Anita's Elite Dance

Ballet students must wear a leotard with skin-colored tights. Beginning level students may wear skirts/tutus. Students enrolled in several classes on the same day as ballet can stay in their ballet clothes-- Just add a pair of shorts/pants--No need to change.

Tap and jazz students may wear any type of dancewear: leotard, biker shorts/dance pants/dance shorts. During instruction, we request that street clothes/baggy sweats will not be allowed in class.

Tap and jazz students may wear any type of dancewear: leotard, biker shorts/dance pants/dance shorts. During instruction, we request that street clothes/baggy sweats will not be allowed in class.

Tap class focuses on the technique, musicality, rhythm and coordination in creating a percussion with tap shoes. Students are introduced to tap steps ranging from beginning to the most complex. Learned material is then applied to warm-ups, center floor, and combinations. Anita uses Al Gilbert’s Instruction for learning the basic steps.

An expressive form of dance that combines ballet and jazz techniques while conveying a story for the audience. Lyrical is extremely technical and emphasizes the importance of fluidity in dance.

Jazz class includes warm-ups, progressions across the floor, and introductions to combinations ranging from beginner to most technical. Jazz fuses together technique and style, with a focus of stage presence.

Hip-hop is a style of jazz dance which incorporates street-dancing and the breakdown of dance moves. The dance moves are then put into fun and fast-paced combinations. Hip-hop teaches and improves rhythm and coordination.

Ballet is the backbone for all of dance and is essential for a dancer’s progress. It teaches and improves coordination, flexibility, musicality, and fluidity as a dancer. It is an important class for development and strengthening of the muscles.

Teaching basic and advanced tumbling movements, such as somersaults, tumbling, back-walkovers, cartwheels, aerials, etc. Each movement is taught on floor mats and then put into progressive combinations.

Rhythmic footwork used to create percussion through dance.

Students are given singing instruction, proper exercises and vocal study materials.

Expressive form of dance combining fluidity of ballet and jazz techniques.

Fun and energetic combinations to rhythms and techniques of jazz music.

Incorporation of street-style dance put into fun, fast-paced combinations.

Learn basic acting skills such as: performing, singing, and movement.

The backbone of dance; teaches posture, coordination, flexibility, musicality, and flow.

Explore different levels of tumbling-- anywhere from basic to advanced