Clarkesville School of Dance

Contemporary is a collection and melting pot of dance styles such as ballet, modern, jazz, and even hip-hop. This style demonstrates the exploration of movement and is dedicated to pushing boundaries, movement, and the use of technique. This class is currently only available for CSODcompany members.

Modern dance is a discipline that retains some ballet technique and expands it allowing for the freedom of total body involvement and creative expression. Modern classes at Clarkesville School of Dance include instruction from the following techniques: Graham, Horton, Limón, and Taylor. This class is currently only available for CSOD company members.

PBT’s comprehensive program places emphasis on core strength, weight placement, and body alignment through a thoughtfully designed series of exercises. PBT is not just about skill acquisition; it’s a vital tool for injury prevention and rehabilitation, benefiting both athletes and dancers. IT PBT is a groundbreaking body conditioning and strengthening program meticulously crafted to enhance proficiency across not only dance forms but also techniques like yoga and Pilates. (Visit https://www.pbt.dance/en/what-is-pbt for more information.)

Lessons can be done as solos or in small groups.

Musical theatre dance is a jazz-based class filled with Broadway style dancing and music. Classes feature the style of dance one would typically see on a Broadway stage. This form of dancing emphasizes learning performance skills such as connecting with the audience and facial expressions.

Acro Dance is the fusion of acrobatics and dance. All students will begin at level one and progress through the program. It is a testing program and no student will go on to the next level until they complete all fundamentals and skills in the previous level. When a student reaches level 2 Acro must be accompanied by a ballet and/or jazz class. It consists of Cardio, Stretch, Strength, Limbering, and Balance. We are proud to be 1 or 16 schools in the state of Georgia to offer this program to your dancers.

Jazz is a freestyle dance form that combines isolations, strengthening exercises, coordination and style. This jazz dance class offers a variety of styles vary from classical jazz, lyrical as well as musical theatre and original Broadway choreography.

Tap is an American dance form that enables each dancer to become a musician with their feet! Rhythm and timing skills are essential to building a solid dance education. Classes offer an upbeat and fun approach to rhythm and tap dance (Broadway style, Rhythm tap and "Hoofin").​

Pointe is ballet taken to the highest level. In order to participate in a pointe class, a student must be evaluated by the Director. All Pointe students must take Classical Ballet in order to participate in Pointe class.

The foundation for all dance, contributes directly to the development of grace, poise, balance, flexibility, and discipline. We study the Balanchine theory of ballet which uses the fundamentals of the Russian theory. George Balanchine of the New York City Ballet had a special way of approaching his technique classes which gives the average dancer the abilities to look & perform with the grace of a professional.

This is a 45-minute class that incorporates the fundamentals of movement for the pre-school level. We give individualized attention to our youngest dancers. They learn ballet terminology &steps. We work on basic motor skills: running, skipping, hopping, leaping &jumping. This class develops not only movement, but individuality & peer group skills.

This is a 45-minute class that incorporates the fundamentals of movement for the pre-school level. We give individualized attention to our youngest dancers. They learn ballet terminology &steps. We work on basic motor skills: running, skipping, hopping, leaping &jumping. This class develops not only movement, but individuality & peer group skills.