Classes 2011-2012

Our experienced teaching staff is committed to ensuring that your child’s dance experience is a positive one. Your child will develop techniques, strength and self-confidence in a supportive environment.

Dance Alliance offers recreational dance classes in:

Jazz:

Designed to teach modern jazz styles and movements.

Hip Hop:

Contemporary “street dancing” emphasizing movement and rhythm.

Pre-Ballet:

Designed to teach the youngest of dancers the basic ballet positions and movements through playful interaction.

Ballet:

Teaches dancers the basic ballet positions and movements to develop balance, flexibility and coordination.

Stage:

A mixture of dance genres, using a musical theatre format, encourages dance skills, musicality and theatrical flair.

Lyrical:

A blend of modern, ballet and jazz which conveys emotion and tells a story.

Contemporary:

A combination of modern and postmodern dance, an unstructured dance form.

Tap:

Designed to teach the fundamental techniques and movements of classic tap.

Street Tap:

Designed to teach fundamental tap techniques to current music.

Clothing

Clothing should be loose enough to allow for dancers to move without restriction and tight enough to allow instructors to see body positioning. Acceptable clothing includes leotards (bodysuits) and tights, shorts, leggings and tshirts or tank tops.

Hair must be tied back off the face.

Dance shoes are required - ballet slippers and/or jazz shoes are appropriate for most classes and are available at a number of stores in a range of prices. Running shoes or hip hop shoes should be worn for hip hop classes. Beginning dancers should not spend a lot of money on dance shoes.