Ascend Dance Studio

Our intermediate + acro dance class is for students with sufficient gymnastic and/or tumbling experience that want to implement those skills into choreography and routine. These students perform in our end of the year showcase. All students who wish to be in this class must have a back & front walkover as well as all the other prerequisites to enter the intermediate acro classes.

Our advance acro class is for students with sufficient gymnastic and/or tumbling experience. Each child must have each of these skills mastered, as well as our Junior & Intermediate Acro skills, as a prerequisite to enter our Advanced Acro Program: Front & Back Walkover, Back Handspring (Or close to), Round off back handspring (with or without a spot), Chest Stand, Elbow Stand, Full Split on Right, Left, and Middle.

Our intermediate acro program is for school aged children, who have had gymnastics and/or tumbling experience. Each child must have each of these skills mastered, as well as our Junior Acro skills, as a prerequisite to enter our Intermediate Acro Program: 5 Steps of a Handstand, Handstand fall to bridge, Handstand fall to bridge and recover, Headstands with variations, Shoulder rolls, Backwalkover, Cartwheels on their dominant and non dominant, One handed cartwheels on their dominant and non dominant, Cartwheel Pops, Round off, Power Hurdle Round off, Round off Rebounds.

Our junior acro program is for school aged children, who have had gymnastics and/or tumbling experience. Each child must have each of these skills mastered as a prerequisite to enter our Junior Acro Program: Solid handstand, Handstand forward roll, Cartwheel, Fall to a Backbend, Bridge w/ leg hold, Correct form forward roll & backward roll, Adequate flexibility in their splits on the right, left, and middle.

Our beginning acro program is for school aged children, who are beginners to acro. These kids are working to master bridges, handstands, cartwheels, and other fundamental skills. They build strength and gain flexibility.

Our tiny acro program is for ages 3-5, or not enrolled in elementary school. These classes are 50 minutes long. We have multiple class times available for your convenience.

Students will learn the technique of ballet, jazz, and hip hop through stretching, rhythmic activities, barre work, center choreography, and locomotor movements. In addition, the elements of dance will be incorporated throughout the lesson plan. This class will learn routines to perform at our end of the year showcase.

Enjoy movement, music, and fun while learning the elements of dance. Explore the ways in which we move in a creative learning environment. Students will be taught beginning steps and classroom etiquette through dance exercises and a variety of movement based games. This class will learn routines to perform at our end of the year showcase.

Once they have mastered the skills taught in Beginning, they will move to the Junior Acro class and so on, creating a program that both motivates and rewards each tumbler.

Once they enter school, we enter them into our ability based program. Starting in Beginning Acro, they learn the basics and can progress at their own pace.

Our acro program is the perfect place for kids who want to enter into the tumbling world and be challenged at their own pace. We start our Tiny Acro at age 3.

Our showteam is where dancers want to take their commitment to the next level and refine their skills. Showteam placement is by audition only. This audition happens every year by taking a 3 day workshop and then participating in a try out using the material taught at the workshop. These dancers attend twice a week where they participate in technique classes and learn routines to perform at local competitions in jazz, hip hop, contemporary, and other styles. They also perform at our annual showcase.

Level Classes are a place where anyone can come and develop their love for dance. We offer classes starting at age 3. These classes come once a week for one hour. They perform at our annual showcase for family, friends, and community members. All classes are currently combo classes focusing on dance fundamentals in ballet, jazz, hip hop, and creative movement.