Eastside Dance Company

Kindergarten Combo has two dances and therefore two costumes. Costume fees are broken down into two payments. A costume deposit of $60 for each costume due November costume balance for the remainder of the cost of each costume due January. Costume charges are automatically posted to your online account and due the first of each month (November and January) along with tuition.

Pointe is an extension of ballet for an advanced dancer. Dancers will wear pre-pointe or pointe shoes and will learn the correct and safe way to dance en pointe / on their toes. Students are recommended for this class based on muscular and skeletal development as well as their understanding of ballet. Throughout the year, dancers will be evaluated for their readiness to transition to go en Pointe and not all dancers will transition to Pointe at the same time as all dancers develop at different rates.

Demi-Pointe also known as Pre-Pointe is a pointe preparation class for serious ballet students interested in dancing en pointe. This class contains repetition and articulate movements. The focus is on proper technique while training and strengthening the muscles needed before being considered to transition. Dancers must be invited into this class and students must meet specific criteria to participate. Demi-Pointe is taken twice a week following ballet / ballet technique class.

Introduction to Demi-Pointe is the preparation for Pre-Pointe / Dem-Pointe. This is an educational based class, there will be no recital dance. In this class, dancers will focus on foot and ankle placement, body alignment, holding their turn out, and engaging the core. The introduction to demi-pointe class will be the entire year and will be taken in ballet shoes.

The path from ballet shoes to pointe shoes is not a quick process and takes time for dancers to develop and be fully ready to go on their toes. It requires an immense amount of work and not only do students need to be physically ready they must also be emotionally ready. Pointe work and the path to get there takes an incredible amount of dedication, a deeper focus on ballet technique and proper placement, along with the ability to endure the blisters that go along with going en Pointe.

Contemporary merges elements of ballet, jazz, lyrical, and modern into a very grounded, unique style of dance. Although the movement is often very fluid, it is also characterized by quirky off balance moves with lots of floor work. Contemporary classes develop body-awareness, and expression of movement while dancers will get to explore their own movement through improvisation.

Lyrical is a fusion of ballet and jazz dance techniques. Dancers will learn how to interpret the lyrics of the song through movement. Lyrical classes will focus on proper technique, flexibility, and expression. In order to be enrolled in lyrical dancers must also take ballet.

Irish Hard Shoe is offered for our older students It is an exciting traditional Irish dance class done in a special shoe that makes sounds similar to tap shoes. Dancers learn the proper way to strike the floor to create specific sounds and rhythms while executing traditional Irish steps. Irish Hard Shoe class focuses on continuing to build dancers understanding of Irish dance, body alignment, strength and stamina, while teaching the proper technique of hardshoe.

Irish dance is a group of traditional dances originating from Ireland. Irish class is taken in soft shoes called Gillies. In this class dancers build strength and are educated on traditional Irish music. This class will focus on foot placement, body alignment, strength, stamina and traditional Irish steps and sequences.

Theater dance also known as Musical Theatre class focuses on Broadway style dance while singing to a track. Dancers will dive into their singing, dancing, and acting skills while learning about different Broadway Musicals. Dancers will develop self-confidence, performance quality, and dance technique.

Hip hop is a class that infuses many styles of street dancing, breaking, popping, and locking. Dancers will work on developing strength, stamina, balance and coordination to successfully perform moves and skills. At Eastside we believe in the fundamentals of hip-hop using age-appropriate movements.

Int/Adv Acro class is for dancers that have mastered the following skills and have proper experience and teachers approval to be in these classes. We encourage all dancers to begin in our open acro classes and once technically mastered the required skills by our qualified instructors we will notify you to move into the next level of class:

Acrobatics is a tumbling based class that focuses on tricks on the mat. Dancers will develop flexibility, strength, balance, coordination, body-awareness, and self-discipline. Acro class focuses on teaching proper and safe technique of skills such as backbends, cartwheels, front and back walkover, well as many other tricks and skills.

Jazz class is an upbeat and fun style of dance! Jazz is based on ballet technique layered with traditional jazz movement. Dancers will develop flexibility, strength, and proper jazz technique while dancing to fun and upbeat music.

Tap class is all about making music with your feet! Our tap classes stress the basics of tap while also teaching musicality and rhythm. Dancers will develop strength of the knees and ankles, coordination, and proper tap technique.

Ballet is a classical dance form and the foundation of all dance. Ballet classes will help dancers with posture, flexibility, balance, self-discipline, and self-confidence. The focus of the class will be to learn terminology and technique, correct body alignment, improving their turn out and developing grace and poise.

a 50 minute class meeting once a week includes tap and ballet. As these dancers learn tap and ballet terminology the focus of this class is building a strong foundation and touching on all the fundamentals of dance.

a 50 minute class meeting once a week includes tap and ballet. Students will learn be introduced to tap and ballet learning the basic terminology, and the foundation of dance. They will enjoy creative movement, sing along song, while learning through a variety dance games, to help build skills such as coordination, balance, and following instructions.

For our dancers ages 3 to kindergarten, we offer Tap and Ballet combination classes. Students will learn be introduced to tap and ballet learning the basic terminology, and the foundation of dance. They will enjoy creative movement, sing along song, while learning through a variety dance games, to help build skills such as coordination, balance, and following instructions.

a 40-minute class that meets once a week. Dancers will wear ballet shoes to this class and be introduced to the world of dance through creative movement, sing along songs, mat work, and lots of fun! In this class they will work on follow instructions, building coordination, balance, and motor skills.

These summer spotlight classes meet one time each and are an opportunity for dancers to take their favorite classes or try something new! These summer spotlight classes meet one time each and are an opportunity for dancers to take their favorite classes or try something new!

Weekly summer classes are the perfect way to keep up with dance through the summer, try a new class, or a wonderful introduction to dance for the new dancer looking to join the wonderful world of dance!! Weekly summer classes are the perfect way to keep up with dance through the summer, try a new class, or a wonderful introduction to dance for the new dancer looking to join the wonderful world of dance!!

July Technique Intensive

These camps will feature a theatrical style lyrical and jazz classes, craft, and fun activities, all while we encourage dancers to sing along to their favorite songs! Join us for our themed one-day camps.

Each date has its own theme. During these one-day camps students will enjoy a creative movement ballet-based class with them related crafts and lots of fun! Join us this summer for our Themed one-day camps.

These classes are one-day camps that are specifically tailored for the youngest of children to attend with a grown-up. Join us this summer for our "Guardian and Me" classes!