Class Descriptions
We believe every dancer should have the opportunity to dance and we expect all our dancers to work hard in class and learn the discipline and dedication that the art teaches. Our classes are full of fun, creativity, and freedom to dance and are combined with the traditional discipline and self-control which are essential.
Under 4
18 Month-3 Years
Song&Dance Mummy&Me: 18months -3 years
Parents learn alongside their little one, singing and dancing together.
Dancers will grow and progress through song, music and ballet like movement, and be ready for the next stage of dance classes In no time.
Mommy&Me classes: a ratio of 1 parent to 1 dancer ONLY. (NO SIBLINGS
PERMITTED) We require 4 dancers on the waitlist to start this class.
This class is 45mins
3-4 Years
Tiny Tots Ballet: 3/4 years
“Good toes, naughty toes”, “Plies”, “Princess walks”, “Butterflies”, “Jumping bunnies”, Leaping horses”…..it’s all so exciting! Little dancers can learn so much, including musicality, good posture, and vital social skills before school. We require 4 dancers on the waitlist to start this class. This class is 45mins.
Ballet/Tap: 3/4 years
It’s amazing the progress your little one will make by taking this beginner class. Dancers learn the ballet basics, explore what their body can do while enjoy the music and having fun. Then we put our tap shoes on and learn the kinds of rhythms and sounds our feet can make. Tap shoes and Ballet shoes are required to participate. We require 4 dancers on the waitlist to start this class.
This class is 45mins.
Jazz/Acro: 3/4years
This class will give your young dancer a chance to explore the way their body and muscles move in a creative safe way. Learning strong sharp movements
through Jazz and shapes through the beginning stages of gymnastics with the Acro section. We require 4 dancers on the waitlist to start this class. This class is 45 mins.
Pre
Learn essential ballet basics combined with the magic of stories and role-play, the enchanted world of ballet will come to life. Traditional ballet technique will be learned in conjunction with having fun.
Learn basic essential jazz movements combined with fun upbeat music! Foundation jazz techniques while providing a great energetic full body work-out, along with stretches and other important skills!
Tap Level #1: 4+ years
Gain the fundamental basics of tap, while learning about the foundations of music…rhythm! Turn those little feet into big sounds, and play your instrument with style.
Studio C houses smaller groups, therefore these classes are more focused and 45mins in length.
Junior
Junior Ballet: 6/7 years
Build on the ballet basics as you start to control your body’s movement. Work on extension and strength as well as start to learn the correct way to more technical steps like pirouettes and jumps. Ballet is beautiful and fun but at the same time requires discipline and strength.
We always start Jazz with a full body warm-up, isolations and co-ordination steps. Then stretch time! Progression steps, turns, leaps… across the floor. Your body has a great work-out, you feel full of energy not to mention danced along to your favorite tunes!
Tap with confidence, build on basic tap steps to create more sounds and keep those feet learning new rhythms. Learn and understand important music theory on top of becoming a great tap dancer.
This beginner Lyrical class will introduce the main aspects of lyrical, in a way our younger dancers can understand. Fun with free movement, improvisation, and learning how to dance from your heart.
Do you love singing, dancing and acting? This class will begin with a dance and voice warm up and then explore all styles of Musical Theater. From family favorites to your very own improvisational skits – you will do it all.
“Tumbling Tots” Acrobatics for beginners. Will learn forward rolls, cartwheels, etc. Dancers will also work on flexibility and body strength.
Intermediate
**Advanced Level Classes – Ballet Class is a requirement to take any advanced level class
Each week we will complete a full ballet class, with barre technique and center work that will exercise both our bodies and minds. Plies, adage, pirouettes, petite allegros, grand allegros and much more.
This class works on leading dancers towards switch leaps, turns, and progressions. Class will leave you full of energy after learning combinations and choreography, giving you a great workout for your whole body!
This tap class will have a complete warm up and work on many levels of complex tapping, rhythm and choreography. Time step, riffs, paddling, not to forget improvisation, great to advance in all aspects of dance.
This class will be everything you need to prepare you for life on Broadway! From building your resume, to preparing audition songs and monologues while fine tuning your acting, singing, and dancing skills!
Dance your heart out to inspirational music, go crazy with new steps and tricks! The Lyrical class is for engaged dancers, with strong basic ballet training. This class will improve your flexibility, turns, leaps, and at the same time solidify your love of dance.
“Hip Hop Jump” is an advanced Hip Hop class, for a mature dancers who is ready for energetic class, and ready learn new steps and tricks.
Dance Works Black Sneakers are required for this class.
“Advanced Level Acrobatics” Dancers must have Front or Back Walkover and Aerial.
Dancers will strengthen bodies, work on flexibility and advanced acrobatics. Dancers must be approved to be in the class.
Advanced
**Advanced Level Classes – Ballet Class is a requirement to take any advanced level class
This class is by invitation only. This class is for devoted disciplined dancers only.
