Dance House Productions

Dance conditioning focuses on building the strength, flexibility, and endurance needed for all dance styles. It incorporates exercises specifically designed to improve dance technique and prevent injury. Key elements include core strength and stability, flexibility and mobility, dance-specific exercises, and injury prevention. Benefits include injury prevention, enhanced technique, stamina, body awareness, goal setting, discipline, supporting fellow dancers, and shared goals.

Breaking (breakdancing) is one of the original elements of hip hop culture, featuring athletic floor work, spins, and freezes. It's a highly athletic and creative form that emphasizes individual style. Key elements include toprock (standing moves), downrock (floor work), power moves and freezes, and battle culture. Benefits include total body strength, agility, endurance, problem-solving, resilience, innovation, respect, battle etiquette, and crew loyalty.

Lyrical dance combines ballet technique with jazz, contemporary, and modern elements to express the emotions and story of the music's lyrics. It's characterized by fluid, expressive movements. Key elements include emotional interpretation, ballet-based technique, connection to lyrics, and flowing, continuous movement. Benefits include grace, flexibility, control, emotional intelligence, interpretation skills, storytelling ability, and audience connection.

Combining dance with yoga and meditation principles.

Adaptive programs making dance accessible to all abilities.

Post-pandemic boom in adults discovering dance for fitness and fun.

Technology meets movement in innovative new formats.

Short-form dances perfect for social media and quick learning.

Technical precision meets creative freedom. Develops both classical technique and modern expression.

Broadway-ready combination focusing on rhythm and stage presence. Ideal for aspiring performers.

Artistic athleticism blending emotional expression with impressive tricks. Great for competitive dancers.

Street dance mastery combining grooves with athletic floor work. Perfect for those who love urban dance culture.

Classic combo for well-rounded technique and performance skills. Ballet provides the foundation while jazz adds energy and style.

Traditional and social dance forms from various cultures, best for cultural connection, social interaction, and community.

Acro dance combines classical dance technique with acrobatic elements. It requires strength, flexibility, and precise technique to seamlessly blend gymnastic skills with dance choreography. Key elements include flexibility and strength, tumbling and acrobatic tricks, smooth transitions, and balance and control. Benefits include extreme flexibility, core strength, balance, risk assessment, precision, focus, trust in spotting, and impressive performances.

Tap dance transforms dancers into percussionists, creating rhythms with metal plates attached to their shoes. This uniquely American art form combines African rhythms with European dancing traditions. Key elements include rhythmic precision and timing, coordinated footwork patterns, improvisation and personal style, and musical interpretation through movement. Benefits include cardiovascular fitness, coordination, agility, rhythm development, memorization, creativity, performance confidence, and musical collaboration.

Contemporary dance combines elements of ballet, modern, and jazz dance. It emphasizes versatility, creativity, and emotional expression through fluid, organic movements that connect to the music and story. Key elements include fluid, organic movement, floor work and levels, emotional storytelling, and versatile technique. Benefits include core strength, flexibility, body awareness, emotional expression, creativity, artistry, collaborative creation, and partner work.

Hip hop dance emerged from hip hop culture in the 1970s, emphasizing personal style, creativity, and community. It includes various styles like popping, locking, and breaking, all united by the hip hop aesthetic. Key elements include personal style and attitude, musicality and rhythm, freestyle and improvisation, and community and culture. Benefits include cardio fitness, strength, coordination, self-confidence, creativity, quick thinking, cultural appreciation, and crew bonding.

Jazz dance is characterized by its energetic, expressive movements and syncopated rhythms. Born from African American vernacular dance and jazz music, it emphasizes individuality and improvisation. Key elements include isolation of body parts, syncopated rhythms, sharp, dynamic movements, and personal expression and style. Benefits include a full-body workout, flexibility, stamina, quick thinking, musicality, confidence, stage presence, and group synchronization.

Classical ballet is the foundation of most dance forms, emphasizing grace, precision, and storytelling through movement. Originating in the royal courts of France and Italy, ballet combines artistry with athleticism. Key elements include five basic positions of feet and arms, turnout from the hips, precise alignment and technique, and French terminology. Benefits include flexibility, strength, perfect posture, discipline, focus, attention to detail, teamwork in ensemble work, and stage presence.

Build coordination and love of movement for ages 3-6.

Build coordination and love of movement for ages 3-6.

Combining jazz, hip hop, and contemporary styles with Korean pop choreography.

Tap: Clean sneakers that are worn only in the studio. Sneakers allow our instructors to better hear young dancer’s sounds. Tap shoes will be worn during the Recital only. Since Tap is first, please have your child in his or her sneakers at the beginning of class. No crop tops please! Ballet: Students must wear a leotard (any style) with any color tights. Pink Ballet slippers must be worn on the feet. Hair does not have to be in a bun; it need only be worn so that it is out of the face. Jazz: Please come to class wearing tight fitting clothing that does not restrict movement. Dance Paws can be worn in class. No crop tops please!

