Dance Class Descriptions

2012/13 Schedule

Ballet:

A classical dance form characterized by grace & precision of movement. Poise, flexibility, technique, style, control, and grace blend beautifully. Ballet classes at Premiere Danse Academy are designed to teach a dancer all of these skills through barre work, stretching, center work, variations, and choreography.

(Class times vary for age and skill level. We offer 45 minute, 1 hour, and 90 minute classes in the academic program.)

Creative Movement:

Preschool dancers learn to express themselves creatively by moving their bodies in their own unique ways with props, in song, in acting, and with music. At Premeiere Danse Academy creative movement students are also introduced to tap and ballet styles of dance.

Classes meet once a week for 30 minutes in the academic program.

Hip Hop:

Hip Hop is a high energy class using up-tempo music. Dancers will learn to exercise body control, flexibility and rhythm.

Classes meet once a week for 1 hour in the academic program.

Jazz:

At Premiere Danse Academy jazz class focuses on jazz terminology, flexibility, leaps, kicks, turns & isolations through stretching, progressions across the floor and upbeat choreography using jazz, pop, and rock music.

Jazz classes are offered as a combination class with tap. Class times are based on age and skill level. We offer 45 minute, 1 hour, and 90 minute class options.

Lyrical:

Lyrical is a fusion of ballet and jazz dance by using balance, control, and techniques of ballet combined with the principles of jazz, which creates a free-style movement that typically interprets a story and/or lyrics.

Classes meet once a week for 1 hour in the academic program.

Modern:

At Premiere Danse Academy modern classes are based on the Martha Grahm technique. Modern dance is made up of less formalized movements that expresshoes, can wear footundeez, any color of leotard and footless tights.

Classes meet once a week for 1 hour in the academic program.

Pointe:

Pointe is for the experienced ballet student. Dancers advance to a hard-boxed pointe shoe. This class must be upon teacher recommendation and accompany a regular ballet class.

Class times are based on age and skill level. We offer 30 minute and 1 hour class options.

Tap:

Tap is a style of dance that creates sound, rhythm, and syncopation with your feet. At Premiere Danse Academy dancers learn steps in isolation and how dance can give back to the community.

Tap classes are offered as a combination class with jazz. Class times are based on age and skill level. We offer 45 minute, 1 hour, and 90 minute class options.