Sharon's Studio of Dance & Music

Book your child a dance birthday party in Whippany, NJ! Choose a dance style and a theme and our talented and experienced staff will provide a fun dance party like no other! Choices of dance style include: Hip hop

Book your child a dance birthday party in Whippany, NJ! Choose a dance style and a theme and our talented and experienced staff will provide a fun dance party like no other! Choices of dance style include: Ballet

Ballet & Bubbles is one of the many fun and exciting programs offered throughout the year at our dance studio in Whippany, NJ. From our signature dance camps to friendship weeks, birthday parties, and more, we have a program for everyone!

It’s never too late to dance! Whether you’re returning to the studio or trying something new, our adult dance classes offer a fun and supportive way to stay active, express yourself, and connect with others who love to move. Our adult dance classes are friendly and social, welcoming dancers of all experience levels. Each class focuses on posture, self-confidence, strength, and balance, while improving flexibility, coordination, stamina, and core strength through a variety of exercises and routines. Rediscover the joy of movement and feel inspired every time you step into the studio!

High School - Adult Dance Classes for individuals aged 14 and up. Sharon's Studio of Dance & Music offers dance classes in Whippany, NJ for children and adults of all ages and skill levels.

6th-8th Grade Dance Classes for children aged 11-13 years old. Sharon's Studio of Dance & Music offers dance classes in Whippany, NJ for children and adults of all ages and skill levels.

5th Grade Dance Classes for children aged 10 years old. Sharon's Studio of Dance & Music offers dance classes in Whippany, NJ for children and adults of all ages and skill levels.

4th Grade Dance Classes for children aged 9 years old. Sharon's Studio of Dance & Music offers dance classes in Whippany, NJ for children and adults of all ages and skill levels.

3rd Grade Dance Classes for children aged 8 years old. Sharon's Studio of Dance & Music offers dance classes in Whippany, NJ for children and adults of all ages and skill levels.

2nd Grade Dance Classes for children aged 7 years old. Sharon's Studio of Dance & Music offers dance classes in Whippany, NJ for children and adults of all ages and skill levels.

1st Grade Dance Classes for children aged 6 years old. Sharon's Studio of Dance & Music offers dance classes in Whippany, NJ for children and adults of all ages and skill levels.

Kindergarten Dance Classes for children aged 5 years old. Sharon's Studio of Dance & Music offers dance classes in Whippany, NJ for children and adults of all ages and skill levels.

Preschool Dance Classes for children aged 3 and 4 years old. Sharon's Studio of Dance & Music offers dance classes in Whippany, NJ for children and adults of all ages and skill levels.

Toddler Dance Classes for children aged 18 months to 3 years old. Sharon's Studio of Dance & Music offers dance classes in Whippany, NJ for children and adults of all ages and skill levels.

Our adult dance classes are friendly, social classes, regardless of your level of dance experience. Classes focus on posture, self-confidence, body strength, and balance. Each class is based on a wide repertoire of exercises and routines which will keep you moving and improve flexibility, coordination, stamina and core strength.

Stretch and conditioning focuses on yoga, Pilates, cardio, and strength training to loosen muscles and build strength. The class will focus on arms, legs, and abdominal strength. Flexibility will also be a key focus of the class, teaching students how to maximize flexibility after truly warming up their muscles. This class does not do a recital dance.

Stretch, leaps, and turns is a class dedicated solely to those three areas of dance technique. Class is taught from a non-genre specific background, so students will focus on jazz, ballet, and modern technique as well as lyrical and contemporary styles. A typical class includes a center stretch and across the floor exercises, with center work focusing on petite allegro and turns. Occasionally, class focus will shift to conditioning and strengthening. This class does not do a recital dance, as its intention is to build strong, technical dancers.

Acrobatic training builds flexibility and upper body strength. Tricks such as handstands, cartwheels and rolls are taught. As levels progress, tricks like walkovers, handsprings and aerials are introduced.

Hip hop is a fun and exciting class that offers an alternative to classical training options such as ballet and tap. Our hip hop classes include some elements of jazz technique including stretches, isolations, and core strengthening. Students are taught hip hop steps such as floor work, freezes, and turns. Hip hop is very energetic and unique in that it allows dancers to perform with freedom of movement, adding in their own personalities.

Break dance is a form of hip hop that requires a strong upper body and a willingness to try new and exciting things. Students will learn the basics, while progressing to head spins, back spins, and windmills in higher levels of break.

Contemporary dance pulls from ballet, jazz, and modern techniques to create an interesting style that includes shapes, gestures, and unique variations to classical movements. We recommend this class be taken in conjunction with ballet and/ or jazz.

Lyrical provides dancers with an outlet to tell the story of a song through their movements. This stylized class combines the techniques of ballet, jazz, and modern dance. Class focuses on turns, leaps, tricks, and flexibility. We recommend this class be taken in conjunction with ballet and/or jazz.

Tap gives the student the unique ability to focus on creating rhythms and sounds. This technique is beneficial for reinforcement in counting music, feeling rhythms, and additional coordination skills. At the younger levels, tap class focuses on learning basic steps like Maxie Fords, time steps, and buffalos, while distinguishing between flaps and shuffles, jumps and leaps, and heels and toes. As students progress to the middle levels, more difficult concepts like pull backs, drawbacks, and wings are introduced. Dances are typically taught to coincide directly with the beat of the music. In the teen and high school classes, rhythm tapping is introduced.

Jazz provides strong technical training for a dancer, set to upbeat music. Class reinforces many of the same things taught in ballet class, making it beneficial to pair the classes together. Jazz introduces new, modern terminology and movement methods including isolations, stretches, and the parallel position. Classes begin with a center warm-up that strengthens and stretches. Students then practice across the floor and in the center with a culminating combination.

Our pointe classes are designed for advanced ballet students ready to elevate their technique to the next level. With a focus on strength, precision, and grace, students will refine their skills and develop the artistry required for this elegant and challenging ballet discipline. Safety and proper technique are emphasized, ensuring each dancer's progression is both rewarding and injury-free.

Ballet is considered the basis of all dance techniques. It provides a solid foundation for the aspiring dancer by improving the body's strength, coordination, and flexibility. At the younger levels, children are given exercises at the barre, focusing on the basics of plie, tendu, and battement. As the levels progress, new concepts such as pas de cheval, petit battement, and rond de jambe are introduced. Steps are reinforced through across-the-floor exercises, combinations, leaps and turns.

Our kindergarten to first grade combo class provides instruction in tap, ballet, and jazz dance techniques. The ballet and tap portions of class are built off of the preschool curriculum. Students learn more advanced tap steps, including Maxie Fords and buffalos, while reviewing shuffles and ball changes to enforce the basics. In ballet, students learn the basics of the ballet barre, including plies, tendus, and degages. The jazz section of class will introduce stretching, isolations, and core strengthening exercises. Students in the kindergarten to first grade combo receive a well rounded education, laying the foundation for future learning.

This class for three and four year olds combines hip hop and acrobatics and is sure to get your little one to “wiggle it, just a little bit!” The 45-minute lesson will incorporate a fun, fast moving, age appropriate style of hip hop dance with pop music so that your child can increase their confidence and express their creativity while being supported in a safe environment with our experienced dance teachers.

Our preschool combo classes include age-appropriate lessons in ballet, tap, and acrobatics. Classes follow a curriculum that is proven to help your little one increase their confidence while being supported in a safe and encouraging environment. Each class begins with tap, in which children will learn basics like marches and heel digs, as well as traditional tap steps like shuffles and ball changes. After children change into ballet shoes, they learn simple barre exercises, stretches, and circle games. Finally, the children head to the gym mats to focus on rolls, crab walks, cartwheels, and more for a creative and fun-filled 45 minute class!

Our original Twinkling Twos program is specially designed for two-year-olds to introduce them to rhythms, songs, creative movement and expression. This fun 30-minute class includes elements of ballet, creative movement and tumbling to prepare your child for our Preschool Combo class.

Our Mommy & Me dance classes will help your little one enhance their gross motor skills, become more independent, and socially aware. These classes will assist in introducing your child to sharing and following directions in a fun and safe environment. These classes are for children 18-24 months old to take with a parent or guardian.

Book your child a dance birthday party in Whippany, NJ! Choose a dance style and a theme and our talented and experienced staff will provide a fun dance party like no other! Choices of dance style include: Jazz

Sharon's Studio of Dance & Music offers a variety of different seasonal and themed dance camps in Whippany, NJ throughout the year. All of our dance camps include singing, acting, ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, acrobatics, props, crafts, and dress up for boys and girls!

Dance Camps are signature dance programs offered throughout the year at our dance studio in Whippany, NJ. From our signature dance camps to friendship weeks, birthday parties, and more, we have a program for everyone!

Sharon's Studio of Dance & Music's signature summer dance camps include singing, acting, ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, acrobatics, props, crafts, and dress up for children ages 3-7! Our summer dance camps will run during multiple weeks throughout the summer from 9:30am - 12:00pm in a variety of fun themes that your child is sure to love!

Each Presidents Day, Sharon's Studio of Dance & Music runs camps for children ages 3-7 from 9:00am - 12:00pm. Presidents' Day camps include singing, acting, dancing, dress up, crafts, movies and more! We encourage all students to bring a snack and dress in comfortable clothing.