Online Dance Menu

Stretch & Strengthen 

Stretching has a number of benefits for dancers. Stretching helps keep muscles long and supple, while exercise gives them additional strength. This class will teach how stretching properly before and after a dance workout helps to prevent injury, by making the muscles more pliable. In addition, students will work on improving posture, increasing flexibility and range of motion and strengthening the muscles. It will also aim at increasing the core body strength essential for a dancer.

Dance Cardio

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Stretch & Strengthen 

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Tap

 Classes are designed to develop rhythm, style and sound. Students will learn a variety of tap styles from Broadway to Rhythm tap. Exercises focus on building flexibility of the knee and ankles, coordination, and speed of movement. The class emphasis is on developing proper tap technique, producing clear tap sounds, and having fun. As students progress through each level curriculum will become increasingly more complex and intricate. 

Tappin' Technique

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQz7vzYrPN0&feature=youtu.be

Contemporary/ Modern

 Contemporary dance uses elements from many forms of dance such as ballet, jazz, and lyrical to name a few. Contemporary dance stresses versatility and improvisation and dancers focus on floor work and body isolations. It’s all about the body’s natural lines and energy. One of the attributes that attracts dancers to this genre of dance is its use of not only many styles of dance, but also variety of music.  Modern Dance  is centered on the foundations of modern dance technique, including suspension and release, fall and recovery, the use of momentum and connecting breath with movement. Dancers will explore new ways of moving in combinations, floor work and partnering, and also in various methods of improvisation. 

Improv Dance 101

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueIbjjmUAnc

Hip Hop

 Hip Hop is a high-energy class that infuses the latest styles of street dancing, breaking, popping, and locking. Classes will encourage students to step outside of the box by bringing their own individual style and personality to the movements. Hip hop dance requires students to have the strength and stamina to successfully perform moves. Therefore class includes upper and lower body conditioning as well as a rigorous warm-up to help prepare students for more intense movements. 

Ballet

 students will learn classical ballet techniques and terminology. Each class includes barre exercises, center floor work, and across-the-floor combinations. The ballet curriculum is based on a combination of the French, Vagonova and Cecchetti methods as students progress through each level curriculum will become increasingly more complex and intricate. Pointe class can be taken on flat or in pointe shoes at the instructors discretion. All pointe classes are designed for students with previous ball. Students will utilize previously learned ballet technique while working in pointe shoes. Each class includes barre exercises, center floor work and across the floor combinations. These exercises focus on strengthening the feet and ankles. 
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Jazz

 class will focus on learning proper dance technique such as isolations of the body, improving performance quality and developing complex rhythms and patterns. Students will be exposed to various styles of jazz such as Broadway, Street and Contemporary to help develop a well rounded dancer. Class curriculum is based on ballet technique layered with traditional jazz movement and includes a proper warm-up, stretches, isolations, across-the-floor progressions, and combinations. As students progress through each level curriculum will become increasingly more complex and intricate. 

Jazz It UP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AHRpnzf1IA

Acrobatic Arts

 Acrobatic Arts /Tumbling) is centered on fundamental acrobatic technique to increase flexibility, strength, balance, coordination, endurance, timing, body awareness, self-discipline, and confidence. Classes focus on proper hand placement and body alignment with emphasis on the muscles and flexibility required to perform proper technique.  

Acrobatic Conditioning

https://youtu.be/NGJc7rcGkyo

Creative Movement

 Students build on the necessary gross motor skills needed for primary dance instruction. This class will also focus on basic skills such as turn taking, positivity toward peers and socialization. We use fun, upbeat music to learn basic skills like hopping, skipping, jumping, galloping, and balance coordination. Students will explore a variety of movement styles, and also practice tumbling exercises such as spider walks, crab walks, log rolls and somersaults. From obstacle courses, trampolines, balance beam exercises, parachute games and more, your young dancer will use a variety of props and songs to explore how their bodies move! 

Improv Dance 101

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueIbjjmUAnc