Courtney’s School of Dance AV

V ery soon CSD will be add to the class schedule adult ballet, hip hop, group dance fitness, heels, line dancing and MORE! If you are interested in adult classes , fill out the adult class interest form and make your request! Check back soon for our new classes and schedule!

Hip hop is a form of street dance featuring popping and locking, body isolations, and current dance moves. It is related to jazz, but with a less technical foundation and more of a freestyle feel. In this high energy, age appropriate class, students will learn fun hip hop techniques and combinations danced to their favorite music!

Tap classes emphasize the development and strengthening of basic tap technique, and terminology highlighting the importance of rhythm and sound. Tap focuses on rhythms and intricate footwork, creating a percussive instrument out of the dancer's feet. Tap class incorporates warm-up, rhythm sequences, across the floor, and combinations.

Jazz relies heavily on the dancer‟s classical ballet training and dance technique. It teaches rhythm, stage presence, and basic to advanced jazz steps, balance, coordination, turns, leaps, and routines from simple to complex. Students are taught basic isolation moves which will further improve their dance coordination and flexibility. It can combine styles such as character, hip hop, and lyrical. Classes include warm-ups, across the floor combinations, and routines.

Teaches the fundamentals of ballet to students to create the firm foundation needed to improve an​d progress to the next level of study. Students will work on proper alignment and posture, positions of the feet and arms, body and head, jumps and turn preparation, rhythm and musicality. Class will follow a classic ballet class format: warm up, barre, stretches, center and across the floor exercises, choreography, and révérence. Introduction and memorization of terminology will be emphasized

Academy Classes include Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Hip Hop for ages 2yo- 18yo