Miss Sam's Dance Centre 'of Performing Arts LLC

Hip hop dance refers to street dance styles primarily performed to hip hop music or that have evolved as part of hip hop culture. It includes a wide range of styles, primarily breaking, locking, and popping, all of which were created in the 1970s and made popular by various dance crews.

Students will learn acrobatic skills on the mats and floor beam, as well as dance movements. This class helps improve flexibility, strength, balance, and motor skills.

This style of dance is characterized by movements that assist the storyline of a song and a character. Dancing and singing will provide the student with the fundamentals of performing on stage necessary for stage presence.

Irish Step Dance is a style of performance dance with roots derived from traditional Irish culture. It is characterized by a stiff upper body and quick, precise movements of the feet. Both soft and hard shoe Irish styles are taught and set to lively Irish music. This class helps develop rhythm, body control, and a sense of cultural style.

Tap dance is a style in which rhythmical variation is audibly performed using specific shoes with hard soles and taps. This class helps develop the sense of rhythm more than any other dance form. Dancers will learn various rhythms through sound, technique, and visual styling

This tackles a dance form that matches the rhythms and techniques of Jazz/Hip Hop music. Jazz/Hip Hop dance is a classification shared by a broad range of dance styles. This specific style combines today’s dance trends with breakdancing, hip hop, and jazz technique. Students will learn proper technique and the concept of isolation, contraction, popping, and locking alongside other common techniques.

Pointe technique is the part of classical ballet technique that concerns pointe work, in which a ballet dancer supports all their body weight on the tips of fully extended feet. To enroll in this class, you must have at least 3 consecutive years of ballet training at Miss Sam’s Dance Centre as well as approval from Miss Sam herself. Pointe training is a very serious subject and doing it too early can be harmful to growth and development. You will be expected to visit Bailey’s Slipper Shop in Rochester to be properly fitted for your pointe shoes before fall classes being. Do not buy your shoes online or locally without being professionally fitted at Bailey’s! This can result in serious injury and failure to work correctly while wearing the shoe.

Classical ballet is a traditional and formal style of ballet that adheres to classical ballet technique. It is known for its aesthetics and rigorous technique such as turnout of the legs, high extensions, and working toward to goal of pointe work. Ballet exemplifies flowing, precise movements and exudes ethereal qualities. Lyrical dance is a style of dance created from the fusion of ballet with jazz and contemporary dance techniques. Lyrical dancing is performed to music with lyrics in order to inspire movements and express strong emotions felt from the lyrics. Because lyrical dancing focuses on the expression of strong emotion, the style concentrates more on individual approach and expressiveness rather than the precision of movements.

Please contact Miss Sam for our rates for solo and semi-private classes. These lessons are reserved for highly motivated students. First year private students will focus on one recital piece to ensure thorough learning during their first year.

Our monthly core class tuition ranges from $39.00 to $45.00 per class, per month. This tuition is divided into 10 equal installments. All payments are due on the first lesson of each month and no later than the 15th of the month.

This class is for young children aged 2.5 to 4 years old, focusing on Tap and Ballet.

This class is for tweens aged 13 and older focusing on Tap and Jazz dance styles.

This class is for tweens aged 13 and older focusing on Ballet dance styles.

This class is for children aged 8 to 10 years old, focusing on Jazz and Tap dance styles.

This class is for children aged 5 to 7 years old, focusing on Jazz and Tap dance styles.

This class is for children aged 5 to 7 years old, focusing on Ballet and Lyrical dance styles.

This class is for children aged 8 to 12 years old, focusing on Ballet dance styles.

Theatre Dance is free of tuition when enrolled in all core classes!

This advanced class focuses on Classical Ballet and Lyrical dance styles.

This advanced class focuses on Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, and Modern dance styles.

Broadway Bound Advanced Company Class is free of tuition when enrolled in Core Classes! This class is for advanced company members.

The dance curriculum will focus on the fundamentals of Beginning Dance Movement/Terminology in the areas of ballet, jazz, hiphop and tumbling. Students will receive a certificate for attending Dance Camp.

The dance curriculum will focus on the fundamentals of Beginning/Intermediate Dance Movement/Terminology in the areas of ballet, jazz, hiphop, and tumbling. Students will receive a certificate for attending Dance Camp.

The dance curriculum will focus on Advanced Intermediate/Advanced I Dance Movement/Terminology in the areas of ballet, jazz, hiphop, and tumbling. Student receive a certificate for attending Dance Camp.

This camp focuses on a combination of Advanced I/Advanced II Movement/Terminology in ballet, jazz, hiphop, and tumbling. Technique will be reviewed and perfected, pertaining to turns, leaps, and flexibility. Students will receive a certificate for attending Dance Camp.