Mommy & Me: Ages 18 months – 2, 30 minute class

Does your toddler love to dance?  Dance, sing and play with your little one during this exciting half hour class!  This class is an excellent introduction to dance, incorporating creative movement and promoting body awareness and coordination.  Through the use of props, games and songs, your child will be encouraged to explore their creativity all in the comfort having you in class with them.  Dads, Grandparents and/or caregivers are welcome to do the class with the toddler.  1 adult/child.

Tutu 2’s: Ages 2 – 3, 30 minute class

This fun, exciting (and adorable!!) class inspires creativity, teaches coordination, musicality, and introduces the fundamentals of ballet, while incorporating creative movement and tumbling. Students will develop  strength, dance technique, rhythm, and body awareness in a caring, nurturing environment. This class is an excellent way for children to gain self-confidence, listening and learning skills preparing them for the next step in their dance training!  Each new registrant gets 1 Free Tutu for joining a Tutu 2’s class!

Itty Bitties: Ages 3 – 4, 45 minute class

Itty Bitties is a ballet, tap and tumbling combination class.  This fun and exciting class inspires creativity, teaches coordination, musicality, and the fundamentals of ballet, tap and tumbling. Students will develop coordination, strength, dance technique, rhythm, and body awareness in a caring, nurturing environment. This class is an excellent way for children to gain self-confidence, listening and learning skills and a sense of accomplishment.

Tot Hop: Ages 3 – 4, 45 minute class

Tot Hop is a ballet and hip hop combination class. This exciting class inspires creativity, teaches coordination and the fundamentals of ballet and hip hop. Students will develop coordination, strength, dance technique, rhythm, and body awareness in a caring, nurturing environment. This class is an excellent way for children to gain self-confidence, listening and learning skills and a sense of accomplishment while being introduced to the many benefits of the performing arts.

Twinkle toes: Ages 4 – 5, 5 – 7, 1 hour class

Twinkle Toes is also a ballet, tap and jazz combination class!  This fun and exciting class inspires creativity and teaches the fundamentals of ballet, tap and jazz. Students will develop musicality, coordination, strength, flexibility, dance technique, rhythm, and body awareness in a caring, nurturing environment. This class is an excellent way for children to be introduced to the many benefits of the performing arts, gain self-confidence and a sense of accomplishment.

Hippity Hop: Ages 3 – 4, 1 hour class

Toddler hip hop class. This fun class inspires creativity and teaches the fundamentals hip hop. Students will develop coordination, strength, dance technique, rhythm, and body awareness in a caring, exciting, nurturing environment. This class is an excellent way for children to be introduced to the many benefits of the performing arts.

Ballet

Beginning level classes focus on the basics of ballet including proper placement and posture; body positions, plies, tendus, battements, and port de bras. Emphasis will be placed on understanding technique, as well as instilling an appreciation and enjoyment of the movement. Advanced levels are a continual study of fundamentals, extended to emotional expression and precision, as well as developing fluid artistic control. Ballet is the basis of all other dance forms and can strongly enhance any athletic activity. We strongly encourage that ballet be taken in conjunction with any other dance class.

Dance Acro

This class combines acrobatics with dance technique. Dance acro strengthens a dancer’s skill set.

Hip-Hop

The hottest and latest dance steps, style, funk and street moves. Learn the latest dance moves from the east coast to the west coast, high energy, street grove and razor sharp action choreography. Great for fun, dance teams, dance technique and exercise!

Jazz/Contemporary

Learn the world’s cutting edge of new moves, as well as performance dynamics. All jazz classes will have a strong foundation in ballet with an emphasis on correct body alignment and technique. All classes focus on turns, jumps, leaps, increased flexibility, strength and an overall development of style. These classes are a must for all dancers, dance teams, musical theater and pompom enthusiasts. Contemporary is a mix of Ballet, Jazz and Lyrical technique.

Musical Theatre

Does your child dream of dancing on Broadway? Students will learn the dance technique and acting involved for dancing in a musical! Your child will dance to their favorite songs from musicals such as “Annie,” “High School Musical,” “Lion King”  and “Wicked.” This class is perfect for dancers, actors, as well as students who aspire to join a show choir or drama club.

Tap

Beginning level classes focus on learning basic rhythm patterns starting with simple combinations that include shuffles, flaps, stomps, riffs, pullbacks, etc. Advanced levels combine these in more complex rhythm and mixed meter combinations enabling students to slide easily between the styles of such performers as Fred Astaire, Bill “Bo Jangles” Robinson, Gene Kelly, Honi Coles and Savion Glover. All levels emphasize clarity of rhythm and sound, and the development of style through the use of the whole body.

Turns and Progressions

This class breaks down and digs deeper into the fundamentals of turning and technical sequencing of moves along with combining turns and tricks. Dancers will work on a variety of turns, leaps, turning leaps and other technique based skills. We highly recommend taking this in conjunction with Ballet (and Jazz if possible). This is a wonderful class for dancers interested in brushing up on their skills prior joining their High School Dance Team!

Adult Dance Classes

For adults 18 years and up! Come join our FUN adult classes and be introduced to, or brush up on your dance skills! Show your dancers where they got their MOVES from and get in an amazing workout! Moves offers Ballet, Hip-Hop and a dance fitness class (Moves & Grooves) for adults! $60/month (no additional fees). No previous dance experience needed.