Elite Dance Academy, Inc.

This popular class focuses on enhancing a dancer's leaping and turning techniques, crucial for improving overall technical proficiency and performance.

Pointe work is an advanced ballet technique performed on the tips of the toes, requiring instructor approval and significant ballet training.

Lyrical dance is a fluid and expressive style that blends ballet and jazz techniques, requiring concurrent ballet training or enrollment in a ballet class.

Lessons for small groups, offering focused instruction and technique enhancement in various dance disciplines, scheduled and paid in advance.

One-on-one instruction tailored to individual dancer needs, available in 30-minute, 3/4 hour, and 1-hour sessions for personalized technique development.

An adult dance class offered at a discounted rate for parents with children enrolled in the studio, or at a regular price for other students.

This package provides access to all regularly scheduled classes Monday through Friday, excluding private lessons, master classes, team dues, or special workshops.

For dancers in 2nd grade and above, this package includes Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Hip Hop classes, designed to enhance technical skills across multiple disciplines.

This program for Kindergarten and 1st graders combines Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Hip Hop, offering a diverse curriculum for fundamental dance education.

This pre-K program package offers a comprehensive introduction to Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Acro, providing a well-rounded dance foundation for young children.

Musical Theater classes combine singing, acting, and dancing to prepare students for performing in stage productions, often included in comprehensive dance programs.

Hip Hop dance is a vibrant and street-inspired dance style that involves intricate footwork, isolations, and expressive movements, widely taught in programs.

Acro combines dance with acrobatic elements, enhancing a dancer's strength, flexibility, and performance capabilities within a dance curriculum.

Jazz dance is a dynamic and energetic form of dance that incorporates a wide range of styles and movements, crucial for comprehensive dancer training.

Tap dancing involves rhythmic footwork, creating percussion with the shoes against the floor, and is a key component for foundational dance training.

Ballet is a foundational dance technique that is essential for all dancers and serves as the backbone of all other disciplines.

A rigorous program designed for the serious dancer who is ready to elevate their abilities and aims to join competitive team members.

Lyrical 1/2 has a minimum age of 6 and is for ages 7+ with 0-2 years training, focusing on expressive lyrical dance movements.

Int/Adv Acro requires minimum skills including one-handed cartwheels, limbers, walkovers, roundoff, and working on intermediate skills such as back handsprings, aerials (front/side), chest stands, chin stands, half moon walkover, Valdez, and more.

Acro 2 requires minimum skills such as cartwheel, headstand, handstand, forward roll, straddle roll, and bridge, advancing acrobatic techniques.

Acro 1 is a beginner class with no previous experience required, introducing students to fundamental acrobatic skills.

Teen Hip Hop is for students aged 11 and up, offering advanced hip hop techniques and choreography suitable for teenagers.

Junior Hip Hop Intermediate is for students with a minimum of 2 years of Hip Hop experience, focusing on more complex choreography and style.

Junior Hip Hop 2-3 is an intermediate level class that builds upon the foundational hip hop techniques learned in Level 1.

Junior Hip Hop 1 is designed for younger students to learn the fundamentals and basic steps of hip hop dance.

Intermediate/Advanced Ballet/Jazz/Tap requires a minimum of 4 years experience or skills, offering challenging techniques for advanced dancers in ballet, jazz, and tap.

Levels 3 Ballet/Jazz/Tap requires a minimum of 3-4 years experience or skills, advancing dancers in ballet, jazz, and tap techniques.

Levels 2 Ballet/Jazz/Tap requires a minimum of 2 years experience or skills, and builds upon fundamental techniques in ballet, jazz, and tap.

Level 1 & 2 Ballet/Jazz combo is designed for students in 5th grade and up, providing a combined introduction to ballet and jazz techniques.

Tutus & Top Hats Level 2 Ballet/Tap/Jazz requires completed minimum of 2 years training and is for 1st-3rd grade students, building upon introductory skills.

Tutus & Top Hats Level 1 Ballet/Tap/Jazz is suitable for Kindergarten and 1st grades, offering an introduction to these foundational dance styles.

Giraffes 2 is for ages 4-5 and allows up to 1 year of experience. This class builds upon foundational skills for young dancers.

Giraffes Jazz/Acro is for ages 3-4 and requires no previous experience. This class introduces young children to the exciting world of jazz and introductory acrobatic movements.

Giraffes Ballet/Tap is for ages 3-4 and requires no previous experience. This class is designed for young children to explore the fundamentals of ballet and tap dance.

Heels Class is a high- heel infused dance class with the everyday woman in mind. It is intended to bring out your confidence and your inner Diva! Various styles of dance are incorporated in this class.

As a well-known tap studio, we pride ourselves in offering the best, most progressive tap program in the area and competitive with the most successful tap programs in the country. In keeping with our reputation, we offer this class to further enhance our tap students' experience. The class will increase students' knowlege and proficiency in tap skills, beyond what is covered in their weekly tap technique class. A foundation is required in order to benefit from this class as it is geared toward the Level 2 through Intermediate tap dancer. Students wishing to gain more practice in tap tricks should enroll in this class. Must be enrolled in another tap technique class as this does not replace a tap technique class.

