Dance Programs - offered in our Sunnyvale Dance Studio

►Preschool Dance Program (Kindergarten Dance)

This class is designed as an introduction to dance and ideal for children age 3-4 without any experience in dance.  The goals of Kindergarten Dance are to foster creativity, freedom and expression in movement, and a love for dance.  The creative component is quite large.  Several fun or special activities happen in each class.  For example, a scarf or flag dance at the end can facilitate the dancer’s own physical expression.  Taking part in dancing out a narrative helps children to understand that dancing is expression.  It is a means of communicating feelings and actions. 

►Pre-jazz

This energetic class is for children who are age 4 and have either completed kindergarten Dance and are not yet old enough for 1 hour of Jazz or Hip Hop, or who want a faster faced class than ballet/tap combo.  This class is 45 min class with a focus on Jazz Technique set to Motown and Funk music like Stevie Wonder, James Brown and Sly and the Family Stone. This level is designed to prepare younger dancers with the skills they need to move up to the next level of Jazz and Hip Hop.

Jazz and Hip Hop

What is the difference between Jazz and Hip Hop?

Jazz style of dance is what is seen in many Broadway type shows such as “Cats”.  It is a more structured, stage style of dance.  Hip Hop is a fast, high energy type of dance seen in music videos and commercials. Dance moves seen in performance by artists such as Beyonce, Justin Timberlake and J Lo would be typical examples of Hip Hop.

►Pre-Ballet/Tap

Class length is 45 hour, 1 time per week. Ages 3 ^1/2-5

This beginner program allows students to take the 2 most popular forms of dance in one class.  The Pre-Ballet/Tap class teaches fundamental Ballet steps and combines the elements of tap moves and traditional music. We have found that the combination of Ballet and Tap is ideal for this age.  Students learn the necessary elements of Ballet which are crucial to success in Jazz, but also get to learn Tap moves which require the coordination and balance.

►Tap Classes

Tap requires a great deal of coordination and can be a challenging style of dance. Students younger than 5 can join our very popular combo class Pre-ballet/tap where they will learn basic movements form both dances. Students will learn appropriate tap technique to later incorporate arms into Broadway style choreography.

►Hip Hop Classes

This is a New York style Hip Hop class with the focus on elements of Hip Hop dance: Popping, Locking, Waves, Break Dancing, and Freestyle

►Modern Dance

Barefoot dance with emphasis on floor work and release technique. Emotion and story line are core elements in this class.  Attire is loose fitting clothing any style or color

►Adult Classes

This classes  are geared for beginning recreational students.  Adult classes are offered in ballet, jazz, beg. Tap and hip hop.

►Ballet Programs

The classes offered begin with pre-primary ballet for children aged 4  and older, primary for children aged 5 and older, grade 1 ballet ages 7-10 and so on.  The grades of ballet do not follow the same ages as public school grades.  Our office staff can assist in selecting the proper class for a beginning ballet student.  We also offer teen recreational ballet for students who have not taken ballet as younger children and who wish to take ballet without following a syllabus.

Pre Primary Ballet

This 45 minute session is a class for the young dancers from 4-6. The focus is the enjoyment of dance blended with basic dance studio etiquette. Simple movement is taught

to music along with the start of dance vocabulary.

Primary Ballet

This hour length class is designed for students 5-8 years old with minimal or no dance experience. In addition to skills taught at the pre primary level, it gives the opportunity to learn and/or refine beginning ballet body positions and the execution of associated beginning movements and steps.

Ballet I

Students 6-9 years old that are comfortable with ballet class structure and some working ballet vocabulary are suitalble for this level. It is aimed at increasing vocabulary and movement capabilities. Gentle stretching and conditioning is encouraged along with carrying out more varied combinations of movement.

Ballet II

Incorporating all of the elements in other offered ballet classes, this class is aimed at for the 7-10 age range. The development of attention to detail in alignment and placement is emphasized with a wider range of movement offered.

Ballet III

Geared for the ages 10 to 14, classes are structured to gain skill in technique and execution of ballet positions, movement and combinations along with increased flexibilty, strength and confidence. Varied exercises at the barre, center and across the floor provide appreciation of movement to music.

►Jazz Dance

As a true American dance form, jazz offers an upbeat style of movement. Combining exercises in technique, flexibility, body isolations and placement along with a wide variety of steps and combinations this class appeals to students that like a faster paced rhythm.