TAP
Age: 7 to 14 years
Students will work on basic tap technique, rhythm and musicality, and further develop more complex steps. We focus on technique in the first semester, and work on choreography in the second semester.
JAZZ
1: Beginner
1.5: Intermediate
2: Advanced
Students will learn and develop basic jazz technique through warm-up, exercises, and choreography throughout the first semester. Students will be divided by ability not necessarily by age.
ACRO
Age 8-14 years
This is new for us this year! Acro is a combination of gymnastics skills, flexibility, strength, and choreography. Students will learn basic acro skills, while developing flexibility and strength.
BALLET
1: 4-6 years old
1.5: Beginner/Intermediate
2: Intermediate/Advanced
Students will learn and develop basic ballet technique through exercises, barre work, and center work throughout the first semester. Students in Ballet 1.5 and 2 will be divided by ability not necessarily by age.
HIP HOP
1: Beginner
2: Intermediate/Advanced
Students will learn and develop basic hip hop technique through warm-up, exercises, and choreography throughout the first semester. Students will be divided by ability not necessarily by age.
CONTEMPORARY
Advanced
Students will learn and develop basic ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance technique through warm-up, exercises, and choreography throughout the first semester. This class is for advanced dancers who have had previous training in either ballet or jazz dance.
TRAINING PHASE
approx. 14 weeks
The emphasis in this term is on “process” rather than “product”.
PERFORMANCE PHASE (rehearsal process)
The emphasis in this term is on the final product of the year end show.