Ballet

Ages 6 to 18+

Class is comprised of barre work, center exercises and across the floor combinations. Students learn classical ballet technique, dance fundamentals, proper placement, musicality, and artistry while building strength and performance skills. Please contact us for more information on our leveled syllabus.

Pre Pointe

dancers work in ballet flats on supplemental skills outside of their regular ballet technique classes with the goal of progressing into pointe shoes and dancing en pointe. these skills consist of specific strengthening and flexibility exercises.

Pointe

Once a student has reached a place of proficient technique and physical readiness, they are able to pursue class en pointe. Pointe class is a continuation of ballet technique while developing specific skills needed to perform and dance safely in pointe shoes.

Levels are listed below in order from beginner to advanced. Students spend approximately 1 to 2 years in each level (until syllabus is complete.)

Beg Pointe, Int Pointe, Int/Adv Pointe, Adv Pointe.

Hip Hop

Ages 5 to18+*

A street style dance class with a strong foundation of movement techniques that consist of grooves, rhythms and dynamics. There will be an emphasis on commercial dance techniques and commercial performance preparation.

Levels are listed below in order from beginner to advanced. Students spend approximately 2 to 3 years in each level.

Kidz Bop, Boys Hip Hop, Beg Hip Hop, Beg/Int Hip Hop, Int Hip Hop, Int-Int/Adv Hip Hop, Int/Adv Hip Hop, Adv Hip Hop

Contemporary Modern

Ages 10 to 18+*

Students begin with a structured warm up and stretch. Across the floor and center exercises range from formal codified techniques (Graham, Horton, O’Donnell) to improvisational. We begin to discuss conceptual ideas about moving through space and how to utilize dynamics. Combinations are lengthy and incorporate the dancers technique and coordination as well as artistic capabilities. Students are strongly urged to begin finding their own “voice.” They should begin discovering how they like to move. Some choreography is left open ended so that experimentation is welcome. As dancers advance we begin using more complicated music (mixed meter, multiple time signatures) students also begin composition exercises like “kinetic response” “group think” and improvisation.

Jazz

Ages 6 to 10*

Jazz class focuses on rhythms, body isolation, coordination, technical skills and style performed to a wide range of music including pop, instrumental, contemporary and musical theater.

Levels are listed below in order from beginner to advanced. Students spend approximately 2 to 3 years in each level.

jazz 1/2

jazz 2/2a

modern jazz 3

modern 3a

contemporary 3a/4

contemporary modern 4

contemporary 4/4a

contemporary

modern 4a

contemporary 4a/5

street contemporary 4a/5

contemporary 5

contemporary modern 5

(a = “advanced”)

Contemporary

Ages 10 to 18+*

A style of dance where prominently lyrical and jazz based movements are fused. It is also heavily influenced by the choreographers musical choices and the specific accents, dynamics and sounds. Expression and artistry are at the forefront of contemporary dance.

Modern Jazz

Ages 8 to 13*

A blend and combination of modern and jazz techniques (see jazz and modern class descriptions.)

Tap

Ages 6 to 18+*

Students combine tap’s rhythm, percussion, musicality and technique to show that aside from being a founding form a dance, the tap dancer is a virtual musical instrument. Improvisation, call and answer and many exciting approaches will allow students to learn, grow and perform tap.

Levels are listed below in order from beginner to advanced. Students spend approximately 2 to 3 years in each level.

Beg Tap

Beg/Int Tap

Int Tap

Adv Tap