DANCE CLASSES
Acro
Acro Dance is a genre of dance which incorporates elements of gymnastics, jazz, tumbling and basic contortion. Students learn acrobatic tricks such as handstands, cartwheels, chest rolls, elbow stands, walkovers and aerials. Trick movements are executed slowly to emphasize body lines, a graceful motion and picturesque extension.
Acro Dance offers more depth and variety to choreography and creates a much more versatile dancer. To master an acro trick students must develop a good foundation of strength and flexibility, thus emphasis is placed on extensive conditioning involving stretch and strength training.
BALLET
This art form is the foundation to all styles of dance and is a very beneficial class for all dancers. Ballet will teach your child coordination, precision, and grace in a respectful and traditional class environment. Our ballet instructors work to develop proper and safe technique and body alignment while encouraging each student to find the creativity and story telling in their movements.
Ballet classes will provide your child with a strong foundation to compliment the rest of their classes. As the foundation of all styles we offer, ballet is mandatory for our competitive dancers. Pre-Pointe and Pointe classes are available for dancers who are ready to study en pointe.
The Royal Academy of Dance (R.A.D.) syllabus is taught in class with the option for some students to enter the R.A.D. exam process.
CONTEMPORARY
Contemporary is a very current style of dance utilizing ballet and jazz techniques combined with modern movements. Developed in the mid-twentieth century, it has since become one of the world’s most popular and enjoyable performance styles.
Dancers must have a strong background in technical dance such as ballet and jazz as contemporary borrows movements from these formal genres. Modern elements are added to contemporary choreography such as torso contractions, floor work, and improvisation.
Contemporary is an excellent addition to a dancer’s repertoire once they’ve developed good strong technical dance aspects.
HIP HOP
Hip Hop is a popular form of dance that includes many sub genres such as: locking, popping, house, breakdancing, party dancing, old school, tutting, animation etc.
The technique for different styles of Hip Hop will be taught and emphasis will be placed on musicality and groove. Steps will be put together in combinations that the dancers add on to each week. Style will develop as the dancers feel free to express themselves. The steps are set to popular music (clean versions) that they listen to everyday!
JAZZ
Our jazz classes combine technique and style. An emphasis will be placed on proper alignment during steps; body conditioning, flexibility, and quick thinking are all thrown into the mix.
Steps are combined in traveling combinations across the room and centre floor.
We teach the ADAPT syllabus for jazz!
LYRICAL
Lyrical is a beautiful style of dance that requires students to have previous training in ballet and jazz.
Strong emotions of happiness, sadness, anger or hurt are portrayed. The movement becomes the story and portrays the lyrics of the music. Lyrical requires the dancer to express themselves through their body. Young dancers aspire to take their turn in Lyrical.
MUSICAL THEATRE
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical.
A fun, mix of jazz and song and dance. Dancers interact with the audience and each other in a fun, upbeat, and always entertaining piece! (Lip-singing)
Broadway involves singing!
POM
Pom focuses on the basics of dance, plus strength as well as technique of leaps, turns, splits etc. A mixture of jazz, hip hop and traditional cheer! Pom is different from dance with it's choreography & competition environment. Athletes will compete on the sprung floor.
This class will compete at local cheer/dance competitions.
TAP
This fun dance style focuses on elements of rhythm and musicality. It’s the only dance style where your feet can make their own music!
Younger dancers love to discover the many sounds they can make, while our older dancers become masters of complicated rhythms and techniques.
We teach the ADAPT syllabus for tap
SHOOTING STARS
Creative dance is a fun and supportive environment for your little one. These classes provide our youngest dancers with the ability to be creative while learning musicality, spatial awareness, teamwork, and fundamental techniques to further their love of the art.
The children have a ton of fun while learning and growing in the classroom.
This class runs from September to May & will participate in our year end recital!
ALL-STAR HIP HOP
All-Star Hip Hop is similar to our Hip Hop program. They will be introduced to : locking, popping, house, breakdancing, party dancing, old school, tutting, animation etc.
This class will compete at local Cheer/Dance Competitions!
ALL-STAR JAZZ
All-Star Jazz is similar to our Jazz program. Our jazz classes combine technique and style. An emphasis will be placed on proper alignment during steps; body conditioning, flexibility, and quick thinking are all thrown into the mix.
This class will compete at local Cheer/Dance Competitions!
COMBO CLASSES
Our Combo Classes are offered in a variety of styles! This class will alternate each week with the two styles selected. This class will have one costume that can turn into another look.
Two for the price of one!
These dancers will have two dances to perform at the year end recital
