Take it to the next level with our intermediate classes! Our classes offer dancers a disciplined yet encouraging learning environment. Showcase Dance Studio offers two levels of instruction for students who have demonstrated a high level of proficiency in fundamental skills. Develop endurance and dedication while focusing on technique, self-expression, and performance.
Intermediate Dance Classes
Take it to the next level with our intermediate classes! Our classes offer dancers a disciplined yet encouraging learning environment. Showcase Dance Studio offers two levels of instruction for students who have demonstrated a high level of proficiency in fundamental skills. Develop endurance and dedication while focusing on technique, self-expression, and performance.
A classic dance form with specific terminology, technique, and choreography. Ballet class is highly structured and regimented due to the classical technique that must be fostered and perfected. Class begins by warming up at the barre and then continues to center floor, followed by linking together combinations across the floor. Class typically ends with a curtsey or bow to show respect to the teacher.
A form of dance in which the feet create rhythmic sounds. Class warm-up begins either center floor or at the barre, followed by stationary movements to enhance sound clarity, and recognize rhythm patterns. Students will practice traveling movements across the floor and will continue to build upon single, double, and triple sounds. Class concludes with a combination that reiterates the steps taught previously.
A rhythmic, stylized dance conceived in America and influenced by jazz music. Jazz combines an erect spine and formal dance patterns of Europe with rhythmic, flat-footed, bent kneed influences from African cultures. Class starts with a proper warm-up, continues with isolations, balance, flexibility stretches, floor progressions, and choreography. Students should expect a high energy class with upbeat music with a strong emphasis on jazz technique.
Students wear soft ballet shoes. This class is necessary to prepare students before an instructor can make the decision to allow a dancer to progress to pointe. Many factors are involved in pointe readiness, including the strength of the legs, feet, and ankles. The purpose of this class is to teach correct alignment, correct classical ballet technique, and to further develop the necessary muscles to go en pointe. Pre-pointe classes also allow teachers to assess readiness upon completion.
* Dual Enrollment class. Must be enrolled in Ballet to take Pre Pointe.
A fluid style of jazz that blends classical European ballet and modern movement. Dancers are taught to express themselves through movement by interpreting the lyrics of a song. Class focuses on ballet and jazz technique as well as choreography.
*Dual enrollment class. You must be enrolled in Ballet to take Lyrical.
A style of dance primarily performed to hip hop music that incorporates street dance, characteristics of African dance, and freestyle. It redefines and reinvents many early vernacular jazz dances and movements. It includes a wide range of styles including breaking (popping/locking/toprock/uprock) which was created in the 1970s and made popular by dance crews in the United States. New school hip hop includes krumping, liquid dancing, gliding, tutting, and power moves.
