Classes
Creative Movement
Ages 3-4
Thursdays 3:30-4:15
Pre-Ballet
Ages 5-7,
Mondays 3:30-4:15 Fridays 3:45-4:30
Students are introduced to dance elements such as level, direction, and shape; and practice self-control as they follow directions, take turns, and practice following along and leading others.
Beginner Ballet
Students learn basic ballet technique, including turn-out and posture, while building confidence and learning performance skills. This class begins to transition young dancers into the full structure of a standard ballet class with increased exercises and vocabulary
Ages 8-12
Intermediate Ballet
Dancers execute more complicated sequences and barre exercises with greater speed and accuracy and are expected to coordinate arm and leg movements smoothly
By Placement
Advanced Ballet
This class will focus on ballet technique through the execution of barre work, center, and across the floor. Students will have a clear understanding of body alignment as well as carriage of upper body, and flexibility.
By Placement
Mondays 6:45-8:15, Thursdays 7:15-8:45 Fridays 4:30-7:00
Contemporary Ballet
Contemporary ballet is a genre of dance that incorporates elements of classical ballet and modern dance. It combines classical ballet with classical pointe work as well, but allows greater range of movement of the upper body and is not constrained to the rigorously defined body lines and forms found in traditional, classical ballet.
Ages 11 and up
Modern
Dancers will focus on contractions, spirals, basic floor work, and elemental concepts of space, time and force. They will also build core strength and flexibility
Ages 11 And Up
Jazz 1 / Jazz 2
Dancers start by learning jazz foundations, such as strong/low center, parallel hips, angular shapes. Jazz elements include leaps, turns, splits, isolations, and rapid directional changes. This class begins with a warm-up to develop strength and flexibility followed by center work and progressions across the floor.
Jazz 1 ages 8 through 12
Jazz 2 ages 13 and up