Dance Classes and Dress Code

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This music and movement class is designed for our youngest students. Little ones will sing and dance to fun songs, while focusing on keeping a steady beat, and matching rhythms to enhance timing, coordination, listening and language skills. Our goal is for our Petite Pearls to learn creative movement, locomotor skills, and age appropriate dance technique through imaginative games and movement.

Dress Code: Pink leotard, skin colored tights, skirt or shorts, pink Canvas Ballet Shoes, black Slip-on Tap Shoes. 

Creative Movement is a fun introduction to basic Ballet and Tap technique for preschool and kindergarten aged kids. Students will explore movement through imaginative games that teach technique and lead to self awareness. Starting in January, they will begin learning their Ballet and Tap dances for the May Recital. 

Dress Code: Pink leotard, skin colored tights, skirt or shorts, pink Canvas Ballet Shoes, black Slip-on Tap Shoes. 

Our Pearl Combo class is designed for dancers in between Creative Movement and Level Placed classes. It is also for beginner dancers who need to explore different styles of dance. In this 45 minute class, students will learn technique in Ballet, Tap, and Jazz. Starting in January, they will learn their dances for the May Recital. When dancers have made sufficient progress in technique they may advance to Level Placed classes.

Dress Code: Pink leotard, skin colored tights, skirt or shorts, pink Canvas Ballet Shoes, black Slip-on Tap Shoes. 

Pom dance is an energetic and dynamic style of dance that places emphasis on precise and synchronised arm movements, formations, jumps, and skills. It is characterised by its use of poms, which dancers hold in their hands throughout the routine. The choreography in pom dance is typically fast-paced, visually appealing, and filled with high-energy movements. Pom dance incorporates elements from various dance styles, including jazz and hip-hop. Dancers often integrate jazz-inspired technique such as kicks, turns, leaps, and extensions, combined with hip-hop-inspired isolations and body movements. This fusion of styles creates a unique and vibrant performance that captivates both dancers and audiences alike.

Dress Code: Athletic shorts or leggings, fitted shirt, sneakers, poms

We are certified for AcroDance through Acrobatic Arts, and follow the syllabus closely. Our AcroDance classes are like gymnastics or tumbling, but based on Dance technique. The program is based on safe and effective progressions with proven results in five divisions of AcroDance: Flexibility, Strength, Balancing, Limbering and Tumbling.

AcroDance classes will ALWAYS follow progressions to ensure safety and proper technique.

Dress Code: Dance shorts with tights or Leggings, fitted top, BARE FEET no shoes allowed in Acro. Clothing must be fitted. No baggy clothes.

This class will use the certified ATA manual. Our instructor for this class is a 2nd degree Black Belt. Students will learn self-defense and self-discovery through the art of taekwondo. This activity will promote confidence, discipline, and strength.

Dress Code: Gi and bare feet

When your child is ready to advance to more challenging classes, they will be placed by technique level. We have 3 levels. 

Dancers will learn proper ballet placement and technique, improving balance, flexibility and grace through barre, across the floor and center work.

Dress Code: Leotard, skin colored tights, skirt or shorts, pink Canvas Ballet Shoes

When your child is ready to advance to more challenging classes, they will be placed by technique level. We have 3 levels. 

Dancers will explore tap technique focusing on rhythm, stamina,  coordination and musicality

Dress Code:Fitted top, Leggings or Dance shorts with tights, tap shoes

When your child is ready to advance to more challenging classes, they will be placed by technique level. We have 3 levels. 

Dancers will learn and explore the different styles of jazz through warmups, across the floor technique, leaps, turns and choreography

Dress Code: Fitted top, leggings or dance shorts with tights, skin colored Canvas Jazz Shoes, Canvas Half Soles, or Dance Socks

When your child is ready to advance to more challenging classes, they will be placed by technique level. We have 3 levels. 

Dancers will learn the creative art of lyrical and contemporary dance, will explore floor work and will learn to evoke emotion in to dance. Contemporary fuses together many different dance styles such as ballet, jazz, modern, and lyrical. This genre of dance often includes floor work, improvisation and a versatility of body lines and dynamic movements. Contemporary dance is the exploration of the total movement potential of the body. Unlike other forms of dance, it is not bound by set standards or defined styles.

Dress Code: Fitted top, leggings or dance shorts with tights, skin colored Canvas Jazz Shoes, Canvas Half Soles, or Dance Socks

When your child is ready to advance to more challenging classes, they will be placed by technique level. We have 3 levels. 

Dancers will learn hip hop technique through across the floor, isolations and improv. They will also learn about the history and cultures that contribute to hip hop.

Dress Code: Leggings, dance shorts with skin colored tights, or sweatpants, any top, barefoot or sneakers. Sneakers are permitted for hip hop as long as they are NOT used for anything but the studio. We do not allow outdoor shoes on the floor to maintain cleanliness and floor integrity.

When your child is ready to advance to more challenging classes, they will be placed by technique level. We have 3 levels. 

Technique class will help dancers hone their techniques and really learn about the anatomy of correct movement.

Dress Code: Fitted top, leggings or dance shorts with tights, skin colored Canvas Jazz Shoes, Canvas Half Soles, or Dance Socks