Hip-Hop is a high-energy style rooted in street dance and urban culture. It features dynamic movements like isolations, grooves, freestyle elements, and dynamic movements performed to hip-hop music. Classes focus on rhythm, musicality, personal expression, and performance quality while teaching foundational techniques and the latest trends in commercial choreography.

Mondays 4:30-5:15 Ages 9-12 (Recital May 16th)

Thursdays 5:30-6:15 “Mini Hip Hop” Ages 7-10 (Recital May 16th)

Tap dancing increases coordination and develops a sense of rhythm and musicality in dance. The dancer’s feet become an instrument of “expression” that creates sounds with the floor. The class varies in styles from Traditional/Broadway Tap, Rhythm Tap (Hoofing) and Acapella.

Wednesdays 4:15-4:45 Ages 10+ (Recital May 16th)

in this Ballet/Lyrical combo class, dancers will build a strong ballet foundation while also exploring the world of lyrical dance. Lyrical dance combines elements of ballet and jazz to create a soft style that emphasizes the storytelling quality of music.  An emphasis is placed on grace and fluidity, musicality, and expressiveness to capture emotion through movement.

Mondays 5:15-6:00 (Recital May 16th)

Thursdays 6:45-7:30 Added in January (Recital May 16th)

Jazz dance is a fun, expressive dance style that incorporates turns, jumps, and kicks with other steps that are used for all forms of dance.  An emphasis is placed on strength, flexibility and conditioning, as well as increasing memory and stamina for progressively complex and high energy combinations.

Wednesdays 4:30-5:15 (Recital May 16th)

Acro dance combines dance technique with fluid acrobatic movements. Unlike the faster and stronger routines of gymnastics, acro dance is meant to enhance the art form of dance and provide the dancers with means of self-expression through smooth, graceful transitions. Dancers will gain strength, flexibility, and tumbling skills.

Wednesdays 5:15-5:45

Tuesdays 5:45-6:30 - Added in January (May 16th Recital)

This is an expressive dance form that combines elements of lyrical, modern, jazz and ballet to express themes through movement.  An emphasis is placed on fluidity of movement, floor work, directional and rhythmic changes, and control.