Studio Closings

Acro/Gym or acrobatics is the art of slow controlled movements using the flexibility of the back, legs, and shoulders.  Acro is one of the performing arts and involves difficult feats of balance, agility, and coordination. Gymnastics is the sport of power tumbling executed by a straight back using strength and speed. Classes will focus on increasing flexibility, balance, strength, muscle control, discipline, and concentration. Emphasis will be placed on developing fundamental acrobatic techniques, and teaching skills such as handstands, chin stands, elbow stands, cartwheels, back bends, walkovers, balance, and contortion tricks, all at each student’s individual level of experience.  This class combines acrobatic tumbling skills with dance elements. 

TINY TUMBLERS (ages 4-6) all levels. Wednesday, 3:30-4:30 pm

Instructors: Charity Creech & A'Daija Mable, Cost: $45

ACRO 1: Beginner-Advanced Beginner (Ages 7+) Wednesday, 6-7 pm

Instructors: Charity Creech & A'Daija Mable, Cost: $45 (THIS CLASS IS FULL)

ACRO 2: Intermediate (Ages 7+) evaluation needed. Wednesday, 4:30-5:30 pm

Instructors: Charity Creech & A'Daija Mable, Cost: $45 (THIS CLASS IS FULL)

ACROBATICS TEAM: Advanced (Ages 7+) evaluation needed. Thursday, 5:00-6:00 pm

Instructors: Charity Creech, & Brian Howell, Cost: $45

SKILLS LAB: Once or twice a month Brian Howell will be offering a drop-in class to work on specific tumbling skills on Friday afternoons. More details TBA

Ballet is the foundation of all styles of dance.  Its origins stem from Italy.  It is a highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary.  It is best known in the form of classical but can additionally include neoclassical and contemporary ballet.  Each class begins with a ballet barre, moves to a center floor adage, petite and grand allegro, and concludes with a formal grand reverence.  Students will learn terminology in French, correct body alignment, how to improve their natural turn-out, and develop a love for the most graceful living art. Pointe, as an extension to ballet, is the advancement of ballet class to hard-boxed pointe shoes.  Students usually progress to pointe work between the ages of 11-12 depending on their muscular and skeletal development, as well as their dedication to practice.  

PRE-BALLET (ages 3-4) Monday, 3:30-4:15 pm. Instructor: Blessing Gibson, Cost: $32 (THIS CLASS IS FULL)

MINIS BALLET (ages 5-6) Monday, 4:15-5:15 pm, Instructor: Blessing Gibson, Cost: $43 (THIS CLASS IS FULL)

BALLET 1A (Ages 7+, Beginner-Advanced Beginner) Monday, 6:00-7:00 pm, 

Instructor: Blessing Gibson, Cost: $43

Evaluation is needed for the following classes. 

BALLET 1B (Advanced Beginner-Intermediate) Tuesday, 4:00-5:00 pm, 

Instructor: Amanda Rabineau, Cost: $45

BALLET 2A (Intermediate) Tuesday, 5:00-6:00 pm, Instructor: Amanda Rabineau, Cost: $45

BALLET 2B (Advanced Intermediate) Tuesday, 6:00-7:00 pm, Instructor: Amanda Rabineau, Cost: $45

POINTE CLASS, Tuesday, 7:00-7:30 pm, Instructor: Amanda Rabineau, Cost: $22.50

BALLET 3 (Advanced) Tuesday, 7:30-8:30 pm, Instructor: Amanda Rabineau, Cost: $45

Lyrical is a fusion of ballet and jazz techniques.  Lyrical dance challenges choreographers to use emotion to interpret music and express emotion.  A lyrical dancer’s movements attempt to show the meaning of music while telling a story through every movement made.  Lyrical dance has a relatively recent history compared to other dance styles.   

