Dance and Tumbling Classes

*Ballet teaches the basic ballet skills using methods designed for young imaginative minds and bodies. Students are given the opportunity to move, stretch, and improve self-confidence while being introduced to basic ballet concepts, body alignment, posture, locomotive skills, as well as develop self-expression through creative movement. Even at young ages, the dancers will learn proper ballet terminology such as “plie” and “releve” as well as proper dance positions.

*Tap dance is performed wearing shoes fitted with metal taps. The dancers will learn how to rhythmically tap their toes and heels to create musical sounds. Tap dance teaches the dancers how to use the taps on their shoes to create sounds with syncopation and improvisation.

Whether or not you have had the resources to be technically trained in dance, you can master this style! Today, many classes practice elements of various Hip-Hop dances, often mixing them with more structured dance styles such as Jazz and various tumbling skills.

Since Hip-Hop is such a broad genre, it gives students room to interpret movements in various ways. Although Hip-Hop classes are fast-paced and challenging, it allows each dancer to emphasize their creative rhythmic talents.

Hip-Hop choreography at Backstage Dance Connection is kept to a policy standard that assures conservative movement that is appropriate to all audiences.

All movement will be modest and age appropriate and all music will be free of questionable lyrics. Hip-Hop is a fast-paced class focused on body isolations, popping, locking, break dance style floor work. Self-confidence, swag/attitude, and musicality are a main focus.

The adult and child will follow along with the instructor of the class learning dances and various skills. This class offers an introduction of valuable lessons and skills such as listening, taking turns, standing in line, following directions and sequential order.

This class offers an environment for children to developmentally grow, both individually and socially in a dance class setting. Additionally, activities will explore gross motor skill development and rhythm activities.

This class offers an environment for children to developmentally grow, both individually and socially in a class setting. Additionally, activities will explore gross motor skill development and learning activities.

This class is a pre-introduction to tumbling and is a great class to help transition your children into a tumbling class on their own.

The class includes several arms, abdominal, and leg exercises to strengthen the entire body. Strong and healthy muscles are vital for protecting the body and of course improving dance skills.

Technique is the foundation for all dance movement! A strong technical foundation and core enables a dancer to focus on the stylistic and performance aspects of dance. Technique and posture is essential for jumps and turns, and to properly execute such moves.

Students who are enrolled in Jazz, Lyrical, and Contemporary classes will find the turns, leaps, and stretch class very beneficial. This class will also help the dancers achieve better and higher leaps and well as improve turn series.

This class is a pre-introduction to tumbling and is a great class to help transition your children into a tumbling class on their own.

Clogging is a fun, high-energy, percussion dance, that is derived from Irish Hard Shoes, Dutch Cloggers and a hint of Tap. Clogging is performed wearing shoes fitted with metal “jingle taps”.

The dancers will learn how to rhythmically move their toes and heels to create musical sounds.

If you are thinking country line dancers in white tap shoes and big can-can skirts, those days are over! Clogging can be done to Hip-Hop and popular music and boy is it fun!