Starsteps Dance Center

This class is the class that follows beginner 2 tumbling. Students should be able to do a back-hand spring before entering this class. We also recommend taking strength and conditioning along with this class to build muscles that are necessary for more powerful tumbling. All of our tumbling classes will spend time on the spring floor, tumble trak, and trampoline.

This class is the class that follows beginner 1 tumbling. Students should be able to do a cartwheel and a bridge kick over before entering this class. In this class students will work toward a round off back hand spring as well as a front hand spring. All of our tumbling classes will spend time on the spring floor, tumble trak, and trampoline.

This class is the class that follows introduction to tumbling. Students should be able to do a cartwheel before entering this class. At this level students will begin to put sequences of tricks together on the floor exercise, tumble trak, and trampoline. This class would be a great addition for a student that is also taking cheer or dance.

In this 45-minute class students will be introduced to the floor exercise, tumble trak, and trampoline. Students will bounce their hearts out and learn the basic building blocks of tumbling.

This class is a ballet and tap combination class geared to teaching young dancers ages 6/7 years old ballet barre and center work, creative movement, tap center skills/progressions, classical choreography and rhythm.

This class is a ballet and tap combination class geared to teaching young dancers ages 5/6 years old ballet barre and center work, creative movement, tap center skills/progressions and rhythm.

This class is a ballet and tap combination class geared to teaching young dancers ages 4/5 years old creative movement, ballet basic technique and rhythm.

This class is a ballet and tap combination class geared to teaching young dancers ages 3/4 years old creative movement and rhythm.

This class is designed with the specific needs of a 2 year old in mind. Parents will assist in introducing their child into a classroom while learning creative movement. Eventually students will be independent from parents and be willing to dance with classmates and the teacher.

The tumbling/acro classes at Starsteps are designed to help students gain more strength, flexibility and confidence in performing acro tricks. Our goal is to teach our students technically correct tricks that can be integrated seamlessly into a wide variety of choreography including the areas of dance, cheerleading and gymnastics.

Students learn to use dance technique from several dance styles to perform Christian praise and worship choreography.

Students learn to move outside their comfort zone with this stylized jazz based form of dance that requires athletic strong body movements and isolated body control. The music is loud and the actions are bold.

Students learn this new style of ballet/jazz portraying expressions and feelings through movement and music in a 45 minute class format. Students need ballet to participate in and balance this component of dance.

Students wear tap shoes and learn the rhythmic dances and traditional steps of tap. This style emphasizes timing, balance, musicality, and lower body fine motor skills. Ballet training is recommended for all tap students.

Students learn fun and free form dance that includes exposure to both traditional and contemporary dance styles. Classes involve warm up, stretching, crossing progressions, and combinations taught to a wide variety of classic and popular music. Students are encouraged to take ballet class.

Students wear Pointe Shoes for classes and must have completed 3 or more years of ballet training, have reached an appropriate level of technical ability, be at least 11 years old and developmentally ready. Students must have a commitment to this advanced level of ballet study and must be enrolled in ballet class.

Students follow a traditional and creative exploration of a structured ballet syllabus using correct French vocabulary and including exposure to numerous ballet styles. Classes involve barre work, stretching, adagio, pirouettes, and allegro. Ballet training stimulates focus, grace, self control, poise, and technique in correct body placement. Ballet provides a foundation for all forms of dance.

Classes vary each week and include exposure to all the above classes and intensive flexibility, abdominal strength, turn and jump exercises. Classes are open to all registered students.

The Traditional Student Program is designed for all students 2nd Grade and up. We offer classes in classical ballet, pointe, lyrical, jazz, tap, and hip hop. Each dancer develops skills, has fun, and exhibits personal progress.

The Traditional Children’s Program is designed for young children with little to no dance experience. These are child friendly 45 minute classes introducing the fundamentals of dance and early habits. We help students to develop body awareness, rhythm, flexibility, coordination, listening skills, and confidence through pre-ballet, tap, and creative movement exploration.