Explorations

Movement Explorations

We believe that movement experiences are an important part of the developmental process. Our movement classes include playacting, creative movement, rhythm skills, and an introduction to basic dance technique and terminology. These classes provide a safe and fun environment for exploration and growth. We believe that first you teach children to love moving and then you teach them how to dance.

The Combo combines pre-jazz skills with an introduction to tap technique.

Pre-ballet and pre-jazz classes are more structured movement classes aimed at easing the transition to the technique levels.

Ballernazz. (ages 7 – 9). Combines ballet, modern, jazz and creative movement in a fun filled action packed class.

Technique

Ballet. (ages 8 & up) Classes focus on vocabulary, placement and alignment, musicality and fluid ballet technique. Pointe students are required to take ballet technique twice a week.

Jazz. (ages 8 & up) Dance technique and terminology to popular music. Students work on strength and flexibility, placement and alignment, rhythm and musicality while exploring jazz styles.

Contemporary. (ages 9 & up) Fundamentals of modern dance technique combined with improvisation and composition. These classes explore space, going in and out of the floor, upside down and right side up and all the fun places in between, by yourself and with partners.

Fundamentals. (Teen through Adult) Always wanted to try dancing? Danced when you were younger and let it slide? This class will work on the skills needed to join a technique class. Every year people ask “Am I too old to start dancing?” The answer is no!

Hip Hop. (ages 10 & up) Fast paced street dance. Hip hop is aerobic, athletic and fun.

Performance Dance. Performance dance is a by audition only class for dancers ages 8 & up. It is a class aimed at the serious student who wants a pre-professional dance company experience.