Angela Floyd School For Dance And Music

Precision dance, as exemplified by the Rockettes, emphasizes synchronization, uniformity, and high-energy performances with intricate formations. This style requires impeccable timing, stamina, and a disciplined approach to choreography, often involving props and elaborate costumes to create a visually stunning spectacle. Dancers in precision teams develop exceptional teamwork and stage presence.

Tap dance is a percussive dance form characterized by the rhythmic sounds created by metal taps attached to the dancer's shoes. It requires incredible coordination, rhythm, and musicality, as dancers use their feet to create complex beats and patterns. Tap dancers develop exceptional timing, agility, and a unique ability to blend intricate footwork with musical expression.

Contemporary dance is an eclectic and innovative dance genre that draws from ballet, modern, jazz, and lyrical styles. It is known for its versatility, improvisational elements, and focus on floor work, off-balance movements, and emotional expression. Contemporary dancers explore a wide range of movement possibilities, emphasizing creativity, individuality, and connection to the music and theme.

Lyrical dance is a fusion of ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance techniques, focusing on expressive and fluid movements that interpret the lyrics and emotions of a song. It emphasizes fluidity, grace, and storytelling through movement, often exploring themes of love, loss, and inner feelings. Lyrical dancers develop exceptional musicality, emotional expression, and a strong sense of performance.

Hip hop dance is a dynamic and expressive street dance style encompassing a variety of techniques such as breaking, popping, locking, and krumping. It is deeply rooted in hip hop culture and is characterized by its rhythmic complexity, isolations, and powerful, grounded movements. Hip hop dancers develop incredible stamina, coordination, and a strong sense of personal style and improvisation.

Jazz dance is a vibrant and energetic style characterized by its syncopated rhythms, improvisation, and a wide range of influences from African American vernacular dance to ballet. It often involves sharp movements, isolations, and dynamic leaps and turns. Jazz dancers develop strong musicality, coordination, and expressive abilities, making it a versatile and exciting dance form.

Ballet is a foundational dance form that emphasizes grace, precision, and technique. It is often a prerequisite for other dance styles and is crucial for developing strength, flexibility, and control. Ballet training helps dancers build a strong understanding of body alignment, posture, and musicality, which benefits their performance in all other genres of dance.

For Adult/Teen Tap, please wear black dance shorts, pants, or leggings and a black leotard or solid black fitted top with black lace up tap shoes. Hair for jazz and tap should be completely pulled off the neck and face.

For Adult/Teen Jazz/Lyrical, please wear black dance shorts, pants, or leggings and a black leotard or solid black fitted top with skin-tone slip on jazz oxfords or turners. Hair for jazz and tap should be completely pulled off the neck and face.

For Adult/Teen Ballet, please wear a black leotard, pink tights, and pink ballet slippers. Dance skirts are more than welcome! Hair should be in a bun.

These classes are perfect for dancers who are starting their dance journey later in life or for those who have taken time away from dance and want to get back into the studio!

The nationally acclaimed Acrobatic Arts curriculum is used in Acro classes as well as our PreSchool Ballet/Tap/Acro and Mini Jazz/Hip Hop/Acro classes. In these lessons, dancers will gain strength and flexibility by progressing from basic tumbling skills to walkovers, aerials, various handstands, and other acro-dance tricks. Integrating tumbling and acro elements into your dance repertoire will make your dancing more dynamic! Students are placed in classes based on technical ability.

The nationally acclaimed Acrobatic Arts curriculum is used in Acro classes as well as our PreSchool Ballet/Tap/Acro and Mini Jazz/Hip Hop/Acro classes. In these lessons, dancers will gain strength and flexibility by progressing from basic tumbling skills to walkovers, aerials, various handstands, and other acro-dance tricks. Integrating tumbling and acro elements into your dance repertoire will make your dancing more dynamic! Students are placed in classes based on technical ability.

The nationally acclaimed Acrobatic Arts curriculum is used in Acro classes as well as our PreSchool Ballet/Tap/Acro and Mini Jazz/Hip Hop/Acro classes. In these lessons, dancers will gain strength and flexibility by progressing from basic tumbling skills to walkovers, aerials, various handstands, and other acro-dance tricks. Integrating tumbling and acro elements into your dance repertoire will make your dancing more dynamic! Students are placed in classes based on technical ability. Requirements for Acro II: back bend, bridge recover, kick over, and handstand bridge. All must be clean and consistent without the help of a spot or mat stacks. Should also have a solid headstand, handstand, and a good awareness of stacking. Requirements for Acro III: front walkover, back walkover, aerial (or incredibly close). Should also have a solid headstand, handstand, chest stand, forearm stand, and a solid awareness of stacking.

