Dance

Ballet I: Learn the standard ballet vocabulary, the positions, port de bras, and other ballet techniques. This class consists of work at the barre, combinations in center-floor and across the floor. Students develop flexibility, strength, discipline and a good technical foundation, the elements necessary for all forms of dance. Dress Code - Ladies: Black leotard, pink tights, ballet shoes, hair securely pulled back off the face; Gentlemen: T-shirt, dance pants, ballet flats or jazz shoes.

Open Ballet: This class is a supplement to Ballet I. It is designed to enhance a student's basic technique and classical ballet training. Various levels of experience are accommodated in the class, from beginners to advanced. Dress Code - Same as Ballet I.

Ballet-Jazz I & II: These combination classes of ballet and jazz technique cover isolations, flexibility and strength exercises, with strong emphasis on turns, combinations in center-floor and across the floor that engage styles of jazz, funk, and Broadway dance from musical theatre productions. Prerequisite: For Ballet- Jazz I, you must be at least eleven years of age with a minimum of two consecutive years of Ballet within the last three years. Ballet-Jazz II is more advanced. Dress Code - Ladies: Dance pants can be added to the ballet attire, jazz shoes or sneakers (nothing bulky); Gentlemen: T-shirt, dance pants, and jazz shoes or sneakers (nothing bulky).

Tap I & II / Beginners: Learn tap vocabulary, basic tap steps and rhythms. This class starts with tap exercises at the barre, then moves to center-floor and across the floor covering simple combinations and turns; Tap II is slightly more advanced. Dress Code - Ladies: any color leotard and tights or t-shirt and dance pants, tap shoes; Gentlemen: T-shirt and dance pants, tap shoes.

Tap III / Intermediate to Advanced : This class goes beyond Beginners' Tap. Students focus on syncopated rhythms and syllables, more complex combinations and turns in center-floor and across the floor. Prerequisite: Minimum of two consecutive years of Tap II. Dress Code - Same as Beginners' Tap.