WELCOME TO OUR FOUNDATIONS PROGRAM
We believe every dancer deserves exceptional training in a positive, encouraging environment. Designed for dancers ages 8 & up, our Foundations Program provides a clear pathway for students to grow in confidence, technique, creativity, and performance through five progressive levels of training.
Whether your dancer is just beginning their journey, or ready for more advanced training, our program allows every dancer to grow at their own pace, while receiving the support and challenge they need to succeed.
Click on a level below to explore the class options and discover the training opportunities available at each stage. If you have any questions, we'd love to help you find the perfect fit!
DANCE STYLES OFFERED:
Acrobatic Arts: Acrobatic Arts is a unique blend of dancing and gymnastic disciplines that is taking the dance world by storm. Stunning moves from gymnastics is blended with steps and routines from the dance world for a unique and modern approach to dance. ATD is the only Acrobatic Arts certified studio in our area. Students will be working on strength and flexibility, as well as foundational acrobatic techniques in variations such as cartwheels, bridges, dive rolls, walk overs, aerials, and more. These skills will develop by level as they progress through the training program. Dancers who study acro are stronger, have better body control, and can integrate in seamless transitions and tricks in to their dancing. Placement is at teacher discretion for advanced classes.
Ballet: This class will emphasize knowledge of ballet terminology and classical technique. Ballet will include barre and center work with a focus on correct alignment and positioning. Continuing ballet dancers will integrate their technique into not only barre and centre work, but complex progressions and choreography as well. Advanced classes will include including petit and grand allegro, pirouettes, and adagio work.
Ballroom: Ballroom dance introduces dancers to a variety of social dance styles while developing rhythm, coordination, and precise footwork. Dancers learn partnering skills, including leading, following, and working cooperatively with others in a fun and engaging environment.
Contemporary: Contemporary dance combines elements of ballet, lyrical, and modern dance to create an expressive and dynamic style of movement. Dancers build technical proficiency, musicality, and artistry while learning to use movement to convey emotion, tell a story, and connect with their audience.
Hip Hop: From isolations to ground work, freestyle to choreographed sequences, this class moves at a fast-paced through strong, athletic hip hop styles. Experienced dancers who have mastered beginner and intermediate level steps will integrate their training in to more advanced choreography and sequencing.
HMC Adult Hip Hop: This hip hop class is for adult dancers who want to push themselves to work hard on and off the dance floor. Each week will feature new sequences presented to challenge all levels of dancers. This is a drop in class and choreography will be fresh each week. Nick-named the "Hot Mammas Club" - this group accepts all dancers of all ability levels.
Jazz: Jazz dance is a perfect blend of clean lines, energetic movement, and expression. Dancers will learn movement vocabulary including, battements kicks, grapevine, pirouette prep, chaine turns and more. Continuing jazz dancers will increase their movement vocabulary to include jumps, turns, extensions, flexibility, alignment, and balance.
Musical Theatre: This class is designed for the dancer who wants to expand their knowledge to include training in the area of Broadway style dance. The class will focus on the type of movement and performance skills needed for stage. Music selections will be from well known musicals and give students the opportunity to experience the "triple threat" of singing, dancing, and acting. Focus will be on the dance component of Broadway styles but class will incorporate exercises to improve stage presence and acting improvisation skills.
Pre-Pointe: This class is geared toward dancers who are interested in being placed on pointe shoes. This class is specifically designed to help them strengthen their feet and ankles and prepare their bodies for pointe work. Dancers will be evaluated throughout the year for pointe readiness. This is not a performance class.
Pointe: This class is geared toward dancers who have already been placed on pointe shoes to work on their technique and ability to perform en pointe.
Tap: Basic sequencing, rhythms, and syncopations will be taught at the beginning level. Fast footwork and understanding of movement's relationship to music will be developed. As dancers advance sequencing, rhythms, and syncopations will be taught and more complicated pattern work. Fast footwork and understanding of movement's relationship to music will be developed.