Barfield School of Dance

Get in great shape with our PBT classes! These All-body toning classes train muscle memory, as well as improve: Core stability, Weight placement, Balance, Coordination, Posture, Body alignment.

A beloved class by our most advanced students. Our modern class focuses on studying the various styles and famous artists who are renowned for developing this art such as Martha Graham and Alvin Ailey. This class is very aerobic as dancers practice floor work, more difficult jumps, and everything in between.

We offer hip hop classes for beginner and advanced students. This dynamic and energetic 45 minute class will leave you sweating as you work through basic hip hop techniques, across the floor combinations, and choreography to popular age-appropriate music.

Advanced Dancers may be invited to Pointe instruction. Again, with an emphasis on alignment and technique; dancers enter a world of grace, poise, and beauty. Enrollment is limited to dancers who have been properly trained and possess the flexibility, motivation, and maturity to study the most demanding and artistic form of ballet.

Students work on basic dance steps and will progress to light shoe dances including the reel, the light jig, and the slip jig. Class size permitting, figure dances and ceili dances will also be learned. After the soft shoe basics have been learned, students can progress to hard shoe dances such as the treble jig and hornpipe.

High-energy movement and creative choreography combine to make Barfield jazz classes a virtual kinetic explosion!

Barfield’s legendary razzle-dazzle tap performances all begin with structured sequential presentation and instruction (see Tiny Tappers, by Bonnie Nemeth). Students at every level make visible progress as they tap their way through Broadway and Hollywood musical scores in impeccably choreographed dances.

Skills are acquired through an emphasis on technique and concepts developed in classic ballet. Building on a foundation developed by the Vaganova School of Ballet, young dancers progress rapidly into graceful and confident performers. Dancers are placed into age and skills-appropriate classes.

Introduction to dance, or Creative Dance, is designed with our own curriculum for children ages 2 – 4 years old. These classes help to develop an intuitive feel for music, rhythm, and creative dance skills. Children’s music is combined with elements of ballet, tap, and jazz. Young dancers acquire balance, poise, and self-confidence in group interactions and performances.

In class newborns and toddlers are gently nurtured to enjoy a curriculum of singing, dancing, and rhythmic instruments which enhance cognitive, physical, and social development. Parents’ participation is an essential component of the class experience. You will be able to apply at home the techniques learned in class for sharing music and movement.