Art In Motion Dance & Gymnastics Academy

With these classes, students will discover the art of hip-hop movement and unlock their creative potential. The upbeat and high-energy environment inspires students to express their style and connect with the rhythm of the music. Students will stretch, isolate, and strengthen their bodies as they master the funky footwork and memorize challenging choreography. These classes allow students to push their limits and unleash their inner artists.

Tap dance is a form of dance where the dancer wears shoes with metal taps on the heels and toes. These taps help create rhythms and beats, turning the dancer into a percussive musician. The dance form emphasizes the flow of movement by teaching the dancer to find rhythms and beats in music and their bodies.

Jazz dance is a lively style that will leave students feeling energized and invigorated. With a comprehensive warm-up that includes stretching, isolations, and strengthening exercises, students will be ready to take on kicks and turns easily and leap across the floor.

Contemporary dance is a widely popular form that emerged in the mid-twentieth century and has now become one of the most dominant performance genres for trained dancers worldwide. It originated from a combination of classical ballet, modern, and jazz styles. Its evolution continues, featuring variations of gymnastics skills.

This particular form of ballet is only available to invited students. To qualify for an invitation, the student must have completed at least one year of teen ballet at AIM and be enrolled in ballet class while taking pointe. However, even if the student meets these requirements, the teacher will still need to assess whether their ankles, arches, and technique are strong enough to ensure that they are ready for this class.

Dancers who favor a more structured approach to dance prefer classical ballet. This style helps develop grace, balance, focus, technique, and discipline. Classical ballet is the traditional and historical form of ballet and is taught to classical and instrumental music.

Our studio provides introductory ballet, jazz, and tap classes for kindergarteners and first graders. These classes focus on teaching the fundamental skills of each genre, allowing students to build a strong foundation. With a solid grasp of these basics, students can progress to more advanced skills at an accelerated pace.

This class combines ballet and tap dance and is designed specifically for preschool-aged dancers. It is structured to introduce students to body awareness, coordination, and self-expression, along with the fun rhythms of tap dancing. Through creative exploration and a fun learning environment, students will be exposed to the fundamentals of dance.