Contemporary is a modern dance style that combines elements of ballet, modern, jazz, and other forms. It allows dancers to express their emotions and creativity through movements and breath 

Jazz class will focus on learning proper dance techniques such as isolations of the body, improving performance quality, and developing complex rhythms and patterns.  Students will be exposed to various styles of jazz such as Broadway, Street, and Contemporary to help develop a well-rounded dancer.  The curriculum is based on ballet technique layered with traditional jazz movement and includes a proper warm-up, stretches, isolations, across-the-floor progressions, and combos.  

Street Jazz is a unique form of jazz that focuses on movement that evolved outside of a studio setting. It is an eclectic dance style that includes elements of house, hip-hop, vogueing, locking, popping, and jazz dancing into one unique form. 

Tap classes will develop rhythm, style, and sound.  Students will learn a variety of tap styles from Broadway to Rhythm tap.  Exercises focus on building flexibility of the knee and ankles, coordination, and speed of movement.  Class emphasis is on developing proper tap techniques, producing clear tap sounds, and having fun!

STREET JAZZ/HIP-HOP: (Ages 10+) Monday, 7:30-8:30 pm, Cost: $43 (THIS CLASS IS FULL)

MINIS JAZZ CLASS: (Ages 6-9) Thursday, 3:45-4:30 pm. Instructor: Charity Creech, Cost: $34

BOY'S CREW: (Ages 6-9) Thursdays, 3:45-4:00 pm. Cost: $34

** Evaluation or director's invite needed for the following competitive teams **

MINIS DANCE TEAM (Ages 5-8) Mondays, 5:15-6:00 pm, Instructors: Charity Creech & Blessing Gibson, 

Cost $32. This class will be focusing on lyrical dance (Director's Invite Only)

ADVANCED JUNIOR TAP TEAM (ages 7-9), Thursday, 4:30-5:00 pm, Instructor: Charity Creech, Cost: $22.50 (Director's Invite Only)

JUNIOR DANCE TEAM (ages 9-12) Thursday, 6:00-7:00 pm, Instructors: Charity Creech & Abigail Frustino, Cost: $45. This class focuses in lyrical & contemporary (Director's Invite Only)

SENIOR TEAM (ages 13+) Thursday, 7:30-8:30 pm, Instructors: Charity Creech & Abigail Frustino, Cost: $45

This class focuses in lyrical, contemporary, and jazz styles (Director's Invite Only)

MONDAY

2:30-3:00 pm        Private Lesson

3:00-3:30 pm        Semi-Private Lesson

3:30-4:15 pm        Pre-Ballet

4:15-5:15 pm        Minis Ballet

5:15-6:00 pm        Minis Dance Team

6:00-7:00 pm        Ballet 1A

7:00-7:30 pm        Semi-Private Lesson

7:30-8:30 pm        Street Jazz

TUESDAY

11:00-11:30 am     Private Lesson

11:30-12:00 pm    Semi-Private Lesson

12:30-1:00 pm      Private Lesson

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2:30-3:00 pm        Private Lesson

3:00-3:30 pm        Private Lesson

3:30-4:00 pm        Semi-Private Lesson

4:00-5:00 pm        Ballet 1B

5:00-6:00 pm        Ballet 2A

6:00-7:00 pm        Ballet 2B

7:00-7:30 pm        Pointe

7:30-8:30 pm        Ballet 3

WEDNESDAY

2:30-3:00 pm        Private Lesson

3:00-3:30 pm        Semi-Private Lesson

3:30-4:30 pm        Tiny Tumblers

4:30-5:30 pm        Acro 2

5:30-6:00 pm        Semi-Private Lesson

6:00-7:00 pm        Acro 1

7:00-7:30 pm        Private Lesson

7:30-8:00 pm        Private Lesson

THURSDAY

3:00-3:45 pm        Boy's Crew

3:45-4:30 pm        Minis Jazz

4:30-5:00 pm        Junior Tap

5:00-6:00 pm        Acro Team

6:00-7:00 pm        Junior Elite

7:00-7:30 pm        Private Lesson

7:30-8:30 pm        Senior Elite

8:00-8:30 pm        Private Lesson

8:30-9:00 pm        Private Lesson