Dance Project North
Class Info
Kinder
Tutus (2-3 yrs)
What is TuTu Cute all about?
TuTu cute is a 30-45 minute class that is specifically designed for two to three year olds. This class introduces the very young dancer to ballet and tumbling, using guided creative play, imagination, and age appropriate music. TuTu Cute is a wonderful first introduction to the classroom setting. Parents, you too are able to participate!
What should your dancer wear?
Students are required to wear any colored leotard with a cute tutu skirt. Tights are optional. Pink ballet shoes are required.
Itty Bitties (3-4yrs)
What is Itty Bitties all about?
Itty Bitties is a one hour class that introduces the world of dance in a fun, playful atmosphere. This class is designed for 3 and 4 year olds. The class consists of tap, ballet, tumbling, and guided creative play. The young dancer will be exposed to age specific dance essentials and classroom etiquette in an enjoyable safe atmosphere.
What should your dancer wear?
Your dancer is required to wear a pink leotard and a black ballet skirt. Black tap shoes and pink ballet shoes are also required. Tights are optional.
Bigger Bitties (4-5 yrs)
What is Bigger Bitties all about?
Bigger Bitties is a one hour class that introduces the world of dance in a fun, playful atmosphere. This class is designed for 4 and 5 year olds. The class consists of tap, ballet, tumbling, and guided creative play. The young dancer will be exposed to age specific dance essentials and classroom etiquette in an enjoyable safe atmosphere.
What should your dancer wear?
Your dancer is required to wear a pink leotard and a black ballet skirt. Black tap shoes and pink ballet shoes are also required. Tights are optional.
Fun-damentals (5-7 yrs)
What is Fun-damentals all about?
Fun-damentals is a class full of fun and the foundations of dance. This class is for children 5 to 7 years old. It consists of tap, jazz, ballet and tumbling. The class is designed to introduce young dancers to different genres of dance and ground them in their fundamentals.Teacher approval is required before enrolling in Fun-damentals 2 and 3, which is for students who have had at least 2-3 years of dance.
What should your dancer wear?
Dancers are required to wear a black leotard and a black ballet skirt. Your dancer has the option to wear tights and/or black dance shorts. Black tap shoes and pink ballet shoes are required, jazz shoes are optional.
Ballet
Ballet is the most formalized dance form. It has a specific technique along with an extensive vocabulary. Students will experience classical music and learn to dance with grace. Classes may vary depending on the instructor. Some teachers are classically trained while others come from a contemporary ballet background. Both styles are appreciated and well respected in the dance community. Ballet is considered to be the basis of all dance training and is HIGHLY recommended for those who aspire to be proficient in jazz, modern, and lyrical.
Age: Beg, Int, Adv, 3 yrs – Adult
Attire
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Black Leotard
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Pink tights
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Split sole canvas or leather ballet slippers
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Hair in a secure bun
(Adults may dress to own preference)
Jazz & Technique
One of the more popular styles of dance, movement is energetic and fun. Jazz dance technique is similar to ballet, however stylistically jazz relies heavily on originality and improvisation. Often Music is up beat and energetic. Movement is sharp, and awake! Unlike ballet posture can be withdrawn, spine curved, legs parallel and turned in.
Age: Beg, Int, Adv, 6 yrs – Adult
Attire
- Form fitting clothing
- Split sole jazz shoes, socks, or paws/ check with teacher
- Hair pulled back
- No jazz sneakers
Contemporary
A class geared toward the seasoned dancer. A fusion of modern, jazz, ballet, lyrical, and hip hop, this class has no boundaries. Dancers must have an extensive dance background and be ready to explore movement stylistically and creatively.
Age: Intermediate-Advanced, 8 yrs – Adult
Attire
- Clothing you can move freely in/personal style
- Bare feet, Paws, Socks, Jazz shoes
Hip Hop
In the early 1970’s Dance forms associated with Hip Hop developed in NYC (i.e. b-boying/girling and Brooklyn uprocking) couldn’t be defined so they were lumped into one category labeled as “break dancing, while the other half of them (i.e Popping and Locking) originated and developed on the west coast. As a result, west coast “funk” was overlooked and the public ignorantly credited “hip-hop” as the father of the funk dance forms. Vocabulary words such as, “footwork”, “freezes”, “rockin”, “breakin”, “Pop”, and “Lock” are all associated and incorporated in a hip-hop class. We define our hip-hop classes as expressive and stylistic. These classes are high energy, beat oriented, and are based upon a rhythm!
Age: Beg, Int., Adv, 6 yrs – Adult
Attire
- Street clothes (often baggy for free movement)
- Tennis shoes
Tap
Tap dance steps make frequent use of syncopation, steps focus on making beats and rhythms. There are several styles of taping, “Rhythm taping” is done purely with the legs and sounds are louder and grounded. Sammy Davis Jr., Savion Glover, and Gregory Hines are examples of famous hoofers or “Rhythm tapers”. Dancers like Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly incorporated ballroom and ballet backgrounds to create a character/Broadway style of taping. Our classes differ depending on the instructor’s background.
Age: Beg-Adv, 3 yrs – Adult
Attire
- Street clothes
- Tap shoes
Pilates
Pilates is a physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates. The program focuses on the core postural muscles which help keep the body balanced, which are essential to providing support for the spine. In particular, Pilates exercises teach awareness of breath and alignment of the spine, and aim to strengthen the deep torso muscles. We offer group mat classes as well as reformer work (group and personal training).
Age: Beg-Advanced, 9 yrs – Adult
Attire
- Form fitting clothes
- Bare feet or socks
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