Precision Dance Company
Class Descriptions
TECHNIQUE CLASSES ARE NOT ROUTINE CLASSES AND THEREFORE DO NOT PERFORM IN THE RECITAL NOR DO THEY PAY A COSTUME FEE. **New this year... Technique Classes will host an informal studio performance in December displaying what they have learned from August-December. Be sure to check it out!
*MOST RECREATIONAL CLASSES ARE SEPERATED BY AGE:
2 YEAR OLDS, 3-5 YEAR OLDS, 5-7 YEAR OLDS (1), 8-10 YEAR OLDS (2), 11 & UP (3). SOME CLASSES COMBINE AGE GROUPS. YOU CAN FIND THESE AGES INDICATED ON OUR SCHEDULE.
JAZZ, BALLET, TAP & MUSICAL THEATRE COMBO CLASSES: Available for ages 2 - 10 years old.
JAZZ: Available for ages 8 years old & up - Beginning to Beginning / Intermediate level of dance with emphasis on sharp, clean kicks, turns and transitional dance movements. Music is upbeat and sure to energize any student.
LYRICAL: Beginning to Beginning / Intermediate Level of dance with the emphasis on fluidity, body lines & emotional expression while continuing to develop and use ballet technique.
BALLET TECHNIQUE: Available for ages 5 years old & up - Beginning - Advanced levels. Beginning students will train at the barre as well as center floor work. Students will learn all six ballet positions, proper head & body alignment, increase in flexibility, strength and grace. As the student progresses to intermediate then advanced, they will continue with at barre training while increasing their center and across the floor movements. As students become more advanced and have reached at least 12 years old they are open to train in pointe.
TAP : Available for ages 8 & up - Beginning level of tap includes technique such as shuffles, flaps, brush, paddle step, dig, cramp rolls, wings, time steps, buffalos and other dancing combinations. Tap is extremely benificial in teaching rhythm & timing while always increasing in performance quality.
JAZZ TECHNIQUE: Available for ages 5 years old & up - Students will train precise across the floor footwork and combinations, at the barre' body position training, technique training of turns, leaps, jazz walks, pa de bourres, flexibility, etc. Jazz training teaches dancers to perform with confidence, sharp quick movements and energy.
HIP HOP: Available for ages 5 years old & up - Students will learn techniques of Pop, Lock, Break dance, House, B-Boy & B-girl, Floor Footwork, Basic Acrobatics, and Showmanship. Hip Hop is fantastic for teaching body isolations while enjoying the funky vibe of dance.
FUNKY HIP HOP: Available for ages 8 years old & up - Students will learn all the elements of a regular hip hop class but get all the fun of adding other styles of dance while keeping it hip hop. Students will love this fun option to hop hop.
HIP HOP TRICKING: Available for ages 5 years old & up - isolations, pop, lock, ticking, smooth, tricking, strength & acrobatics will be taught in this class. This is a non-recital class.
PRE - TUMBLE: 5-10 years old - Students learn front roll, back roll, cartwheel, tri-pod, headstand, back bend, flexibility & strength.
BEGINNING TUMBLE: Skill Placement - Handstand front roll, back walkover, front walkover, back pike roll, round off, front limber & back handspring and aerial.
INTERMEDIATE /ADVANCE TUMBLE: Skill Placement - Back handspring combinations, standing tucks, running passes that include back or front handsprings, tucks, layouts or x outs.
TEEN TUMBLE: 11 years old & up - Students who are beginning in tumble. - Back bends, back walkovers, cartwheels, round offs, back handsprings, handstands, etc. Perfect for cheerleaders who are beginning in tumble.
MUSICAL THEATER: Available for ages 3 & up - Students in this class learn how to dance, act and perform as if they were on Broadway. If you want to be a triple threat, this is the class for you!
POM & DANCE: Available for ages 5 years old & up - Students will learn sharp cheer arm movements, kicks, jumps and dance combinations while dancing with poms. The energy in this class will keep them begging for more dance!
STREET JAZZ: Available for ages 8 & up - This class combines jazz technique with street funk. The perfect fusion of jazz & hip hop.
CONTEMPORARY: Available for ages 11 & up - Contemporary is a combination of ballet, jazz, hip hop, lyrical... basically, every form of dance. This class will teach control and mature your dancing style leaps and bounds!
