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“Little Dancers” - Creative Movement classes Ages 3-5
Tumbleweeds Ages 4 - 5
Ballet I & II Ages 4 - teens
Combo Classes Ages 6 - 11
Hip-hop Ages 6 - teens
Jazz Ages 4 - teens
Tap Ages 4 - 10

“Little Dancers” - Creative Movement Classes      
This class emphasizes coordination. The students also learn how to listen to and understand musical beats. The students play games to music and are introduced to the basic steps and positions of ballet, explore many different ways to move to the music through use of imagination and storytelling.

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Tumbleweeds
A tumbling and jazz gymnastics class for the preschool set. Approximately 50% of class time is devoted to gymnastics and 50% to dance activities. A perfect class for the budding acrobat!

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Ballet I & II
Preceding formal ballet training, Ballet I is specifically designed for young children. Through the medium of fun and games, the students are introduced to the ballet barre and discover the foundations of proper ballet technique without realizing it. Ballet II is a continuation of Ballet I, with emphasis on proper ballet technique.

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Combo Classes
Classes are designed to teach combination of different styles in one lesson and lets the student explore many forms of dance. Read the descriptions of different styles below and choose combo classes from:
Ballet/Tap    Ballet/Jazz    Jazz/Tap    Jazz/Hip Hop    Ballet/Jazz/ Hip Hop

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Hip-hop
Working with today's popular (age-appropriate) music, this fun and funky class will teach body rhythms, style, and original, energetic moves!

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Jazz
Students warm up with body exercises such as isolations, stretching, toning and endurance work. This prepares students for the center with turns, leaps, and kicks, and performance pieces.

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Tap
This class will help to coordinate feet and step patterns to musical rhythms, as well as throw exercises at the barre and center. Tap dance develops coordination, strong muscles in the legs and feet and timing. The class will finish with a combination of and emphasis on rhythm and coordination.

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