Advanced Ballet is a traditional 1 ½ hour ballet class with complete barre work and challenging center work. Pointe or Pre-Pointe follows.
Strong and complex warm ups followed by floor combinations and tasking choreography. This class is upbeat, high tempo and a great work out for the body and brain.
At least 2 years of dance experience needed for this class.
This class starts with a strong warm up followed by many levels of complex tapping, rhythm, exercises, and choreography. Advancing all known tap steps to a different level by playing with rhythm and syncopation.
The strong technique and training provided by this class will push you to recreate your dancing with strong emotional commitment and expression. Make your body flow from step to step while pushing the limits of your balance comfort zone.
“Hip Hop Jump” is an advanced Hip Hop class, for mature dancers who are ready for energetic class, and ready learn new steps and tricks.
Clean Sneakers are required for this class.
“Advanced Level Acrobatics” Dancers must have Front or Back Walkover and Aerial.
Dancers will strengthen bodies, work on flexibility and advanced acrobatics. Dancers must be approved to be in the class.
This class incorporates strong ballet technique with modern and jazz to create an expressive form of dance that strengthens your inspiration. Dancers MUST take a ballet class to allow them to take contemporary.
No dancer at Dance Works will go en Pointe prematurely. Every individual case is evaluated by Miss Emma and each dancer will go en Pointe with the strength and ability that is required.
Adult
Taking traditional ballet barre and adding a twist to incorporate a fun and different style workout while strengthening, stretching, and creating long lean muscles!
This class will also encourage you to take your passion for dance into the center and feel free as you glide across the studio.
If you have danced before or you are a total beginner and would like to learn grace, good posture and co-ordination or just enjoy dancing for fitness and pleasure – this is the class for you. Each class will be slightly different to incorporate many aspects of dance; ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary…. celebrating creative movement and freedom of dance.
Want to glide through the air like Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, and get a work out at the same time? Tap dancing builds rhythm, balance, posture and grace while having fun and singing with your feet.
Specialty Classes
Homeschool Program: For all Ages
(HS – Pre-Ballet, Jr. Ballet, Foundation Intermediate Ballet, & Intermediate Ballet Classes)
These ballet classes are a convenient day time class offered for our Homeschool families. Your dancers receive traditional ballet training along with their homeschooled friends during the daytime hours. Work the ballet class into your weekly
schooling schedule to enhance their learning at home, as well as enjoy the many benefits and disciplines of ballet training.
A better time to dance for everyone!
Progressive Ballet: (Invitation Only)
Miss Emma knows it is important to nurture natural dancing talent in the right way. Teaching the correct skills and technique is required to develop the muscles in order to execute the movements correctly. Ballet is a lot about muscle memory and repeating the exercises correctly enables the muscles to grow and strengthen in the correct way. This can, of course, be achieved more effectively by having more weekly classes in the dance studio. Young dancers who are interested in ballet as a possible career or even simply as a form of good exercise, all benefit from an additional ballet class during the week. The difference with the “Progressive Ballet Class” from the regular class is that the dancers are the best of the bunch. They are assessed by Miss Emma during classes and exclusively selected to attend the class because they possess a discipline, ability and maturity to start more intense ballet training. The “Progressive Ballet Class” will complement the normal weekly dance class and allow the dancers to gain more strength, control, and ability in their dance work. During the class, Miss Emma will be able to work in more detail with each dancer, be able to teach additional technique, muscle control, advance the individual’s flexibility, and much more. At this level, by adding the Progressive Ballet Class, it is normal that 2 or 3 years of a dancer’s progress will be evident in just 1 year. This invitational class does not participate in the additional events such as the recital or Christmas dances.
Plus Classes: (Invitational Only)
By 8 years old some dancers are able to make a decision to want to focus more on dance. Dancers who show this dedication will be invited to a “Plus” level class, to experience a slightly stricter, more attentive environment. These are dancers who have been dancing for a number of year and are showing more detail with technique and dedication to dance.
Dancers MUST take Ballet to be permitted in any “Plus” class. If your dancer is a more recreational dancer or only just started dancing – the non-plus classes are where they will be placed. Dancers are able to move from non-plus to plus during the season with recommendation from teachers.
these fun drop-in classes will be held on the 2nd Friday of the month. A variety of classes offered from month to month for all ages, new and experienced dancers!! Find out what is happening on the next Pop-up Friday in our newsletter!
(Invitational Only)
Pre-Pointe: 10-16 years (Invitational Only)
By invitation only. To progress to pre-pointe
shoes you must be either taking the
Intermediate Ballet or Advanced Ballet class.
These shoes are in preparation for Pointe
Work and will be arranged accordingly
Pointe**: 12+ years
No dancer at Dance Works will go en Pointe prematurely. Every individual case is evaluated by Miss Emma and each dancer will go en Pointe with the strength and ability that is required.
(see above for additional information)