Carolina Dance Company

Clogging is a unique style of dance that is influenced by both Tap & Irish Step. When clogging, the footwear is used percussively to create audible rhythms, and the tempo is generally upbeat. Fun fact: clogging is the state dance of North Carolina (and Kentucky!). Clogging meets once a week and is offered to dancers that are a minimum of age 5 by September 1.

Acro is a flexibility, strength, & coordination class that precursors floor tumbling. Acro meets once a week and is offered to students that are a minimum of age 5 by September 1. Acro classes will focus on flexibility, coordination, balance and strength and basic dance skills; skills will include rolls, bridges, cartwheels, skipping, galloping & chasse.

The Tap/Jazz Combination class is offered to dancers who will be a minimum of 7 years old by September 1. The Tap/Jazz Class will continue to build a strong foundation for the technical elements of both Tap & Jazz. Dancers will be shown & encouraged to use proper technique throughout their class.

The Ballet: Pre-Pointe class is offered to dancers who will be a minimum of 6 years old by September 1. The class will build a strong foundation for the technical elements of Ballet. Dancers will be shown & encouraged to use proper ballet technique throughout their class, and will spend time working on proper alignment at the ballet barre and during center work.

The Ballet/Lyrical Combination class is offered to dancers who will be a minimum of 7 years old by September 1. The Ballet/Lyrical Class will continue to build a strong foundation for the technical elements of Ballet. Dancers will be shown & encouraged to use proper ballet technique throughout their class.

Dancers who will be a minimum of 5 years old on September 1 are eligible to take Hip-Hop. This is a 45 minute class that will teach basic hip-hop elements. Up-beat, kid friendly music will be used during class.

The Tumble & Hip-Hop Combination is a 45 minute class that meets once a week and is also offered to students ages 2.5-4. Tumbling & Hip-Hop classes will focus on flexibility, coordination, balance and strength and basic dance skills; skills will include rolls, bridges, cartwheels, skipping, galloping & chasse.

The ballet, tap & jazz combo class will be offered to dancers who will be a minimum of 2 1/2 years of age by September 1 (dancers are divided into classes by age) through age 6. The ballet, tap & jazz combination class is a 45-minute class (through age 4), and a 60-minute class (ages 5-6) that meets once per week. The combination class will focus on simple to intermediate dance technique in ballet, tap, and jazz, as well as coordination, flexibility, creativity and imagination.

Carolina Dance Company offers quality dance instruction to children ages 2 1/2 and up. Our studios offer group and private lessons in each of the following techniques: ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, clogging, hip-hop, acro & tumbling.