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What is a high energy dance class?

A form of dance characterized by making sounds with the shoe to build rhythm and musicality. A high energy class with a focus on grooves, footwork, body movement, and break dancing. A class where dancers learn proper jazz technique combined with sharp and precise movements and visuals through work with pom pons.

What is acro dance?

Dancers will portray a character through use of body language and facial expressions. Acro Dance. A class designed for dances who wish to take it to the next level. Instruction will be in the areas of flexibility, strength, balance, limbering and tumbling.

What is pom pons?

Pom. A class where dancers learn proper jazz technique combined with sharp and precise movements and visuals through work with pom pons. Ballet. Dancers will concentrate on positions of the arms, legs and feet while building body awareness, alignment and poise.

What is progressions dance?

Progressions consist of technical jazz dance walks, turns and jumps. Body isolations, stretching, turning, leaping and technical steps are also taught in this class. Two pieces of choreography will be taught, memorized and publicly performed at the December Christmas show and the Annual Recital in May.

What is tap dance?

Tap is one of the oldest dance forms in the USA. Class will consist of a rhythm warm up and center floor combinations and will include timing and leg/foot coordination done to various types of music. Different styles of tap will be explored. Choreography will be expected to be memorized and performed at the Christmas show in December and at the end of the 9 month season during the Annual Dance Recital in May.

What is ballet class?

Ballet Dance Class. Ballet is the “backbone” of all dance training. In ballet the student will learn grace, elegance, technique, discipline, flexibility, stamina, and endurance. We strongly feel that ballet is the most important dance form that a child or adult can study. Class will consist of barre work, adagio and allegro center floor ...

What are some good dance classes to take with hip hop?

We recommend, for the more serious dancer, that other regular technique classes like ballet, tap or jazz should be taken along with hip-hop classes.

What is acrodance in dance?

AcroDance is the beautiful fusion of the artistic motion of dance and the athleticism of acrobatics. It is not the same as gymnastics. It combines classical dance technique with precision acrobatic elements. It is defined by its athletic character, flexibility and its unique choreography, which seamlessly blends dance and acrobatics, and its use of acrobatics in a dance context. Skills taught might look the same as gymnastics, but they are taught differently to compensate for the absence of a sprung floor. Class placement requires an evaluation by instructor. Forever Dance Alaska is the only certified studio on the Peninsula to use the highly acclaimed Acrobatic Arts syllabus.

What is jazz dance class?

Jazz Dance Class. Jazz is sharp and fluid movements used to create a visually technical dance and style. It is usually done to popular music. Class will consist of center floor warm up, progressions across the floor and center floor combinations. Progressions consist of technical jazz dance walks, turns and jumps.

What is hip hop class?

Hip-Hop Dance Class. Hip-hop dance refers to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. It includes a wide range of styles primarily breaking, locking, and popping which were created in the 1970s and made popular by dance crews in the United States.