Class Descriptions

Combo

Offered for ages 5-7 (+/-)

This class is designed to stimulate a young student’s interest in dance by incorporating a sampling of multiple genres. Students will be exposed to basic technique and movement vocabulary while working to improve multiple skills such as coordination, flexibility, musicality, and spatial awareness. These one-hour classes will comprise Ballet, Jazz, and Tumbling.

Ballet

Offered for Block B, C, and D dancers

Ballet is a disciplined form of dance that is highly encouraged to accompany every genre along the course of dance training. Ballet includes many of the fundamental techniques necessary to build a well-rounded dancer. Ballet exhibits grace and flow while being supported by power and control. It will help aid in alignment, posture improvement, flexibility, and awareness among many other benefits. A typical class consists of barre, warm-up, strength, flexibility, center work, and across the floor combinations.

Jazz

Offered for Block B, C, and D dancers

Jazz is a form of dance that blends the techniques and styles of Ballet and Modern. Balance, grace, strength, and level change are just a few concepts you will need to excel in this discipline. This class will include warm-up, isolation, stretch, across the floor progressions, and choreographed combinations. Dancers will work on increasing flexibility and strength while improving rhythms, timing, and patterns, and creating dynamics through movement. As students progress through each level, the curriculum will become more complex and intricate. Jazz is a form of dance that truly showcases a dancer’s originality.

Lyrical/Modern/Contemporary (LCM)

Offered for Block C and D dancers

Lyrical/Modern/Contemporary (LCM) is a perfect complement to Ballet as it aids in creating the most well-rounded, diverse dancer possible. This style allows for a greater understanding of how the body can move in different ways. The class emphasizes alignment, balance, strength, flexibility, floor work, and weight shift. Dancers will explore aspects of suspension and release, partnering, and various improvisation methods. Typically, Modern is taken as its own class, but for our youth, we wanted to merge it with Contemporary so they could face additional concepts like core work, fall/recovery, musicality, dynamics, and phrasing.

Acro Dance

Add-on option for Block B, C, and D dancers

Acro is the fusion of dance technique, athleticism, agility, and strength through acrobatic skills that are seamlessly incorporated into dance choreography. This class teaches flexibility, balance, strength, muscle control, discipline, and concentration. Students will learn various skills depending on their level including, but not limited to handstands, headstands, elbow stands, chin stands, cartwheels, backbends, walkovers, aerials, balances, and contortion.

L.I.F.T

Add-on option for Block B, C, and D dancers

An open technique class centering on Leaps, Inversions, Flexibility, and Turns. This dynamic 90 minute class is designed to elevate dancers’ technique by focusing on powerful leaps, controlled inversions, enhanced flexibility, and refined turns. Through specialized training, dancers will build strength, coordination, and fluidity, bridging strength and artistry to take their skills to the next level. Perfect for those looking to expand their acro and dance abilities with precision and confidence!

Stretch

Offered for Block D dancers only

Stretch is a 30-minute dedicated session focused on active flexibility, alignment, and injury prevention. This new addition is designed to support longevity and help dancers get the most out of their training across all disciplines.