Dance: Classics
Optional ADAPT Tap & Jazz Exam Preparations Available
Jazz [ADAPT Jazz] Energetic style of dance that is set to current and up-beat pop music, moving with funky new dance combinations. Technique builds through levels as student’s progress each year. Each student will have the option to participate in annual ADAPT jazz exams once they are developed enough in their level. This class is a great way to improve coordination, rhythm, flexibility, muscle control, and overall fitness. Be prepared to sweat and dance your heart out. Bop n’ Tap (ages 3-5) Each student will be encouraged to freely explore music & movement with a balance of personal creativity and class structure. Introductory dance concepts will be taught, while placing the child’s positive experience as the highest priority. Class typically includes creative dance games, an energetic warm up, tap exercises in the center and across the room as well as routines. If your little one is always moving and likes to make music, this is the class them. Intro to Dance Links creative movement with ballet, modern, and jazz techniques, while providing a safe environment for your child to explore freedom in movement. We will start to introduce basic dance concepts and terminology from various styles. This will provide students with an increased vocabulary while developing strength, grace, posture and flexibility. This class promotes the enjoyment of dance and movement. Ballet The foundation for most classical dance techniques. This class focus is on alignment and placement of the body, developing fast reflexes, graceful movements, increased flexibility, and heightened endurance while strengthening and toning the muscles. This class will focus on developing the dancer’s sense of grace, posture, coordination and confidence. Pre- Ballet Links creative movement with ballet while providing a safe environment for your child to explore freedom in movement. We will start to introduce basic dance concepts and terminology. This will provide students with an increased vocabulary while developing strength, grace, posture and flexibility. This class promotes the enjoyment of dance and movement. Little Ballerinas/Creative Movement Each student will be encouraged to freely explore music & movement with a balance of personal creativity and class structure. Introductory dance concepts will be taught, while placing the child’s positive experience as the highest priority. Singing, rhythmic instruments, music, storytelling, free movement, dramatic dance, and some pre-ballet will be just some of the adventures in dance! Contemporary A compilation of different styles of dance including jazz, lyrical, classical ballet and modern. While it incorporates technique from these styles, such as jumps, kicks, and turns...it rejects the limitations of the classical styles...such as good posture, pointed feet, and stretched legs. Contemporary has a strong emotional connection that often pulls on past experiences and draw on feelings which results in expressions of joy, anger, and sorrow. Lyrical Jazz An expressive form of dance that combines the technical elements of jazz and ballet, while allowing fluidity, exploration and freedom of movement. This class is a great way to improve coordination, rhythm, flexibility, muscle control, and overall fitness. Tap Tap is a lively and dynamic class that focuses on rhythms and sounds created by the dancer’s 'happy' feet and is one of the best ways to sharpen musicality and coordination. Performances are set to current energetic music or even done acapella to improve synchronization. Yearly ADAPT Tap exams are optional. Hop n’ Bop A funky, fun, energetic class ideal for both boys and girls to teach the kids a better sense of body awareness, coordination, memory, and rhythm, using a wide range of both popular and world music. Creative Movement / Movement Xploration |
Dance: Urban & Ethnic
Hip Hop
Hip hop is a CULTURE, and its dance formfeatures fast-paced fluid dance moves designed to express the student’s identity in the context of current music forms. This class explores rhythm through movement. Learn hip-hop and urban dance styles like bboy, popping, locking, house, wacking, party dance, krump..just to name a few. Breakdance Xtreme Dance CombatTM South Seas Hawaiian Dance / Hula Dance Fitness Explore the beautiful rhythms and colourful movements of the South Pacific! Learn the 'talking hands’of hula and fast hip movements of Tahitian dances! Designed as a fitness class, this is a moderate intensity workout for core, hips, legs and arms. Styles may include Hula, Tahitian, Maori and Haka, with additional elements from drums, sticks, uli uli...a beautiful blend of arts & fitness. Salsa / Latin Dance Tap: Irish |