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Class Descriptions

 

Beginner Uptown Performance Troupe

Ages 8+ This is an invitation or audition only class for our beginner dancers who are interested in additional performance opportunities as well as competitive dance. This class will focus on multiple forms of dance techniques such as ballet, jazz, hip-hop, and lyrical. At least 1-2 years of dance experience required. 

 

Intermediate Uptown Performance Troupe 

Ages 10+. This is an invitation or audition only class for dancers who are interested in more performance opportunities as well as competitive dance. This class will focus on multiple forms of dance techniques such as ballet, jazz, and lyrical. Students will be required to take a technique class in addition to this class.  At least 3-5 years of dance experience is required. 

​Creative Movement

Ages 3-5. In a creative movement dance class your child will begin to explore the world of dance. Our explorations in this class include, basic ballet vocabulary, musicality, tempo and energy. Language skills are enhanced through the use of songs, poems and stories. Social skills are enhanced by learning to take turns, following classroom rules, and understanding personal space. This is an overall fun and beneficial class for your little ones!

 

Ballet/ Jazz/ Tap Combo 5-8 years old
Ages 5-8.  This creative combo class has a blended emphasis on jazz, ballet, and tap technique. Classes will focus on energy, musicality, coordination, strength, and flexibility. Students will learn all of the basic steps to jazz, tap, and ballet along with the proper technical terminology. A combination class is the perfect introduction to dance giving your child the ability to explore different dance forms.

​Beginner Ballet/ Jazz/ Tap Combo 7-12 years old
Ages 7-12. This class your student will be introduced to traditional ballet and jazz techniques. Students will learn proper terminology to prepare them as they further their education in jazz, tap and ballet classes. Here students will find enhanced strength, flexibility, endurance, coordination, and athleticism. This fusion of jazz, tap, and ballet is the perfect way to be introduced to three important dance techniques for proper dance training.

Beginner Ballet/ Jazz Combo Ages 10+: 

This class your student will be introduced to traditional ballet and jazz techniques. Students will learn proper terminology to prepare them as they further their education in jazz and ballet classes. Here students will find enhanced strength, flexibility, endurance, coordination, and athleticism. This fusion of jazz, and ballet is the perfect way to be introduced to the two important dance techniques for proper dance training.

Intermediate Ballet/ Lyrical

10 & up.  Ballet offers extremely important technical elements that are interdisciplinary in any dance form including, poise, grace, control and discipline. In this class your child will learn important technical elements of ballet steps as well as terminology.  Ballet training also enhances your child's ability to improve their overall strength, endurance, flexibility, musicality, and mastery of intermediate ballet dance techniques.(Skills must be approved by instructor)

 Intermediate Jazz

10 & up jazz blends a variety of dance styles focusing on strength, flexibility, coordination, and progressions (turns, jumps, kicks, and leaps). In this class your child will learn specific movement in coordination with music enhancing musicality. As well as, jazz dance enhances the ability to perform isolation of body parts, changes of weight, and directional changes! (Skills must be approved by instructor)

Beginner/ Intermediate Tap Ages 10+

10 & up. Tap is the best form of dance to enhance sense of rhythm, musicality, and stamina. In a tap class your child will not only become a dancer but a musician! 

Beginning Acrodance/ tumbling 1

3 & up. This combines acrobatic, dance, and tumbling skills. Your child will begin to build strength, flexibility, and balance that is needed to execute new steps.

Intermediate/ Advanced Acrodance/ Tumbling 2

*Placement needed regardless of age* This class is for students who have mastered elements of acrodance/ tumbling 1 and are ready to move onto the next level. This course will focus on more advanced sequencing of acrobatic skills. Students will further build strength flexibility and endurance. Students will be able to begin to learn/ execute more advanced acrobatic skills. 

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