This style of dance relies heavily on balance, extension, and isolations to illustrate the lyrics or mood of the music. It is a truly artistic style of dance and an important class to take for anyone wanting to become a more well-rounded dancer!

Hip Hop is a very stylized form of street dance. Hip hop can be seen in commercials and music videos for artists such as Beyoncé and Justin Timberlake, as well as TV shows like Disney Channel’s “Shake It Up.” It is a very upbeat, high-tempo class aimed at developing rhythm, technique, self-confidence, and stage presence. Dancers are sure to enjoy this thrilling style of dance! Mini Jazz/Hip Hop Dance Classes are for dancers ages 5-7, and Elementary Hip Hop is for dancers ages 8 and up. For dancers who are older and just beginning to take lessons, our Adult/Teen Jazz/Hip Hop class is a great way to introduce this exciting style to dancers ages 13 and up. Intermediate and Advanced Hip Hop are by teacher recommendation.

Tap is taught along with Ballet in our Ballet/Tap combination classes for dancers ages 5-7. Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced Tap are by teacher recommendation.

Tap is a classical form of dance that can be learned by even the youngest dancer. It is typically associated with Broadway and musical theatre, but like most styles of dance, has evolved throughout the years, creating an exciting and dynamic art form. Tap classes emphasize rhythm, coordination, speed, style, and clarity of sound and can be incredibly useful for dancers looking to become more diverse and competent in their dancing ability.

Jazz II, Jazz III, Jazz IV, Intermediate Jazz, and Advanced Jazz are by teacher recommendation.

Jazz II, Jazz III, Jazz IV, Intermediate Jazz, and Advanced Jazz are by teacher recommendation.

Jazz II, Jazz III, Jazz IV, Intermediate Jazz, and Advanced Jazz are by teacher recommendation.

Jazz II, Jazz III, Jazz IV, Intermediate Jazz, and Advanced Jazz are by teacher recommendation.

Jazz II, Jazz III, Jazz IV, Intermediate Jazz, and Advanced Jazz are by teacher recommendation.

Adult/Teen Jazz/Hip Hop is for dancers ages 13 and up. For Adult/Teen Jazz/Hip Hop and Mini Jazz/Hip Hop/Acro, please use skin-tone slip on jazz oxfords or skin-tone turners for female dancers and black hip hop sneakers for male dancers.

Jazz I is for dancers ages 8 and up.

Mini Jazz/Hip Hop/Acro is for dancers ages 5-7. For Adult/Teen Jazz/Hip Hop and Mini Jazz/Hip Hop/Acro, please use skin-tone slip on jazz oxfords or skin-tone turners for female dancers and black hip hop sneakers for male dancers.

These classes involve technical instruction which combines traditional Broadway Jazz with the ever-changing styles of today. Jazz today is utilized everywhere in the musical theatre, commercial, concert and entertainment industries. Each class consists of a full body warm up, isolations, traveling exercises across the floor, turns and upbeat combinations. Students are placed in classes based on age and technical ability. Mini Jazz/Hip Hop/Acro is for dancers ages 5-7. We also have beginning level classes for those dancers who older and getting involved in dance for the first time. Jazz I is for dancers ages 8 and up, and Adult/Teen Jazz/Hip Hop is for dancers ages 13 and up. Jazz II, Jazz III, Jazz IV, Intermediate Jazz, and Advanced Jazz are by teacher recommendation.

Pointe is a beautiful form of classical ballet to which most female ballet dancers aspire. In these classes, students will take their ballet training to the next level, learning how to incorporate their knowledge of proper technique into their pointe work. These classes may only be taken with recommendation from an Angela Floyd Schools’ instructor.

Our Ballet Technique class is a great opportunity for extra training for our Intermediate Ballet and Pointe dancers. This class does not participate in the Spring Concert.

Ballet II and Intermediate Ballet, which both meet twice a week, are by teacher recommendation.

Ballet II and Intermediate Ballet, which both meet twice a week, are by teacher recommendation.

Ballet I is for dancers ages 8 and up, and Adult/Teen Ballet is for dancers ages 13 and up.

Ballet I is for dancers ages 8 and up, and Adult/Teen Ballet is for dancers ages 13 and up.

