Dance Lessons - Royal Palm Beach - Ballet Tap Jazz Hip Hop

Creative Movement
This 30 minute class designed for 2* and 3 year olds incorporates movement and dance with playtime using colorful props and fun music. Classes will begin with an imaginative warm-up and then move to center and across the floor movements that emphasize motor skills and creativity through basic ballet and tumbling skills. This class is a great way for a toddler learn to follow directions and wait for his or her turn, as well as to gain social skills, confidence and independence.
*Must be 2 by September 1, 2009.

Pre-Dance
Continuing to build on the various movement skills emphasized in Creative Movement, students age 3* and 4 years old will expand their dance knowledge in this 45 minute class. Students will review and improve the basic ballet and tumbling movements taught in Creative Movement. Basic tap dance steps and new ballet and tumbling movements will also be introduced to prepare these students for our Kinder-Combo class.
*Must be 3 by September 1, 2009.

Kinder-Combo
Students age 4* and 5 years old will further enhance their coordination skills and musicality in this 45 minute class, while learning the necessary ballet and tap skills to prepare them for our Combination Classes. Classes will begin with a floor warm up and basic ballet barre work, followed by center ballet movements, some basic tumbling, and then finish up with tap steps in the center and moving across the floor.
*Must be 4 by September 1, 2009.

Kids Groove
A foundation course in jazz and hip hop techniques, students age 3* through 5 years old will love this high energy class. Classes will begin with a warm up and then follow with across the floor movements and center floor combinations. Emphasis will be on rhythm, coordination and fun! It is strongly recommended that students enrolled in this 45 minute class also be enrolled in either a Pre-Dance or Kinder-Combo class, as the ballet foundation is needed to excell in this class.

*Must be 3 by September 1, 2009.

Combination Classes
Separated into classes by age, recreational dancers will learn two dance styles in one class. Students in Combo I Classes* will learn ballet and tap in a 1 hour class, while students in Combo II Classes will learn ballet and jazz dance styles in a 1.5 hour class. Students with any amount of dance training can participate in these classes.

*Must be enrolled in Kindergarten or higher for the 2009-2010 school year.

Ballet
A classical dance form characterized by grace and precision of movement. There is strong emphasis on body alignment, terminology and technique. Dancers will gain strength, flexibility and endurance. Classes will begin at the barre and then move to center and across the floor progressions.

Tap
Exploring rhythm through the use of taps on the bottom of dance shoes to create sound, tap dancing emphasizes intricate footwork, syncopation and musicality. Tap classes begin with a warm up, move to across the floor patterns, and finish with a center floor combination ranging from Broadway Tap to Tap Funk.

Jazz
Utilizing ballet technique, students in jazz will dance to upbeat, contemporary music. Classes begin with a center floor warm up, move to across the floor combinations including leaps, jumps and turns, and end with center floor combinations. Styles include Pop Jazz, Classical Jazz, Jazz Funk, Musical Theatre and more. Prior Ballet training is necessary for all students in Jazz classes, and it is strongly recommended that Ballet be taken as a co-requisite to Jazz. In some circumstances, Ballet may be required as a co-requisite for students who need more technical training. Technique class is a required co-requisite for students in intermediate and advanced level Jazz classes.

Lyrical
This class gives experienced dancers an opportunity to express themselves through emotion and style. A merging of ballet, jazz and modern dance techniques, lyrical is a highly technical dance form. The dynamic movements range from fluid to sharp. Students enrolled Lyricales class are usually at least 11 years old and have extensive prior dance training. Ballet & Jazz or Jazz Technique & Jazz classes are required as co-requisites to this class.

Hip Hop
A dance style that originated in the 1980's, hip hop incorporates Funk, Pop & Lock and Street Dance styles through strong movements. These high energy classes for students age 5 to adult begin with a warm up that include body isolations and will end with a challenging dance combination that is similar to what may be seen in a contemporary pop music video.

Jazz Technique (Stretch & Strengthen with Leaps, Jumps & Turns)
This class for the more advanced dancer will begin with a jazz based warm up in the center and on the floor, that may include center barre work. Students will then learn and practice intensive strengthening and stretching techniques. The class will finish off with several technical leaps, jumps and turns in the center and across the floor. It is highly recommended and strongly encouraged that students enrolled in Technique also be enrolled in Ballet as a co-requisite.

Musical Theatre/Broadway Jazz
This class is for students who enjoy dancing to theatrical music. The dance class will start with an upbeat warm-up in a jazz dance style, followed by across the floor movements, and finish up with a center floor combination danced to fun music from a movie or broadway musical.

Pointe
For the advanced ballet dancer, pointe requires tremendous strength because of the body weight being placed on the feet and ankles. Through the use of pointe shoes, which have a special shape to them, dancers are enabled to dance on their toes. Placement in pointe is by instructor invitation only and requires a minimum of 2-3 years ballet training with the usual starting age as early as 11.

Modern
One of the most expressive yet abstract forms of dance, modern explores weight changes, dynamics and improvisation. Integrating several modern techniques including Graham, Horton and Limon styles to name a few, classes will include contractions of spine, flatbacks and floor work. Students in this class are generally age 11 or older and will also be exposed to elements of the choreographic process. Ballet is recommended as a co-requisite of Modern, but not required.