
Class Description
Explore a variety of dance styles at Michelle's Dance Academy. Our classes cater to all ages and skill levels, ensuring everyone finds their rhythm and passion for dance.
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Teddy Bears & Ladybugs: 45 minute creative ballet/tap combo class; Students are introduced to movement and music through the wonderful world of ballet and introduced to rhythmic patterns of tap. (Performs one dance at spring recital)
Kangaroos: 60 minute creative ballet/tap combo class. Performs two dances at recital. -
Ballet: Required for all girls. The foundation of all dance forms. Body placement, flexibility, balance, alignment, strength and technique are achieved through barre and center floor work. -
Tap: Preschool – Level 1. Tap is a style of American theatrical dance. Distinguished by percussion footwork that marks out precise rhythmic patterns on the floor. Some descriptive step names are brush, flap, shuffle, ball change and cramp roll. -
Jazz: Level 1-7. We challenge our students with many different forms of jazz, all high energy, but with different styles. These classes are popular with all ages and provide an added benefit to cardiovascular exercise due to the high level of energy exerted. Jazz class is a fun and fast paced mixture of various techniques. -
Clogging: Age 8 & Up by Sept 1, must be enrolled in a tap class & have 2 years previous years tap training. Clog dancing, sometimes called power tap-dancing, is precision step dance with metal taps affixed to the toes and heels of dance shoes. -
Hippity Hop: Age 4 & Up by Sept 1. An energetic style of movements for the younger generation to introduce Hip Hop in a Disney style atmosphere. -
Hip Hop: Ballet is not required for Hip Hop Classes, but students taking ballet & jazz will have 1st consideration for class availability through registration day. Hip Hop is a blend of today’s high energy “street style” movement. Typically performed to “popular rap music”. -
All Boys Hip Hop: Age 6 & up by Sept 1. -
Contemporary Fusion: Age 11 & Up by Sept 1. Combination of lyrical, modern and contemporary styles with choreography and improvisations.


