ACRO – a 45-minute class for students 5 to 18 years old. This is an acrobatic style class that teaches floor gymnastics. Acro is a class that progresses from forward rolls and cartwheels to advanced tumbling, including aerial work. Teachers work with each student on their individual level. This class also focuses on flexibility, agility, and teamwork. All students taking this class must participate in recital due to tricks and partner work.
BALLET – a class for ages 6 & up. This class is divided into 6 levels (Pre Ballet to Ballet V) and students are placed by skill level. (Younger students are encouraged to take a Combo Tap/Ballet class). New students, please contact the office for an evaluation appointment for levels II-V.
BROADWAY HEELS – a 30-minute class and offered to students 9 to 18 years old. This class is for the dancer who is interested in taking jazz technique to the next level, concentrating on teaching students to dance smoothly in character shoes “heels” (used in musicals and Broadway shows), and is perfect for the dancer who wants to pursue musical theater.
HIP HOP/FUNK – a 30-minute or 45-minute class offered to students 7 to 18 years old. Hip Hop is an upbeat style of dance performed to popular music. Although Hip Hop’s roots came from urban street dancing, it has become increasingly popular in the entertainment world. Funk dancing is the perfect fusion of styles, incorporating jazz roots into a melting pot of Hip Hop, break, popping & locking, along with other fashionable dance genre.
JAZZ – a 30-minute or 45-minute class offered to students 7 to 18 years old. Jazz is a style of dance that is structured in technique while taking many shapes and forms. It can be performed to a vast variety of music styles from Broadway to pop.
JAZZ & TUMBLE – a 45-minute class for students 3 to 6 years old. This class will be a combination of first tumbling with various beginner acrobatic skills followed by an upbeat jazz/hip hop class. They will have no recital dance for tumbling. They will perform a jazz dance in the recital.
JAZZ & HIP HOP – a 30-minute class offered to students 5-6 years old. This class combines the upbeat dancing style of hip-hop with the technique of jazz. All music selections and dance moves are age-appropriate.
LEAPS & TURNS *Baxter Only* – This class is designed for students who want to improve the technique of their leaps and turns. Turns may include (but will not be limited to): en dehors (outside) and en dedans (inside) pirouettes, various turn progressions across the floor, and fouette turns. Leaps may include (but will not be limited to): grande jete, sauté chat, center leaps, switch leaps, and reverse leaps.
LYRICAL/CONTEMPORARY – a 30-minute or a 45-minute class for students 7 to 18 years old. Lyrical dance is a fusion of ballet & jazz dance techniques that uses dramatic motion to interpret music and express emotion. Contemporary dance is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of several dance genres including Modern, Jazz, Lyrical & Ballet.
MODERN *Baxter Only*– incorporates movement from the techniques of Ballet, Cunningham, Graham, Horton and Limon to engage and strengthen your core muscles. Modern class is meant to increase flexibility and bring a sense of connection between your mind and body.
MOMMY & ME *Providence Only*– a class structured to stimulate coordination skills, listening skills, balance, music interpretation, creative movement and motor development in the youngest dancers, ages 1.5 – 3 years of age. Moms wear comfortable clothing and our young dancers wear a leotard, tights and pink ballet shoes.
MUSICAL THEATER – a 30-minute class for students 6 to 10 years old, which incorporates a combination of Jazz and acting. With this style of dance, you are working through Jazz technique while portraying a character. Using songs from Broadway, we focus on bringing out our inner actor/actress!
POINTE/PRE-POINTE – a class wherein the ballet dancer supports all their body weight on the tips of fully extended feet. Dancing en pointe makes the dancer appear weightless and sylph-like; this is done by wearing special box-toed pointe shoes. Students are recommended for pointe based on age and ability. A minimum of two regular ballet classes must be attended to dance en pointe, one of which must be the ballet class directly before pre-pointe or pointe. There is no recital for Pre-Pointe classes.
POMS – a 30 minute movement based class offered for students 4 to 18 years old, that focuses on sharp arm movements, execution of choreographic visuals and dance team/cheer skills.
TAP – a 30-minute or a 45-minute class that is offered for students 6 to 18 years old. This is a percussive style of dancing. Its name comes from the tapping sound made when the metal plates on the dancer’s shoes touch a hard surface. (Younger students are encouraged to take a combination class, see Tap & Ballet Combo)
TAP & BALLET COMBO – a 45-minute class for students 2 ½ to 6 ½ years old. This class teaches the fundamentals of tap and ballet. Students will begin with tap and finish with ballet. Students should arrive in class with tap shoes on. Teachers will assist young dancers with shoe changes. Young combo students should wear a pull-up if they are not potty trained.
TUMBLING – is a 30-minute class for students 3 to 6 years old. This class teaches the basics of floor tumbling including forward rolls, back bends, cartwheels, and fundamental acrobatic strengthening and coordinating skills. There is no recital for Tumbling classes.
AERIALS & BACK HANDSPRINGS *Summer Only* – This class is designed for students who are already close to completing an aerial and/or backhandspring, or for students who want to continue to master these tricks. To take this class, students must have a cartwheel from the knee on their dominant side, and they must have their right and left side front and back walkovers with no spotter.
BALANCES & CONTORTION *Summer Only* – This class will work on tricks including but not limited to: chin stands, chest stands, elbow stands, head stands, shoulder stands, handstands, partner balances, standing splits, arrows, perches, etc. To take this class, dancers must have a standing back bend with no spotter, as well as standing up from back bends with no spotter.
CONDITIONING *Summer Only* – Includes but not limited to core strengthening, cardio vascular exercises to strengthen the different parts of the body and increase stamina. Take this class to supplement extreme stretch and stretch and strengthen classes. All levels welcome to age appropriate class.
CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION & IMPROVISATION *Summer Only* – Structured improvisation and contemporary combinations and choreography combined to become a routine. Dancers explore their own movement and choreography as well as levels, space, partnering and relation to each other.
EXTREME STRETCH/LEGS & FEET/CONTORTION *Summer Only* – This class is designed for a dancer who looking to become more flexible. The instructor will give exercises for the student to be able to practice at home. Each class may focus on a different area/body part. All levels and ages welcome.
IMPROVISATION *Summer Only* – Exploration and freedom of movement, spacial awareness and structured creativity with choreography. Encompasses several styles of dance and experimenting with props. All levels welcome to age appropriate class.
Class descriptions
Fall/Spring & Summer
Acro
Ballet
Broadway Heels
Hip Hop/Funk
Jazz
Jazz & Tumble
Jazz & Hip Hop
Leaps & Turns
Lyrical/Contemporary
Modern
Mommy & Me
Musical Theater
Pointe/Pre-Pointe
Poms
Tap
Tap & Ballet Combo
Tumbling
Aerials & Back Handsprings
Balances & Contortion
Conditioning
Contemporary Comp & Improv
Extreme Stretch
Legs & Feet
Improvisation
