Studio East Dance Company

Individual classes designed for young students and teen/adults students with disabilities and special needs. Students will discover various musical genres, learn basic dance steps, learn choreography, explore rhythm, sing and participate in movement games to encourage social development, physical fitness and gross motor development. Through simple patterns, sequencing and repetition, students will gain balance, express emotion, and gain muscle control, all while having fun and making new friends. Dance encourages imagination, creativity, confidence and self-esteem in a fun and musical driven atmosphere.

These classes are a great chance for those who are on the homeschool schedule to come in and interact with other kids who are learning from home as well. If you are a homeschooler, you do not have to take these classes and you can participate in our regular classes, this is simply an additional offer.

This class will work on tumble skills and flexibility. Progressions will be given so all students will learn and grow.

This is a new class that will fuse tumbling skills and dance technique. This class will include partnering, floor work, strength, and artistry.

All tap classes will work on rhythm and musicality. Each age group will learn traditional, and rhythm tap that will focus on progressions for safety and success.

This class is designed for students with previous and continuing training. Students will utilize previously learned ballet technique while working in pointe shoes. Approval for pointe shoes is required.

By teacher approval and invite only. Pre-pointe is used to strengthen the ankles and placement for an easier transition to pointe. Pointe work requires an immense amount of foot and ankle strength in addition to placement of body weight. Pointe shoes have a much smaller surface area to balance on; this area is called the box of your pointe shoe. Without proper training and strength, it is quite difficult to feel secure and comfortable once up on your shoes. Pre-pointe revolves around the basis of balance and strength. These goals are reinforced through the use of many releves, balance exercises, and steps that are commonly used on pointe, such as echappe and bourrée. Pre-pointe is a very important stepping stone in a dancers' education when thinking of pursuing pointe. This class ensures the proper alignment of strength that is so valuable when up on pointe.

Certified instructors, Miss Ramona and Miss Jules will lead classes in this innovative body conditioning and strengthening class. Specific exercises are used to support weight placement, alignment, and posture. A small and large exercise ball is needed.

This class will use music from favorite musicals, showcase dances, and acting, through the words, music, movement, and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole.

An emphasis is placed on grace, fluidity, musicality, and expressiveness to capture emotion through movement. This style combines elements of ballet and jazz to create storytelling and expression.

Our jazz classes enrich and extend students' technical skills through center and progression work.

Dance improvisation is the process of spontaneously creating movement. Development of improvised movement material is facilitated through a variety of creative explorations, including levels, shapes, and dynamics. This class will improve each dancer's ability to connect their training to their own interpretation and artistry.

Our dynamic hip hop classes provide students with the latest, cutting-edge, hip-hop choreography.

This class dives into the fundamentals of turning and technical sequencing of moves along with combining turns and leap. Leaps and turns focus on proper technique in pirouettes, leaps, jumps, battements, flexibility, extensions, and more.

This class is a combination of deep stretching and body conditioning. Each class will focus on endurance, arms, abdominal, and leg exercises to strengthen the entire body. Strong muscles are vital for protecting the body and improving dance skills. Healthy muscles are important for safety and to let the dancers move more freely and keep the body strong. This class may incorporate therabands, tennis balls, stretch bands, ankle weights, yoga blocks, turning boards, and more.

Coming Fall of 2024!! What to learn the ins and outs of choreography? This class is for ages 11 and up. More information coming soon.

If your dancer loves learning up-to-date choreography, they will love this class. These classes will be taught by Miss Ramona and Miss Kenzie who have traveled to conventions all over the upstate NY area. These combinations will get your dancer excited and growing by offering choreography by leading professionals. All choreography is credited to the teacher and acceptable to teach. Styles in contemporary, hip-hop, lyrical, musical theater, tap, ballet and more.

Contemporary dance is a genre that includes fluidity, versatility and freedom of expression. This style includes movement from modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet. Classes will include warm up and progressions.

Studio East Dance Company will offer guest choreography for some classes, solos, duets and trios. These dances selected for this work will be taught choreography in the summer and fall or 2025.

Optional classes for the Company Team, ages 12+ years. These optional classes offer a broad range of dance disciplines and advanced techniques.

Core classes for the Company Team, ages 12+ years. Includes age-appropriate costuming, music, and choreography.

Optional classes for the Pre-Company Team, ages 11-14 years. These optional classes provide advanced training and diverse styles.

Core classes for the Pre-Company Team, ages 11-14 years. Focuses on age-appropriate costuming, music, and choreography.

Optional classes for the Secondary Team, ages 8-11 years. These options offer a variety of styles and skill development opportunities.

Core classes for the Secondary Team, ages 8-11 years. Includes age-appropriate costuming, music, and choreography.

Optional classes for the Primary Team, ages 5-7 years old. Optional classes can expand on the core curriculum.

Core classes for the Primary Team, ages 5-7 years old. Focuses on age-appropriate costuming, music, and choreography.

This class is designed for students with previous and continuing ballet training. Students will utilize previously learned ballet technique while working in pointe shoes. Approval for pointe shoes is required.

By teacher approval and invite only. Recreational students who desire to take this class must have a strong foundation in ballet and require more ballet classes. Pre-pointe is used to strengthen the ankles and placement for an easier transition to pointe. Pointe work requires an immense amount of foot and ankle strength in addition to placement of body weight. Pointe shoes have a much smaller surface area to balance on; this area is called the box of your pointe shoe. Without proper training and strength, it is quite difficult to feel secure and comfortable once up on your shoes. Pre-pointe revolves around the basis of balance and strength. These goals are reinforced through the use of many releves, balance exercises, and steps that are commonly used on pointe, such as echappe and bourrée. Pre-pointe is a very important stepping stone in a dancers' education when thinking of pursuing pointe. This class ensures the proper alignment of strength that is so valuable when up on pointe.

