Palmetto Performing Arts

This team is made of dancers ages 5 and older that are ready for the next step and want to commit to dance more than once a week. These dancers are required to attend ballet and jazz classes weekly and have the opportunity to perform and compete locally. If you are interested please contact us!

Lyrical is a blend of ballet and jazz. Students will learn expressive movements that are often paired with moving music. Classes may include a warm up, improv exercises, progressions and dance technique. Lyrical builds confidence in dancers are they learn to perform while telling a story. Contemporary will build from the pervious years and combinations will be more challenging. Contemporary challenges students as they improve their improvisational skills and ability to use the space around them in a new way. Placement will be based on years of experience and maturity.

This is the perfect class for those energetic dancers who love to move to familiar music! At PPA, we only use age appropriate music and choreography to create a love for dance.

This is a technically demanding class that focuses on musicality, jazz vocabulary, artistry, and performance skills. They will learn basic ballet terminology along with jazz technique. Dancers will perform a high energy and entertaining dance at our May recital. Placement is based on age and dance experience.

Jazz & Cheer Pom: Another new class for the PPA kids this season! We’re excited to offer this class to work on pom skills and dance technique. These dancers will perform a Pom style dance in the recital! You will not need jazz shoes, but we recommend they wear sneakers each week! We recommend that these dancers wear athletic shorts with built-in briefs, spandex shorts and a top that is fitted!

It is a dance form that combines dance technique with acrobatic elements. Acro requires rhythm, strength, balance and agility. Acrobatics takes a lot of strength and concentration. This unique dance genre challenges the mind and body with control, flexibility and power. At Palmetto Performing Arts, we proudly teach using the Acrobatic Arts Curriculum. We currently have 4 certified teachers, yay!

This class is designed for our dancers that have completed the KinderMoves and Primary Combo levels or are 6 and older. The rhythm and movement of tap, created by the metal taps on the heels and toes of a dancer’s shoes, transforms the dancer into a percussive musician. Tap dance emphasizes the flow of movement by teaching the dancer to find rhythms and beats not only in music but in their own bodies. Tap is one of the most fun styles of dance. These dancers will perform a fun upbeat dance in our recital!

Because of the risk of injury, students must be physically ready for pointe; therefore, this class is by invitation only. Students must also be registered for two (2) ballet technique class in addition to the Pointe class.

Beginning levels will learn ballet fundamentals and terminology while developing strength, confidence, balance, and flexibility. As our dancers progress into upper levels they will learn concentration and endurance and become proficient in fundamental dance movement and ballet technique. Upper levels are based on faculty placement and dance experience.

Acro + Jazz: This is a fun high energy class! They will spend half of each class stretching, learning jazz combinations and technique across the floor. The other part of the class will be spend working on acrobatic skills. Dancers at this level are mastering cartwheels, bridges and limbers. Dancers will perform one dance combining all of their skills into one in our Spring Recital.

Tap, Jazz & Acro: This is a new class for the 24-25 dance season. These dancers will work on acro skills like bridges, limbers, hand stands and cartwheels. These dancers will continue their tap basics from earlier combo classes and begin working on more intricate footwork. Dancers will perform an acro/jazz dance as well as a tap dance in the recital! This class requires just one costume.

Primary combo is a great class for those that have done KinderMoves and new dancers what want to see what they’re interested in. This class is an hour long and will include tap and ballet each class and twice a month we will add acrobatics to our class. In acro they will work on their strength, stretch, balance and agility.

We are welcoming a new and fun option for our Pre-school dancers. We will focus on beginning ballet technique for half of the class and then get wild with HIP HOP! Yes, hip hop with little nuggets and we cannot wait. We will learn to count music and have fun as they prepare for two dances In the recital. One ballet piece and one wild and fun hip hop dance!

KinderMoves2 will polish up on skills from level one. This class is 45minutes and dancers will perform a tap and a ballet dance in the recital. At the KinderMoves2 level we want our young dancers to understand the importance of discipline by dressing appropriately.

KinderMoves1 is an introduction to the basic fundamentals of tap and ballet. Students will participate in a formal class setting. Dancers will perform two dances in the Spring recital to show off their skills! At the KinderMoves level we want our young dancers to understand the importance of discipline by dressing appropriately.

For the youngest dancer, Tiny Toes is a creative introduction to the basic movements of dance. At Palmetto Performing Arts, we believe in fostering creativity from a young age, which is why we offer a Creative Moment class specifically designed for toddlers. In this class, little ones ages 2 and 3 can explore their imaginations in a safe and nurturing environment. Led by our experienced teachers, the Creative Moment class encourages toddlers to express themselves through artistic dancing and storytelling.