An intro into our Pre-Dance program, little ones ages 2-3 can join Mommy for an age-appropriate introduction to dance, music, and creative movement.

Always a front runner in Musical Theater, our Dazzlin' Dolls competition team has been competing in Musical Theater for many years. We hold a National Title in Musical Theater for our rendition of "Newsies". We offer a Junior and Teen Musical Theater class. It is recommended that students have dance experience in Jazz, Tap, & Ballet or take them concurrently in order to get the best experience in this class.

Tumbling is included in all Acro classes with the intent to create a more diverse dancer, with the skills necessary to incorporate increased flexibility, acrobatic tricks, and tumbling passes into their dance repertoire. Pre-tumbling is for the preschool dancer who will learn basic tumbling skills, strength, and flexibility. Each level will progress into more advanced tumbling skills and passes such as roundoffs, aerials, walkovers, handsprings, and staging for tucks/layouts. We are not a gymnastics gym, however, our training fulfills the dancer's need for certain acrobatic and tumbling skills to make a well-rounded dance athlete. Those intending to train for cheerleading learn necessary skills in our program. Certified by Acrobatic Arts, this class series is based on safe and effective progressions combining flexibility, strength, balancing, limbering, and tumbling, which has been designed mindful of dance, contortion, rhythmic gymnastics, and more.Combining artistry of the dancer with acrobatics, this class takes the classical dancer to a new level. *Certified studio as of August 2018

An elective class to further train students in flexibility and strength, which can vary between cardio training for stamina, flexibility exercises, and strength training in a variety of different methods. This is sometimes offered as a workshop but, is combined with Acro classes, as well.

A class to elaborate on various jumps, leaps, turns, and variations in ballet and jazz. Designed to be taken concurrently with ballet and/or jazz levels 2 and up.

This is a street-style of dance, executed to Hip Hop music or as evolved from Hip Hop culture. The term 'hip hop' is vague as it can encompass a wide range of styles from Jazz/Funk to Poppin', Lockin', Jerking, Breakdance, or whatever the latest trend is, which is constantly changing. Each instructor has a diverse style and approach to this genre. Dress is not as strict, nor is the tone of the class. This style is completely independent of most other styles.

Borrowing from modern, classical, and jazz styles, contemporary has grown in popularity. Focus on technique with a modern base, and unpredictable changes in rhythm, speed, and direction, Contemporary classes are for the more experienced, classically trained dancer. Prerequisite: Intermediate or Advanced Ballet taken concurrently.

One definition of 'lyrical' is expressing deep personal emotion or observations. Lyrical dance is the merging of Classical Ballet with Jazz and Contemporary styles of dance. It is usually performed with music which has 'lyrics' and is very expressive, to convey feeling and musicality. Students wishing to take Lyrical must have a foundation in Ballet and Jazz. Level 2-Advanced, mature students will be successful in this class.

Various styles of tap are taught (Broadway or Classical Tap) as well as 'new' styles of the latest and greatest tap experts, appropriate to level and age. Rhythm, sound, and timing are emphasized. Serious tap students are encouraged to take two tap classes, one in their level and one of a level up or down to further develop clean sounds and technique.

Jazz, Funk, and various styles (Fosse/Broadway vs. Street Jazz) are taught using center work, across the floor, leaps, and turns. Emphasis on placement and attention to detail of proper execution. Levels are determined based on the age, experience, skill-level, and maturity. Levels 2-4 should accompany this class with the appropriate Leaps/Turns class for optimal development.

A class for the Intermediate to Advanced Ballet dancer, who already has a foundation of Classical Ballet and wishes to further their ballet training to include dancing en pointe. While the pre-pointe class can be taken without pointe shoes to develop ankle strength and in preparation of pointe work, pointe shoes should only be obtained under the direction of the instructor, with much guidance and pre-approval. The instructor will determine when a student is ready for pointe and guidance on pointe shoes. Elite's policy is that dancers under the age of 12 must be given clearance from their physician before beginning pointe work, to ensure growth plates are fused and to prevent injury resulting from going en pointe too soon.

Classical Ballet technique is taught, appropriate to the level and age. Barre, Allegro, Adagio, and fundamentals of technique and placement with the use of all French terminology. Levels are determined based on the age, experience, skill-level, and maturity of the dancer. Level III-VI Ballet students should also enroll in Lyrical and are strongly encouraged to enroll in Pointe classes for optimal progression at the advanced level.

Intro to Ballet & Tap using proper French terminology for Ballet and methods appropriate to the age and attention span of the dancer. A routine is followed to encourage learning the dance class environment. Giraffes Dance Too (Ages 3-4) may include Pre-Ballet, Pre-Tap, Pre-Jazz & Acro; Tutus & Top Hats (ages 5-7) may include Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Acro, & Hip Hop.

4 WEEKS OF EVENING CLASSES designed for serious dancers looking to improve their skills and prepare for competitive team membership.

Workshops dedicated to Ballroom dance styles, offering instruction in specific techniques and routines within this elegant dance genre.

Specialized workshops focusing on Acrobatic Arts skills, designed to further develop a dancer's acrobatic abilities and performance repertoire.

Specialized camps offered during the summer for younger or beginner dancers to experience different styles and techniques.