, this contemporary dance class will teach students about rhythm, musicality, isolations, and coordination using the hottest dance music of today for inspiration! Current dance moves will be taught as well as popular steps from past decades. More advanced classes will also explore club, street, and breakdance styles. […]
This class will focus on ballet terminology and technique through the execution of barre work, center, and across the floor exercises. Your child will have a clear understanding of body alignment, movement quality, carriage of the upper body, and flexibility. Previous experience is not required.
Students will learn the foundations of Tap dance and Jazz music as they study traditional repertories such as the Shim Sham and the Coles Stroll. A great class to develop and/or improve strength, musicality, spatial awareness, and performance quality.