CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

Our toddler ballet class is designed to foster early motor development, coordination, and a love for movement through simple ballet steps and imaginative play for dancers ages 2.5 - 4. Your toddler will learn the fundamental movements of ballet in an age-appropriate and creative way, including pliés, tendus, and simple jumps, all while practicing balance and coordination using props such as butterfly wings, ribbons, scarfs and stepping stones

Our Ballet & Hip Hop Combo Class blends the grace and technique of ballet with the energy and freedom of Hip Hop, offering a well-rounded dance experience that nurtures both artistic expression and athleticism. 30 minutes of the class will be spent on ballet technique where your dancer will learn the foundational techniques of ballet, including posture, balance, grace, and body alignment. Then, for the remaining 30 minutes of class they’ll flip the switch to the high-energy world of hip hop! With funky choreography, your child will learn the latest hip hop moves, focusing on rhythm, coordination, and building confidence through freestyle and creative expression.

Our Jazz & Acro Combo Class is the perfect fit for young dancers (ages 5-7) who want to explore the high-energy world of jazz dance and the acrobatic thrill of tumbling, all in one! This dynamic class offers a fun and challenging mix of both styles, helping dancers build strength, flexibility, and creativity. Students will learn the fundamentals of jazz, including sharp, stylized movements, body isolations, and expressive choreography set to upbeat, fun music. They'll improve their coordination, rhythm, and performance skills. In the acro portion, dancers will work on foundational tumbling skills such as rolls, cartwheels, handstands, and more. 

Perfect for dancers who want to explore a more emotional and expressive style of dance, our Lyrical Dance Class will give dancers the opportunity to blend the grace of ballet with the emotion of contemporary dance, all while developing their technique, creativity, and self-expression. This class focuses on fluid, graceful movements and teaches children how to convey emotions through dance, all set to beautiful music.  Lyrical dance is all about telling a story through movement. 

Jazz dance is a high-energy, expressive dance style! This class focuses on developing and honing foundational jazz techniques such as leaps. turns and jumps. Jazz dance combines sharp, dynamic movements with fluidity and grace, and it’s all about self-expression, rhythm, and creativity. It is widely performed to jazz music but has evolved to incorporate various genres and is a staple in musical theater, contemporary dance, and pop culture.

In this dynamic class, students will explore the fusion of acrobatics and dance, learning how to seamlessly blend strength, flexibility, and tumbling with fluid movement. Through a series of stretches, conditioning exercises, and technique drills, dancers will enhance their tumbling skills, partner lifts, and intricate floor work.

Hip Hop Dance is a dynamic and expressive style of dance that emerged from the streets and urban culture, primarily in the 1970s in New York City. Students will learn a variety of foundational street dance styles, including popping, locking, and breaking, while mastering sharp, dynamic movements and rhythm. Emphasis is placed on developing musicality, confidence, and style, with routines set to the latest hip hop hits.

Tap Dance is a unique and rhythmic style of dance characterized by the use of metal-tipped shoes to create percussive sounds. The dancer’s feet act as a "musical instrument," producing rhythmic patterns, beats, and syncopated sounds that are often accompanied by music. This class will focus on establishing technical footwork, increasing speed and precision, and developing rhythms and combinations. 

Ballet is a highly technical form of dance that originated in the Renaissance courts of Italy in the 15th century and later developed in France and Russia. It is characterized by its graceful, precise movements, formalized steps, and positions, often performed to classical music. Dancers will focus on developing strong ballet technique, including proper alignment, posture, and footwork. They'll work on barre exercises, center work, and across-the-floor combinations to improve their strength, flexibility, and control.