Styles of dance offered at Step Up Dance Academy
Twinkle Two's and Three's
A creative movement class that introduces dance. The goal of this class is to introduce fundamental steps of ballet in a positive and fun atmosphere with music. Introductory tumbling across mats is also included. (30 mins)
TBA (Ages 4-9)
Tap, Ballet Acrobatics. Tap is introduced, Pre-Ballet & Acrobatics continue. (50 mins)
Tap (Ages 10+)
Rhythmic tapping of the toes and heels performed in tap shoes. (30 mins)
Ballet (Ages 10+)
Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced levels
Ballet develops excellent structure, tone, placement, technique, strength, & flexibility of the body. Ballet is considered the foundation of all dance styles and is essential for a well-rounded dancer. It is characterized by its light, graceful, and fluid movements. (50 mins)
Hip Hop (Ages 5+)
This style of dance involves popping and locking, tutting, break dancing, and African American style dancing. (50mins)
Jazz (Ages 9+)
Jazz class will focus on strength, flexibility and conditioning technique to perform various progressions with trendy dance steps that are used for all forms of dance. It is a wonderful class to take to get a well rounded variety of all dance styles. (30-60 min classes)
Pointe (Ages 12+)
Must have 2+ years of ballet experience to qualify for this class. It is required to take pre-pointe to ensure the student is ready for pointe. The curriculum allows teachers ample time to help students build the strength and alignment necessary for pointe work. The growth plates in your child’s feet must be done growing before going up on pointe. (30 mins)
Acrobatics (Ages 9+)
Acro dance is a style of dance that combines classical dance technique with precision acrobatic elements. It seamlessly blends dance, gymnastics, and its use of acrobatics within a routine. (50 mins)
Lyrical (Ages 12+)
Combines the art of jazz and ballet to create movements that tell a story to the audience through dance. (50 mins)
Modern (Ages 9+)
Modern dance was introduced in the early 20th century as a rebellion against ballet. It is a great class to teach students a more free expression of dance. (50mins)
Contemporary (Ages 10+)
An expression dance that combines many different genres of dance including jazz, lyrical, ballet, and modern. (50 mins)
Adult Classes (Ages 19+)
We offer Hip Hop classes to anyone 19 years and older.