Dance Classes
All classes are filled on a first come, first serve basis, please register early to ensure your spot. If the minimum number of students registered in a class is not met, the class will be cancelled. If the maximum is reached, your name will be placed on a waiting list and if there are enough, a second class will be offered.
All students of the Dance Centre are encouraged to participate in a ballet class. Ballet is the foundation of all dance forms. The teaching staff feel that enrollment in ballet class aids in the development of proper technique, the standard required to become a well rounded student, and strength required for injury prevention. Students must be enrolled in ballet to be eligible for competition solos/duets and the examination program.
Tiny Tots Creative Movement
Age 3-4 | 30 minutes
Students are ready for simple coordinated combinations of steps. The class consists of body awareness, fusing jazz fundamentals with ballet technique. It allows children to interpret dance through basic movement.
Ballet
Age 5+ | 30-60 minutes
Body alignment, technique, musicality, aesthetic purity of line, and grace produce a wonderful fluidity of movement. Ballet is the foundation where students learn poise, grace, self-confidence and self-discipline. Class includes barre, centre floor, allegro, all aspects of ballet technique and music appreciation.
Pointe: Upon instructor’s advice, students will be given the opportunity to partake in pointe class once a week. Must also be enrolled in both ballet classes.
Jazz
Age 6+ | 30-60 minutes
Jazz is an exciting and ever evolving dance form full of rhythm, syncopation, passion and life that encourages individual expression and style.Jazz dance is taught to the music of today, blending athletic jazz style with traditional ballet technique. Developing flexibility, strength and coordination of total body through warm up, centre exercises, across the floor, turns/progressions as well as high energy choreography.
Tap
Age 5+ | 30-60 minutes
A 30-45 minute class. A high-energy style of dance where rhythm, style and technique are intertwined to let the feet play the music. Students receive instruction in music appreciation, rhythm, and tap technique.
Hip Hop
Age 6+ | 30-60 minutes
Consists of both “old school” and “new school” styles of hip hop. No previous dance experience required. Boys Only Classes will be offered if there is sufficient enrolment.
Lyrical
Age 9+ | 45-60 minutes
Gentle flowing technical ballet & jazz movements which blend smoothly from one to the next. Emphasis is placed on expressive, fluid movements and interpretation of music and lyrics of a song. Inter/Senior students may be given the opportunity to partake in lyrical class once a week. Class will consist of lyrical and contemporary styles. Must also be enrolled in jazz and both ballet classes.
Acro
Age 6+ | 30-60 minutes
A genre of dance that incorporates elements of gymnastics, jazz, tumbling, balancing and basic contortion. AcroDance offers more depth and variety to choreography and creates a much more versatile dancer.
Contemporary
Age 12+ | 45-60 minutes
Contemporary dance is a versatile and expressive style that blends elements of modern, ballet, jazz, and more. Focused on creativity and emotional expression, it encourages dancers to explore movement freely, often incorporating floor work, improvisation, and storytelling. At its core, it’s about breaking boundaries and conveying emotion through movement.