Classes
Tiny Tots
Ages 2-3
With a fun twist on dance, your child will learn about ballet, tap and beginner tumbling mixed with fun creative movement. Imaginative movement is explored through fun games and activities during the dance class.
Class runs 45 min and the children perform one tap dance in the recital.
Starlights
Ages 4-5 (Entering Pre-K or Kindergarten in Fall)
The last of our combo classes if perfect for children entering into kindergarten. This class is also a great platform for the kids who are looking to join our competition team as well!!! Our only hour combo class, dancers focus on tap, ballet, and beginner tumbling. The children continue to develop their coordination and memory skills and begin to have a greater understanding for the love of dance, while still having fun using their imagination through creative movements and activities.
Class runs 60 min and children perform 2 dances in the recital- one tap and one ballet
Hip Hop
Ages 6 & up
Hip Hop focuses on “street dancing” to today’s most popular music. This style of dance focuses on both style and rhythm while incorporating modern urban movements in fun combinations. Hip Hop is a great way to get kids moving and help them to be more outgoing on the dance floor. Enrollment in a jazz class is required to take this class.
Tap
Ages 6 & up
Working on rhythm and agility are the foundations of tap. Dancers work on different rhythms through both classic tap and modern “street” tap combinations. The rhythmic timing that is worked on in tap is also used in both jazz, hip hop and lyrical style of dance.
Pointe
Must be approved by teacher
Pointe is a class for our older dancers. This class needs to be approved by the dancers ballet teacher to ensure they are strong enough and their feet are ready to be in pointe shoes.
Jazz
Ages 6 & up
Jazz is an energetic style of dance that mixes classic jazz movements as well as modern dance trends. At Stages, we work with our dancers to improve flexibility and strengthen the technical skills of our dancers. Jumps, turns and combinations are also a large part jazz as well. Many students take both jazz and ballet simultaneously since it improves musical timing, precision and technique.
Lyrical
Ages 9 & up
Lyrical is perfect for the dancer who is looking for a class that offers the grace of ballet with a modern flair of jazz. It combines the technical aspects learned in ballet, while using personal feelings and emotions. Lyrical helps dancers tell a story through movement and emotions. Students must be enrolled in ballet to participate in this class.
Ballet
Ages 6 & up
Being the basic foundation of dance, at Stages we highly encourage all students to take ballet. Ballet helps to assist in developing good posture, placement, alignment along with promoting the technique that is used in all other dance forms.
Acrobatics
Ages 5 & up
Acrobatics (acro) focuses on tumbling, cartwheels, bridges, and walkovers. Mats are used along with close spotting to ensure dancers safety. Acro helps to develop flexibility, core strength, and balance and will benefit the dancer in other classes as well.