Fundamental Movements (age 2) This is a 30 minute class that will focus on developing a child's early motor and coordination skills.  They will be taught basic movements like how to hop, skip, and slide and learn basic choreography to basic sonag and dance.  We will also include basic tumbling to help increase flexibility and strength.  This class runs from September through April when the students will perform in a small recital.  Some parent participation may be needed in the beginning of the year. KinderClass (ages 3 &4) KinderClass is a one hour combination class that will begin with tap and progress to either pre-ballet or pre-jazz and end with beginner tumbling and co-ordination skills. Note:  these are both great introductory classes for young children to learn basic forms of dance and tumbling.  While focus is on increasing basic motor skills, we will also be enhancing self-esteem for all children along with teaching social skills needed in all aspects of life. PreClasses (ages 5&6) Pre-Ballet, Pre-Jazz, Pre-Tumbling, and Pre Tap are 45 minute classes that teach the basic beginner skills needed to advance into each subject smoothly as they get older.  Each class will begin with beginner bar work to help teach discipline and progress to across the floor combinations for more individual attention and center floor choreography to enhance rhythm and memory skills.  Many group activities are done to help enhance communication and social skills among classmates. Regular Classes Age 7-9 are 45 Minute Classes Age 10 and up are 1 Hour Classes Ballet Ballet is fundamental in all types of dance and is recommended in conjunction with all dance subjects.  It is very structured and will increase the child's awareness of self-discipline, grace, flexibility and strength. Jazz Jazz is the most popular of all dance forms because of it's use of up-to-date music and dance styles.  While most people relate jazz to just what they see on MTV, we teach the history of jazz in all it's forms. Tap Tap is a rhythmic form of dance that uses cleats on the shoes to teach students how to sound out the rhythm in music through their feet. Lyrical Lyrical is an expressional form of dance using techniques found in both jazz and ballet.  All Lyrical students must also be enrolled in Ballet Classes. Acro Acro is a tumbling class that is done with padded mats on the floor.  Each class begins with an intense stretch class to warm the muscles and progresses to tumbling on the mats.  Uses of spotting equipment and inclined mats are utilized as training aids for students Dance Team Our dance teams are a group of students who will travel all over the east coast to compete in dance.  Each student needs to be a registered student and attend placement class to determine the team in which they will be placed. Pre-Pointe Pre-Pointe is an introductory class to ballet students who wish to advance to pointe shoes.  Students must have had at least 2 years of ballet training, be at least 11 years of age, and be enrolled in ballet class Pointe Pointe is an extremely advanced form of ballet where a hard pointe shoe is used.  Because of foot development, each student must be at least 12 years of age and be a ballet student to be considered for this class. Modern   Modern is a more "contemporary" form of dance that utilizes many isolations and strenght movements along with lifts and team based choreography.  All Modern students must also be enrolled in Ballet Class   Hip-Hop   Hip-Hop uses a lot of street style with traditional jazz technique.  This class is taught using the original techniques developed with breakance.  As in original Hip-Hop technique, all choreography is clean and non-suggestive   Note:  To ensure each child is in a class that will help them continue advancement, age and ability level are taken into consideration equally.