Express Yourself - TUESDAYS 6:30-7:30p

Session Dates: August 27th - December 12th

Holidays: September 2nd + 3rd for Labor Day Weekend and November 19th - 25th for Thanksgiving Break.

Registration required, repeatable. One class per week.

Built especially for dancers with specific needs, Express Yourself is a fun and energetic dance class to engage students with learning differences.

DRESS CODE: Moveable clothing and socks/barefoot

TARDY POLICY: If you are more than 5 minutes late, without giving the instructor advance notice you will be tardy, you will not be allowed into class that day.

CLASS CANCELLATION POLICY: If class is canceled due to an unforeseen circumstance, a make up date will be offered. Due to this being a session based class, there will be no refunds for the cancelled class.

Thursdays 6:30 - 7:45pm

Session A Dates: August 29th - October 17th

Holidays: Labor Day Weekend August 31st - September 2nd

Adult Ballet: Beg/Int is for dancers who know the fundamentals of ballet and want to continue their training.

Beg/Intermediate is for dancers who have been taking class for at least 2 years. This is an engaging, upbeat, thoughtful class that challenges without frustrating the students while focusing on helping them adjust their technical placement and posture for better strength and control.

DRESS CODE

Comfortable, form-fitting attire. Ballet shoes are best, but socks will do.

One class per week. Registration required.

Schedule: Sundays 10:15-11:15 am

Session A Dates: 8/25-10/20

Holidays: Thanksgiving Break November 24 - 30

Description:Tap dance is simultaneously music and movement. This class draws on a diversity of approaches to integrating the basic fundamentals of these two elements. The emphasis will be on establishing a strong technical foundation of vocabulary, execution, clarity, and time.

Through warm-up exercises, improvisation, and choreography, students will learn how to shift weight, execute motions efficiently, recognize styles of music, and express rhythm through sound and movement.

Tap originated in the early 19th century from African-American and Irish dance forms. As enslaved peoples had traditional African percussion instruments taken from them, they created rhythmic dances with percussive sounds to maintain their traditions. This style merged with wooden clog dancing brought to America by Irish immigrants, and thus the art of Tap dancing was born. 20th century Tap was pivotal in American culture, ranging from Vaudeville acts and the Harlem Renaissance, all the way to Hollywood and Broadway. Tap dancing is characterized by shoes with metal on the toes and heel that create the percussive sounds highlighted by the rhythmic motions of the feet.

DRESS CODE

Comfortable clothing required and tap shoes.

Mondays at 6:30pm

Session A Dates: August 26th - October 14th

Holidays: Labor Day weekend August 31st - September 2nd

Adult Beg/Int Jazz:

Our Adult Beg/Int Jazz class offers a welcoming environment for adults eager to explore and enhance their jazz dance skills.

Adult Beg/Int Jazz is for dancers who are beginners or have taken class for 1 year. Throughout the class, you'll learn the fundamentals of jazz technique, focusing on elements such as isolations, syncopated rhythms, and dynamic movements across the floor. Each session includes a blend of warm-ups, technique drills, and choreography, allowing you to build strength, flexibility, and coordination while developing your own expressive style.

DRESS CODE

Please wear comfortable, form-fitting attire that allows freedom of movement. Jazz shoes are recommended for optimal support and flexibility, but socks is an acceptable alternative.

One class per week. Registration required.