The types of classes we offer are as follows for the 2026/2027 season:
Ballet (Ages 3 and up)
Ballet is a poised style of dance that is the core to all types of dance. It is a complex mixture of technique, coordination and musicality.
Tap (Ages 4 and up)
Tap is a form of dance where dancers use their feet as percussive instruments. The sound is made by tap shoes which have a metal plate, “taps”, on the heel and toe. Tap is great for fostering rhythm in dancers and is offered at a very young age to encourage that rhythm.
Jazz (Ages 4 and up)
Usually set to upbeat popular music, jazz is an expressive style that incorporates a lot of leaps, turns and quick movements.
Hip Hop (Ages 6 and up)
Hip hop is an urban style of dance that is high energy and upbeat. Usually set to popular rap, hip hop and urban music, hip hop is becoming more and more popular in today’s dance world. Kids enjoy the fast paced energetic style of this class.
Acro (Ages 6 and up)
The performance of extraordinary human feats of balance, agility, and motor coordination mixed with dance elements. A type of “controlled” gymnastics minus all the apparatus, Acro focuses on building strength and flexibility. Examples of tricks would be cartwheels, bridges, walkovers and splits.
*For acro ages 12+ dancer must be able to do backbend and up, a cartwheel, and front or back walkovers.
Musical Theatre (Ages 8 and up)
Singing, dancing and acting are all incorporated into this class while the kids perform dances and songs from Broadway musicals. A great class to help gain confidence in performing and expression.
Silks (Ages 8 and up)
Aerial Silks is a type of performance in which dancers perform aerial acrobatics while hanging from a fabric. We are also including working with juggling
Bare feet only for this class.
Contemporary Ballet (Ages 10 and up)
The same technique and class structure as ballet, set to contemporary music. Contemporary Ballet is ideal for kids who want to strengthen their technique without the classical ballet feel.
Contemporary Lyrical (Ages 10 and up)
A style of dance that combines elements of contemporary and lyrical dance, focusing on emotional expression, musicality, and storytelling.
Lyrical (Ages 10 and up, must also be registered in Ballet, Contemporary Ballet or Jazz)
Lyrical focuses on conveying the feelings and emotion of the music and lyrics through movement. Lyrical builds on a strong foundation of Ballet and Jazz technique and our students are required to also be registered in either a Ballet or Jazz class in order to take Lyrical.
Pre-Pointe (Ages 11 and up, must also be registered in Ballet)
A class designed to prepare dancers for pointe work by developing the strength, alignment, balance, coordination, and technique needed to safely progress toward pointe shoes.
Pointe (Ages 12 and up, must have previously taken pre-pointe and be registered in Ballet)
Pointe is an extension of ballet in which the dancers dance up on the tips of their toes on special “pointe” shoes. Dancers must also be registered in ballet in order to take Pointe.