First Street Academy Of Dance

Jazz will focus on learning proper dance technique such as isolations of the body, improving performance quality and developing complex rhythms and patterns. Students will be exposed to various styles of jazz such as Broadway, Street and Contemporary to help develop a well rounded dancer. Class curriculum is based in ballet technique layered with traditional jazz movement and includes a proper warm-up, stretches, isolations, across-the-floor progressions, and combinations.

Tap classes are designed to develop rhythm, style and sound. Students will learn a variety of tap styles from Broadway to Rhythm tap. Exercises focus on building flexibility of the knee and ankles, coordination, and speed of movement. The class emphasis is on developing proper tap technique, producing clear tap sounds, and having fun.

Students will focus on building the strength, flexibility and control needed to execute ballet moves. Musicality and performance quality will be discussed in depth during classes. Each class will emphasize barre exercises and may also include a combination of center floor work and across-the-floor combinations.

This class is designed for dancers who are looking to get into hip-hop without joining our required technique classes. Dancers will work on strength, rhythm, coordination with familiar moves that they see other commercial dancers performing. This may be the perfect for your dancer!

This class is designed to introduce Jazz and add on to the current Ballet/Tap Combo class. This class will continue to allow the student to express themselves with a new style of dance, improve their flexibility, develop a more complex sense of rhythm and overall coordination.

This fun class is designed to introduce students to ballet and tap dance. Learning some basic ballet and tap skills will allow the students to experience each style of dance while improving their flexibility, sense of rhythm and overall coordination. Student's are broken out by age/grade level.

Learn about music, rhythm, beats and self expression while also learning about working with others, taking turns, and following directions with basic classical ballet terminology. Children are encouraged to move their bodies and to use their gross motor skills.