Dance Styles Offered at Danceworx:
Pre-Dance
This extensive program offers our little ones a basic introduction to creative movement and age appropriate dance steps. An exploration of the fundamental elements of dance including concepts such a rhythm, time, energy, balance and off balance, size, focus etc. are an important part of the structured creative process. Structured improvisation based on the concept of the day reinforces and builds a strong cognitive understanding. Social skills including co-operation, appropriate behavior, and leadership is an integrated component of the class. These classes are all about fun! (3yrs and 4-5yrs).
What do they wear?
Pink , white or black gymnastic slippers, a body suit and tights (any colour), and we also allow the little ones to wear a ballet skirt of their choice.
Jazz
Jazz is a very up-beat, high energy class that uses pop music favorites from the 70’s to present. Sharp, direct, funky and strong is the best way to describe this movement style. This class starts vigorous warm-up with lots of isometrics, isolations, and stretching. Fundamental dance technique improves alignment, co-ordination and strength to accomplish the dance steps learned across the floor and in the combinations. (all ages).
What to wear?
Stretchy jazz pants or leggings. Jazz shoes split sole booties (Intensive) or black gymnastic slippers (Recreational).
Breakdance
Breakdance is an excellent cardio work out and builds upper body strength, balance and coordination. Popping, locking and building on your own personal style in a fun and funky atmosphere.
What to wear?
Baggy sweat pants and tops!! Please have specific indoor runners to wear!
Hip Hop
It is all the rage in music videos today. This funky style of dance incorporates lots of footwork and change of directions, plus body isolations including locking and popping techniques. It is definitely all about personal style. The more bounce and sway, the better you can get the groove. It is fun, athletic, and a great cardio work out.
What to wear?
Baggy sweat pants and tops!! Please have specific indoor runners to wear!
Tap
Tap requires the use of fine motor skills in the feet, plus co-ordination and rhythm. Understanding of music beats and how they break down is an integral part of the learning process in tap. The fun challenge is getting your feet to relate to these musical dynamics while learning the steps. Discover rhythm and body awareness through tap technique and choreography (all ages).
What to wear?
Same as in jazz. The foot wear is especially important that you purchase a good quality tap shoe. We recommend the oxford style tap shoe. For the very young students you may purchase the patent leather, ribbon tie shoe.
Stage
This is a great class for those Broadway musical lovers. Students incorporate acting and performance skills with dance technique recreating parts of the best of musicals (8yrs - 15yrs).
What to wear?
Same as in jazz.
Ballet - R.A.D. (Royal Academy of Dance)
Instructors offer an open style class of the traditional classical ballet curriculum. Classical music is used throughout the class. The barre work and center work builds strength and flexibility, poise and grace. (5yrs - 18yrs)
What to wear?
All ballet students are required to wear their hair in a bun. Pink ballet tights, and a pink for younger students or a black body suit. Pink leather ballet slippers are necessary.
Lyrical
This class offers the same technique and class structure as jazz but the style is smooth and continious. The dancers should use this movement and emotion to tell a story through their dance.
What to wear?
Ballet attire with any added skirts or shorts so legs are visable.
Theatre
This class builds self confiedence in a fun and welcoming way. Students explore role playing and focus on the essential elements of theatre encouraging a wonderful outlet for dramatic expression.
What to wear?
Comfy clothes that you can move in, recommend black clothing.
Modern
This class involves more free flow movement and emphasizes the use of the floor for centering and grounding oneself in movement. This class focuses on the breath (inhale/exhale), which brings quality to one’s movement. Concepts of overcurve/undercurve, contraction/release, musicality and rhythm are explored.
What to wear?
Same as in jazz.
AttackLife Mobile Fitness Circuit
Danceworx is offering all female students, parents, and friends the AttackLife Mobile Fitness Circuit. This is a high intensity circuit class that incorporates the principles of interval training. In essence it is a unique and exciting fat burning workout that helps increase strength in the core as well as both the upper and lower body. There are a number of stations that involve different forms of punching and kicking. Some stability equipment will be used to target those abdominal and core muscles. Imagine wearing pink boxing gloves and working up a sweat releasing any built up tension with motivating music in the background. All this is done with the support and encouragement of a certified and experienced trainer at your side. It’s especially attractive to those individuals who don’t have that much time but are seeking a killer workout as it can be done in only 30 minutes! It is exceptional in helping to build self confidence as it gives participants valuable basic self defense skills. It is one of the best avenues for stress release. It will push those as much as they desire since it is designed with the beginner, intermediate, and advanced person in mind.
We would love to share with you more information on any of our classes.
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