Ballet is a theatrical dance that features highly formalized steps with poise. It uses body movements, music, and stage scenery to speak of a story, an atmosphere, or a theme.
It is a dynamic dance style that combines acrobatic and rhythmic movements. This style of dance is characterized by fast and fluid movements , often on the floor.
Contemporary dance encourages dancers to be versatile in their expressions, being able to portray a wide array of movement styles and emotion. It focuses on spacial and body awareness, use of body weight, floor work, leaps, turns, efficiency of muscle usage, and safe body alignment.
While hip-hop originated as informal street dance meant for the people present, it has further evolved onto the stage. Hip hop dancing is a high-energy, expressive form of dance.
Lyrical is a combination of ballet and jazz dance and is an emotionally expressive dance style that pushes today’s boundaries of movement and movement innovation. Due to technical elements involved with lyrical dance, this class may only be taken in conjunction with a ballet or jazz class.
Tap is a style of dance characterized by the sound of the metal tap striking the floor. Tap utilizes rhythm, syncopation, and sound in addition to movement.
