Dance Elite Dance Classes

Ballet and Tap are offered in one 45 minute class. Combination classes are offered to Pre-school (3 & 4 year olds), Kindergarten and 1st grade dancers ONLY. 

Ballet is an artistic dance form characterized by grace, precise movement, body alignment, posture, flexibility, strength and coordination. Ballet technique is the foundation for most dance forms. Pointe classes are by teacher recommendation only. Ballet classes are highly encouraged for the serious dancers. Ballet classes vary from a 45 minute class to 1 1/2 hour classes, based upon level of dancers. 

Tap emphasizes various rhythms, timing and musicality through movements of the feet. Our tap classes are a 45 minute class for dancers 2nd grade thru adult, beginning thru advanced.

Jazz is a stylized dance form influenced by American Jazz music and is a genre that incorporates several dance styles; Musical Theatre, Lyrical, & Hip Hop. Jazz is offered to dancers 3rd grade thru adult and vary in length from 1 hour to 1 1/2 hour class, based on the level of dancers.  It is strongly recommended for elementary dancers to take Ballet concurrent with Jazz.

Lyrical is a dance form based on Ballet, Jazz and Contemporary techniques, with an emphasis on emotion and expressiveness. Contemporary dance incorporates various dance techniques and exploration of movement origins. Ballet is strongly recommended for Lyrical/Contemporary dancers. Lyrical and Contemporary classes are 1 - 1 1/2 hour classes based upon level of dancers.

Hip Hop began and is influenced by neighborhood street dancing and hip hop music. It incorporates styles such as; popping, locking, tutting, and break dancing,  Hip Hop is offered to dancers 5th grade thru adult and meets for 1 hour.