Nancy Sauer School of Dancing

Bare feet are required for acrobatics. Leotard color depends on your class and pink tights are required for all classes.

Bare feet are required for contemporary. Leotard color depends on your class and pink tights are required for all classes.

Shorts or jazz pants can be worn for hip-hop. Sneakers or jazz shoes are required for hip-hop. Leotard color depends on your class and pink tights are required for all classes.

Shorts or jazz pants can be worn for jazz. Tan jazz shoes are required. Leotard color depends on your class and pink tights are required for all classes.

Shorts or jazz pants can be worn for tap. Tan tap shoes are required. Leotard color depends on your class and pink tights are required for all classes.

Ballet is the basis for all dance. However, for older dancers, ballet is not a requirement. Leotard color depends on your class and pink tights are required for all classes. Pink ballet shoes are required.

Modern dance is a theatrical dance form that emerged in the early 20th century as a rebellion against the strict rules and conventions of ballet. It emphasizes freedom of movement, natural gestures, and the use of breath.

Hip-hop dance refers to 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.

is the performance of extraordinary feats of balance, agility, and motor coordination. It can be found in many of the performing arts, sports (sporting) events, and martial arts. Many compare our acrobatics classes to tumbling.

a form of dance 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. Broadway tap focuses on dance; it is widely performed in musical theater. Students will experience both variations in their studies at our school.

a form of dance that officially started in the early 1900s and gained popularity through the 1950s. Using lots of leaps and turns, jazz dance incorporates many of the same elements as ballet. Our jazz classes use predominately "top 40" music. It is generally fast paced and fun!

an artistic dance form performed to music using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures. Classical ballet, which originated in Renaissance Italy and established its present form during the 19th century, is characterized by light, graceful, fluid movements and the use of pointe shoes for older more advanced dancers.

High school dancers will literally “Breakthrough” at this point in their dance education. Leadership skills will be attained as they become the dancers everyone looks up to. Dancers will pursue their evolution as artists and be encouraged to progress, learning and memorizing terminology while increasing their proficiency in all areas in not only dance, but also as a young person en route to being a responsible, caring, hard-working, successful young adult.

This is our entry level for 3—5 year olds. Your little dancer will spin, twirl and grow as part of our Petite Feet program. Incorporating ballet and acrobatics into a one hour class that meets once a week, developed just for 3—5 year olds: Your dancer will learn real ballet terminology, play games while learning their left and right; practice galloping and skipping; leaping and turning; all while building confidence, self-awareness, coordination, grace and social skills.

Kick Start is for our 4th and 5th grade students. As dancers' concentration grows so does their passion for the things they love. We hope to inspire dancers by increasing their ballet class to a full hour in preparation for the well sought after pointe shoes. Building strength, poise and passion are what Kick Start is all about. Dancers will have the opportunity to perform in three dances in the spring recital and one number for the Nancy Sauer Christmas Hour.

The third level of our specialized children’s program is Steppin’ Up. This level is geared toward 2nd and 3rd grade dancers, and includes ballet, tap and jazz. As your dancer grows, so do his/her interests. We encourage that growth with 90 minutes of classes once a week: An hour of ballet/tap as well as 30 minutes of jazz. Dancers will continue their growth, all the while adding artistry and creativity to their repertoire. The opportunity to perform in 2 numbers in the spring show will be available to these dancers, jazz and tap. Ballet will be performed in the Nancy Sauer Christmas Hour.

Dancers in kindergarten and 1st grade will flourish in our Toe Tappers program. Whether leveling up from Petite Feet, or entering our program as a Toe Tapper, all will find great value, and most importantly, FUN! This level of our program combines ballet and tap in a one hour once a week class. What a feeling it is when your dancer taps out of class, full of excitement from learning a new step. Dancers will have the opportunity to perform a ballet dance in the Nancy Sauer Christmas Hour and a tap dance for our annual spring recital. Grace, coordination, confidence, rhythm and social skills will continue to be developed and creating lifelong friends will be nurtured.

The fifth level of our program truly is a turning pointe in your dancer’s dance education. Middle School age dancers will continue their learning experience with pre-pointe/pointe added to their hour ballet class. They will also take a 30 minute tap and a 30 minute jazz class. These dancers will truly be turning the corner, heading toward advancement in their blooming love for dance. Professionalism, artistry, friendships, confidence and proper ballet, tap and jazz technique will be given focus during these important years of development.

High School dancers

Middle School dancers

4th - 5th grade dancers

2nd - 3rd grade dancers

K - 1st grade dancers

3 - 5 year old dancers

We offer Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Acrobatics and Contemporary classes for ages 5 and up. 2 recitals a year, and lots of opportunities to perform and improve your dancers' confidence.

Our specialized children's program begins with our "Petite Feet" class for 3 & 4 year olds.