Filippetti's Dance Academy

In a fun, positive, and supportive atmosphere these classes are designed for any adult who wants to continue dancing or for anyone who wants to start. We offer classes in jazz, ballet and three levels of tap with each class including warm-ups and stretching, across the floor progressions, and center combinations. Our adult classes offer an exciting way to work out and stay in shape while learning proper dance technique. All levels and experience from beginner to advanced are welcome to join the class.

Pointe is part of classical ballet technique in which the ballet dancer supports all body weight on the tips of fully extended feet. Through proper ballet technique, exercises, and combinations, dancers will learn how to gracefully move across the floor in the shoes every dancer dreams of wearing. Students must be currently enrolled in a ballet class and have permission from the teacher to take this class.

During the class students will focus on each style of dance, as well as combine all three styles showing the way these dance forms connect and relate to one another. Students will learn modern dance through teaching the body to move as an expressive tool while studying the styles of Graham, Horton, Cunningham, Ailey and more. Lyrical dance combines ballet and jazz techniques while creating a story in the dance and expressing oneself through the movement and music. Contemporary is the latest dance trend combing ballet, modern, and jazz, and has become popular through current dance television shows. Dance history, live music, and class discussions are also incorporated into these classes throughout the year. This class is perfect for any student from beginner to advanced who loves to move and explore new ways of moving and dancing!

Taught to upbeat, popular music this non-stop class follows current music and dance trends seen in movies, music videos, and television. Dancers will begin with a basic warm-up followed by across the floor and center combinations while learning the elements of Hip Hop including break dancing, popping and locking, and tutting. This popular class will have dancers learning and moving in a fun-filled and positive atmosphere making them leave wanting more.

Perfect for the Triple Threat performer, our musical theatre consists of songs and dances to both the latest Broadway hits and classic shows. Students will work on dance techniques in the musical theatre, jazz, and tap styles, and will participate in acting exercises including pantomimes, improvisations, and short skits. Students will also study basic stage directions and theatre history. One of our most popular classes, we will have you dancing, acting, laughing, and never wanting to leave.

The class is a positive environment for boys to explore and pursue a basic interest in dance. Intended for our male students only, this class covers the techniques of hip hop, jazz, tumbling, and tap. All boys are welcome to join any of our dance classes, as well as the “boys only” class.

The jazz and tumbling combination class is an energetic class taught to popular age appropriate music. The class will begin with a jazz warmup and continue with learning jazz steps across the floor and in center combinations, followed by learning beginner tumbling passes.

Ballet/Tap combination classes teach more advanced steps and combinations, while still offering the basics and foundations of ballet and tap. Each class will focus on two disciplines allowing the dancer to have a more in-depth learning experience.

Our Combination Classes are designedto teach the basic techniques of various disciplines, while exposing your child to more than one style of dance throughout the class. This class consists of beginner ballet, tumbling, and tap elements. Song and dance, as well as age appropriate technique is also incorporated into this exciting introductory class. Young dancers will leave this class knowing the basic steps and terminology in ballet, tap, and tumbling.

Creative movement is designed to get young dancers moving, singing, and learning basic dance techniques, while improving listening, social, and gross motor skills. Basic ballet, basic tumbling, as well as song and dance are incorporated into this energetic and exciting class.

We are proud to offer a complete tumbling program for any age! Our tumbling classes incorporate a combination of floor gymnastics, acro, and dance providing each student with individual attention throughout the class. Taught by experienced teachers, students will learn proper and safe techniques of tumbling and will be able to progress at all levels. Young dancers will start this program in their combination classes learning the basics of tumbling and gymnastics. As the dancer progresses, they will have the opportunity to take a 45 minute tumbling class consisting of power tumbling, as well as acro work. Level placement is determined by the instructors.

Jazz classes are fun and energetic and perfect for any dancer. In these classes students will work on stretching and flexibility and jazz elements such as kicks, isolations, leaps and turns. Across the floor progressions in addition to center combinations are taught to upbeat and fast paced music. Our jazz classes are some of our most popular and exhilarating classes year after year.

