Pre-Ballet
- Ages: 2 + 3, (by September 1st)
- Duration: 30 minutes
8-week sessions Ongoing: This class is for toddlers age 2 & 3 years old who are ready to dance on their own. Our main goal is to teach your child to love dance! Fine and gross motor skills are developed through the use of music, dance, and movement with props. We work on stretching, jumping, tip toe walks and so much more! The dancers have an In-Studio demonstration on their last class in May for families and friends here at ECDC and they get matching tutus!
Creative Movement Level 1 & 2, Ballet/Tap Combo
- Ages: 2.11 - 4 (by September 1st)
- Duration: 1 hour
Typically Level 1 & 2 are combined unless noted on schedule. The main focus is to teach children how to utilize their motor skills, creativity, imagination, coordination, and balance. Creative Movement will incorporate Pre-Ballet work, Tap, movement with props, and basic tumbling. By obtaining those skills, the children will also learn to trust, cooperate, use teamwork, and discover their individuality. Children will perform one number in recital. Students typically spend 2 seasons in this level.
Creative Movement Level 2, Ballet/Tap Combo
- Ages: 4 +5 (by September 1st)
- Duration: 1 hour
This class is a continuation of Creative Movement Level 1 and certain days of the schedule we offer Level 2 only. Please see Level 1 description, it is the same curriculum with some additional challenges included.
Kindermoves
- Ages: 5 & 6 (by September 1st)
- Saturdays Ages 5, 6 & 7*
- Duration: 1 hour or 1 hour 15 minutes
The main focus is to introduce the world of dance through Pre-Ballet moves, Tap, or Introductory Jazz/Lyrical, and basic tumbling. Students will enhance their motor coordination, stretching, and musicality. Children will perform 1-2 numbers in recital depending on which class you register for. Choose a combination: Ballet/Tap, Ballet/Tap/Lyrical, or Ballet/Tap/Jazz.
Ballet/Tap/Jazz Combos Level A, B, C, D
- Ages: 7 and older
- Duration: Varies
The main focus is to introduce the world of dance through Ballet, Tap, Lyrical and/or Jazz. Students will continue to enhance their training in motor coordination, musicality, stretching, and choreography. Each genre consists of warm-ups, across the floor progressions, and center combinations. Children will perform 2-3 numbers in recital depending on which class you register for. Please see schedule.
Ballet
- Ages: 10 and older
- Duration: Varies
Ballet is a classical dance form characterized by grace and precision of movement and by elaborate formal gestures, steps, and poses. Ballet is the foundation of all other dance genres and strongly emphasizes proper technique, body alignment and placement. Class will consist of barre, center work, across the floor work, and stretching. Students will study classical Vagonava and Cechetti styles.
Jazz
- Ages: 7 and older
- Duration: Varies
Jazz consists of a warm up, body isolations, across the floor progressions, and center combinations. Students will study a variety of styles, musicality, and rhythm.
Pointe & Pre-Pointe
- Ages: 9 and older
- Duration: Varies
Pointe is a ballet done on the tips of your toes. A student must have a strong ballet technique and understand proper body alignment before beginning Pointe. Pre-Pointe students wear ballet shoes for at least one season before being approved for pointe shoes! Students are individually evaluated at the discretion of the owner when it's time for a Pointe shoe fitting.
Tap
- Ages: 7 and older
- Duration: Varies
Tap is a dance form where rhythmical sounds are created by feet. Class consists of warm up, across the floor progressions, and center combinations. This will strengthen their coordination and agility.
Modern
- Ages: 8 and older
- Duration: Varies
Modern is a style of dance that rejects the limitations of classical ballet and favors movement deriving from the expression of inner feeling. Students will be studying Horton, Dunham, Graham, and Release techniques.
Lyrical
- Ages: 5 and older
- Duration: Varies
Lyrical is a style of dance that blends jazz and ballet, while telling a story. We will work on stretching and strengthening technique, along with stage presence. Class consists of warm up, across the floor progressions, and center combinations.
Hip Hop
- Ages: 4 and older
- Duration: Varies
Hip Hop is a style that began in the 1980's and has evolved from street dancing and choreographed party dances. Students will learn a variety of styles and the importance of musicality is strongly emphasized. This is a high energy class!