Ages 9-11 Summer Options

Classes meet once a week for 4 weeks.

Session I - June 17 - July 19 - closed July 1-5 (4 weeks)
Session II - July 22 - Aug. 16 (4 weeks)

Explore Dance (Ages 9-11)  (Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical):

4-week session, meets once a week for four weeks.  No dance shoes are needed. Wear comfortable clothing that you can move in (t-shirt, shorts/sweatpants, socks).  This class is a chance to learn several different dance styles including jazz, lyrical, and ballet. Each class will include a warm-up, across the floor combinations, and a fun choreography. Jazz is an energetic style with sharp movements and upbeat music. Ballet develops strength, poise, coordination, flexibility, and expression. Lyrical blends both ballet and jazz styles of dance. 

Show Star Hip Hop (Ages 9-11):

4-week session, meets once a week for four weeks.  No dance shoes are needed. Wear comfortable clothing that you can move in (t-shirt, shorts/sweatpants, socks).  Hip Hop provides a structured method of learning various Hip Hop dance movements in a fun-filled and vibrant class environment. Each class consists of a warm-up, across the floor combinations, and choreography with popular hip hop steps from today’s dance floors.

Acro II (Ages 6-11):

4-week session, meets once a week for four weeks. No dance shoes are needed. Wear comfortable clothing that you can move in (t-shirt, shorts/sweatpants, socks).  Acro II teaches flexibility, contortion, balance, strength, muscle control, and above all, discipline and concentration. A dancer will gain more flexibility and upper body strength while also learning new tricks!

Leadership Training (Ages 9+):

8-week session, meets once a week for eight weeks. No class on July 6th. This eight-week training course teaches how to be a class assistant, how to help out with events, how to teach events, and how to be a leader in both the studio and the community. Dancers will be a part of the National Honor Society of Dance Arts and have access to exclusive Leadership events. This class will be offered in person and via Zoom. This is an ALL YEAR commitment.

*Int. Company (Ages 9-11 Invite only):

Geared toward dancers who want to participate, but want a smaller commitment. Also appropriate for older dancers who want to maintain their participation in the Company but with fewer commitments. 

*Prerequisite for Int.: Must register for an 8 weeks session (3 hours per week).   Recommend Hip Hop.

Advanced Jazz, Turns, and Leaps (Ages 11+):

4-week session, meets once a week for four weeks. No dance shoes are needed. Wear comfortable clothing that you can move in (tshirt, shorts/sweatpants, socks).   Leaps and Turns is a technique class designed to improve the overall ability of the dancers in all forms of dance. Students will work to increase extension, flexibility, turns with more precision and various leaps. Dancers will focus on a variety of leaps, jumps, chaînès, pirouettes, fouettès, etc., appropriate for age and level.

Advanced Contemporary/Lyrical (Ages 11+):

4-week session, meets once a week for four weeks. No class on July 4th. No dance shoes are needed. Wear comfortable clothing that you can move in (t-shirt, shorts/sweatpants, socks).   Lyrical dance utilizes techniques from both ballet and jazz to create an emotional and expressive dance that is meant to relate to the lyrics of the songs being danced to. Dancers will learn a warm up, across the floor and different dances each week.

Advanced Hip Hop (Ages 11+):

4-week session, meets once a week for four weeks.  No dance shoes are needed. Wear comfortable clothing that you can move in (t-shirt, shorts/sweatpants, socks).  Hip Hop provides a structured method of learning various Hip Hop dance movements in a fun filled and vibrant class environment. Each class consists of a warm-up, across the floor combinations, and choreography with popular hip hop steps from today’s dance floors.