Types of Classes Offered

Ballet Jazz Tap Modern Hip Hop
Irish Skill Toys

Ballet
Classical Russian Ballet (Vaganova Curriculum)

Jazz
Jazz dance technique comes out of ballet. The essence of Jazz is entertainment, the movements are big and exaggerated. This is commonly used in Broadway shows, movies, and TV. Between 1900-1950 Jazz was born out of tap dancing which was performed with Jazz music in the Afro-American culture, and was influenced by the birth of modern dance. Over time it evolved into the Broadway style we are familiar with today.

Tap
From Fred Astire and Ginger Rogers, Shirley Temple and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, to the more recent Savion Glover. In its basic form tap is nothing more then two pieces of metal screwed onto shoes hammering out a percussive rhythm.

Modern
Modern dance was formed by pioneers who decided to rebel against the formal and ridged ways of ballet. Unlike ballet, modern dance became more grounded, free flowing, and physically natural. Modern dancers give into gravity much more then the ballet dancers who seem to be constantly lifted and somewhat ridged. Ballet dancers are also restricted to very specific steps and positions, while the modern dancer isn't bound to these restrictions, but instead enjoys any and every form of movement.
Movement in modern dance has become an exaggeration of natural movement. For instance, artists may use the law of gravity to create movement phrases. Resisting gravity may be rising and jumping, and giving into gravity would be falling or diving. This is known as fall and recovery. Other movements qualities are contract and release, arching suspension etc.
Although ballet and modern dance were created to be as opposite as possible, it is now understood that in order for a modern dancer to perform the movement well, there is still a level of technique that must be learned and acquired. Many modern companies require their dancers to take a ballet class in order to have this control over the body that dance requires. In addition to this many ballet companies include some level of modern dance in their repertory.
In spite of ill beginnings now modern and ballet share some level of relationship.

Hip Hop
As seen in mainstream music videos

Irish
Irish dance came about because the Irish were being oppressed by the British. The Irish people were unable to dance, so in order to keep their jigs and reels alive, they would dance only with their feet, keeping their arms by their sides so as not to be caught by the British. The dances and folk dances were passed down from generation to generation keeping Irish dance alive. This has formed into the Irish dancing we see today, with the upper body straight, and dancing only with the feet.

Skill Toys
From the Yo-Yo and Juggling, to the Diabolo and Devil Sticks, skill toys have been used to entertain crowds for centuries.

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Class Attire

Ballet Jazz Tap Modern Hip-Hop Irish Tumbling

Ballet
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Girls
Ages: 2-5 Student must wear a leotard and tights (Leotard any color, tights footed caramel or pink)
Hair: Pulled out of face
Shoes: Pink leather ballet slippers
Ages: 6/7 - Solid black leotard, and pink footed tights
Hair: In a bun
Ages 8 - Adult - We have a specific black leotard, and pink tights that you will order through us. Download the order form and return it to the studio.
Shoes: Pink leather split sole ballet slippers with elastic sewn on
If it is your first year of pointe we will be going to get pointe shoes together as a class.
Warm Ups - We only allow ballet type warm ups which include shrug, leg, arm, and hip warmers
Ages 8 through Adult now need a hip alignment belt. You can purchase these the first day of class. The are $5.00
Pointe Girls may wear a black wrap skirt if teacher allows and transition tights

Boys (Technique Class)
Black capri pants or fitted black sweat pants with the elastic pulled up to the knee with white T-shirt
Shoes: Black canvas split sole ballet slippers

Jazz
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Student must wear a leotard and tights (Leotard any color, tights black, caramel, or pink footed or transition)
Teacher may allow student to wear plain black Jazz pants, capris, or shorts
Hair: Pulled back out of face
Shoes: Capizio caramel split sole Jazz ankle boot

Boys:
Black Jazz pants or black sweat pants and white any color plain T-shirt
Shoes: Black split sole Jazz shoe

Modern
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Student must wear a leotard and footless tights (Leotard any color, tights footless caramel, pink or black)
Teacher may allow student to wear plain black Jazz capris, or shorts
Hair: Pulled back away from face
No shoes

Tap
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Girls:
Student must wear a leotard and tights (Leotard any color, tights footed caramel, pink or black)
Teacher may allow student to wear plain black skirt, capris, or shorts
Hair: Pulled back away from face
Shoes: Ages 3-5 Black patent leather with ribbon tie
Ages 6-7 Tan leather Mary Jane style (1/2 inch heel)
Ages 8-Adult Tan slip on Jazz/Tap shoe
Boys:
Black Jazz pants or black sweat pants and T-shirt
Shoes: Black leather

Hip-Hop
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Student must wear a leotard and tights (Leotard any color, tights caramel, pink or black), and any color Jazz capris or cut off sweat pants
Hair: Pulled back out of face
Shoes: Teacher will tell you when class begins (For first day bring in any clean pair of street shoes)

Boys:
Sweat Pants with the elastic pulled up or cut off at or just below the knee, and T-shirt
Shoes: Teacher will tell you when class begins (For first day bring in any clean pair of street shoes)

Irish
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Student must wear a leotard and tights (Leotard any color, tights caramel, pink or black), and any color Jazz capri
Hair: Pulled back out of face
1st Day of class shoes will be ordered

Tumbling
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Teacher will let you know first day of class.

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