Dance Class Descriptions

This is a 45 min class combined with a back to back dance class (so parents get a TWO CLASS BLOCK window in the AM:)   The students attend their traditional dance class either before or after, then take a short snack break (snack provided by GADA) before having a creative drama class using a read-aloud story to initiate dramatic activities, exercises, crafts and games!  Kids LOVE this fun story themed playtime each week!

This is a dance class designed for the brain and muscle development of three year olds, turning four, throughout the school year. It is a guided class that explores dance through imagery and props. The class is 45 minutes in length and incorporates basics of ballet, rhythm and tumble. Students need leotard, tights, and ballet shoes. This class takes part in our holiday tea parties and performs a ballet dance during the end of year recital.

This is a dance class designed for the brain and muscle development of four year olds, turning five, throughout the school year. It is a guided class that explores dance through imagery and props. The class is 1 hour in length and incorporates basics of ballet, tap and tumble. Students need leotard, tights, tap and ballet shoes. This class takes part in our holiday tea parties and performs a tap and ballet dance during the end of year recital.

This is a dance class designed for the brain and muscle development of five year olds, turning six, throughout the school year (kindergarten). The instruction is split between ballet and tap (half hour each). Students are still instructed with imagery and creative aspects, while moving them towards the leveled class demands.

Students need leotard, tights, tap and ballet shoes. This class takes part in our holiday tea parties and performs a tap and ballet dance during the end of year recital.

This is a dance class designed for the brain and muscle development of six year olds, turning seven, throughout the school year (first grade). The instruction is split between ballet and tap (half hour each). Students are still instructed with imagery and creative aspects, while moving them towards the leveled class demands.

Students need leotard, tights, tap and ballet shoes. This class takes part in our holiday tea parties and performs a tap and ballet dance during the end of year recital.

Ballet is a classical dance form characterized by grace and precision of movement and by elaborate formal gestures, steps, and poses. Ballet classes perform ballet dances during the end of year recital.

Tap is a dance performed wearing shoes with metal taps, recognized by rhythmic tapping of the toes and heels. Tap classes perform tap dances during the end of year recital.

Jazz is a classification shared by a broad range of dance styles. Before the 1950s, jazz dance referred to dance styles that originated from African American vernacular dance. In the 1950s, a new genre of jazz dance — modern jazz dance — emerged, with roots in Caribbean traditional dance. Every individual style of jazz dance has roots traceable to one of these two distinct origins. Jazz was a big hit in the early 50’s and it is still a well loved style of dance all over the world. Today’s jazz classes incorporate a variety of styles, while working traditional jazz technique, turns, leaps and stylizations. Jazz classes perform jazz dances during the end of year recital.

Hip-Hop originated as a street dance, very urban, very funky. Younger hip-hop classes express lots of style and rhythm, as they achieve simple coordination goals. As levels increase, more detail is given to style and execution of movements. This class performs a hip-hop dance during the end of year recital. Dancers who would like additional performing experience should look into the “electricks” hip-hop group.

Drill Prep is a class geared towards the goal of making a high school dance team or drill team. Emphasis is placed on team-oriented dance, such as kick lines, turns, leaps, etc. Exposure is also given to the variety of routines a team learns, the audition process, and flexibility/strength of a dancer. This class performs a dance in the end of year recital, as well as a possible additional community performance.

Singing, Acting, and Dance are incorporated into this wonderful American art form. Short pieces are studied and performed during informal in-class presentations from various musicals throughout the year. This class takes part in a holiday caroling event, as well as performs a musical theater piece during the end of year recital.

The turns and leaps class is a technique based class that does not perform in the end of year recital. Instead class time is spent perfecting various leaps and turns through exercises, across the floor, flexibility work, etc.

The stretch and strength class is a technique class that does not perform in the end of year recital. Instead class time is spent stretching muscles and developing core work. This is a great class for students looking to strengthen core, increase flexibility, or cross-train with other dance disciplines!

Contemporary dance often blends modern and jazz dance together, to create this latest dance craze. Students must be enrolled in ballet classes to take these classes. This class performs a contemporary dance during the end of year recital.