3-4 year old
The perfect “first dance class”. These forty-five minute
classes are designed to introduce the fundamentals of
dance, movement, and coordination. Here, the dancers
will become familiar with two different styles of dance:
ballet and tap and basic tumbling skills. In these exciting
classes, they will learn basic skills, build a foundation of
technique, and use their imagination while exploring the
creativity of dance. Dancers will participate in our spring
recital.
Attire: Any color of leotard and pink tights.
Shoes: Black tap shoes and pink ballet shoes.
Hair: Bun.
These are one hour per week and are perfect for dancers
wanting to learn several different styles in one class.
Dancers will be grouped by age, Combo 1- Kindergarten &
1st grade, Combo 2- 2nd grade & 3rd grade, Combo 3-
4th grade & 5th grade. These classes introduce the
dancer to three different styles of dance Jazz, Tap and
Ballet while instilling confidence and technical ability.
Dancers will work to build the necessary strength and
conditioning required for dance success. Combo class
dancers will perform in our spring recital.
Combo 1 & 2 Dress
Attire: Any color of leotard and pink tights.
Shoes: Black tap shoes and pink ballet shoes.
Hair: Bun
Combo 3 Dress
Attire: form-fitting dance outfit
Shoes: Black tap shoes
Hair: Bun
6th Grade and Up
This is a 1 hour and 15 minute class every
week. This Class is perfect for those in 6th Grade
and older who are wanting mainly focus on Jazz and Contemporary.
These dancers will get the opportunity to perform at competitions
and our spring recital.
Attire: Form fitting dance outfit, hair pulled up
Hair: Pulled up, out of the face
Non Competition team
DS Squad
Hip Hop mixes funk and street dance to create a fun, upbeat
environment. Dancers will learn the fundamentals of the
funky style of hip-hop. This class will encourage students
to bring their own personality to each movement. Dancers
will be challenged to learn choreography quickly, yet also
explore their own creative self by improving. We are a
family oriented dance studio and go out of our way to find
clean age-appropriate music, choreography, and
costumes. Dancers will perform in our spring recital.
Attire: Loose clothing you can move in.
Shoes: Light soled sneakers
Hair: Pulled up, out of the face
DS Squad Non Competition Team
(See Competitive Teams for Competitive Hip Hop)
5 years old and up
Tap is the best way to learn rhythm, ambidexterity, timing, and
coordination while making a lot of NOISE. Dancers wear
tap shoes while enjoying the freedom of movement in their
legs, ankles, and feet. Tap is a great place to explore new
sounds with your feet and simply have a good time. Not
only is this a timeless dance form, tap is pure fun! Dancers
will perform in our spring recital
Attire: Fitted dance apparel.
Shoes: Black tap shoes.
5 years old and up
Designed for dancers to learn and perfect their jumps,
leaps, and turns. Endurance and strength exercises are
implemented to build the muscles the dancers use. The
dancer will perform skills in various patterns and
combinations while trying to improve each individual
concept. This is a great class to refine and practice the intricate leaps and turns. Dancers will not perform in our spring recital.
Attire: Fitted top or leotard with dance shorts or pants.
Shoes: Bare feet. NO SOCKS!
5 years old and up
Ballet is the foundation of all dance forms. Dancers will
incorporate barre work, across the floor, and new
choreography to provide our dancers with traditional ballet
education. Dancers will perfect their ballet technique, and
students are introduced to ballet vocabulary, learn
classroom etiquette and develop coordination through
ballet. The focus in Ballet is to build strength, grace,
flexibility, balance, and poise. Through barre and floor
work, the dancer will build confidence while maintaining a
disciplined class environment. As dancers progress, they
are invited to begin Pointe at the appropriate time.
Dancers will perform in our spring recital.
Attire: Any color leotard and pink tights.
Shoes: Pink Split Sole ballet shoes.