Greater Hartford Dance Academy

An adult fitness class that combines step aerobics with dance elements for a dynamic workout experience.

An open level adult fitness class where Dance meets Step. This class combines dance and step aerobics for a comprehensive workout.

This class is for Pre-School, kindergarten & first grade children who want to feel like a princess. The fun involves dressing up with costumes provided from treasure chests after reciting a magical chant. Dances and skits are performed appropriate for the attire, making each week like a theme party. It is unstructured, half dance, half play, with encouragement for interpretation and improvisation. The program is hands-on with many props such as decorative tutus, tiaras, wands, butterfly wings, bubbles, parachutes, hula hoops, and gymnastic equipment. Fancy lighting including stars, disco balls, and a spotlight are used. Themes have included the New York City Ballet, Hawaiian vacation, beach, circus, and zoo. Politeness is rewarded, and children practice good restaurant etiquette while enjoying a snack and a story about ballet steps. Each class concludes with a spotlight performance for each child. This fun, creative, and informal approach to learning social skills develops confident little actresses. Costumes are from a menagerie of adorable recital costumes. Classes are an hour long and run for six weeks with an open house presentation on the final week. A "Bring-a-Friend" week is offered. Each participant receives a Dress Up & Dance souvenir. This program has received rave reviews. Check schedules for available options. Tights, leotards & ballet shoes are required. Dress Up & Dance birthday parties are also offered during the summer months only.

Our very popular summer DRESS UP & DANCE experience for PRE-K. If you want your child to feel like a princess, then this is the class for her. The fun of it is dress up, dress up and more dress up with costumes we provide from our treasure chests…but only after they’ve recited the magical chant that allows it to be opened. We then perform dances and skits appropriate for their attire. It is like going to a theme party each week. Very unstructured, half dance, half play, with encouragement for interpretation and improvisation. It is a very hands-on type program with many props such as decorative tutus, tiaras, wands, butterfly wings, bubbles, parachutes, hula hoops and gymnastic equipment. Best of all is our fancy lighting including stars, disco balls and a spotlight for those solo performances. Themes have included the New York City Ballet, Hawaiian vacation, beach, circus, and zoo. “Please” and “thank you” and politeness to others is rewarded. Children must practice good restaurant etiquette as they are offered a snack mid class while a story is read illustrating some of the ballet steps that will be taught. Each class concludes with an opportunity for each child to perform in the spotlight with her classmates looking on as they applaud eachother. This fun, creative and informal approach to learning social skills is just perfect to develop confident little actresses. Costumes for their reverence each week come from our menagerie of adorable recital costumes. Classes are an hour and run for six weeks with an open house presentation using our costumes on the final week. Your little girls will be on cloud nine. There will also be a “Bring-a-Friend” week. Each participant receives a Dress Up & Dance souvenir after their final bow. This program has gotten rave reviews from parents & children alike. Don’t miss out. Check schedules posted for available options. Tights, leotards & ballet shoes required. We also offer Dress Up & Dance birthday parties during the summer months only.