Class Levels (15 months – 5 years):   A – Beginning     B – Beginning/Continuing      C – Continuing

Class Levels (6 years & up): I = Beginner    II= Beginner/Intermediate   III= Intermediate   IV= Advanced   V= Pre-Professional

• Ballet
  

  This is the foundation in which all dance is based upon.  A classical dance form characterized by grace and precision of movement.  Ballet is a required class for all students taking jazz & modern.   

• Tap

  To do a rhythmic and patterned succession of steps to music using special shoes that cause the steps to be audible.
  

•  Jazz

   An energetic dance form that incorporates strong sharp movements and eye catching turns, leaps, and jumps, to up-tempo music.  It is a style often seen in Broadway shows and movies.                       

• Lyrical

  This style is a fusion of ballet and jazz dance techniques. Lyrical dance challenges choreographers and dancers to use motion to interpret music and express emotion. A lyrical dancer’s movement attempts to show the meaning of the music.

• Modern

  Movement that often stresses the expression of emotional intensity and contemporary subjects rather than focusing on the formal, classical, and often narrative aspects of ballet.

•  Hip Hop

  This dance form is evolving in many different directions today, heavily influenced by the evolution of hip hop music.

Class Attire For Classes:  For Girls:  Leotard, Tights, Skirt (optional), Leather Ballet Slippers (satin slippers are not permitted), Black Tap Shoes.  For Boys:  T-Shirt, Shorts, Black Leather Ballet Slippers, Black Tap Shoes.