East Coast Performing Arts

Tumbling instruction is part of the comprehensive training program for the ECPA Elite Team dancers.

Specialized training in Leaps and Turns is provided to the highly dedicated dancers on the ECPA Elite Team.

Musical Theater classes are offered to ECPA Elite Team members to enhance their performance capabilities.

Pointe work is included in the curriculum for the advanced dancers of the ECPA Elite Team.

Hip-Hop instruction is provided to the dedicated dancers on the ECPA Elite Team to broaden their skillset.

Tap classes are a component of the rigorous training program for the ECPA Elite Team dancers.

Dancers on the ECPA Elite Team also participate in Jazz/Lyrical classes as part of their comprehensive dance education.

These dancers take Ballet/Technique 3 to 4 times a week as part of their extensive training regimen.

These are 3 to 6 year olds that are chosen from our “Broadway Baby” Program and Petite Classes. The teachers who choose these students are looking for a child with a love for the arts, music, movement, athletic potential & coordination, memory retention, good behavior, a strong work ethic and consistency in attendance. They are asked to be in a special class at the beginning of the year with others that have been chosen.

Children will find their passion for the arts while learning different subjects of dance. We love to introduce a variety of subjects and expose them to creative movement, funky moves, tumbling and tricks, and love and emotion.

We offer a recreational dance program for ages 3-18. This is a program where children dance and tumble for the love of the arts. These dancers will have the opportunity to perform and be on stage at our holiday showcase and annual spring recital. Sharing with friends and family their love for dance and performance. They are able to make friends within the community in their classes, and learn from our experienced instructors. They will build a strong foundation in the arts and prepare for high school and college opportunitites. This is a very exciting program at East Coast Performing Arts that continues to build with each year.

This is one of our top programs at ECPA! For ages 3 to 5, we combine different subject of dance to help the child find their passion for the arts. The children love creative movement, funky moves, tumble & tricks, love and emotion. We take pride in developing a strong little performer with education in dance terminology, athleticism in their craft by learning to stretch, count and hear music, coordination with simple movements and moments of play.

Tumbling and acrobatics involve movements that are a combination of difficult feats of balance, agility, strength and coordination. These tricks and skills are all done on the floor using gymnastic mats. This gives the child the opportunity and advantage to learn their actual strength rather than a sprung gymnasium floor.

Theatrical performances that combine songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole.

Decsribes street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. It includes a wide range of styles primarily breaking, locking, and popping which were created in the 1970s and made popular by dance crews in the United States.

A fusion of Ballet and Jazz Techniques. Lyrical dancing challenges the dancers to use motion to interpret music and express emotion. A lyrical dancer's movements attempt to show the meaning of the music. Lyrical jazz is a very passionate and emotional dance style. Lyrical dancing is a combination of intricate, highly technical, and pedestrian/naturalistic moves.

An ever-changing hybrid, jazz dance was born out of the meeting of African American vernacular dance with ballet, musical theater, and social dance styles from the Charleston to the Frug. Like its namesake music, jazz has proven to be an enduring form of creative expression, at turns sensual, lyrical, and percussive.

Characterized by using the sounds of tap shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion. Two major variations on tap dance exist: rhythm (jazz) tap and Broadway tap.

A style of expressive dance that combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet. Contemporary dancers strive to connect the mind and the body through fluid dance movements. Very much like Lyrical but uses more modern dance techniques and dance evolution of the present day.

The ballet curriculum at East Coast Performing Arts utilizes both the American Ballet Theatre and Bolshoi Academy of Russian Ballet methodologies as the technical foundation of its most formal dance program. Our entire ballet team of teachers have each earned highly sought after certifications in these two renowned and prestigious teacher training programs. The ECPA student truly benefits by training in both the American Ballet Theatre and Bolshoi Academy of Russian Ballet methodologies.

Dancers are required to participate in a "BOOTCAMP" each year before going to nationals with their team, where ECPA teachers provide classes and rehearsals.

The ECPA Elite Team attends a summer intensive called "Get on the Floor" in June where teachers from across the country teach competitive dancers.