Ballet

Dance forming demand grace, precision, employing formalized steps and gestures, through intricate flowing patterns to create expression through more movement. 

 

Creative Dance

A form of dance that provides the potential for personal expression communicating through movement.  It enhances physical fitness including strength, flexibility, improve social skills such as self-esteem, communication and working with others.  It also improves well being and reduces stress and anxiety.

 

Modern Dance

Focus on internal feelings.  It's a form of technique for developing the use of the entire body in movements expressive abstract ideas. 

 

Jazz

Any various dances characterized by the use of improvisation and influenced by rhythms and techniques of jazz music.

 

HipHop

A fun and energetic style of dance.  It involves quick detailed movements. 

 

Lyrical Dance

A form of dance that combines ballet with jazz. It is similar to contemporary dance.

 

Contemporary

It has the same styles and movements as ballet, but does not confine themselves to those moves that seek the dancers' personalized vision often through collaboration and experimentation by the development of new moves and choreography.

 

African Dance

Dance which embraces movement, spirituality and unity.

 

Tumbling

Dance that involves cartwheels, front and back walkovers, hand springs, rolling over, etc.

 

Tap Dance

A style of dance characterized by using the sound of one's tap shoes hitting the floor as a percussive instrument.  It's all a form of music.

 

TEAMS:

Little Stars ..............................................................................Beginner, Ages 3-6

Future Stars......................................................Beginner Intermediate, Ages 5-10

Star Team 1 ....................................................................Intermediate, Ages 6-17

Star Team 2 ................................................................ Intermediate, Ages 9 & up

Star Team 3 ...................................................................... Advance, Ages 9 & up

Competition Dancers ....................................................................... Ages 5 & up

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Students will be placed on teams by the director and instructors based upon results of auditions. Selection of teams will be posted the same day or week later.  All dancers will be notified of their placement.