Dance Genres
Ballet, Lyrical, Contemporary, Jazz, Tap & Performance classes including Examinations, Competition experience, Professional venue shows & Local events.
Ballet
Ballet is the foundation for all styles of dance and focuses strongly on technique, posture, balance, musicality & grace. Ballet builds the dancer's strength and flexibility which is important for both safety and performance quality.
Ballet Dancers learn to focus and engage specific muscle groups as well as develop an understanding of terminology and the ballet language. From learning Ballet, Dancers increase their confidence and are equipped with the technique to execute movements correctly and gracefully!
Ballet trains the dancer to have strong lifelong benefits including body alignment, stability, tone, coordination & presence. It builds strength, poise and grace from the barre to the stage!
Through this consistent training, dancers develop longevity and resilience along with a deep appreciation for artistry and dance quality.
For all ages we provide class training with strong syllabus examinations and conditioning. This work gives the foundation for mastered, versatile stage performances.
Jazz
Jazz is a style that's fun and popular for all ages! It teaches strong musicality, rhythmic body expression and a wide range of techniques.
Jazz has a larger-than-life expressiveness, performance and range of styles. The floor exercises encourage flexibility while the warm ups & warm downs protect the body, preventing injuries in the more senior years.
For the very young Jazz dance gives a burst of energy and music that children enjoy - it's a sure way to get children moving! It gives the foundation of coordination, counting and rhythm.
For all ages we provide class training with strong syllabus examinations and conditioning. This work gives the foundation for mastered, versatile stage performances.
We have Jazz classes for:
- Technical training
- Performance - Musical Theatre, stage productions, local event performances
- Competitions (teams & solo)
Tap
Tap dance is a style of dance where rhythm and footwork create music, quite like drumming. Dancers use sound, patterns, mixed steps, timing, and expressive body movement.
Tap Dance builds musicality through hearing rhythms, counting patterns and responding to different tempos.
It strengthens coordination through timing between feet, legs, and upper body. It boosts stamina & endurance.
There are many styles of tap dance. We teach both traditional technical tap and American "street to stage" tap with our performances covering Broadway, Rhythm, Musical Theatre & Irish.
Lyrical
Lyrical is a style that translates emotion into dance through soft, expressive movement.
It's called lyrical because the dancer interprets the lyrics, melody and mood of a song. Dancers find this style to be extremely enjoyable and a wonderful outlet for mental health, giving the chance to relax and express their emotions through movement. Lyrical dance features expressive upper-body and arm work, breath-like timing, balance, floorwork and musicality.
Contemporary
Contemporary is a modern dance style that blends elements of dance from jazz, ballet and improvisation. It's key components are expression and emotion. Contemporary allows for freedom of movement, exploration of shapes, floor work and a dynamic range of choreography.
Contemporary dancers build versatile technique and expressive control, strong coordination and strong balance.
Performance Class
In Performance Class dancers extend their overall experience. They learn a wide range of styles, making use of the training from their specific genre classes. The performance classes teach dancers to work as a team, bring positive energy to shared goals and enjoy collective success.
Lifelong memories and friendships are made in these classes.
Performance class students take part in Performance Awards presentations, Competitions, Annual Professional experience Show and a range of end of year / Christmas performances.
