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Class Descriptions

All classes include technique, stretching, and choreography and terminology.
Personal correction and attention for all students.

Basic Dance: 45-minute class - Introduction to dance for young children. Combination of tap, ballet, pompon, and tumbling.

Basic II: 45-minute class - Similar to Basic Dance. More advanced for the experienced or slightly older beginner.

Tap: All ages and abilities. Learn basic and advanced tap steps, utilizing many different styles and rhythms.

Hip-Hop: A high energy class, teaching current styles of hip-hop to the latest hip-hop music.

Dance Team: Technique and choreography desinged for dance team styles. Technique includes turns, leaps, etc. Choregraphy can include: Hip Hop, Jazz, kicklines and other dance team realted styles. If you are interested in joining the studio dance team - ask an instructor.

Ballet: Technique taught through barre work, carefully conducted stretches, and adagio and allegro center floor combination.  Proper technique and terminology used in all classes.

Jazz: Styles taught from classical to modern, funk to lyric.  Technique taught through carefully conducted stretches, center floor technique and choreography.

PomPon: A modified jazz class with pompon in hand.  Designed for the student wanting to improve dance team and cheerleading skills as well as large group formations.

Interpretive: Learn to create a word picture with arm and body movement depicting the meaning of the song lyrics and emotional content of the music.

Lyric: Similar to Interpretive plus advanced dance choreography incorporating ballet and modern movement.

Gymnastics: Proper gymnastics training with an emphasis on floor.  Includes acrobatic moves, beam work, mini-tramp and springboard.  Personal attention with individual corrections given to all students.  Hands on spotting for all difficult stunts.

Rhythmic Gymnastics: Dance and gymnastics combined using ribbons, hoops, balls, and jump ropes.

Performance: Advanced dancers only.  Choreography using all forms of dance, designed for specific performances.

Boy's Only Class: Specialty class utilizing Jazz, Hip Hop and/or Tap.  Choreography and technique designed to strengthen athletic abilities and improve coordination. 

 
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