Armetta's Grand Jete Studio of Dance

This class focuses on jazz dance along with singing and acting. Students will learn choreography to Broadway style songs.

Jazz combines many styles and techniques from ethnic and contemporary dance, to ballet. Rhythm, upon which all dance forms depend, is particularly integral to jazz dance. The first half of class consists of exercises which stretch and tone muscles and develop support for proper stress-free alignment of the skeletal structure. Using jazz, soul, R&B, ethnic and pop music, jazz classes are a great work-out and a fun way to release tension while attaining a body awareness that can be applied to everyday activities.

An upbeat class that helps develop muscle coordination. Dance style that is seen on many dance videos. This class has a full jazz warm-up, followed by a series of jazz steps with a Hip-Hop style.

The song's lyrics are a driving force and key inspiration for the movement account Lyrical dance is very similar to ballet, combining the technical elements of classical ballet with the freedom, fluidity, expressiveness and airier aspects of jazz, contemporary and modern dance. Lyrical dance is expressive. Must take ballet class to take Lyrical

Ballet is the backbone of all dance styles. To excel in other styles of dance ballet is a must. This class includes correct technique along with proper French terminology. (Pointe is offered only by teacher recomendation)

Students are taught rhythms, timing, and leg/foot coordination done to various types of music. Tap is an excellent way to develop rhythmic skills and coordination. The classes stress the basics of tap and allows dancers to build into combinations which are great to watch and delightful to hear.

This program offers a more structured class whereas students receive 45 minute-1hour of Ballet and Jazz/Hiphop. We continue to enhance the student’s motor skills, strength training, balance, timing, awareness of rhythm, proper dance terminology and interaction with other students and dance steps, technique and combinations. The foundation of ballet, jazz, and hip-hop technique will be taught. The individual instruction our dancers receive will give them the correct foundation and the fundamentals for their physical and mental development We have found that this “combination” technique helps to keep the kids excited, interested, and focused for the entire 45 minute-1hour period.

These classes offer an entertaining curriculum designed to introduce young children into the world of dance. We engage the students enthusiasm while working on motor skills, strength training, balance, rhythm, timing ballet, jazz & an intro to tumbling creativity with songs and games and technique. At this level of instruction, we emphasize having fun while we learn!