Teen/Adult Dance Classes
We offer classes in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Contemporary, Belly Dance, Breakdance, Body of a Dancer Workout, and Zumba Toning. Join us in the exciting world of dance for teens, and adults. Please contact us if you're interested in joining a class or, teaching a class.
Classes: Ballet | Belly Dance | Break Dance | Fitness: Body of a Dancer, Pilates Mat & Zumba Fitness and Toning | Hip Hop / House (Clubbing) | Jazz & Jazz/Hip Hop Fusion | Tap |
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| Ballet Fundamentals | Ballet Fundamentals. This class will focus on the fundamentals of ballet with a strong emphasis on proper technique and alignment. We will begin with the basic elements of positions, steps, and simple jumps and turns and progress to longer combinations at the barre and in the center. Musicality and presentation will be emphasized throughout the class. |
| Basic Ballet Bootcamp | Drill fundamental ballet exercises without the pressure of learning complicated choreography. Work on strengthening and stretching all muscle groups to achieve a dancer’s body and ballet lines. Great for beginning dancers who want to learn the basics and develop proper ballet form. Also useful for intermediate and advanced dancers who want to focus on their technique. Class format includes warm up and quick stretch, technique drills, floor work, stretching, break down a difficult ballet step and cool down. |
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| Belly Dance | Beginning Belly Dance: Technique & Drills This class will introduce students to the beautiful and elegant art form of Middle Eastern belly dance while building strength, flexibility and great muscle control. The class focuses on building basic bellydance vocabulary. Students will learn the proper posture, isolation techniques, essential moves and traveling steps, and simple dance combinations. Each class includes cardio and stretch warm-up and lots of drills - a good workout guaranteed! Beg/Int. Belly Dance: Choreography & Performance
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| Beginning Break Dance |
B-boy/B-girl (Breakdancing) is an athletic dance form which uses your whole body. You will learn the history and origins of breaking, technique, toprocks, footwork, transitions, freezes and most importantly, how to rock a beat. If possible, bring knee pads, hats/beanies, elbow pads. |
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| B.O.D. Fitness ( Body of a Dancer) |
This class is perfect for those new to the dance world who are looking to improve their dance skills through increased flexibility and strength, or for the non-dancer who strives to have the long, lean, toned look of a dancer's body. |
| Pilates Mat | A workout that focuses on controlled movements
utilizing the body's core( abdomen, back, and hips.) This clas is
designed to create long, lean muscles while enhancing strength, flexibility, and |
| Zumba Fitness and Toning | This class is a fast-forward fusion of a heart-pumping Zumba® fitness dance workout (salsa, cumbia, reggaeton/hip-hop, merengue), along with Zumba Toning for muscle toning/definition/strength! Increase your energy and watch your fitness level soar, as you "join the party" in a safe and welcoming environment. We will provide maraca-like toning sticks to enhance your natural rhythm and tone all your target zones, including arms, abs, glutes and thighs. This is the perfect opportunity to tone your body while having a total blast dancing! Beginners welcome! |
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| Contemporary Dance | Contemporary Dance fuses ballet, modern dance and it draws from other philosophies of movement that are outside the realm of classical dance technique. Ccontemporary can be danced to almost any style of music, or united with other dance forms to create new styles of movement. Contemporary seeks to work with the natural alignment of the body, and is therefore safe and accessible for beginners. |
| Contemporary Ballet | Contemporary ballet is a form of dance ifluenced by both ballet and modern dance. It takes its technique from classical ballet, although it permits a greater range of movement that may not adhere to the strict body lines set forth by schools of ballet technique. Many of its concepts come from the ideas and innovations of modern dance including floorwork, balletic movements and and turn-in of the legs. |
| Lyrical Jazz | Lyrical dance style has its primary basis in ballet, combining ballet with the freedom and airier aspects of jazz, contemporary and modern dance. Lyrical dance is expressive, simultaneously subtle and dynamic, focused on conveying musicality and emotion rough movement. It is a combination of intricate, highly technical, and pedestrian/naturalistic moves. It is commonly set to popular music with vocals as well as rich instrumental portions of a pop song. |
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| Beginning Hip Hop |
This class is designed for dancers with no prior experience and it includes a warm-up, hip hop progressions, and a short routine . The focus is placed mostly on style and loosely on technique. |
| Beg/Int Hip Hop |
Learn to dance like you see in the latest. music video clips.
Students will learn technique, style and choreographed routine geared
toward a dance concert. Selected dancers will be invited to perform
in the Ariel Dance Productions' annual concert. Instructors dance video clips: Krisuan Rosalejos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dilCeKTt_Ro&feature=related Kento Vo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCeKTvLkzbE |
| Intermediate Hip Hop | A challenging Funk for your feet. The class covers street dance moves such as: hip hop, popping, locking, hitting, jamming to name a few. Don't be surprised if you find yourself being the center of attention the next time you are groovin' on the dance floor at your favorite club. |
| House Dance (Clubbing) | The House Dance style (known by some as clubbing) derived from the disco era gaining popularity in Chicago and then in New York City. Based off of footwork, jacking and lofting, this class will have you ''working it'' on the dance floor. This class is for all levels! |
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| Beg./Int. Jazz | This class is for students with some background in dance, although not necessarily experience in jazz. Students will continue to work on technique, balance, strength, coordination, jumps, turns, and short combinations. |
| Jazz/Hip Hop Fusion | Torn between Jazz and Hip Hop? Join us in this adrenaline-pumping class and learn classic jazz moves that are spiced up with hip hop styles. Class format includes warm-up and a funky combination. |
| Intermediate Jazz | This is a high-energy class that focuses on warm-up, across the floor work, multiple turns, and complex dance combinations: Afro Jazz, Hip Hop, Funk, Lyrical, Musical Theater, and Traditional styles. Students can expect fun, high energy music, experienced teacher and a great workout! |
| Lyrical Jazz | Lyrical dance style draws from ballet, jazz, contemporary and modern dance. This dance style dance is expressive, subtle, dynamic, and it focuses on conveying musicality and emotion through movement. It is a combination of intricate, highly technical, and pedestrian/naturalistic moves. It is commonly set to popular music with vocals as well as rich instrumental portions of a pop song. |
| Musical Theater | Musical theatre jazz dance combines musicality/songs, spoken dialogue/acting and a variety of jazz dance forms including traditional jazz, Broadway/ Fosse jazz, modern jazz and hip-hop, lyrical/contemporary influenced jazz. Dancers will have the opportunity to combine jazz dance with basic acting technique to develop their own brand of showmanship and stage presence. Students will learn jazz dance technique, balance, strength, coordination, jumps, turns, and short combinations, while incorporating a character within a musical theatre style plot. |
| Theatrical Jazz | Explore your inner actor by adding theatrical character to your performance. Through choreography and dance you will learn to step outside your shell and express a personality to go along with the movement. This class will allow you to contribute your creativity to the class while dancing and performing with new identity. |
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Beginning Tap |
This beginning tap class teaches classic tap fundamentals and terminology, coordination and basic tap choreography with an emphasis on rhythm and the musical theater performing style. Using a combination of classic tap progressions, center work and repetition, students will build a strong tap foundation and develop showmanship abilities. |
Intermediate Tap |
Intermediate tap dance technique and choreography class will focus more on intricate footwork, help tap dancers develop speed, clarity, greater showmanship and beautiful sound quality. Designed to refine existing tap skills this class puts the fundamentals to work by learning new steps, rhythms, patterns, and combinations. Students will also enjoy learning choreography that blends a variety of tap styles such as Stomp, Showboat, Musical Theatre and Rhythmic. |