Pat's School of Dance

Our pre school classes are very popular! It is a fun class designed to introduce dance & movement while developing large & small motor skills. Important to the growth & development of all young children, students learn a combination of tap & ballet.

The 2 year old class has been a huge success at Pat’s School of Dance! It begins as a mommy & me class learning small & large motor skills, listening skills & self-expression. Towards the end of the year, the 2 year olds are taking class by themselves and feel very comfortable being in a class environment.

Lyrical finds the balance between ballet & jazz. It blends several different styles incorporating movement of the entire body while placing a strong emphasis on technique & flexibility. Lyrical is a 45 minute class for grades 3rd and higher. Each Lyrical student must also be enrolled in a weekly ballet class and have completed at least 1 year of ballet. Lyrical classes perform 2 dances at our annual recital.

Hip Hop is the most current & popular dance style! Hip Hop is currently seen on TV, music videos & concert tours for artists like Justin Timberlake, Usher & Beyonce! Hip Hop is a high energy class that involves a great workout & keeps you moving!

Ballet is the fundamental discipline of all dance styles & forms. Ballet is a classical dance form combining grace & precision to create expression through movement. We offer 1 hour ballet classes for students 5 years and older. A highlight for the ballet students is participating in our ballet recital! Each class presents 2 ballet dances at our recital, a classical piece & a character piece in our featured ballet performance.

These classes are 45 minutes or 1 hour depending on the students age/level. The Tap & Jazz classes consist on learning the proper techniques, terminology and foundations of each dance form. Tap helps to develop the dancers ability to keep time & count music. In Jazz, we focus on flexibility and each dancers personal style. At Pat’s School of Dance we believe it is important to learn tap & jazz so our dancers are versatile students & performers.