Creative Movement: Preschool
This class is designed to teach students basic dance vocabulary while using creativity through movement. A combination of creative movement and beginning tap skills are taught in this class. Students will learn to improve basic motor skills, agility & rhythm while having fun learning the fundamentals of dance movement.
Ballet and Tap: Kindergarten
This class will consist of pre-ballet and tap skills. Dancers will learn gross motor skills, classroom protocol, basic ballet positions and stretching techniques, basic tap skills, and creative dance.
Ballet, Tap, and Jazz: Grades 1&2/ Grades 3&4
Combination class where the fundamental techniques for ballet and tap dance are continued. Fine tuning the basic skills and Jazz is also introduced.
Intro to Dance Cultures & Movement Modalities: Grades 5-8
Students will learn basic dance techniques and develop artistic understanding of various dance forms. These middle school performing arts classes will focus on different aspects of the dance elements of time, space, and energy. Various genres will be presented including contemporary, hip-hop, jazz, ballet, and musical theater. These classes will improve students’ alignment, strength, flexibility, coordination, stamina, balance, agility, body awareness/comfort, expression, and musicality.