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Charlotte County’s most qualified arts school. Classes are offered for Girls and Boys ages 3 through adult. Private lessons and competition training is also available.

Tiny tots combo class (Ages 3-4 years old)

A combination class that is offered to introduce to the students three forms of dance. This class is one and a half (1 1/2 hrs.) hours in length that encompasses tap, jazz and acrobatics. Each discipline lasting 1/2 hour each totaling the 1 1/2 hours. The students will perform in the end of the year production with two dance routines, one in tap and one in jazz.

Jazz (Ages 3 and up):

Jazz instruction begins with basic motion/motor skills. A few of the basic types of movement a child at this level will learn is skipping, hopping, gliding, and jumping. This type of movement then leads to jazz steps and combinations. Children learn to enjoy dancing while building their dance technical foundation. Older students are taught warm-up techniques to help strengthen them as dancers and prepare them for the more difficult combinations and moves.

Tap (Ages 3 and up):

Tap dancing is a blend of syncopated rhythms which emphasizes footwork and the expression of rhythm through sound. All classes work on basic tap skills, progressing through tap steps, combinations, and eventually dance routines.

Ballet/Pointe (Ages 5 and up):

Ballet is the basic form of all dance! Therefore, anyone wishing to be an accomplished dancer must be well trained in ballet. Pointe class may be taken along with regular ballet class after the student has mastered the basic ballet technique. The ballet teacher will suggest when pointe would be appropriate. All pointe shoes should be approved by the instructor.

Lyrical (Ages 8 and up):

A student must have at least 3 years of ballet and jazz training in order to take lyrical class. Lyrical dancing uses emotions and expression through dance and combines the skills and disciplines of ballet and jazz. Therefore, students must be enrolled in jazz and ballet to take these classes.

Hip-Hop:

Advance form of Jazz dance combining all basic jazz level skills, techniques, body isolations and rhythms. This is the new hot rave in dance combining street funk influences seen in music videos. Must be currently enrolled in a jazz technique class in order to participate in Hip-Hop.

Leaps & Turns:

**Mandatory for all competition students! Intense technique class focusing on fundamental skills necessary for competitive level dance. Teacher approval required.

Acrobatics (Ages 3 and up):

This class is a combination of acrobatics and gymnastics. We begin class with warm-up and flexibility exercises, followed by instruction in tumbling skills.

Gymnastics (Ages 5 and up):

Class begins with a warm-up and flexibility exercizes, followed by instruction in tumbling skills using progressions. Students will then apply skills to gymnastics apparatus.





Tae Kwon Do (Ages 5 and up)

Tae Kwon Do is the name of the martial art turned modern international sport. All of its activities are based on defense spirit, since Tae Kwon Do was developed as a defense against enemy attacks. It also servies to improve health, physical fitness and poise of the people practiving it. Tae Kwon Do teaches self-confidence, not only in physical aspects but also in their mental discipline. Tae Kwon Do as a Nartuak Art Sport in the Olympics, can offer students elite training and competition opportunities. Our students can stand equally against any opponent, but their code forbids unfair assaults or unnecessary use of force. The students are taught that Tae Kwon Do is a respected sport of defense and not to be used as a method of attack.

Premiere competition Team: (Ages 5 and up)

The Premiere competition team is a group of dancers who compete at regional and national competitions throughout the year. Mandatory for petites through Sr. Premiere will be leaps & turns and (2) Ballet classes. New membership will be done by audition only.

Universal Gymnastics Competition Team (Ages 7 and up):

The Universal Gymnastics Team is a group of gymnasts who compete at regional and national competitions throughout the year. Mandatory Friday and Saturday practice. Also required for all competitive gymnasts is one Technique(for floor and beam) class. New membership will be done by try-outs or invitation only.