Dance Contempra

These private formatted lessons are designed to help prepare those learning skills for basic social dances for formal events. Such as first dance, father-daughter or mother-son dances or just for fun!

This engaging program combines elements of dance and circus arts, providing a unique opportunity for young dancers to explore their creativity while developing coordination, strength, and confidence. With age-appropriate activities, Dance Cirque promotes physical fitness and social interaction, making it an excellent choice for children looking to expand their horizons in the performing arts. Join us for a session filled with joy, exploration, and the magic of movement!

Aerial silks is a performance art that combines acrobatics, dance, and aerial arts. It's also known as aerial contortion, aerial ribbons, or aerial fabrics. Performers use their strength and skill to climb, wrap, swing, drop, and spiral their bodies around a suspended fabric. They may also use the fabric to fly through the air.

Physical health : Tap dancing can help improve your cardiovascular health, balance, and coordination. It can also help strengthen your core, arms, and leg muscles. A two-hour tap dance class can burn around 630 calories. Additional Benefits Can include; Mental health : Tap dancing can help you release negative emotions like sadness, anger, and stress. It can also help improve your concentration, focus, and memory. Creativity : Tap dancing can help you express yourself through movement and music. Confidence : Learning new dance steps can help boost your self-esteem. Flexibility : Dancing can help keep your joints loose and enable more movement with less discomfort. Improved posture : Tap dancing involves deep postural muscles and keeping your bodyweight over your feet, which can help improve your post

Our ADULT Ballet Class that will lengthen, tighten, stretch and tone using classical ballet technique. Thursdays(Beg) and Saturdays(Beg/Int) Dance lessons in our adult years can actually reverse age the brain and help with coordination, poise and negative emotions. The benefits are endless.

Lyrical Dance Technique is based from Modern/Contemporary Dance but is based off Lyrics in music. It focues on gestures and expression of emotions.

Modern/Contemporary will cover Limon, Horton, May O’Donell and Graham techniques. Modern/Contemporary technique is based on ballet but with the freedom and athleticism of jazz. It focuses on centering alignment, control, breathing, and balance. Modern/Contemporary dance is an important part of every well versed student’s training. Technique is concentrated in Cunningham, May O’Donald, and Limon technique. Modern/Contemporary dance is now being incorporated into most major dance companys' repertoire. All Dance Contempra Company members are required to take one (1) Modern/Contemporary dance class per week.

Tap is a series of audible sounds that accent rhythm. Tap is a dance style in which rhythms are tapped out audibly by the foot. Complexity of rhythm truly helps every dancer's musicality.

Hip-Hop includes the most recent moves fresh from New York and as seen on shows like “So You Think You Can Dance”. Will cover all technique required for Dance Team Prep. Excellent Dance Team Prep Class! We have a 98% success rate. Hip-Hop is an urban street-style form of dance. Hip-Hop is comprised of funky rhythmic moves and has cornered the market of the music video industry. Hip-Hop is highly athletic and is for a more mature dancer.

Jazz is a Contemporary Dance style taught to the latest music. Will cover all technique required for Dance Team Prep. Jazz is for students ages 8 to 11 years (or younger if by the suggestion of a Dance Contempra faculty member). Jazz is a technical dance form. These classes will focus on jazz technique instruction. Consider jazz a great building block for Hip-Hop.

Pointe is for advanced level Ballet Students. Pointe classes are by placement only. Dance Contempra offers Classical and Contemporary Ballet Pointe Classes. Several years of Ballet training in Classical Ballet technique are needed in order to achieve the strength and ability to be “en Pointe”. Once at this level, it requires a minimum of 3 hours of ballet technique class per week.

Contemporary Ballet is a fusion of Classical Ballet and Contemporary or Modern dance as well as Jazz, African, and Lyrical. Contemporary Ballet is the future of Ballet. Most professional Ballet companies are changing to Contemporary Ballet in order to reach new audiences. Dance Contempra is one of the few dance studios to offer this beautiful new Ballet form. *Only for Advanced Ballet Students* *Classes are by Audition or Invitation Only*

Dance Contempra students are encouraged to take Classical Ballet. Schooling will be in Cecchetti and Vaganova Ballet techniques. Classical Ballet is the “Mother of all Dance”. All other dance forms are built from Ballet; hence a dancer’s proficiency in ballet directly correlates to how proficient they will be in all other disciplines. Shows like “So You Think You Can Dance” are constantly encouraging contestants to take “technique classes”. Classical ballet is what they are speaking of. We do not require students to take ballet but we strongly urge the importance of classical ballet technique in order to improve and advance. Once Students reach level 5 ballet technique they will be required to take a minimum of 2 ballet classes per week in order to advance.

Dance Contempra offers a variety of classes that are one half hour of Ballet and one half hour of Tap. Ballet/Tap Combo classes are designed for kids ages 3 to 6 and center around neuromuscular development. Dancers play a series of games in order to disguise ballet and tap techniques. These classes will take place in our small studio. Please note that we invite parents to come in and watch/observe the last class of every month August-January. We are working hard to develop and teach appropriate dance class etiquette. This is crucial for proper advancement in dance training. No Prerequisites are required for these classes! These classes will perform one discipline in the Spring Recital (usually Ballet).

Participants will learn foundational skills including climbing, basic wraps, and core techniques essential for aerial work. Our experienced instructors will guide you through each movement, ensuring proper safety and technique.

This class introduces young learners to the exciting world of silks, allowing them to explore movement and creativity in a fun and engaging environment.

This class offers a safe space for young dancers to build strength, balance, and creativity while learning aerial silks fundamentals. Through engaging activities and personalized instruction, participants gain confidence and coordination, mastering basic climbing techniques, poses, and transitions.

This class will be intermediate level for and participants will work on more advance skills incorporating climbs and poses and transitions.

This class introduces young learners to the exciting world of silks, allowing them to explore movement and creativity in a fun and engaging environment. Participants will learn foundational skills including climbing, basic wraps, and core techniques essential for aerial work. Our experienced instructors will guide you through each movement, ensuring proper safety and technique.

Participants will learn foundational skills including climbing, basic wraps, and core techniques essential for aerial work. Our experienced instructors will guide you through each movement, ensuring proper safety and technique.

Adult Ballet (Beginner- Advanced Beginner) and Adult Contemporary (Beginner- Advanced Beginner) 6 Week Summer Session, Classes will meet Thursdays Beginning June 12, 19, 26 and July 10, 17, 24.

Adult Ballet (Beginner- Advanced Beginner) 6 Week Summer Session, Classes will meet Thursdays Beginning June 12, 19, 26 and July 10, 17, 24.

Adult Contemporary (Beginner- Advanced Beginner) 6 Week Summer Session, Classes will meet Thursdays Beginning June 12, 19, 26 and July 10, 17, 24.