Ballet is the foundation of all great dancers and has been proven to be beneficial to all dance forms. In these dance classes, dancers will train their bodies carefully, developing strength, control, coordination and line. While dancers will spend time working on the technical and physical aspects of ballet, they will also learn to connect with the steps and music to bring artistry to their movement. Students are placed in classes according to age, dance experience, and technique level. For those dancers who are older but just starting their dance journey, we have beginning level classes to introduce them to the world of ballet.

Ballet is the foundation of all great dancers and has been proven to be beneficial to all dance forms. In these dance classes, dancers will train their bodies carefully, developing strength, control, coordination, and line. While dancers will spend time working on the technical and physical aspects of ballet, they will also learn to connect with the steps and music to bring artistry to their movement. Students are placed in classes according to age, dance experience, and technique level. Tap is a classical form of dance that can be learned by even the youngest dancer. It is typically associated with Broadway and musical theatre, but like most styles of dance, has evolved throughout the years, creating an exciting and dynamic art form. Tap classes emphasize rhythm, coordination, speed, style, and clarity of sound and can be incredibly useful for dancers looking to become more diverse and competent in their dancing ability. Students ages 5-7 will be placed in a Ballet/Tap combination class, providing a foundation of proper technique and vocabulary in an exciting environment. At this level, students will begin barre work and incorporate more intricate steps into their dance repertoire.

This fun filled class of instruction for 2-4 year olds is 30 minutes of hip hop steps and vocabulary and 30 minutes of Acrobatic Arts acro skills. Age appropriate games are sometimes incorporated to aid in the learning of body positions and technique. Short dance combinations and technique across the floor are also taught.

This fun-filled class of ballet and tap instruction is for 2-4 year olds. The curriculum begins with 30 minutes of ballet, during which dancers learn basic positions, steps, and vocabulary using concepts and terminology that are familiar to them, even if they’ve never danced before. During the second half of the class, the dancers focus on tap, doing a warm-up, technique across the floor, and upbeat combinations.

Angela Floyd Schools offers private lessons in any of the following styles of dance: classical ballet, pointe , jazz , tap , hip hop , acro , or jumps, leaps, & turns. These one on one classes are a great way to prepare for an upcoming audition or performance or focus on a specific skill or technical development.

Whether you are new to the competition scene or a seasoned competitor, the Angela Floyd Dance Company has a place for you.

We follow the acclaimed Acrobatic Arts curriculum to help our dancers gain flexibility, strength, and control while learning acrobatic skills.

This style of dance relies heavily on balance, extension, and isolations to illustrate the lyrics or mood of the music.

Our hip hop dance classes include a stylized version of street dance. It is a very upbeat, high tempo class aimed at developing rhythm, technique, self confidence, and stage presence. Dancers are sure to enjoy this thrilling style of dance!

Our tap dance classes go beyond the typical themes of Broadway and musical theatre. Our tap dance classes emphasize rhythm, coordination, speed, style, and clarity of sound.

Our jazz curriculum combines Broadway Jazz with the ever-changing styles of today. These classes are technical and structured while also being upbeat and fun!

Our classical ballet dance programs teach students the ins and outs of developing strength, control, coordination, and line. Our dance instructors are friendly, trained, and certified. Sign up today!

Our combination of ballet and tap into one hour long class allows students to work on a technical foundation as well as develop musicality and rhythm.

Our preschool dance programs encourage kids to learn the basics of dance. Our dance instructors are friendly, trained, and certified. Sign up today!

Clinics for the 2026-2027 Season for the petite age division, ages 5-8 as of Jan. 1, 2027. These clinics will serve as the audition for dancers in this division, where they will be placed based on their performance and work ethic during the clinic. Dancers do not need to attend the main audition day.

Arts for the Amazing offers students in Knoxville and surrounding areas of all abilities the chance to dance and achieve goals beyond what they believe is possible. In this supportive, positive environment, students with disabilities are paired with typically developing peers to maximize participation, while encouraging social interactions and relationship-building. This class develops basic dance skills, explores movement concepts, musicality, improvisation, and basic technique in various dance disciplines. Students will learn developmentally-appropriate choreography and explore artistic expression while working towards functional goals. This class is a great way to develop confidence, coordination, motor skills, teamwork, and make new friends! Informal performances will be held throughout the year at the end of the normal class time to celebrate the dancers’ progress and achievements.