Blair Dance Center

Tumbling is a form of gymnastics performed without any specialized equipment. Stunts like somersaults, handsprings, walkovers and aerials are shown on the floor using tumbling mats for added cushion. Students will learn a variety of gymnastics skills and lifts that can be incorporated into routines of most styles.

Competitive dance is performed by individuals or groups, often students, with the aim of showcasing their skills and artistry before a panel of judges and potentially winning awards. It involves structured routines, diverse dance styles, and rigorous training to achieve high levels of performance.

Clogging uses combinations of heel and toe movements to accompany the music in a lively and rhythmic high stepping dance. Cloggers wear taps, but they differ slightly. Tap shoe s have a single tap attached to the toe and heel. Clogging taps have another piece attached, therefore considered "double taps."

Pom is intended to teach sharp, clean motions through across the floor and pom combinations. This class will focus on the lines of the body and working in complete unison with other dancers. The class will drill kicks, leaps, turns and trucks as well as focus on flexibility and pom choreography.

Hip Hop is a lifestyle and attitude that has developed both musically and physically over the past 30+ years. This class is not only a fun and athletic form of exercise, but it has earned the respect as an influential form of dance. The hip hop students will learn techniques such as body isolations, pop-lock movement and how to execute diverse styles and attitude.

Pointe work is performing using hard-toed and stiff-shanked pointe shoes to allow the dancer to dance on her toes. Pointe work is appropriate when a student is at least 11 years old because their growth plates in their feet have finished growing. The graduation to this level takes years of preperations and involves the strength and alignment of the body, not just the feet.

Students in fourth through twelfth grade, jazz technique is added to this core class. Each week the students will experience all three dance forms in class. New combinations are taught on a weekly basis as they continue working on technique. They will also explore a variety of leaps, turns and across the floor combinations.

For students in Kindergarten through 3rd Grade, ballet and tap technique will be taught in these 45 minute classes. Ballet will teach proper body alignment, poise and grace. Tap dancing is a fun way to explore rhythm training. The children will begin to memorize dance combinations of various steps they accomplish.

This 45 minute class will focus on proper etiquette and behavior while never losing sight of the joy and fun dancing brings. Your four year olds will learn the basic beginning fundamentals of ballet, right vs. left direction, and enjoy song and dance routines.

All preschool classes are designed to instill in our students a love for the magical world of dance and theater by capturing their natural enthusiasm for music, movement and creative play. This fun class will focus on large motor skill development, jumping, skipping, galloping and clapping in time with the music.