Non-Competitive Class

Musical theatre dance is a type of performance dance that is combined with singing and acting. It is often seen in musicals, and is used to tell a story or convey an emotion through movement. Dance has always been an integral part of musical theatre.

Hands-On Time: 45 minutes weekly
Shoes: Tan Jazz Shoes

We challenge our students with many different forms of jazz, all high energy, but with different styles. These camps are popular with all ages and provide and added benefit of cardiovascular exercise due to the high level of energy exerted. Jazz camp is a fun and fast paced mixture of various techniques. Emphasis is placed on developing proper technique and flexibility, as well as proper posture, placement, alignment. Jazz students benefit from knowledge of ballet, and are strongly encouraged to include ballet in their dance curriculum, as it encourages techniques commonly utilized in jazz. Acrobatics/Gymnastics will also help jazz students improve their flexibility.

Hands-On Time: 45 minutes weekly
Dress Code: Any leotard, tights, shorts (optional)
Shoes: 1st-5th Tan Slip-on Jazz Shoes, 6th -12th Black Slip-on Jazz
Shoes

A beginner combination of dance & pre-acro camp for young children. Music, coordination and gross motor skills are the foundations laid in this program. Designed to develop a child’s natural movements and encourage creativity and in the very young dancer. Students must be 18 months by September.

Hands-On Time: 45 minutes weekly
Dress Code: Leotard of your choice, ballet skirt (optional), tights, Hair up out of face
Shoes: Pink Leather Ballet Shoes and Tan Tap Shoes

An introduction to dance. This beginner dance camp provides training in rhythm, creative dance, disciplined group activity, and basic elementary ballet and tap movement. In this fun atmosphere, coordination, balance, and self-esteem are developed.

Hands-On Time: 45 minutes weekly
Dress Code: Leotard of your choice, ballet skirt (optional), tights, Hair up out of face
Shoes: Pink Leather Ballet Shoes and Tan Tap Shoes

An introduction to dance. This beginner dance camp provides training in rhythm, creative dance, disciplined group activity, and basic elementary ballet and tap movement. In this fun atmosphere, coordination, balance, and self-esteem are developed.

Hands-On Time: 45 minutes weekly
Dress Code: Leotard of your choice, ballet skirt (optional) tights any color (optional), Hair up out of face
Shoes: Pink Leather Ballet Shoes and Tan Tap Shoes

Ballet is the foundation of all dancing. It provides the grace, poise, and technique needed to be proficient in other areas of dance and gymnastics.

Hands-On Time: 45 minutes – 1 hour weekly
Dress Code: Leotard, pink tights, skirts & shorts are optional, Hair up out of face…*Company Ballet: Black Leotard, pink tights, hair up out of face
Shoes: 1st-5th grades Pink Canvas Ballet Shoes, 6th-12th grades Pink Canvas Ballet Shoes (sewing fee for canvas ballet shoes)

Students may go on pointe only with permission of the ballet instructor. The art of classical ballet technique where the ballet dancer supports all body weight on the tips of fully extended feet.

Hands-On Time: 45 minutes weekly
Dress Code: Leotard, pink tights, skirts & shorts are optional, Hair up out of face
Shoes: Pointe Shoes

This form of dance encompasses balance, control, flexibility, and interpretation of music. The dancer will explore movement, space, rhythm and creativity with emphasizes on momentum, shapes and patterns. Inspired by nature, music, art, and human emotions the student will ultimately learn to express a personalized vision, often through experimentation and collaboration for the development of new, more individualized approaches to the moving body and choreographic possibilities.

Hands-On Time: 45 minutes weekly
Dress Code: Any leotard, tight fitting top, tights, black capris, or shorts
Shoes: Foot Paws or Half Ballet Shoes

Younger ages will enjoy the rhythms and movements of Broadway tap. In addition to interpreting the mood of the music, students also develop coordination of mind and body and a more perceptive sense of rhythm, timing, and phrasing. This camp is ideal for the beginning – intermediate tap student.

Hands-On Time: 45 minutes weekly
Dress Code: Any clothes that the dancer can move freely in, tights are optional
Shoes: Tan Tap Shoes

A form of tap dance deeply rooted in jazz syncopation and musicality, rhythm tap uses syncopation and off-beats, instead of strict adherence to following the music. Emphasis is placed on developing proper technique, learning challenging combinations, and developing a sense of presentation and style. Rhythm tap can accompany music or can be performed acapella.

Hands-On Time: 45 minutes weekly
Dress Code: Any clothes that the dancer can move freely in, tights are optional
Shoes: Black Oxford Tap Shoes

This genre is a high energy fast paced folk dance in which the dancer’s footwear is used musically by striking the heel, the toe, or both against a floor or each other to create audible percussive rhythms, usually to the downbeat with the heel keeping the rhythm. Clogging is the official North Carolina state dance and was the social dance in the Appalachian Mountains as early as the 18th century.

Hands-On Time: 45 minutes weekly
Dress Code: Any Dance-Wear Accepted
Shoes: Black Clogging Shoes

Time is divided between warm-up, exercise, perfection of tumbling skills, flexibility, and strength building. Also known as power tumbling this acrobatic sporting discipline combines some of the skills of artistic gymnastics on the floor which are integrated with basic dance movement.

Hands-On Time: 45 minutes weekly
Dress Code: Bike-tard or any leotard or tight fitting top, tights or shorts, hair out of face, no jewelry
Shoes: Barefoot