EMC Performing Arts Studio

Musical Theater style dance & fundamentals of dance for non-dancers or Dance Foundations/early Elementary dancers. Audition preparation for musicals for non-dancers. Performs in Holiday Celebration (combined with Dance Company Musical theater medley)

A comprehensive Musical Theater training program that values student input and leadership, resulting in a sense of ownership from it’s participants. Through group vocal training, choreography, acting and more, our program emphasizes a spirit of collaboration, allowing young performers to become part of the creative process!

A comprehensive Musical Theater training program that values student input and leadership, resulting in a sense of ownership from it’s participants. Through group vocal training, choreography, acting and more, our program emphasizes a spirit of collaboration, allowing young performers to become part of the creative process!

Spend some time on YOU this year, moms. This is a non-performing class that’s all about getting your body flexible and strong, while enjoying beautiful music and the company of other EMC moms. Start the week off right in this low-pressure yet rigorous class. No, you don’t have to wear a leotard and tights. Yoga pants, a snug top, ballet slippers and hair pulled out of your face will do.

Looking for a creative outlet to express yourself through dance? This class will focus on basic modern and jazz concepts that will help improve your strength, flexibility, coordination and alignment. This is a non-performing class.

Put those tap shoes to good use while getting a little exercise and a having a lot of fun. Adult tappers will have the option to perform with their daughter in the Spring Concert at the Pullo Center. Rehearsals for the Mother/Daughter Tap will be held on Free Form Fridays in the spring and will be offered at no charge to those enrolled in Adult Tap. There’s no performance fee if your daughter is in a package, and no official costume to buy. New students welcome. Having a daughter in our program is not required.

Dancers must have undergone testing from the Ballet Director in order to receive permission and placement recommendations for any and all pointe classes. We take your child’s physical well-being very seriously and we will never put a dancer en pointe prematurely without the proper screening.

Contemporary dance is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet. Contemporary dance stresses versatility and improvisation, unlike the strict, structured nature of ballet.

This program includes balance, agility, flexibility and motor coordination. Acrobats will have the opportunity to present their skills to family and friends in the SPRING FLING. EMC is Acrobatic Arts Teacher Training and Certification program certified.

Black Box classes help your child gain acting and performing skills in a fun, positive, and quick paced environment. The program teaches the skills necessary for students to audition successfully, master any role, and perform with proficiency.

Black Box classes help your child gain acting and performing skills in a fun, positive, and quick paced environment. The program teaches the skills necessary for students to audition successfully, master any role, and perform with proficiency.

In this intermediate level class, our most skilled acrobats will incorporate power into their movements to further perfect their technique. Front and back handsprings on the floor, cartwheels and handstands on the beam, and higher level vault and bar skills will be developed.

In this intermediate level class, our most skilled acrobats will incorporate power into their movements to further perfect their technique. Front and back handsprings on the floor, cartwheels and handstands on the beam, and higher level vault and bar skills will be developed.

At this level, dancers will adapt to the increased hours spent in the studio with discipline and focus. More mature dance concepts are developed, such as port de bras (arm movements), proper posture, articulation of the feet as well as more complex patterns of movement.

A most memorable experience for dads whose daughters love to dance, this class culminates in an unforgettable performance on a professional stage.

Contemporary dance combines elements of modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet. Contemporary dance stresses versatility and improvisation.

Black Box classes help your child gain acting and performing skills in a fun, positive,and quick paced environment. The program teaches the skills necessary for students to audition successfully, master any role, and perform with proficiency.

This program includes balance, agility, flexibility and motor coordination. Students will have the opportunity to present their skills to family and friends in the SPRING FLING. EMC is Acrobatic Arts Teacher Training and Certification program certified.

Our acrobatic performance group, the Hot Shots, consists of our top acro students. These students are featured in performances in the community as well as in professional venues with EMC dancers. Participants are hand selected by the Discovery Gym Director.

In this intermediate level class, our most skilled students will incorporate power into their movements to further perfect their technique. Front and back handsprings on the floor, cartwheels and handstands on the beam, and higher level vault and bar skills will be developed. We use the Acrobatic Arts curriculum in conjunction with our own acro lesson plans to create this well-rounded class.

In this class, students will incorporate power into their movements to further perfect their technique. Front and back handsprings, cartwheels and handstands on the beam, and higher level vault and bar skills will be developed. We use the Acrobatic Arts curriculum in conjunction with our own acrobatics lesson plans to create this well-rounded class.

This in an introductory program of Acrobatic Arts. Flexibility, strength and technique are emphasized. Skills include handstands, cartwheels, round-offs, walk-overs and other basic moves on the floor, beam, bars and vault. We use the Acrobatic Arts curriculum in conjunction with our own acrobatics lesson plans to create this well-rounded class.

This program includes balance, agility, flexibility and motor coordination. Students will have the opportunity to present their skills to family and friends in the SPRING FLING. EMC is an Acrobatic Arts Teacher Training and Certification program certified.

This high-energy class will be the highlight of your child’s week. Showing off to popular, yet age appropriate tunes and expressing themselves in a fun-filled and encouraging environment will make dancers forget that they are learning!

Dancers will adapt to more hours at the studio with discipline and focus. Mature dance concepts are developed, such as arm movements, proper posture, articulation of the feet as well as more complex patterns of movement.

As our young dancers grow more confident, they are taught more structured movements, including proper stretching techniques, positions of the feet and arms, locomotor skills, and simple jumps. Our students are encouraged to respect the classroom, their fellow dancers, and the art of dance!

In this class, our little dancers’ dreams of becoming a beautiful ballerina or a handsome prince will come to life. From the first plié, to the final curtain call, our dancers will not only learn the basics of ballet and tap, they will also come to appreciate the joy that comes from dancing!

This is a fun and frolicking class for our youngest darlings. Children will participate in dance and creative exploration in an inspiring and safe environment. Through games, instruments, props, movement and music, children will expand their creativity and release their energy with positive stimulation.

In this class, children work on spatial awareness, listening skills, and the form and technique needed to conquer more difficult movement. Cartwheels, round-offs, front head rolls, handstands, vault, bars and beam are explored.

This class is for the child who’s ready to participate on their own. During this class, your child will learn cartwheels, rolls, simple vaults, hopping, jumping, landing, leaping, balancing and more!

Spend some quality “together time” with your little one. Parents and children will explore the apparatus under the guidance of our coaches and will progress at a pace that is as individual as your child!

Led by the extraordinary Christian Richards, this class offers an unparalleled opportunity to learn from a male teacher with a distinguished professional career and decades of experience nurturing young artists. This class strengthens technique, builds confidence, and fosters resilience, while creating a sense of community and camaraderie—a place where boys can grow together and support each other.

High-energy. Action-packed. Designed just for boys. Taught by EMC’s Tap Director and proud “boy-mom,” Elisabeth Simmons, this class channels big energy into music, movement, and skill-building. Boys will explore AcroGymnastics, jazz, tap, and plenty of fun, fast-paced activities to keep them engaged and excited from start to finish.