Ballet 1

Designed for our youngest students who are new to ballet or just beginning their first lessons in dance. Basic ballet steps and terminology are introduced and interspersed with creative movement and free dance to create the perfectly balanced beginning ballet class that any young student will enjoy!

Ballet 2

Ballet 2: The young ballet student will move on to learn more advanced ballet steps and continue learning new terminology and ballet technique. Ballet 2 students will be introduced to the barre, how to properly stand when at the barre and the concept of placement.  In the center we will begin putting basic movements in combination and learning how to count the music while dancing.

Ballet 3

While continuing to stress the importance of proper ballet placement and technique, Ballet 3 level students are introduced to longer and more advanced exercises at the barre.  Work in the center and across the floor is now combined to form short dances or combinations of more complex steps.  Focus is on learning multiple turns and more advanced jump combinations.

Teen Ballet

Teen Ballet is for the older dance student who is new to ballet or returning to dance after having taken many years off.  Class begins with basic barrework followed by review of ballet fundamentals in the center.   Across the floor work focuses on beginner turns and  jumps.  Class ends with short combinations further using the principles learned during class.

Jr and Sr Jazz

Jazz class is for the dancer who loves to move! Rhythm, balance, and coordination will all be developed in our dynamic Jazz classes.  Warm-up, turns, leaps, progressions across the floor and combinations will all be included in jazz class.

Mini and Jr Tap

Rhythm, balance, and coordination will all be developed in Jr Tap class.  Basic tap fundamentals will be reviewed during a short tap warmup, followed by across the floor progressions.  We will then move on to learn more advanced tap steps to combine into a full tap routine in this dynamic tap class.

Advanced Master Tap Class

Put on you tap shoes and come take this Advanced Master Tap Class!  This face paced advanced tap class includes a short tap warmup with review of tap fundamentals followed by progressions across the floor.  Each class ends with advanced tap choreography that build each week into a full fast paced tap dance that is presented during the year end recital. 

Jr and Sr Contemporary Class

Contemporary Class explores the freedom of expressing music through movement.  Class begins with a short warmup followed by across the floor progressions. Center work is focused on the principles of fall and recovery, contraction and release, balance and breathe work. Class culminates with short combinations that later combine into a full Contemporary Dance.

Beginning/Intermediate Pointe

This class is for students who are just beginning pointe work or those who need more experience before moving on to advanced level pointe work.  We will begin at the barre with strength building exercises before moving off the barre and into the center for more complex movements on pointe.

 ~Placement in this class is at Miss Jill’s discretion.~

Advanced Pointe

In this class we focus on advanced combinations on one foot to build strength while at the barre.  This prepares us for center where the focus is learning multiple turns on pointe, including advanced turns such as double pique turns, fouettes, en dedan turns and turns in attitude and arabesque.  Class culminates with a grand allegro combination that combines advanced turns with jumps.

~Placement in this class is at Miss Jill’s discretion.~