Girls must wear a leotard (any style) with pink tights. Pink Ballet slippers must be worn on the feet. Hair must be worn in a bun. Ballet skirts, legwarmers and tight-fitting shorts are optional. Boys should wear clothing that does not restrict movement

Girls must wear a leotard (any style) with fitted shorts, leggings, or joggers. Boys should wear clothing that does not restrict movement. No crop tops please!

Students must have a clean pair of sneakers dedicated for studio use. No shorts. Students are advised to wear a couple of layers of clothing such as a t-shirt and sweatshirt to act as padding. Knee pads are strongly recommended. No crop tops please!

Please come to class wearing tight fitting clothing that does not restrict movement. Dance Paws can be worn in class. No crop tops please!

Students will be required to have tap shoes and a pair of clean sneakers for class. Students should wear clothing that does not restrict movement. No crop tops please!

Students will be required to have a pair of clean sneakers for class. Students should wear clothing that does not restrict movement. No crop tops please!

For parents of children in this class: Your child may need your attention from time to time for various reasons including bathroom or behavioral issues. We ask that you do not leave the waiting room when your child is in class- unless first informing the office and making arrangements to have another parent responsible during your absence. We make every effort to have all children feel safe and cared for in a loving and inspiring learning environment.

90 minute class: $77 Monthly

60 minute class: $57 Monthly

45 minute class: $55 Monthly

30 minute class: $50 Monthly

All classes: $25 per class

At Dance House Productions, our Parent & Child classes offer the perfect introduction to dance for toddlers aged 2–3. These engaging and playful sessions are designed to help little ones explore movement, rhythm, and social interaction—all with the comfort of a parent or caregiver by their side.

Strength, flexibility, endurance, alignment, and injury prevention for dancers. Our dance conditioning classes are designed to help dancers build the strength, stamina, and flexibility needed to perform at their best. These classes focus on safe, targeted exercises that develop core stability, alignment, and muscular control—all essential tools for dancers across every style.

A versatile and emotionally driven form of movement that blends elements of ballet, modern, and jazz, helping dancers develop creativity, fluidity, and emotional depth.

A lively & expressive dance style blending classical technique with rhythm, improv & contemporary movement. Jazz dance is a dynamic and expressive style that blends sharp, energetic movements with smooth, fluid transitions—perfect for dancers who love to move with style and rhythm.

The foundation of all dance forms. Discover the grace, strength, and discipline of ballet at Dance House Productions in Biddeford, Maine. Our ballet program is designed for dancers of all ages and experience levels - from curious beginners taking their first plié to advanced students refining their technique.

Advanced technique development. This class focuses on learning fundamental power moves such as backspins, shoulder spin, windmill, turtles, etc.

Building on foundation skills with more complex combinations, introducing intermediate techniques and performance skills.

Introduction to basic breaking techniques, focusing on fundamentals, coordination, and musicality in a fun, encouraging environment.

High-energy, street-style movement with rhythm, attitude & creativity. Hip hop dance at Dance House Productions is all about energy, expression, and confidence. Our classes offer a dynamic blend of street-style movement, musicality, and freestyle that lets dancers develop their own personal style while learning solid foundational technique.

The grace of ballet with the fluidity of jazz. Lyrical is a style of Jazz Dance that features combinations of movement that emphasize the lyrical or melodic aspects of a song as opposed to percussive rhythms found in Jazz. This change in musical focus results in movement that has a smooth, flowing quality.

Advanced technique development & complex choreography.

Building on foundation skills with more complex combinations, introducing intermediate techniques and performance skills.

Introduction to basic tap techniques, focusing on fundamentals, coordination, and musicality in a fun, encouraging environment.

Dancers develop the coordination to integrate the movements of the feet with the rest of the body. In this way the dancer is able to tap out and sustain rhythms while using their head, arms and torso to dance.

An extension of African traditions of dance. Here, comprehension of and ability to execute varied rhythms by use of feet and hands will be taught. Class room activities include clapping out various beat patterns, performing drills to improve foot dexterity.

Rhythm, coordination & musicality through fun and energetic footwork. Discover the joy of rhythm and sound with tap dance classes at Dance House Productions in Biddeford, Maine. Our tap classes combine musicality, timing, and expressive movement to help dancers of all ages build confidence and coordination.

Advanced technique development & complex choreography.

Building on foundation skills with more complex combinations, introducing intermediate techniques and performance skills.

Tumble, Flip, and Fly with Confidence at Dance House Productions! Looking for acro dance classes in Biddeford, Maine that combine the grace of dance with the strength of acrobatics? At Dance House Productions, our acro program blends classical technique with athletic acrobatic skills to help students build flexibility, strength, balance, and performance confidence—all in a safe, supportive, and fun environment.

Summer tuition is due in full upon registration. Summer Session is 8 weeks long, and the rates are as follows:

Summer tuition is due in full upon registration. Summer Session is 8 weeks long, and the rates are as follows:

Summer tuition is due in full upon registration. Summer Session is 8 weeks long, and the rates are as follows:

Summer tuition is due in full upon registration. Summer Session is 8 weeks long, and the rates are as follows:

Summer tuition is due in full upon registration. Summer Session is 8 weeks long, and the rates are as follows: