DANCE CLASSES FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS
At Dreams, we approach dance education with patience, kindness, and integrity in technique. Dreams Dance Studio offers a variety of classes for ages 2-18.
Dance begins with tiny toes and creative movement for ages 2-5, and transitions into a combination class of ballet/tap/jazz for ages 5-7.
Dancers then begin our four levels of ballet, tap, jazz, and lyrical classes, depending on age and ability. Additionally, our hip hop sequence is based purely on grade level which moves from Child Hip Hop to Tween Hip Hop, and finally Teen Hip Hop.
Students over the age of 10 who learn choreography quickly, exhibit strong dance technique, and show a positive team attitude are invited to join our competitive dance company. Those members have additional opportunities to perform.
All Dreams class members are invited to perform at the annual dance recital in June.
DANCE CLASSES FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS
At Dreams, we approach dance education with patience, kindness, and integrity in technique. Dreams Dance Studio offers a variety of classes for ages 2-18.
Dance begins with tiny toes and creative movement for ages 2-5, and transitions into a combination class of ballet/tap/jazz for ages 5-7.
Dancers then begin our four levels of ballet, tap, jazz, and lyrical classes, depending on age and ability. Additionally, our hip hop sequence is based purely on grade level which moves from Child Hip Hop to Tween Hip Hop, and finally Teen Hip Hop.
Students over the age of 10 who learn choreography quickly, exhibit strong dance technique, and show a positive team attitude are invited to join our competitive dance company. Those members have additional opportunities to perform.
All Dreams class members are invited to perform at the annual dance recital in June.
Tiny Toes
Tiny toes is specifically designed for two-year-old students. Students will learn to follow directions while learning games and exercises that develop their fine and gross motor movement through a base in ballet vocabulary. The class includes 15 minutes of group dance exercise without adult guardians, and 15 minutes of adult guardian monitored individual attention with an instructor. Please be prepared for adult guardian participation.
RECOMMENDED ATTIRE: Any colored leotard with or without an attached skirt, pink ballet tights, and pink ballet slippers. Please pull back long hair and no loose jewelry or large tutus.
BOYS AND GIRLS
AGES: 2 Years
CLASS SIZE:
Creative Movement
Creative movement students will learn basic vocabulary in both ballet and tap. These basic terms and movement vocabularies develop fine and gross motor movement while increasing a child’s ability to follow directions. Games and activities are included for the development of personal creativity while aiding the memorization of basic dance terms and movement.
BOYS AND GIRLS
AGES: 3-5 Years
CLASS SIZE:
Ballet / Tap / Jazz Combination
This is a one-hour split dance class that offers 20 minutes of each dance genre to act as a bridge from creative movement into all level I dance classes. Students will be introduced to a traditional ballet class structure where students will study barre, center, and across-the-floor ballet vocabulary. During the tap portion, students will develop new tap skills that build time, rhythm, and basic tap sequences. In the jazz portion students focus on body isolation, flexibility, and movement sequences.
BOYS AND GIRLS
AGES: 5-7 Years
CLASS SIZE:
Ballet
Ballet will develop healthy dance habits and a strong dance foundation for students. At Dreams, dancers learn fundamental ballet training from both Cecchetti and Vaganova techniques. Emphasis will be placed on alignment/anatomy, control, balance, agility, flexibility, musicality, breathing, artistry, tradition, strength through repetition, and movement sequencing.
RECOMMENDED ATTIRE:
Girls – Black leotards, pink tights, pink ballet slippers. Long hair must be in a BUN, short hair pulled back (for turning). NO ponytails or loose jewelry.
Boys – Plain white t-shirt with fitted black pants or shorts, and black ballet shoes. Please no loose jewelry.
BOYS AND GIRLS
AGES:
CLASS SIZE:
Tap
Tap is a stylized form of dance that emphasizes rhythm and musically through intricate footwork. Students will focus on timing, syncopation, and balance while working together in creating rhythmic patterns.
RECOMMENDED ATTIRE: comfortable fitted athletic clothing. Black tap shoes. Hair pulled away from the face. Please no loose jewelry.
BOYS AND GIRLS
AGES:
CLASS SIZE:
Jazz
Jazz dance is a stylized form of dance originating in America from the early twentieth-century social dances and is heavily used on Broadway and throughout the professional dance industry. This class blends ballet and social dance vocabularies that emphasize body isolations, flexibility, strength, musical dynamics, and stunts.
RECOMMENDED ATTIRE:
Girls – Any color leotard and black/pink/suntan tights with or without black jazz pants. Black jazz shoes. Hair completely pulled back. Please no loose jewelry.
Boys – Fitted, solid color tank top or t-shirt and black athletic pants. Black jazz shoes. No loose jewelry.
BOYS AND GIRLS
AGES:
CLASS SIZE:
Hip-Hop
Hip-hop has become a large part of popular culture. Stemming from New York in the late 1970s, hip-hop and pop dancers have been innovating this dance genre to include complex body isolations, group formations, coordination, fast-paced choreography, and acrobatic stunts.
RECOMMENDED ATTIRE: Comfortable fitted athletic clothing. No shorts. Black jazz shoes for performance and clean street sneakers for class. Students 12+ may wear jazz sneakers and knee pads. Hair completely pulled back. Please no loose jewelry.
BOYS AND GIRLS
AGES:
CLASS SIZE:
Lyrical
These three dance genres have been increasing in popularity because they fuse ballet, jazz, partnering, and acrobatics into one type of dance quality. During class students will learn how to turn, leap, use the floor and develop movement skills that investigate off-center body awareness. Dancers will develop skills that study body mechanics, develop upper/lower body strength, balance, flexibility, agility, knowledge of different body meters, and elongating the body to create body lines..
RECOMMENDED ATTIRE:
Girls – Fitted, solid color tank tops or t-shirt with black jazz/yoga pants. No Shorts. Hair must be completely pulled back. Must be barefoot. Please no loose jewelry.
Boys – Fitted, solid color tank top or t-shirt with black athletic pants. Must be barefoot. No loose jewelry.
BOYS AND GIRLS
AGES:
CLASS SIZE:
Pointe
An advanced level in ballet when women train with ballet pointe shoes. Emphasis is placed on detailed footwork that strengthens dancers’ ankles, metatarsals, and legs while stretching and increasing flexibility in the arches of the feet. Awareness of the body’s vertical axis increases with studying pointe. Students must be technically proficient in ballet and pass the Dreams Ballet Vocabulary Test.
RECOMMENDED ATTIRE: Black leotards, pink tights, pink ballet slippers, and pink pointe shoes with elastic and ribbons. Long hair must be in a bun, short hair pulled back (for turning). Please no ponytails or loose jewelry.
BOYS AND GIRLS
AGES:
CLASS SIZE:
Tiny Toes
Tiny toes is specifically designed for two-year-old students. Students will learn to follow directions while learning games and exercises that develop their fine and gross motor movement through a base in ballet vocabulary. The class includes 15 minutes of group dance exercise without adult guardians, and 15 minutes of adult guardian monitored individual attention with an instructor. Please be prepared for adult guardian participation.
RECOMMENDED ATTIRE: Any colored leotard with or without an attached skirt, pink ballet tights, and pink ballet slippers. Please pull back long hair and no loose jewelry or large tutus.
BOYS AND GIRLS
AGES: 2 Years
CLASS SIZE:
Creative Movement
Creative movement students will learn basic vocabulary in both ballet and tap. These basic terms and movement vocabularies develop fine and gross motor movement while increasing a child’s ability to follow directions. Games and activities are included for the development of personal creativity while aiding the memorization of basic dance terms and movement.
BOYS AND GIRLS
AGES: 3-5 Years
CLASS SIZE:
Tap
Tap is a stylized form of dance that emphasizes rhythm and musically through intricate footwork. Students will focus on timing, syncopation, and balance while working together in creating rhythmic patterns.
RECOMMENDED ATTIRE: comfortable fitted athletic clothing. Black tap shoes. Hair pulled away from the face. Please no loose jewelry.
BOYS AND GIRLS
AGES:
CLASS SIZE:
Jazz
Jazz dance is a stylized form of dance originating in America from the early twentieth-century social dances and is heavily used on Broadway and throughout the professional dance industry. This class blends ballet and social dance vocabularies that emphasize body isolations, flexibility, strength, musical dynamics, and stunts.
RECOMMENDED ATTIRE:
Girls – Any color leotard and black/pink/suntan tights with or without black jazz pants. Black jazz shoes. Hair completely pulled back. Please no loose jewelry.
Boys – Fitted, solid color tank top or t-shirt and black athletic pants. Black jazz shoes. No loose jewelry.
BOYS AND GIRLS
AGES:
CLASS SIZE:
Ballet / Tap / Jazz Combination
This is a one-hour split dance class that offers 20 minutes of each dance genre to act as a bridge from creative movement into all level I dance classes. Students will be introduced to a traditional ballet class structure where students will study barre, center, and across-the-floor ballet vocabulary. During the tap portion, students will develop new tap skills that build time, rhythm, and basic tap sequences. In the jazz portion students focus on body isolation, flexibility, and movement sequences.
BOYS AND GIRLS
AGES: 5-7 Years
CLASS SIZE:
Ballet
Ballet will develop healthy dance habits and a strong dance foundation for students. At Dreams, dancers learn fundamental ballet training from both Cecchetti and Vaganova techniques. Emphasis will be placed on alignment/anatomy, control, balance, agility, flexibility, musicality, breathing, artistry, tradition, strength through repetition, and movement sequencing.
RECOMMENDED ATTIRE:
Girls – Black leotards, pink tights, pink ballet slippers. Long hair must be in a BUN, short hair pulled back (for turning). NO ponytails or loose jewelry.
Boys – Plain white t-shirt with fitted black pants or shorts, and black ballet shoes. Please no loose jewelry.
BOYS AND GIRLS
AGES:
CLASS SIZE:
Hip-Hop
Hip-hop has become a large part of popular culture. Stemming from New York in the late 1970s, hip-hop and pop dancers have been innovating this dance genre to include complex body isolations, group formations, coordination, fast-paced choreography, and acrobatic stunts.
RECOMMENDED ATTIRE: Comfortable fitted athletic clothing. No shorts. Black jazz shoes for performance and clean street sneakers for class. Students 12+ may wear jazz sneakers and knee pads. Hair completely pulled back. Please no loose jewelry.
BOYS AND GIRLS
AGES:
CLASS SIZE:
Lyrical
These three dance genres have been increasing in popularity because they fuse ballet, jazz, partnering, and acrobatics into one type of dance quality. During class students will learn how to turn, leap, use the floor and develop movement skills that investigate off-center body awareness. Dancers will develop skills that study body mechanics, develop upper/lower body strength, balance, flexibility, agility, knowledge of different body meters, and elongating the body to create body lines..
RECOMMENDED ATTIRE:
Girls – Fitted, solid color tank tops or t-shirt with black jazz/yoga pants. No Shorts. Hair must be completely pulled back. Must be barefoot. Please no loose jewelry.
Boys – Fitted, solid color tank top or t-shirt with black athletic pants. Must be barefoot. No loose jewelry.
BOYS AND GIRLS
AGES:
CLASS SIZE:
Pointe
An advanced level in ballet when women train with ballet pointe shoes. Emphasis is placed on detailed footwork that strengthens dancers’ ankles, metatarsals, and legs while stretching and increasing flexibility in the arches of the feet. Awareness of the body’s vertical axis increases with studying pointe. Students must be technically proficient in ballet and pass the Dreams Ballet Vocabulary Test.
RECOMMENDED ATTIRE: Black leotards, pink tights, pink ballet slippers, and pink pointe shoes with elastic and ribbons. Long hair must be in a bun, short hair pulled back (for turning). Please no ponytails or loose jewelry.
BOYS AND GIRLS
AGES:
CLASS SIZE: