Ballet (RAD)

Ballet is an academic dance form and technique that is taught according to specific methods. It's origins stem from as far back as the late 1400's.

Ballet helps channel energy constructively, discipline learned during ballet training can be applied to other ares of life, school or work. It improves posture, coordination, rhythm and memory. Ballet also teached a healthy respect for ones body and mind.

Ballet is best known for its unique features and techniques, such as pointe work, turn-out of the legs; its graceful, flowing, precise movements; and its ethereal qualities.

Hip Hop

Hip Hop dance refer to dance styles that are primarily danced to Hip Hop music. More specifically they can be used for a group of street dance styles that originated in California in the 1970s, mainly locking, popping and related styles.

Though many of these specific dance styles have today been incorporated into the hip hop culture to some extent, and are often seen danced to hip hop music and electronica, they were originally and are still commonly danced to funk music.

Hip Hop dancing can be seen in most modern music videos.

Lyrical

Lyrical dance style has its primary basis in ballet, combining the many technical elements of classical ballet with the freedom and airier aspects of jazz, contemporary and modern dance.

Lyrical dance is expressive, simultaneously subtle and dynamic, focused on conveying musicality and emotion through movement.

It is commonly set to popular music with vocals as well as rich instrumental portions of a pop song. Lyrical inspires choreographers and dancers to use movement to interpret music and express emotion.

Jazz (BAL)

Jazz dance began in the late 1800's.To excel in jazz dance, the dancer must master ballet technique because it consists of slower movements that strengthens body and improves balance. This is also beneficial for jumps and turns where correct posture is necessary to properly complete the jump and/or turn. Jazz dancers' strong and sharp movements are aided by ballet technique.

Some basic jazz moves include: ball change, twist, pivot step, touch step, Pique passe, stag leap, jete`, pencil spin, barrel turn, fan kick, jazz walk, jazz run, hip walk, chasses, cat walk and the catch step.

Tap (BAL)

began in the 1925 as a lively and rhythmic dance style. Tap makes the performer not just a dancer, but also a percussive musician. It uses precise rhythmical patterns of foot movement.

Common tap steps include the shuffle, shuffle ball change, flap, flap heel, cramp roll, buffalo, Maxie Ford, time steps, pullbacks, wings, cincinnati, the shim sham shimmy, Irish, Waltz Clog, shuffle hop step, running flaps, running shuffles, sugar, and the paddle and roll.

Cheerleading (Auscheer)

Cheerleading is a sport that uses organized routines made from elements of tumbling, dance, and stunting to direct the event's spectators to cheer on sports teams at games and matches and/or compete at cheerleading competitions.

The athlete involved is called a cheerleader. The growing presentation of the sport to a global audience has been led by the 1997 start of broadcasts of cheerleading competition by ESPN International and the worldwide release of the 2000 film Bring it On.

Tiny Tots (Ballet, Jazz and Tap)

Tiny Tots classes are very popular and a great introduction for three and four year olds to the world of dance and to the structure of a dance class.

The class runs for 45 minutes during which the children learn various excerises from the ballet, Jazz and Tap syllabi as well as developing motor skills from an early age. Children will also learn to play character roles, dancing in time with music and learn to use props such as musical instruments, fairy wands, flags and scarves.

We have developed our Tiny Tots program to be a fun and engaging experience for young children.

Drama

Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. Our drama class is aimed at encouraging children to perform with confidence.

We believe performance is above all about having fun and enjoying yourself whilst challenging and further developing skills which are used daily.