Our Dance Classes

JAZZ

Jazz is the most diverse form of Dance, ranging from old musical styles of Jazz through to the modern styles you see on the latest top 40 video clips! The benefits of jazz dancing are endless. Flexibility, strength, coordination, balance and musicality are only some of the techniques Jazz dancing develops.

BALLET

 Ballet uses music and dance to tell stories where ballerinas have the ability to transport an audience to another world. Ballet is a style of dance that requires strength, resilience, elegance and grace all at once. It may be difficult to master and takes lots of patience and practice to learn.  Ballet can be studied at any age. Girls who study ballet develop strong bodies, special and temporal awareness, and improve their coordination. Ballet technique is considered to be the basis of training for all types of dance.

TAP 

Tap is an exciting form of dance in which dancers wear special shoes equipped with metal taps. Tap dancers use their feet like drums to create rhythmic patterns and timely beats. These classes are intense and work the legs and feet hard. Little ones love this class as they can make as much noise as possible!

MODERN CONTEMPORARY

Contemporary dance is very broad and creative, containing movements that are both static and dynamic, lyrical and athletic, that invert, twist expand, contract... the boundaries of contemporary dance are limitless! Contemporary dance develops a supple body that can move in many directions with control. This class is taught in bare feet to give the students contact with the floor which gives them security to move and "fall" at different levels. Pease bring a display folder to store diagrams and explanations.

HIP HOP

Hip Hop dancing is the perfect fusion of styles, incorporating jazz roots into a melting pot of hip hop, break, popping and locking, along with other fashionable dance genre. This class works to increase fitness, strength and flexibility through a range of easy exercises. The class also uses simple progressions and break down of various steps. This gives students the chance to learn great dance moves, develop a funky dance style and boost confidence.

ACROBATICS

 These lessons cover such content as flexibility, strength and tricks. Students will learn tumbling, flips, rolling and other gymnastic tricks. Open to all students as an extension of their dance classes. Troupe students are strongly encouraged to take this class.

CLASSES FOR OUR LITTLE ONES

Not forgetting our little ones, Dance to the Music has carefully considered our under 5-year-olds. We offer several specialist classes, designed to compliment the current NSW early learning curriculum. Each class develops the age appropriate skills and abilities, making full use of props, dance gamses and a never ending supply of Hi 5, wiggles & Nick Jnr music.

Age 2-3 "Toddler Class" (30 mins)

This class introduces our tiny's to ballet and jazz, focusing on movement skills, rhythm & musicality, and above all - the fun and enjoyment of dance.

Ages 3-4 "Pre School Dance" (40 mins)

This class caters for our older toddlers, exploring the basic techniques of Ballet, Tap and Jazz, through set routines and self improvisation.

Ages 5-6 "Beginner Dance" (1 hour)

This lesson breaks Ballet, Tap and Jazz into 20minute workshops. Building on the developing techniques and executions of each style, this class gives students the opportunity to appreciate each style before progressing to a higher grade - where each style is separated.

FITNESS CLASS - ZUMBA!

Let's face it, working out can be healthy, rewarding and beneficial. Working out can be lots of things, but it's never been known to be an exhilarating experience…UNTIL NOW!

The Zumba® program fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away. Our goal is simple: We want you to want to work out, to love working out, to get hooked. Zumba® Fanatics achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life!

The routines feature interval training sessions where fast and slow rhythms and resistance training are combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat. Add some Latin flavor and international zest into the mix and you've got a Zumba® class!

Casual class - Thursday 7:30-8:30pm $10.00

PERFORMANCE CLASSES - EISTEDDFOD CLASS

As students reach the required standard necessary for competitions they are approached by their teacher to see if they would like to start Eisteddfod work. Troupe work teaches the children team work, dedication and commitment, as well having a lot of fun by performing at many competitions and other functions throughout the year. Students in the Eisteddfod troupe are expected to attend two Jazz and Two Tap classes per week to maintain a high technique standard.