Dance Unlimited of Rigby

All pointe classes are classes designed for students with previous ballet training and can be taken on flat or pointe shoes at the instructors descretion. Students utilize previously learned ballet technique while working in pointe shoes and focusing excercises on strengthening feet and ankles.

In classical ballet classes students learn correct ballet techniques and terminology. Each class includes barre excercises, center floor work and across-the-floor combinations. The cirriculum is based on a combination of the French, Vagonova, and Ceccheti methods.

Tumbling class teaches tumbling and gymnastic skills.

Dancers must be evaluated and recommended by instructor for pointe training. Correct technical training, strength and physical development are required.

Acrobatic Dance focuses on fundamental acrobatic technique including flexibility, balance, strength and muscle control.

Hip Hop is a street dance class mixing the latest styles of breaking, popping, and locking as well as urban jazz.

Students focus on correct ballet training as well as building the strength, flexibility, and control needed to properly execute ballet movement.

Tap class emphasize developing proper tap technique and producing clear tap sounds. The includes street tap for boys.

Ballet/Jazz class is for beginning dancers ages 5 and up, incorporating ballet terminology/technique and jazz technique. This class provides the technical foundation essential for all dance forms.

Creative Movement class introduces pre-school age girls and boys to dance through story telling followed by creative dance related movement in costume.

Dancers will learn basic steps and terminology in ballet and tap, and explore their own creative movement styles through the use of imaginative music and games in a safe, positive environment. Dancers in this class will improve flexibility and coordination through fun, age appropriate movement and exercises.

Acro dance is a style of dance that combines classical dance technique with precision acrobatic elements. It is defined by its athletic character, its unique choreography, which seamlessly blends dance and acrobatics, and its use of acrobatics in a dance context.

Curriculum is based on classical ballet techniques layered with traditional jazz movement. Classes incorporate proper warm-up, stretches, isolations, across-the-floor progressions, and combinations

Hip-Hop is a rythmic dance and is a blend of several styles including break dancing, popping and locking, popular dance and urban jazz. Movements are sharp and precise and can sometimes take on a more musical theater and showy aspect. Students will focus on basic stylized movements. Hip-Hop classes are a great way to develop body awareness, strength and stamina.

Tap is a high energy dance form with roots in rhythmic African dance set to high energy music. In this class, students are taught the basic movements of tap (stamp, shuffle, flap, ball-change, etc) and then asked to build upon them to create challenging combinations, creating music with their feet. Exercises focus on building flexibility of the feet, knees and ankles, coordination, and speed of movement.

required to have a back walk over and ready to work on backhand springs

required to have a backhand spring ready to work on back tucks

Welcome to Princess Camp, where all things magical begin! Give your little dancer the opportunity to experience everything “princess” through music, dance, theater and arts and crafts. Princess campers will be exposed to a variety of dance styles including ballet, jazz, modern, tumbling and musical theater.

Princess Camp (summer only) introduces pre-school age girls to dance through story telling followed by creative dance related movement in costume.