Classes
BALLET:
Ballet is the foundation to all dance styles and is recommended for anyone serious about dance or those who want to excel in the other techniques. It helps to develop proper body control and alignment, foot and arm placement, poise, and grace. It also helps dancers gain strength, flexibility, coordination, and balance, which are necessary in all forms of dance. Ballet is also great at enhancing students’ athletic abilities in various sports.
Dance Requirements: Initially None (thereafter bronze, silver, gold levels apply)
Class Requirements: Pink Ballet Shoes, Black leotard, Pink Tights. Hair in a bun. Option: Ballet Skirt or shorts over leotard.
TAP:
Tap is a rhythmic form of dance that allows students to create specific sounds through intricate movements of their feet.
Dance Requirements: Initially None (thereafter bronze, silver, gold levels apply)
Class Requirements: Check with teacher for color of tap shoes. Any color leotard and tights. Hair pulled back. Option: Ballet Skirt, shorts or pants over leotard. Tank Top an option also.
JAZZ:
Jazz dancing reflects a combination of many cultures and changes with the styles of the time. It incorporates kicks, poses with accents, jumps, and turns. It can be performed to different kinds of music such as pop, rock, or jazz. To excel in jazz, dancers need a strong background in ballet, as it encourages grace and balance.
Dance Requirements: Initially None (thereafter bronze, silver, gold levels apply)
Class Requirements: Check with teacher for color and style of Jazz shoes. Any color leotard and tights. Hair pulled back. Option: Ballet Skirt, shorts or jazz pants over leotard. Tank Top an option also.
HIP-HOP:
Hip-Hop is a street style form of dance that is performed mostly to energetic hip-hop music. It is a fun dance style that lets you forget about the conformity of the other techniques. This is a street style of dance open to interpretation from each individual. It involves using energetic moves to express the feeling you get from the music. This form of dance may include popping, locking and breaking.
Dance Requirements: Initially None (thereafter bronze, silver, gold levels apply)
Class Requirements: Check with teacher for style and color of Hip-Hop sneakers. Any color leotard and tights. Hair pulled back. Option: Shorts or jazz/Hip-Hop pants over leotard. Tank Top an option also. Make sure pants are not too baggy and not too long.
POINTE:
Pointe is a continuation of classical ballet for students ages 11 years or older in which a dancer wears pointe shoes that assist them in dancing on their toes. A strong technical foundation in ballet is required.
Dance Requirements: Ballet and approval from Ballet Instructor
Class Requirements: Pink Pointe Shoes, Black leotard, Pink Tights. Hair in a bun. Option: Ballet Skirt or shorts over leotard.
LYRICAL:
Lyrical Dance involves using moves to interpret and express the mood or meaning of a song including showing balance, extension, and facial expression.
Dance Requirements: Ballet
Class Requirements: Check with teacher for style of Shoes, any color leotard and Tights. Hair in a bun. Option: Ballet Skirt or shorts over leotard.
CONTEMPORARY:
Contemporary dance employs compositional philosophy. You guide your body to freestyle movements. This form of dance uses a base of ballet and modern dance. It also draws from other philosophies of movement that are outside the realm of classical dance technique.
Dance Requirements: Ballet
Class Requirements: Check with teacher for style of Shoes, any color leotard and Tights. Hair in a bun. Option: Ballet Skirt or shorts over leotard. Leggings and tank top are also an option.
KICKLINE/POM:
Kickline uses high kicks in different jazz and/or Hip-Hop dance formations. The use of props such as poms may be used. Kickline is similar to the Rockettes.
Dance Requirements: Jazz and/or Ballet
Class Requirements: Check with teacher for style of Shoes, any color leotard and Tights. Hair in a bun. Option: Ballet Skirt or shorts over leotard.
MUSICAL THEATRE:
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue and dance. The emotional content of the piece—humor, love, anger, as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole.
Dance Requirements: Jazz and/or Ballet
Class Requirements: Check with teacher for style of Shoes, any color leotard and Tights. Hair in a bun. Option: Ballet Skirt or shorts over leotard.
BALLROOM CLASSES FOR CHILDREN:
This class is geared for ages 5 years through 18 years of age. We go over different varieties of Ballroom Dances (Standard and Smooth) Tango, Foxtrot, Waltz, Viennese Waltz and Quickstep. We also go over different varieties of Latin/Rhythm Dances (International and American) Cha-Cha, Samba, Jive, Rumba, Paso Doble, East Coast Swing, Hustle and Salsa.
Dance Requirements: None. Jazz and/or Ballet would be beneficial for arm styling.
Class Requirements: Females: bronze or tan satin Latin shoes Males: Black Latin shoes Clothes: Females; any color leotard and tights. Hair pulled back. Option: Ballet Skirt or shorts over leotard. Latin skirts. Males; any neat t-shirt or button down shirt. Neat jeans (not baggy) or Latin pants.
BALLROOM CLASSES FOR ADULTS:
This class is geared for ages 18 years and older. We go over different varieties of Ballroom Dances (Standard and Smooth) Tango, Foxtrot, Waltz, Viennese Waltz and Quickstep. We also go over different varieties of Latin/Rhythm Dances (International and American) Cha-Cha, Samba, Jive, Rumba, Paso Doble, East Coast Swing, Hustle and Salsa.
Dance Requirements: None
Class Requirements: Any kind of a dance shoe or a dress shoe. Dress comfortable.
ZUMBA CLASSES:
Zumba is a fun dance class geared towards adults. It’s an intense one hour of Latin/international dance styles danced back to back. Studies have shown you can burn up to 900 calories just by doing Zumba.
Dance Requirements: None
Class Requirements: Comfortable sneakers, lightweight clothes. Must bring water. Towel an option.
YOGA
Rahini Yoga consists of yoga poses and “flows” that emphasize natural body movement, breathing and mindfulness to help stretch, strengthen and heal the body.
Dance Requirements: None
Class Requirements: Lightweight clothes. Must bring mat and water. Towel an option
PRE-SCHOOL/PRIMARY CLASSES:
Pre-School/Primary classes are geared toward students the ages of 3 yrs.–6 yrs. who want to learn the techniques of tap and ballet. These combination classes we offer are the foundation stages of our technique classes. We focus on a half an hour of ballet and a half an hour of tap in each class.
Dance Requirements: Initially None (thereafter Primary I, II & III apply)
Class Requirements: Girls; Pink Ballet Shoes and Tan Tap Shoes. Boys; Black Ballet Shoes and Black Tap Shoes, any color leotard and Tights for girls. Boys; T-shirt/tank and sweat pants. Hair in a bun.
PEE-WEE JAZZ:
Pee-Wee Jazz is for students between the ages of 5 yrs.–7 yrs. In this class we show the basic foundation of jazz movement. This class will prep the student take a full hour jazz class once they hit 7 years of age.
Dance Requirements: None
Class Requirements: Girls; Tan Jazz, no lace Shoes. Boys; Black Jazz, no lace shoes, any color leotard and Tights for girls .Boys; T-shirt/tank and sweat pants. Hair pulled back.
PEE-WEE HIP-HOP:
Pee-Wee Hip-Hop is for students between the ages of 5 yrs.–7 yrs. In this class we will guide the students to learn to interpret their own style through a freestyle movement.
Dance Requirements: None
Class Requirements: Girls & Boys black Hip-Hop dance sneakers. Any color leotard and Tights for girls. Boys; T-shirt/tank and sweat pants. Hair pulled back.