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Classes for Teens/Adults
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Class Descriptions
Ballet
Learn to execute techniques using the ballet barre, center floor, traveling sequences, & choreography. Classes concentrate on elements of flexibility, body alignment, and ballet terminology.
Pointe &
Pre-Pointe
Invitation only. Intermediate & advanced ballet students working toward or en pointe will be required to take ballet 2x/week.
Modern &
Contemporary
Learn proper body alignment while exploring both technical & creative aspects of dance. Introduces the ideas of fall/recovery, contraction/release along with improvisation. Sometimes incorporates acrobatic styles.
Jazz
An upbeat & fun dance style with ballet-based movement, pop-oriented music, & theatrical by nature. Students work on flexibility, alignment, and terminology related to the jazz syllabus.
Tap
An excellent way to gain coordination & musicality through percussion, music, and rhythm. Learn tap terms & work to develop speed, complexity, and improvisational skills as you advance.
Hip-hop
Explore different street dancing styles through this high-energy class. All classes use “clean” & age-appropriate music.
Tumbling
Gymnastics floor technique & tumbling skills. Learn dive rolls, handstands, cartwheels, round-offs, walk-overs, handsprings, back tucks, aerials, etc.; Placement is based on individual skill levels. (No recital)
Irish Dance
(Ages 7+) A traditional Gaelic or Celtic dance forms that originated in Ireland. It is performed with intricate foot work and is most known for the dancers performing with a stiff upper body. Unlike other dance forms, Irish dancers do not move their arms or hands so that footwork is accented.
Attire
Ballet/Pointe
Solid colored leotard. Pink tights. Ballet bun. Split sole ballet shoes/ pointe shoes.. Hair in a ballet bun.
Jazz, Modern, & Contemporary
Any leotard, tights, unitards, or form-fitting dance wear. Black split sole jazz shoes, bare feet or half-soles for Modern and Contemporary. Hair out of face.
Tap
Comfortable, non-distracting clothing. Black split sole Tap shoes.
Hair out of face.
Hip-hop
Comfortable, non-distracting clothing. Sneakers only worn for class (stones and dirt can scratch our marley floors) Hair out of face.
Acro, Tumbling & Ribbon Dance
Leotard or biketard. Barefoot. Hair out of face.
Irish Dance
Comfortable, non-distracting clothing. Black ghillies, dance sneakers, or ballet slippers. Hair out of face.
NO DENIM/JEANS, NO DANGLING JEWELRY, and NO CHEWING GUM in ANY classes!