Young Dancers

Below are the classes we offer for children ages 7-9 (Beginner and Beginner/Intermediate level). Typically at age 8, dancers are mature enough to concentrate on on genre for 45 minutes to an hour and are willing and able to take multiple classes in one evening or throughout the week.

Acro (Ages 7-9)

Acro is a combination of dance and gymnastics. At this level is an intro to basic gymnastics skills and elements (i.e. forward rolls, handstands, cartwheels, as well as gymnastics games set to music). Dancers will also work on flexibility and strength! As always, the class will progress to more challenging skills based on each student’s ability!

Monday 4:15pm (1 hour)
Thursday 4:30pm (1 hour)

Ballet (Ages 7-9)

Ballet is the foundation of all forms of dance. In ballet, the focus is on posture, gracefulness, body placement, footwork, turns, jumps, and leaps. We work on exercises at the barre, stretching, adagio, petite allegro, grande allegro and choreography in class. At Allegro, we enjoy exploring both classical and contemporary ballet techniques.

Wednesday 6:00pm (1 hour)

Tap & Jazz Combo (Ages 7-9)

Your dancer will experience two of the foundational dance genres in this combo class.

Wednesday 5:00pm (75 min)

Hip-Hop (Ages 7-9)

This is most likely the most popular dance genre today, hip-hop is another dance form that grew out of jazz. It began with break dancing, turned into funk, and now we learn about pop-n-lockin’ and dubstep. Hip-Hop class is a great way to create your unique style and let loose and have a ton of fun!

Friday 4:15pm (1 hour)

Lyrical & Contemporary (Ages 7-9)

Lyrical dance is a wonderful way for dancers to learn to truly express themselves as artists. We tell stories of love, sadness, friendship and hope through this genre. Lyrical is a combination of the techniques learned in ballet, jazz and modern. Choreography encompasses the use of balance, flexibility and control utilizing the lyrics and feeling of the music.

Thursday 6:00pm (45 minutes)

Project Broadway (Ages 7-9)

Musical Theatre allows dancers to become characters through their dancing – we use musicals from both broadway and movies to inspire our classes. For example, students learn about Chicago, Fosse, Wicked, Hairspray, West Side Story, Annie, High School Musical, Cinderella, the Sound of Music and many many more! Sometimes we even take a song we love and create our own characters and storyline!

Friday 5:00pm (45 min)

Beginner Performance Team & Technique (Ages 6-9)

For dancers enrolled in the 6-8 or 9-10 age level classes. Students on the Beginner Performance Team (BPT) must be enrolled in at least 2 of the following genres – Ballet, Tap, Jazz, or Lyrical – along with the BPT choreography class.

Friday 4:45pm (1 hour)

For a complete view of this years schedule of classes and to register please visit our registration page.