12 and Up Classes

Our floor gymnastics class teaches the fundamental acrobatic movement performed on gym mats. Students develop flexibility and strength, while acquiring valuable skills for tumbling and flying tricks that can be used for dance and cheer-leading.

Ballet is the backbone of all dance training. In ballet, students learn grace, elegance, technique, discipline, flexibility, stamina, and endurance. This class is a graded system using Russian and Italian methods. The class is divided into time at the barre, center, adagio, and variations. This class is appropriate for dancers ages 7-11. Previous dance experience is required, preferably at least one year of ballet experience.

Ballet is the backbone of all dance training. In ballet, students learn grace, elegance, technique, discipline, flexibility, stamina, and endurance. This class is a graded system using Russian and Italian methods. The class is divided into time at the barre, center, adagio, and variations. Jazz teaches sharp and fluid movements to create a visually technical dance and style, with dancing done to popular music. Body isolations, stretches, turning, leaping, and technical steps are all taught. This class is appropriate for dancers ages 12 and up that have previous jazz or ballet experience.

Jazz teaches sharp and fluid movements to create a visually technical dance and style, with dancing done to popular music. Body isolations, stretches, turning, leaping, and technical steps are all taught. This class is appropriate for dancers ages 11 and up that have previous jazz or ballet experience.

Dance like your favorite pop star in this fun and exciting class. In a high-energy atmosphere, students learn the basic fundamentals of hip hop dance to some of their favorite music. This class is appropriate for dancers 12 and up.

Students learn a variety of tap styles, including Broadway and Rhythm tap. The class encourages developing proper tap technique, producing clear tap sounds, and having fun. This is not for the beginning tapper.

Bring the world of Broadway to your kids with a class introducing basic skills in improvisational acting, translating emotion on stage, and using dance to enhance storytelling. This class is for all students from the beginner to the most experienced. This class is recommended for all students ages 7 and up.

Lyrical is a fluid form of dance done to popular ballads and slower contemporary music. The dancer learns to interpret his or her movement with feeling, motion, and style. Children learn to tell a story or create a picture of the song. This style combines the fluid beauty of ballet with the sharper moves found in jazz.

Expressive fluid style that blends elements of ballet, modern. jazz, and lyrical dance. It emphasizes storytelling and the natural use of the body.

This high energy class prepares dancers for school squads or competitive performance. Students master leaps, turns, and sharp, synchronized choreography while building the strength, endurance and stage presence required to succeed as a unified team. This class is taught by Courtney Dancey the coach of the nationally ranked Laney High School Buckettes.