James Dance & Performing Arts

Skills & Drills for Advanced Tumbling

This is a percussive style of dancing. Its name comes from the tapping sound made when the metal plates on the dancer’s shoes touch a hard surface.

A class wherein the ballet dancer supports all their body weight on the tips of fully extended feet. Dancing en pointe makes the dancer appear weightless and sylph-like; this is done by wearing special box-toed pointe shoes.

A performance oriented class which incorporates Theater Dance, Voice and Acting. Students work to build a repertoire from Broadway Shows, to learn different styles and enhance performance skills.

Emphasis is placed on strengthening and correcting techniques to achieve correct placement in turns and agility and strength in Leaps.

A style of dance that is structured in technique while taking many shapes and forms. It can be performed to a vast variety of music styles from Broadway to pop.

An upbeat style of dance performed to popular music. Although Hip Hop’s roots came from urban street dancing, it has become increasingly popular in the entertainment world.

This style of dance incorporates elements of Ballet, Jazz & Modern Dance. Lyrical dance is a fusion of ballet & jazz dance techniques that uses dramatic motion to interpret music and express emotion.

Classes in Ballet, Tap & Jazz are offered to students aged 5-12 years of age. These classes develop a great foundation that enables the students to progress and become proficient in all phases of dance.

A 30-minute class and offered to students 10 to 18 years old. This class is for the dancer who is interested in taking jazz technique to the next level, concentrating on teaching students to dance smoothly in character shoes “heels”.

Twirlers will learn the fundamentals of Baton Twirling, Marching and Strut.

Our studio is affiliated with the American Academy of Ballet. We offer a graded system of training, beginning with Level 1 through Level 12. All students are expected to participate in AAB’s Performance Awards in the Spring.

Students will be introduced to the Art of Acting, by working on monologues, interactive acting (games), exercises and scenes. This class will focus on character development and writing skills.

For students 5 to 18 years old. JDPAC is a certified Acrobatic Arts School. The program was developed to ensure safe and sequential mastery of skills and drills from the beginner to advanced student.

This class is a beginner acrobatics class where little ones are introduced to basic skills, ie: tumbling, locomotive movement, balance, as well as social skills and cooperation.

Dancers in this class are taught the fundamentals of Beginner Ballet and Tap. Dancers continue and build upon their development in rhythm, creative ability, motor skills and coordination.

This class is offered to ages 2-3.5 and is a combination of pre-ballet and creative movement, which are key components to Physical, Vocal and Social Development.

A creative dance program specifically designed to meet the needs of the very young dancer, ages 2 to 6. This program and staff endeavor to inspire and educate these imaginative minds.

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