Jane's School of Dance

For the Serious and Experienced Dancer that is looking for something beyond Recreational Dancing.

Each 1 hour class will feature a Specific Princess Theme and will include: story time, a craft, song and dance, and the opportunity to take a picture with the princess of the week.

New offering for the Fall Welcoming boys of all ages and experience levels. Focusing on Jazz/Hip Hop and Tap.

The focus of this class includes learning the acrobatic positions, locomotive skills (jumping, hopping, etc), balance skills, strength, classroom behavior skills, movement concepts, cooperation and social skills.

The pre-dance program at Jane’s School of Dance offers your 2 or 3 year old: - an opportunity to develop social skills - practice separating from parents - the ability to build trust for teachers which will facilitate a smooth transition into school - gross motor development and coordination - the development of listening skills and the ability to follow directions - and the joy of telling stories with music through dance!

Acrobatics promotes flexibility and strength. Floor tumbling and stationary tricks allow students to gain endurance. Acrobatic training gives a performance of balance, agility, and motor coordination.

Hip Hop dancing is a vibrant form of dance that combines a variety of freestyle movements to create a cultural piece of art.

This class combines the high energy of Hip-Hop with traditional Jazz technique. Warm up consists of Traditional Jazz technique but combination will focus on both Hip Hop and Jazz.

Lyrical dance combines elements of ballet and jazz to create a soft style that emphasizes the storytelling quality of music. An emphasis is placed on grace and fluidity, musicality, and expressiveness to capture emotion through movement. Lyrical is offered to dancers with experience in Ballet and Jazz.

Jazz dancing is a type of dancing that is energetic and fun. Consisting of unique moves, fancy foot work, big leaps, and quick turns. To excel in jazz, dancers need to have a strong background in ballet, as it encourages grace and balance.

Tap dancing is a fun style of dance that anyone can learn regardless of any dance experience. Tap dancing is beneficial in many ways. Basics of tap include increasing cardiovascular conditioning, strength and coordination. Tap builds strength in legs and feet in addition to increasing flexibility in the hips, knees and ankles. Cognitive ability are also enhanced. A tap dancer must develop both mental and muscular memory to become proficient at tap dancing. Tap also develops a great sense of rhythm and timing. Our tap instructors gel students focus on music awareness while incorporating tap steps and combinations.

Ballet is the base for all disciplines of dance. Students learn technique. Technique is learning correct posture, body placement, improving the arch in your feet, arm positions, weight shift, and discipline. Ballet also gives a dancer muscular strengthening, building of cardiovascular stamina, and increased flexibility. Ballet develops grace and mentors students to develop skills of determination and agility and helps to build self-confidence.

Summer Combo Classes for ages 6-9 Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, and Acro. A wonderful way for dancers to get to know all the genres of dance we offer so that they can know what they want to take the upcoming season!