Sussex Family YMCA

Get ready to move! We offer tumbling, movement (for toddlers), and gymnastics classes for youth. Depending on the age and ability of the child, participants will stretch, enhance their flexibility, learn and master certain moves.

Our YMCA youth and toddler dance classes in Delaware allow you to choose from multiple dance genres including Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Hip Hop. Parent/child classes are also available for young dancers who are not yet ready to participate alone.

Dance classes are part of the YMCA Program Lineup, offering opportunities for participants to engage in dance activities and skill-building.

Essence Legacy Performing Arts is a program offered under the Sports & Enrichment category, focusing on performing arts development for participants.

Dance & Tumbling programs are offered as part of Sports & Enrichment. These programs are designed to inspire growth, teamwork, and confidence in kids of all ages.

Our cheerleaders incorporate the arts of stomp-shake, tumbling and stunts within unique performances.

EL steppers are masters of precision, these individuals learn and perform a creative art consisting of dance, step, and dramatics with a military approach.

Our performers learn marching style percussion through complex cadences, music notations and unique routines.

Color Guard members work to perfect a variety of movements consisting of dance routines with flags, rifles and sabres.

The Essence Legacy Diamonds (ELD) master the art of HBCU-style majorette which include dance routines with various genres such as hip hop, jazz and ballet.