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This class will focus on barre work, center progressions, stretching and flexibility and will offer combinations of movement to contemporary songs. Adult Contemporary Ballet does not participate in our showcases.

Adult Tap students work on rhythm, coordination, and syncopation; as well as tap terminology and choreography. Our adults students are encouraged

Cardio Hip Hop students work on cardio exercise, stretching and hip hop dance choreography. Our adult students are encouraged to participate in our showcases, but it is optional.

Turns and Technique will focus on technical progressions both across the floor and in the center, as well as short combo choreography. This class will focus on strengthening skills and drills for leaps, jumps, kicks, and turns of all styles. This is a great preparatory class for dancers wanting to audition for a school dance team.

Musical Theater dance will teach students many different styles of Broadway Dance. Musical Theater dance will be taught for the advanced dancer. This is a great class to improve the student’s performance and stage presence skills!

Cheer Prep will focus on basic cheer motions, short cheer dances, cheers, chants and will be a great prep course for younger dancers/students hoping to cheer for their school one day.

Tumbling classes focus on strength, flexibility and coordination. This class will teach your child the skills needed to execute steps from forward rolls to back handsprings and more.

Hip Hop classes focus on contemporary hip hop movements found in videos and commercials put to music appropriate for the age of your child. Specific terms and steps are taught and rhythm skills are emphasized in this style of dance.

Tap will teach children rhythm and coordination. Students will learn tap terminology and apply rhythm and timing though combinations taught throughout the year.

Contemporary dance classes will give students the opportunity to continue growing as an artist, offering various styles of contemporary dance throughout the year. Contemporary will focus on creating art though communication. With a ballet foundation, contemporary is a favorite among many dancers creating an outlet for expression.

Jazz dance classes will give students the opportunity to continue growing as an artist, offering various styles of jazz dance throughout the year. Jazz will focus on isolations of the body, stretching and lengthening the muscles, and strengthening the dancers technical abilities.

Pre-pointe is a prelude to formal pointe instruction and available to any dancer that also takes one other ballet classes. Auditions will be held the first week of classes.

Ballet is the foundation for all dancing. Ballet enhances coordination, increases strength and flexibility and develops grace and discipline. This training is the most important dance training a student will have, as it is the technical basis for all other types of formal dance.

Designed to be an introduction to the hip-hop genre. Kinder Hip-Hop classes focus on basic hip hop movements and grooves put to music appropriate for the age of your child. Specific terms and steps are taught and rhythm skills are emphasized in this style of dance.

Designed to be 30 minutes of each subject. These classes are a prelude to formal instruction of ballet, tap and jazz. Each class consists of warm-up, barre exercises, terminology, center floor and choreography.

Designed to prepare young dancers with instruction of ballet, tap, tumbling and jazz techniques. At the end of the year, students will have been introduced to the basics of multiple styles of dance, the stage and terminology.