These classes explore the dance style of creating sound and music with your feet. Students will learn age appropriate steps and rhythms while enhancing their own sense of musicality. Dancers will work on various combinations, steps, musicality, and rhythms in these tap classes.

Ballet is the basis of all dance training. In ballet the student will learn grace, elegance, technique, discipline, flexibility, stamina, and endurance. Dancers will leave the class with a strong ballet knowledge consisting of steps and terminology. All ballet classes consist of barre work, adagios, grand allegros, petit allegros, and more. We strongly believe that ballet is the most important dance form that a child or adult can study.

In a fun, positive, and supportive atmosphere these classes are designed for any adult who wants to continue dancing or for anyone who wants to start. We offer classes in jazz, ballet and three levels of tap with each class including warm-ups and stretching, across the floor progressions, and center combinations. Our adult classes offer an exciting way to work out and stay in shape while learning proper dance technique. All levels and experience from beginner to advanced are welcome to join the class.

In a fun, positive, and supportive atmosphere these classes are designed for any adult who wants to continue dancing or for anyone who wants to start. We offer classes in jazz, ballet and three levels of tap with each class including warm-ups and stretching, across the floor progressions, and center combinations. Our adult classes offer an exciting way to work out and stay in shape while learning proper dance technique. All levels and experience from beginner to advanced are welcome to join the class.

In a fun, positive, and supportive atmosphere these classes are designed for any adult who wants to continue dancing or for anyone who wants to start. We offer classes in jazz, ballet and three levels of tap with each class including warm-ups and stretching, across the floor progressions, and center combinations. Our adult classes offer an exciting way to work out and stay in shape while learning proper dance technique. All levels and experience from beginner to advanced are welcome to join the class.

During the class students will focus on each style of dance, as well as combine all three styles showing the way these dance forms connect and relate to one another. Students will learn modern dance through teaching the body to move as an expressive tool while studying the styles of Graham, Horton, Cunningham, Ailey and more. Lyrical dance combines ballet and jazz techniques while creating a story in the dance and expressing oneself through the movement and music. Contemporary is the latest dance trend combing ballet, modern, and jazz, and has become popular through current dance television shows. Dance history, live music, and class discussions are also incorporated into these classes throughout the year. This class is perfect for any student from beginner to advanced who loves to move and explore new ways of moving and dancing!

During the class students will focus on each style of dance, as well as combine all three styles showing the way these dance forms connect and relate to one another. Students will learn modern dance through teaching the body to move as an expressive tool while studying the styles of Graham, Horton, Cunningham, Ailey and more. Lyrical dance combines ballet and jazz techniques while creating a story in the dance and expressing oneself through the movement and music. Contemporary is the latest dance trend combing ballet, modern, and jazz, and has become popular through current dance television shows. Dance history, live music, and class discussions are also incorporated into these classes throughout the year. This class is perfect for any student from beginner to advanced who loves to move and explore new ways of moving and dancing!

The jazz and tumbling combination class is an energetic class taught to popular age appropriate music. The class will begin with a jazz warmup and continue with learning jazz steps across the floor and in center combinations, followed by learning beginner tumbling passes.

Perfect for the Triple Threat performer, our musical theatre consists of songs and dances to both the latest Broadway hits and classic shows. Students will work on dance techniques in the musical theatre, jazz, and tap styles, and will participate in acting exercises including pantomimes, improvisations, and short skits. Students will also study basic stage directions and theatre history. One of our most popular classes, we will have you dancing, acting, laughing, and never wanting to leave.

Ballet/Tap combination classes teach more advanced steps and combinations, while still offering the basics and foundations of ballet and tap. Each class will focus on two disciplines allowing the dancer to have a more in-depth learning experience.

Ballet/Tap combination classes teach more advanced steps and combinations, while still offering the basics and foundations of ballet and tap. Each class will focus on two disciplines allowing the dancer to have a more in-depth learning experience.

Creative movement is designed to get young dancers moving, singing, and learning basic dance techniques, while improving listening, social, and gross motor skills. Basic ballet, basic tumbling, as well as song and dance are incorporated into this energetic and exciting class.