Classes
Ada's Little Gems | Ada's Little Gems AcroDance | Kinder Dance | Classical Ballet | Jazz | Tap | Contemporary | Hip Hop | National Character | AcroDance | Cheer | Stretch & Strengthen | Adult Classical Ballet | Adult Tap Dance | Adult Jazz Dance | Adult Broadway Theatre Dance | Adult National Character | Adult Hip Hop | Dance Conditioning
| Ada's Little Gems 18mths to 5yrs Designed to stimulate a child's imagination and develop their musical skills through movement and creativity. Ada's Little Gems is an imaginative program aiming to build confidence and introduce children to the world of dance. Incorporating elements from Jazz, Ballet, Hip Hop and Tap in one program, that is fun and creative, focusing on children's strengths and abilities. 18mths to 5yrs Parents and carers may accompany their little dancer in Level 1 classes to help them settle into our program.
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Ada's Little Gems AcroDance 3yrs to 6yrs Acrobatic basics for Dance, increasing coordination, flexibility and strength, as students roll, tumble, bend and somersault through class. Parents are able to watch classes from the waiting area through the glass partition. | |
| Kinder Dance 5yrs to 6yrs Ballet - Jazz - Tap combined class A wonderful introduction to classical ballet where children are introduced to a delightful, gently structured class where they imagine being Mice, Pussycats, Birds, Ponies, Teddy Bears and more. Then moving on to Jazz where students learn funky moves with Jazz and Hip Hop styles, plus finally making loads of noise learning foundation Tap technique. Parents are able to watch classes from the waiting area through the glass partition. |
Classical Ballet: From 6yrs (Primary Level) Classical Ballet evokes images of romantic ballerinas, swathed in white tulle, skillfully dancing 'on pointe'. It is the universal language of music combined with graceful movement. It can be delicate, blending lightness with a lyrical beauty but can also be exciting, displaying speed and dexterity with an earthy vitality. It is the most elegant and demanding of the performing arts and the ballet class is a perfect balance of exercise, starting with basic technique at the barre leading up to centre work and culminating in spectacular turns and leaps. Ballet has the added benefits of strengthening posture and providing a strong foundation for all other forms of dance. | |
| Jazz: From 6yrs (Primary Level)
Jazz Dance is one of the liveliest forms of dance maintaining its joyous excitement for students of all levels, abilities, ages and experience. These are the perfect classes where students dance fast paced, high energy movements to upbeat music, allowing them to develop strong reflexes, flexibility, coordination and syncopated rhythm skills using clean technical body lines. Jazz is an essential element of 'Musical Theatre' choreography and is a form of dance commonly used in Broadway shows, music videos and movies. Including a large diversity of styles from smooth modern steps with a lyrical lightness to movements that are big and exaggerated, Jazz is the most popular dance form for amateur dancers. |
Tap: From 6yrs (Primary Level) Tap Dancing takes its name from the small metal plates on the dancer's shoes which make a 'tapping' sound when they strike a hard floor. Lively and rhythmic tapping makes the performer not just a dancer, but also a percussive musician, as Tap dancers make frequent use of syncopation. Tap can have a funky street feel, like Tap Dogs, or have that old school charm and style, like Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and Ann Miler. Tap combines elegance, grace, rhythm, originality and precision. It is dynamic, exhilarating and fun. A love of tap dance lasts a lifetime. | |
| Contemporary: From 6yrs
These are fantastic classes and push students to tackle leaps, kicks, turns, falls and unconventional movements. It can be described as a combination of Jazz and Classical Ballet technique and students must also attend Ballet and/or Jazz classes to ensure they have the correct fundamental training required. Contemporary Dance is an explosive art form and a dynamic force that is both exciting and rewarding, where movements seem to well up from within the dancer and spill over, sharing the experience with those watching. Based upon the concept of fall and recovery where gravity pulls the body down into a fall, and the body's own efforts against gravity make it recover. Contemporary Dance is largely influenced by classical ballet technique, but produces more lyrical and flowing lines with seamless movement. This class may only be taken by students already participating in Jazz and/or Classical Ballet classes |
Hip Hop: From 6yrs Hip Hop dance refers to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. It includes a wide range of styles primarily breaking which was created in the 1970s and made popular by dance crews. Movements include 'Popping' and 'Locking' isolations as dancers control specific parts of their bodies with quick contractions, fast footwork often known as 'Shuffling' , 'Breaking' characterised by acrobatic power moves, plus a 'Jazz-Funk' commercial Hip Hop dance style. | |
| National Character: From 6yrs (Primary Level) National Character Dance involves styles from other countries incorporating basic folk steps with technical skill. With a strong grounding in classical ballet technique, it is however more robust and rhythmical than ballet and is of great importance, giving insight into costumes, music and dance origins of ethnic communities and countries. This class may only be taken by students already participating in Classical Ballet classes. |
AcroDance From 6yrs ACRODANCE is quite different from Gymnastics, often referred to in the dance world as 'Acro' for short. Acro is designed especially for dancers including softer more lyrical lines that are emphasised through tricks and beautiful balances. All dancers aspiring to pull off amazing ‘tricks’ that are becoming integrated into choreography more and more commonly, need to learn the basics of correct acrobatic skills so they can be included in exciting, breathtaking routines. Students train to increase their core strength and flexibility, whilst learning to master flips, tumbles, rolls, handstands, cartwheels, bridges and aerial movements. It is a highly athletic dance form, and requires a strong level of fitness. | |
Cheer: From 6yrs Students combine their Acrobatic and Dance skills in this entertaining, high energy, physical class with jumps, kicks, leaps, tumbles, stunts, pyramid towers, and partner work, working towards creating a solid team with perfect unison. | |
| Stretch & Strengthen: From 6yrs Students learn how to control and centre the body, improve precision of movement and the flow of motion as well as correct breathing and relaxation techniques. Stretching and strengthening trains the body to support and adjust a technical correction without strain or injury. Students gain muscle strength and flexibility while improving their endurance, building stronger, healthy bodies. |