Welcome to Our First Steps Program
Our Fall First Steps Schedule
Fall-Spring- 2023-24
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Tiny Tots - Hippity Hop - 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 yrs
Our first independent dance class with a bit of FUNK! Full of creative movement, lots of gross motor and rhythmic fun fill this class with joy! Jumps, hops, bops, gallops, cookie walks, bounces and poses along with traditional elements of a first-year dance class (following a class format, body awareness, stretching, etc.) make this a wonderful first year experience and foundation. Like all dance classes, great for fitness, focus, friendship and fun! Tiny Tots-Hippity Hop dancers perform in the end of the year dance concert!
Pre-Ballet - 3- 4 yrs.
Introduction to the wonderful world of dance! Dancers will be introduced to basic Ballet vocabulary and explore gross motor skill movements, musicality and qualities of movement and follow a dance class format. Classes engage the dancers attention with the use of imagery and props, varieties of music and "make believe" and we can dance!
HIP-Tots 3-5 yrs.
Introduction to the wonderful world of dance with a bit of funk! Lots of gross motor skill and rhythmic work fill this class with fun. Jumps, Hops, Bops, and Cookie Walks, Bounces and Poses along with traditional elements of a first year dance class (following a class format, body awareness, stretching, etc). Like any early dance class, great for focus, fitness and fun! Great for Boys and Girls. HIP- TOTS perform in the end of the year Dance Concert!
Tumblin' Tots - 3-5 yrs
Tumblin' Tots introduces our preschoolers to Acro-Tumble Dance primary skills. These skills include basics for flexibility (butterfly, straddle, forward bend and cobra), Strength (plank, tabletops, walks and jumps), Balancing Skills (passe' balance, releve, mini balance beam, hopping) Limbering Skills (balls pose, baby bridge, pike, tuck) and Tumbling Skills (Forward roll, pre-cartwheel, gallops, prep jumps) along with creative movement and lots of fun obstacle courses!
TAP N' BALLET - Intro/Levels I/II - 4-7 yrs
Our “First Steps” class which combines Ballet Technique and Vocabulary with the introduction to Tap. Combinations of steps, coordination of arms and feet and short movement patterns are introduced in both the Ballet and Tap segments of the class. Focus and Fun are both emphasized and dancers begin to retain dance vocabulary, patterns and pictures. Foundation Class for Elementary Ballet or Tap Classes. Tap N' Ballet Dancers perform in the end of the year Dance Concert!
Kids Bop - 5-7 yrs.
Introduction to Hip Hop! Fun, funky, high energy class combines basic rhythmic steps and body levels with arm movements to create an aerobic dance class. Focus and Fun, along with coordination are emphasized as dancers learn to combine movements and remember spatial patterns. Great for Boys and Girls! Kids Bop Dancers perform in the end of the year Dance Concert.
ACRO - Jazz Dance - 5-7 yrs.
Introduction to Acro-Tumbling and Jazz! Basic introduction to Fun, high energy Jazz Style dance class AND Acrobatic Arts Intro to Tumbling including Flexibility, Balance, Jumps, Rolls, Bridges and Cartwheels! Jazz segment combines rhythmic steps, body levels, isolations and arm movements to create a faster paced class to keep students moving. Focus and Fun, along with coordination are emphasized as dancers learn to combine movements, extend their body lines and remember spatial patterns. Great for Boys and Girls! Acro-Jazz Dancers perform in the end of the year Dance Concert.
Triple Threat II - 7-9 yrs.

This is “First Steps” Class is where the lifetime love of dance develops! Dancers explore 3 different high energy Dance idioms – Jazz, Tap and Hip Hop! Students are taught technique in all 3 styles, with emphasis on terminology, choreographed movements and the relationship of music to movement. This class begins the solid foundation for young dancers to build upon as they continue their dance education.
Elementary Ballet - 6-8 yrs.
The first Classical Ballet Class including Barre and Center, covering the fundamentals of Ballet including positions of the feet and arms. Elementary locomotion also introduced including Chasses', Pas de Chats', Jetes' and more! The dream of being a ballerina begins here!
(Classical ballet, is a system of dance based on formalized movements and positions of the arms, feet, and body designed to enable the dancer to move with the greatest possible agility, control, speed, lightness, and grace. Classical-ballet technique is based on the turned-out position of the legs, which increases the range of movement through added mobility in the hip joint and also imparts a more pleasing line to the extended leg.) Ballet Dancers perform in the end of the year Dance Concert.
Hip Hop - Levels I/II - 7-9 yrs
High Energy, rhythmic movement style including funk, popping, street styles and self-expression. Focus and Fun, along with coordination are emphasized as dancers learn to combine more complex movements and remember spatial patterns. Great for Boys and Girls! Hip Hop Dancers perform in the end of the year Dance Concert.
Tap - Level I/II - 6-9 yrs
Intro to the fabulous foot work of Tap Dance! Tap fundamentals introduced along with rhythmic varieties and step sequences. Tap is a percussive movement style focusing on articulation, rhythmic patterns, and clarity. Tap Dancers perform in the end of the year Dance Concert.
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and as parents we have the privilege of peering into their special place, a place that we only dreamed of growing up."
