The Pulse Performing Arts Center

For Girls: Leotard, any color/style. Convertible or regular tights with dance trunks. Black jazz pants may be worn in place of tights and trunks. Students may wear tight-fitting tank tops or camisoles over their leotard. Tap oxford shoes. Solid-color, ankle-length socks can be worn if needed. For Boys: Fitted t-shirt and shorts or jazz pants. Tap oxford shoes.

For Girls: Pink footed tights (must fully cover the foot), pink split sole ballet slippers, and solid Black leotard without skirt for all levels and Pointe classes. Hair is to be pulled back and in a bun. Additional clothing such as t-shirts, shorts, warm-ups, skirts, shiny tights, or shiny leotards are not acceptable. For Boys: White t-shirt & black footed tights, or unitard. Black split-sole ballet shoes.

For Girls: Leotard, any color/style. Convertible or regular tights with dance trunks. Black jazz pants may be worn in place of tights and trunks. Students may wear tight-fitting tank tops or camisoles over their leotard, but no t-shirts are allowed. Split-sole jazz shoes, any color for Jazz and Leaps & Turns. No dance sneakers or dance paws. Bare feet for Contemporary & Acro. Hair is to be pulled back and off the face. For Boys: Fitted t-shirt and shorts or jazz pants. Split-sole jazz shoes, any color.

For Girls: Leotard & footed tights, any color/style. Tap shoes and ballet shoes. Girls should have hair pulled up and off their face and neck. For Boys: T-shirt and tights or shorts, tap shoes, ballet shoes.

Hip Hop clothing that allows for movement. Athletic shorts, a t-shirt, and tennis shoes are a perfect outfit for this class. No school uniforms, denim, sandals, or anything that makes it difficult to move around freely.

A great class for all levels! Improve your dancing by strengthening your body. This class will focus on cardio training, increasing endurance, plyometrics (jump training), and expanding flexibility levels.

Pointe work is traditionally performed by female dancers in a hard “blocked” Pointe shoe. Pointe takes sufficient muscle development, strength & ballet technique, so students must receive permission to begin Pointe.

Focuses on teaching dancers about creative expression. Maintains many of the same rhythmic characteristics that define jazz, but incorporates elements of ballet and modern for a smooth and lengthened quality.

Also offered in Pre Hip Hop for our 5 & 6-year-olds! A popular style that started on the streets of large cities, hip hop is everywhere today including music videos, commercials, and television shows.

Contemporary dance is a new interpretation of many dance styles including Modern, Ballet and Jazz. Creative freedom is a major focus of contemporary dance, all the while holding firm to classical techniques learned in ballet.

Classical ballet training is recognized as the foundation for all types of dance, it is challenging both mentally and physically, and it is an essential part of the training for the well-rounded, serious dancer. We teach proper ballet technique in the Vaganova method while remaining aware of the special emotional needs and physical limitations of young children.

Focuses on musical phrasing, rhythms, and making melodies with the feet. Most often tap is danced to jazz-based music such as Swing, Big Band, Funk, & Latin styles.

Learn skills to execute contemporary and stylized jazz technique, while developing coordination, and musicality. Each class includes warm-up, technique, across-the-floor patterns and a final combo.

The K/1 Tap/Ballet Combo progresses these concepts further. The Hip Hop Combo for ages 5-6 is a high energy, fun intro to jazz and hip-hop movement. The skills children learn enhance coordination, listening, and self-discovery.

These classes are an enjoyable introduction to the world of dance through movement, rhythm, and music! Pre-K Combo emphasizes basic ballet & tap movement, memory, musicality, listening and following directions.