The foundation of all dance forms. Body placement, flexibility, alignment, strength and technique are achieved through barre and center floor work based on a variety of techniques. Class will have a strong emphasis on classical technique with advanced levels incorporating contemporary movements. Students will also learn ballet vocabulary and a basic introduction of dance kinesiology. Advanced classes will include optional work en Pointe.

Pre Pointe is a class designed to work on the skills need to strengthen and condition the body to prepare to

go on pointe. They will work on exercises that will assist in successfully passing the pointe assessment test.

(No pointe shoes, they will be barefoot, ballet shoes and sometime tennis shoes)

Pointe Technique is for dancers currently dancing in Pointe shoes. This class is designed to keep up their Pointe Technique over the summer. *Must have experience en pointe

A high energy, high impact class exploring current styles of movement seen on TV and in music videos. Inspired by the urban hip hop music.

Introduces the three basic skills of musical theatre: acting, singing and dancing. Combines those three skills to produce scenes and musical numbers. Emphasis is placed on following stage directions, developing self-confidence and creating characters for acting. Focus is placed on breath, tone and projection for singing. Also, we begin to understand how to use the body and learn basic movement for dancing.

Shuffling started in the 1980’s and is now mainly used to dance to house music. Shuffling consists mostly of two main moves: The running man and the T step, while Cutting Shapes involves more intricate steps! We will be learning moves from both of these styles, and putting them into fun and challenging combinations!

The foundation of all dance forms combined with full body conditioning to develop muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility. Class will vary each week between ballet training and cardio, strength training, Pilates, yoga, flexibility and meditation. Body placement, flexibility, alignment, strength and technique are achieved through barre and center floor work based on a variety of techniques.

Class will vary each week between focusing on contemporary, jazz and modern dance movement. While contemporary dance provokes, expresses, and reflects through movement the point of view of the dancer and/or choreographer, jazz is the dance style of the stage, screen, and music videos. These popular forms of dance incorporate many styles by using all types of movements, from stylized to pedestrian to theatrical. The classes will focus on progressions and combinations set to contemporary music.**For the safety of our dancers, students in movement class must be enrolled in Technique class concurrently as this class will not include a warm-up.

A high energy, high impact class where students will continue to explore current styles of movement seen on TV, in music videos, and inspired by urban hip hop music.

Fundamentals of tap sounds and steps leading to advanced rhythms and syncopation will be explored in this class. Students will continue to develop coordination of mind and body and a more perceptive sense of rhythm, timing and phrasing.