The Studio - Liberty Dance and Glee

We are in our 13th season of having our adaptive needs classes. Our younger class includes creative movement and more of a jazz funk style and our older class focuses on creative movement adding tap. Each class has a group of junior staff assigned as their buddies to help assist with learning and focus and our teachers are certified in adaptive needs and work as paras for special needs in the Liberty School district.

This last year we offered a new opportunity for our senior dancers aged 50 plus! We have a one hour tap class during the day that incorporates, stretching, balance, tap steps, memory, choreography, weight changes and coordination and a lot of fun!

Commercial dance is a style of dance that is designed to be performed in front of an audience. It is a broad category that can include everything from hip-hop and jazz to tap and ballet. Commercial dancers must be able to perform with energy and precision while still making the routine look effortless. It is usually a fusion of styles and is used in sporting events, dance team, commercial and television work.

Contemporary dance is a style of Concert Dance, or dance intended to be performed for an audience, that incorporates elements of Modern Dance, Ballet, Jazz, and Lyrical, as well as various other dance styles. Popular on such dance shows as World of Dance and So You Think You Can Dance, contemporary has gained a lot of popularity over the last decade.

A class for women who want to get their groove on! Ladies of all shapes, sizes and ability come together to learn fun and sassy tap, jazz and hip hop routines during this upbeat, active 90 minute ladies night out. No dance experience required!

Dancers learn acrobatic skills, develop flexibility, and build stamina. Acro skills will be paired with choreography and dance skills. Students will be required to master certain skill sets before enrolling.

This class focuses on skill development in the areas of Tap and Musical Theater. This class is for boys aged 6-10 with at least 1 year of dance experience.

A ballet based dance that focuses on expressing the meaning of the music through movement. Classes will strongly emphasize developing technique as well as teaching students to relate to the songs they are dancing to and portray the emotions described in the lyrics.

Focuses on partnering as well as multiple styles of ballroom dance such as swing, jive and Latin styles...Students will learn age appropriate tricks and lifts with a partner, emphasizing trust and teamwork.

Our studio introduces tap students of both genders to both traditional tap steps as well as more modern, street style rhythmical tap styles. Our highest level of tap students will be challenged with fast-paced traditional tap steps as well as matching rhythms in acapella tap dances.

Classes are instructed by male teachers with diverse dance back grounds who will introduce the boys to a variety of styles. These classes also focus on developing the ability to freestyle.

Ages 3 – 18 will primarily focus on a combination of tap and ballet while ages 13+ will have a combination of jazz and ballet with tap offered separately.

Dancers learn to portray a variety of characters with their faces and movements while lip-syncing along to some of their favorite songs from Disney to Broadway...Boys Musical Theater is offered for boys only and a focus on more masculine music and movements.

Focuses on developing our students into triple threats through singing, acting and dance...classes will focus on vocals, reading music and finding harmonies within a song...dance moves are added in to create a fun and dynamic performance.

Students will learn to dance with high energy and differentiate movement from smooth to sharp isolations...classes are high energy and have a sassy, jazz flavor with a focus on age appropriate style and moves.

Students focus on barre work, leaps, turns and ballet terminology as they grow in their strength and understanding on the most basic form of dance. Technique, Advanced Ballet and Point/Pre-Pointe are available.

We are in our 13 th season of having our adaptive needs classes. Our younger class includes creative movement and more of a jazz funk style and our older class focuses on creative movement adding tap. Each class has a group of junior staff assigned as their buddies to help assist with learning and focus and our teachers are certified in adaptive needs and work as paras for special needs in the Liberty School district.

Classes are instructed by male teachers with diverse dance back grounds who will introduce the boys to a variety of styles. These classes also focus on developing the ability to freestyle

Students focus on barre work, leaps, turns and ballet terminology as they grow in their strength and understanding on the most basic form of dance. Technique, Advanced Ballet and Point/Pre-Pointe are available.