2025- 2026 Dance Schedule- Classes Start Tuesday, September

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Introductory ballet class focusing on beginning fundamentals of ballet with the use of creative movement, activities, and games to enhance cognitive and social development and learn classroom etiquette. 

All Pre level classes prepare dancers for more advanced techniques to come in levels 1-4. This is done by focusing on class structure, learning beginning techniques and terminology.

Combination classes allow students to try two styles in a one hour time frame. These classes focus on basic and introductory fundamentals, techniques, and terminology of ballet and jazz with the use of creative movement, activities, and games to enhance cognitive and social development and learn classroom etiquette. 

Classical ballet class imparts dancers with an understanding of terminology, musicality, and gestural expression. Students will advance through barre, center work, & progressions to strengthen the core, improve balance and flexibility, and execute precise movements with correct alignment.  

Pointe is demonstrating the forms of ballet on your “toes”. Years of practice go into this form of dance. This class will focus on flexibility and strengthening the  muscles of the feet, ankles, and legs to dance en Pointe.  Pointe is for the experienced Ballet dancer.  *Please contact Ms. Renee at 254-977-3772 to be considered for placement in this class. 

Jazz dance focuses on learning proper dance technique 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. 

Tap utilizes rhythm, syncopation and sound in addition to movement. An emphasis is placed on musicality, expression, and improvisation.

This class melds aspects of ballet, jazz, and modern for a more freely expressive form of movement.  This class will move through center work, across the floor progressions, and challenging combinations that will inspire dancers to delve into their own emotional pull. 

This is a high energy dance class introducing the latest hip hop trends, styles, and age appropriate moves of the genre. Music will always be free from explicit and questionable lyrics. 

This is a class designed specifically for the serious dancer who wishes to perfect and refine their skills of turning, jumping, and leaping. These classes are taught with an emphasis on technique and correct body placement. They are taught in a progressive manner beginning with the basics through Leaps, Tricks & Turns and advancing to high-level skills and combinations of those skills. The strength and conditioning exercises within this class are designed to build stamina and condition the body for difficult tricks. This class is highly recommended for competition dancers

These classes are by invitation only by Ms. Renee.  Team members will compete in a dance competition at the end of the year and further expenses will be incurred.  

A musical theater class typically combines acting, singing, and dancing to teach students how to perform in musical productions. Students will learn techniques for character development, vocal projection, and dance choreography, often focusing on blending these elements to tell a compelling story.