Innovations Dance Center

Hip Hop is an expression of contemporary movement that is constantly changing with current trends and draws from dances created on the street. This high energy form of dance will highlight popular dance steps and music seen in current music videos.

Tumbling/Acro dance is a style of dance that combines classical dance technique with precision acrobatic elements. It is defined by its athletic character, its unique choreography, which seamlessly blends dance and acrobatics, and its use of acrobatics in a dance context.

Hip Hop is an expression of contemporary movement that is constantly changing with current trends and draws from dances created on the street. This high energy form of dance will highlight popular dance steps and music seen in current music videos.

Acrobatics teaches flexibility, strength, balance, muscle control, concentration, and discipline. This class focuses on fundamental acrobatic technique. Students will learn floor skills used in gymnastics, such as handstands, chin stands, elbow stands, cartwheels, back bends, walkovers, and tumbling (in advanced levels).

It takes years of preparation and ballet class to graduate to the level of technique and strength required for pointe work. Innovations instructors will evaluate each student as to when she is ready to safely begin pointe; this class is by invitation only. Once in pointe class, dancers will gradually work toward the comfort level to complete all ballet steps on pointe.

Ballet is a classical dance form that develops correct technique, posture, body alignment, flexibility, and control. Ballet’s structure helps build self-discipline in the student, and the technique learned in ballet class can be applied to all other dance disciplines. A typical class consists of barre work, center work, and combinations across the floor.

The Innovations Dance Center Contemporary dance class combines parts of several types of dance, including modern, jazz, classical ballet and lyrical. The expressive style of dance teaches dancers to connect the body and mind through fluid movements.

Our combo classes allow younger students to experience a variety of dance styles before progressing to the more advanced levels. These introductory classes are for students ages 6-7, and provide an overview of dance technique in Ballet, Jazz and Tap disciplines.

This class focuses on elongating and strengthening muscles to give dancers more power and strength. Dancers will learn how to lengthen their legs, arms, and feet, and increase their turnout and flexibility. This class is designed to enhance dancers’ technique in jumps, leaps, and turns.

This class focuses on elongating and strengthening muscles to give dancers more power and strength. Dancers will learn how to lengthen their legs, arms, and feet, and increase their turnout and flexibility. This class is designed to enhance dancers’ technique in jumps, leaps, and turns.

Leaps and Turns Class places focus on understanding correct body alignment and works on isolating the correct muscle groups used while executing beginner to advanced leaps and turns.

This class focuses on elongating and strengthening muscles to give dancers more power and strength. Dancers will learn how to lengthen their legs, arms, and feet, and increase their turnout and flexibility. This class is designed to enhance dancers’ technique in jumps, leaps, and turns.

Hip Hop is an expression of contemporary movement that is constantly changing with current trends and draws from dances created on the street. This high energy form of dance will highlight popular dance steps and music seen in current music videos.

Musical Theater classes combine jazz, acting, and sometimes lip-synching to Broadway music. Students work on jazz technique and combinations that blend acting with dancing, and learn to showcase their personality and prepare for musical theater auditions.

Modern dance is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of Ballet, Lyrical, Jazz, and Modern. It stresses versatility and improvisation, freedom of movement, and focuses on floor work.

Lyrical is an expressive combination of Ballet and Jazz technique that challenges dancers to use motion to interpret music and express emotion. It allows the student to be more creative, emotional, and free with their movement, while remaining focused on technique.

Acrobatics teaches flexibility, strength, balance, muscle control, concentration, and discipline. This class focuses on fundamental acrobatic technique. Students will learn floor skills used in gymnastics, such as handstands, chin stands, elbow stands, cartwheels, back bends, walkovers, and tumbling (in advanced levels). This class is great for students looking to enhance their agility, flexibility, and strength.

Jazz is a class that teaches the discipline of dance and strong technique. Class includes a thorough warm-up, center combinations, and technique progressions across the floor. Jazz has a wide range of styles and interpretations, including Broadway jazz and commercial jazz. Jazz classes are always upbeat and high energy!

Tap is a percussive style of dance focused on rhythm and sound. In class, students work on their timing, clarity, balance, coordination, articulation of the feet and ankles, and intricate rhythms. Throughout the different levels of tap, these rhythms become more complex.

It takes years of preparation and ballet class to graduate to the level of technique and strength required for pointe work. Innovations instructors will evaluate each student as to when she is ready to safely begin pointe; this class is by invitation only. Once in pointe class, dancers will gradually work toward the comfort level to complete all ballet steps on pointe.

Pre-Pointe classes are for students who are not yet ready for a full pointe class, but are ready to be working toward that goal. Exercises in this class involve strengthening and stretching the feet, and articulating the bones and muscles of the feet.

Ballet is a classical dance form that develops correct technique, posture, body alignment, flexibility, and control. Ballet’s structure helps build self-discipline in the student, and the technique learned in ballet class can be applied to all other dance disciplines. A typical class consists of barre work, center work, and combinations across the floor.

Our combo classes allow younger students to experience a variety of dance styles before progressing to the more advanced levels. These introductory classes are for students ages 6-7, and provide an overview of dance technique in the following disciplines: Ballet/Tap Ballet/Jazz Hip Hop/Tap

An extension of Creative Dance 1 and 2, Kinderdance continues to introduce new concepts to younger dancers in a fun way. Dancers will learn more complex ideas, including: Ballet: all 5 positions of the feet, and traditional arm positions used in classical ballet Tap: more advanced rhythms and patterns Tumbling: headstands, back bends, and different types of cartwheels More complex choreography and combinations, including basic jumps.

Our Creative Dance classes are designed to help your child develop a love of dance. The steps we teach, the songs we sing, the games we play, and the exercises we do are all geared to the pre-school learning level. We encourage student imitation through our activities. Songs and dances are simple enough for the youngest students to execute easily, which enables them to build a feeling of self-confidence.

Hip Hop is an expression of contemporary movement that is constantly changing with current trends and draws from dances created on the street. This high energy form of dance will highlight popular dance steps and music seen in current music videos.

Modern dance, a style of expressive dance developed in the 20th century, combines elements of Ballet, Lyrical and Jazz dance. While less formalized than classical ballet, our Modern Dance class stresses versatility and improvisation, freedom of movement, and focuses on floor work, bodily movements, and rhythm techniques.

Ballet is a classical dance form that develops correct technique, posture, body alignment, flexibility, and control. Ballet’s structure helps build self-discipline in the student, and the technique learned in ballet class can be applied to all other dance disciplines. A typical class consists of barre work, center work, and combinations across the floor.

Our dance company is available to any student age 8 and older who is interested in technically improving beyond their normal dance classes, and performing when the director feels they are ready. They must be willing to adhere to all rules and regulations of the dance company. Rehearsals are every Saturday morning during the dance year from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., and Wednesdays during the summer from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Our combo classes allow younger students to experience a variety of dance styles before progressing to the more advanced levels. These introductory classes are for students ages 6-7, and provide an overview of dance technique in Ballet, Jazz and Tap disciplines.

Our Creative Dance and Kinderdance classes are designed to help your child develop a love of dance. The steps we teach, the songs we sing, the games we play, and the exercises we do are all geared to the pre-school learning level. We encourage student imitation through our activities.

Our dance company is available to any student age 8 and older who is interested in technically improving beyond their normal dance classes, and performing when the director feels they are ready. They must be willing to adhere to all rules and regulations of the dance company.