Pre-Teens and Teens

These are the classes we have available for dancers ages 14 through 18 years old. See class descriptions and days/times below.

Class Descriptions

Acro

Acro is a combination of dance and gymnastics. At this level is an intro to basic gymnastics skills and elements (i.e. forward rolls, handstands, cartwheels, as well as gymnastics games set to music). Dancers will also work on flexibility and strength! As always, the class will progress to more challenging skills based on each student’s ability!

Thursday 5:00pm (Ages 10-14 / 1 hour)
Thursday 6:00pm (Ages 14+ / 1 hour)

Beginner Ballet for Teens – Mini Session

Ballet is the foundation of all forms of dance. In ballet, the focus is on posture, gracefulness, body placement, footwork, turns, jumps, and leaps. We work on exercises at the barre, stretching, adagio, petite allegro, grande allegro and choreography in class. At Allegro, we enjoy exploring both classical and contemporary ballet techniques. Join us for this six-week mini-session.

Tuesday 4:00pm (1 hour)

Hip-Hop (14+)

Hip-Hop is most likely the most popular dance genre today, hip-hop is another dance form that grew out of jazz. It began with break dancing, turned into funk, and now we learn about pop-n-lockin’ and dubstep. Hip-Hop class is a great way to create your unique style and let loose and have a ton of fun!

Monday 7:15pm (1 hour)

Jazz (14+)

Jazz teaches current dance trends set to popular music and classic jazz styles. Today, there are many faces of jazz and students grow to appreciate the traditional and the funky styles of today.

Tuesday 6:45pm (45 minutes)

Lyrical & Contemporary (14+)

Lyrical dance is a wonderful way for dancers to learn to truly express themselves as artists. We tell stories of love, sadness, friendship and hope through this genre. Lyrical is a combination of the techniques learned in ballet, jazz and modern. Choreography encompasses the use of balance, flexibility and control utilizing the lyrics and feeling of the music. This genre is only offered to level 3 dancers and up.

Wednesday 5:30pm (1 hour)

Musical Theater (14+)

Musical Theater allows dancers to become characters through their dancing – we use musicals from both Broadway and movies to inspire our classes. For example, students learn about Chicago, Fosse, Wicked, Hairspray, West Side Story, Annie, High School Musical, Cinderella, the Sound of Music and many many more! Sometimes we even take a song we love and create our own characters and storyline!

Monday 6:15pm (1 hour)

Pre-/Beginner Pointe

A foundational class for students that would like to go on pointe. Student must also be enrolled in another ballet class.

Thursday 8:00pm (45 min)

Senior/Elite Pointe

For intermediate/advanced pointe dancers.

Please reach out to our company director, Miss Kayla, for class requirements and the Director’s approval. Student must also be enrolled in another ballet class.

Tuesday 5:00pm

Tap

Dancers age 13+ that would like to take a tap class should reach out to our company director, Miss Kayla, for placement.

Tap encourages students learn the syncopated rhythms and styles of tap dancing – past and present. Tap dancing has made a BIG comeback in recent years. We are inspired by tap artists such as Savion Glover, the Rockettes, and the Tap Dogs!

10+ Intermediate/Advanced Performance Team & Technique

Students on the Intermediate Performance Team (IPT) must also be enrolled in the 9-10 or 11-13 age level classes and must be enrolled in 3 out of the following genres – Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Lyrical or Modern – the IPT rehearsal class. View our Pre-Teen page for details about these classes.

Tuesday 7:30pm (45 min)