This hip-hop class is an explosive, funky dance style that combines memory, coordination, rhythm, and loads of energetic fun.

Dancers will continue learning Jazz terminology, ranging from isolations, to a variety of jumps and turns. This class consists of a warm up, conditioning exercises in order to increase flexibility and strength, and choreography. This class structure may change during the summer sessions in order to be more focused on developing and refining new and old skills.

This class will include American Tap Dance history, a standard tap dance warm up, technique drills, and choreography. Students will build on technique that has been previously learned and will develop a deeper understanding for how skills stack together to make particular combinations and rhythms. Tap dance does take practice in order to gain fluidity, as well as develop the required muscle memory. Our staff is dedicated to working with students and making sure that everyone feels comfortable in the skills and steps they are being asked to do.

This class focuses on control and fluidity of movement. The main foundation for this style is in ballet, and uses ballet technique and terminology. Dancers will develop musicality, advance their performance skills, and solidify their ballet and jazz technique.

This hip-hop class is an explosive, funky dance style that combines memory, coordination, rhythm, and loads of energetic fun.

This class is focused on graceful, precise steps, strong core and posture, and will develop discipline and coordination. Barre work and center floor work will be taught along with terminology.

This class begins with a warm-up and some stretching, to work on increasing flexibility. This class will work on leaps, turns, and stylized movement to upbeat music.

This class will work on a series of tap skills in combinations. Timing and rhythm will be taught intensively at this age.

This class is a combination of deep stretching and body conditioning. Each class will focus on endurance, arms, abdominal, and leg exercises to strengthen the entire body. Strong muscles are vital for protecting the body and improving dance skills. Healthy muscles are important for safety and to let the dancer move more freely and keep the body strong. This class may incorporate therebands, tennis balls, stretch bands, ankle weights, yoga blocks, turning boards and more.

This hip-hop class is an explosive, funky dance style that combines memory, coordination, rhythm, and loads of energetic fun.

This class is focused on graceful, precise steps, strong core and posture, and will develop discipline and coordination. Barre work and center floor work will be taught along with terminology.

Preps 1 jazz is an introduction to jazz where students will experience a class that will focus on flexibility, isolations, basic jazz movement and terminology to upbeat and age appropriate music.

This class will work on a series of tap skills in combinations. Timing and rhythm will be taught intensively at this age.

Hip-hop encompasses many different dance styles. Our hip-hop classes teach rhythm, coordination, musicality, and choreography that is age appropriate. Students will enjoy an energetic class that will develop focus, strength, and agility while having fun.

This combo class is for students that are always showing off their dance moves and love to flip around. It combines the basics of hip-hop and tumbling skills with age-appropriate movement and music.

This class is built on movements already learned in Tots 1 and Tots 2 but also appropriate for the first-time dancer. At this level, students will learn coordination with more challenging tap and ballet skills, through imagination activities across the floor while building balance and confidence. Dancers will enjoy learning ballet and tap terminology as well as the dance moves and express their individuality. Pre-Jazz is an introduction to jazz where students will experience a class that will focus on flexibility, isolations, basic jazz movement and terminology to upbeat and age appropriate music.

This is a fun class that introduces students to basic tumbling fundamentals. This includes forwards and backwards rolls, bridges, cartwheels and variations, and more. Students will work on strength and body awareness, all while working on solid foundations of beginner skills in a safe and supportive way.

This class is for ages 3-6 that are learning the basic acro positions and more. This includes forwards and backwards rolls, bridges, cartwheels and variations, and more. Students will work on strength and body awareness, all while working on solid foundations of beginner skills in a safe and supportive way.

This class will focus on the basics of tap and ballet, while teaching young students about technique and discipline to build on their foundation. This class will give students that are older a chance to be role models and work on strengthening their technique.

Our tots 2 class consists of tap and ballet. This class is built on basic movements, already learned in Tots 1 but also appropriate for the first-time dancer. At this level, students will learn coordination with more challenging tap and ballet skills, through imagination activities across the floor while building balance and confidence. Dancers will enjoy learning ballet and tap terminology as well as the dance moves and express their individuality.

This class is perfect for ages 3 + 4. Tots 1 combo class is comprised of tap and ballet. This class will be focused on the foundation for correct, safe, and successful dancing in years to follow. Students will learn the basic steps and terminology in ballet and tap, along with the introduction of more skills and techniques. Instructors will foster creativity and imagination in class through movement and imaginary games.

Dance with Me is a 30-minute creative movement class suitable for your young dancer. Parents/caregivers will participate actively in the class as children learn basic dance steps, movement, and terminology, through songs, stories, and play. Props will be used for interactive play.

Beginner-Intermediate Ballet classes are back this summer starting Tuesday, July 15th from 8:00 to 8:30 pm. This is a great opportunity for adults to learn or improve their ballet skills.

Beginner-Intermediate Tap classes are back this summer starting Tuesday, July 15th from 8:30 to 9:00 pm. This is a great opportunity for adults to learn or improve their tap dancing skills.

Our Parent Night Out events are the perfect one-evening getaway for children ages 3–12, filled with dancing, themed activities, and movie fun! You don’t need to be a current Studio East student or have any dance experience to join in. Everyone is welcome to come and have a blast with us!