Class Descriptions

Find the class that fits your dancer.

From tiny first steps to advanced technique, each class is designed to help dancers grow with confidence, creativity, and strong training.

Dance Classes

Find the right class for your dancer.

Our classes are thoughtfully structured to support dancers at every stage of their journey. Whether your child is just beginning or ready to build on existing technique, Dance Works provides a positive, encouraging environment where students can develop strong dance skills, confidence, and a lasting love of movement.

Preschool

Tiny Tots Preschool

Intro movement, ballet, jazz, tap, and tumbling

Students will learn basic movement using their imagination and props. Including introductory level ballet, jazz, tap and tumbling techniques as well as coordination, rhythm, fine and gross motor skill training through songs, dance games, obstacle courses and more. Through movement students learn about their bodies, the space around them, and how to interact with their peers in a supportive class setting. This class will prepare students to enter a more structured dance class in the future while harnessing energy and having fun.

Combo

Little Stars Combo

Ballet, jazz, tap, and basic tumbling

A mix of ballet and jazz as well as some tap and basic tumbling, this is the progression from our Tiny Tots preschool classes. Incorporating more technical material as well as improving rhythm, coordination and musicality, this class encourages self-confidence, proper dance technique, creativity and fun. Upon completing this class, dancers will be prepared to move into a beginning level class in any single genre of dance.

Classical

Ballet

Grace, poise, control, and foundation

Ballet is a highly technical form of dance training, which instills grace, poise, control and fluidity. It has influenced and defined the foundation of techniques used in many other genres. It requires hard work, dedication and discipline. All ballet classes concentrate on core classical ballet concepts such as technique, strength, rhythm and musicality. We recommend that all students who take jazz, modern or contemporary, also take ballet class as it is core of all dance movement.

Classical

Pointe

Instructor approval required

Pointe is the extension and advancement of ballet during which dancers wear hard boxed pointe shoes. Dancers start their pointe training when their bone and muscle development are advanced enough to support the demands of pointe work and minimize injury. Pointe classes are by instructor approval only. If you are interested in pointe, speak to Miss Kathleen or Miss Courtney.

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Rhythm

Tap

Rhythm, tempo, and musicality

Tap focuses on rhythm, tempo and musicality. Tap is an excellent first dance experience or supplement to other dance studies. It encourages fine motor skills in younger dancers and supports advanced musicality in more mature dancers.

Performance

Jazz

Placement, technique, jumps, turns, and combinations

Jazz dance is an American dance form which evolves and changes with the latest popular styles. There are many styles of jazz ranging from Broadway Jazz, Modern Jazz, African Jazz and more. Students work on placement and technique while also learning popular dances and current dance styles. This class consists of a proper warm up, isolations, stretching, across the floor jumps, turns, progressions and combinations. Jazz students are also encouraged to study ballet.

High Energy

Hip Hop

Athletic, expressive, and age appropriate

Hip-hop is a high energy, athletic, popular dance style that originated on the streets in the late 80s with break dancing. Hip hop has come full circle incorporating Capoeira, Martial Arts, Jazz, and Modern dance. Students will be encouraged to step outside the box by bringing their own personality to the movements. Dancers will have fun as they learn age appropriate combinations to popular and high-energy music.

Contemporary Forms

Modern

Grounded movement, strength, and versatility

Modern is a broad term that describes a style of dance that evolved in the 20th century as a revolt or deviation from ballet. More grounded than ballet and often done in parallel, modern encompasses many different movement styles, including techniques derived from Horton, Limon and Graham. Modern dance encourages strength and versatility as a dancer, often incorporating floor work.

Contemporary Forms

Lyrical & Contemporary

Storytelling, musicality, and expressive movement

Lyrical and Contemporary are extremely artistic styles of dance. It is a fusion of ballet, jazz, and modern dance, and usually contains an emotional journey or story. There is a lot of creative freedom when it comes to contemporary dance. Ballet is highly encouraged as a supplement or prerequisite to this class.

Acro

Tumbling

Strength, flexibility, and acrobatic progressions

Strength, coordination and flexibility are the key characteristics of tumbling class. Incorporating mat, trampoline and basic beam work, students progress through a variety of gymnastic skills in a safe and fun environment. Classes focus on increasing flexibility, balance, strength, discipline and concentration. Emphasis is placed on fundamental technique, progressing at each student's level through rolls, cartwheels, back bends, handstands, walkovers, aerials and other level appropriate acrobatic material.

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