Course Offerings - Begining Dance Classes

Elementary Dance Classes – Level 1/Introductory Beginning Classes and Level 2 Elementary for ages 7 through 9 Ballet, Tap & Jazz, Beginning Level 1, age 7 90 minutes Level 1 Beginning classes introduce the growing dancer to more specific techniques and skills for the various dance disciplines but still with a shorter class format. Emphasis is placed on developing correct alignment and learning basic terminology and introductory steps. These classes provide more structure with a higher skill level than in the Pre-Ballet/Tap class. (Level 1 is a combination class designed to provide students with a foundation in various dance disciplines. Students must take all components of Level 1.) Ballet, Tap & Jazz, Level 2, ages 7 ½-8 2 hours Level 2 classes are longer in duration and aim to develop and strengthen technique in each dance form. These classes may be taken separately, but we recommend that students continue to take ballet as it server as the foundation for developing strength and alignment in jazz. Ballet Level 2 is 50 minutes in duration, Jazz Level 2 is 50 minutes in duration, and Tap Level 2 is 30 minutes in duration. These classes are offered on the same evening with 10 minute breaks after ballet and jazz so that students taking all classes have a break in between classes. Students may opt to take ballet only or ballet, jazz, and tap.