Erin Rae's School of Dance

All dancers take part in our one-of-a-kind Team Production number—an experience packed with teamwork, performance skills, and tons of valuable training.

Our Intensive Team attends multiple competitions throughout the year, proudly representing E-Rae’s with heart, hard work, and team spirit. In addition to competition, dancers also attend conventions and conferences, where they train with master teachers and choreographers from across the industry—gaining powerful inspiration and elevating their technique, artistry, and performance skills.

The Shining Star Program is by invitation only and is designed for our younger dancers as a stepping stone into the exciting world of competitive dance. In the program, dancers will receive more intensive age-appropriate training in ballet, tap, jazz, and acro. They will also perform on a competition stage with the Intensive Team at select local competitions throughout the year. This is a fantastic opportunity to begin exploring the world of competitive dance while improving dance technique, building teamwork skills, and making lasting friendships.

This is a style focusing on natural body movement with an increased focus on personal interpretation and self-expression. Dancers will also become familiar with improvisation: creating movement on the spot without prior planning or choreography. Modern instruction emphasizes a whole body, anatomical approach to dance that includes flexibility, strength, coordination and body and spatial awareness to enable unrestricted, dramatic freedom of expression.

A dance style focusing on a combination of ballet and jazz movements performed in a way that dancers can express their feelings and emotions through the song they are dancing to. It is a technique with a free form of movement and theme, and dance steps are choreographed to the lyrics of a song.

This incorporates a variety of old and new urban dance styles, representing body movements that go with the beat and rhythm of Hip Hop music. It is a dynamic style that helps dancers improve flexibility, develop body balance and coordination.

Tap is a style involving rhythm, dynamics, and varying sounds. Dancers warm up to loosen their ankles and knees for proper execution of skills, across-the-floor progressions, and have center floor work to learn and perfect new skills.

This dance style focuses on learning proper dance techniques such as isolation of the body, improving performance quality and developing complex rhythms and patterns. Dancers will work on strength, flexibility and conditioning technique and progressions including turns, kicks and leaps. Dancers will learn choreography to popular and age-appropriate music of today along with vintage styles of jazz from the last decades.

Our Acro classes combine tumbling, limbering, and balancing with traditional dance techniques using safe, age-appropriate progressions. Utilizing industry leading Acrobatic Arts curriculum with certified Acrobatic Arts instructors, dancers will learn acrobatic skills such as cartwheels, bridges, walkovers, and handstands. Acro helps develop and improve core strength, spine stability, upper body strength, control & flexibility.

Being that ballet dance is a core subject in all dance training, students will be educated and challenged to continually grow and develop their technique. Ballet training will also work on providing grace, strength, poise, balance and flexibility which will help improve students’ training in other subjects and activities.

A 60-minute combination class in ballet, tap, and intro to jazz. A variety of dance steps and combinations are introduced.

Our Groove & Tumble Combo class is the perfect introduction to hip-hop and acrobatics for young movers. In this 45-minute class, boys and girls will explore the fundamentals of hip-hop and acro in a fun, age-appropriate setting.

A fun and engaging 45-minute class introducing the fundamentals of pre-ballet and pre-tap! Dancers will explore basic terminology while developing coordination, rhythm, and confidence. Our Preschool Combo program encourages natural movement and muscle development through music, creative songs, and playful dance activities, all in a positive and nurturing environment where every little dancer can shine!

For our littlest dancers! This 30-minute ballet-based class is filled with music, movement, and fun. Dancers will explore basic ballet steps, simple routines, and creative movement through song and dance. We use dance-related games to encourage stretching, rhythm, and coordination, all while fostering independence in a positive and nurturing environment. Tiny Tots attend class on their own, building confidence and a love for dance from the very start!

The Shining Star Program is the perfect introduction to our Intensive Program. Tailored for young and emerging dancers, this program focuses on building a strong foundation in dance technique and performance skills.

Our recital program begins at 6 years old and it’s a celebration of creativity, growth, and the incredible diversity within our dance family. We are committed to providing an accepting environment where every dancer feels valued and inspired to shine.

Our preschool program starts at age 2 and offers a nurturing and joyful environment where our youngest dancers can begin their journey. We’ll explore creative dance concepts such as shape, speed, and size.

Our Intensive Program at Erin Rae’s School of Dance is designed for dedicated dancers who are ready to take their skills to the next level. This program offers training in various dance styles, including Ballet Tech, Jazz, Jazz Tech, Hip Hop, Acro, Acro Tech, Contemporary, Lyrical, Tap, Tap Tech, Modern, Modern Tech, etc, ensuring a well-rounded dance education.

Each season kicks off with our Annual August Intensive Week, where dancers dive into choreography, build team bonds, and learn their routines for the upcoming year. It’s an exciting launch filled with energy, focus, and fun—and it sets the tone for a season of growth.