Ballet - The traditional study of barre and center floor exercises, variations, turns and combinations of choreography. Available at all levels.
Tap -Tap techniques, combinations, and turn skills for beginner, intermediate and advanced students.
Jazz - Age 4-up. Teaches various styles of jazz, including modern and broadway. Center floor and across the floor exercises, turns, jumps, combinations, and free movement.
Acrobatics/Gymnastics - Ages 5-up. Course combines tumbling skills from the techniques of acrobatics and gymnastics.
Tot Tumbling - Ages 2-4. Tumbling basics for our youngest students. Great for daycares and boys.
Baton - Age 5-up. Consist of basic baton twirls, tosses, tricks, marching technique, and combinations. Available for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Taught by a USTA certified baton twirling coach.
Pointe - Age 11-up. Must have a minimum of two years of ballet training and have mastered the art of ballet basics. Students must also be approved by Deborah. Any student registering for pointe must also register for a one hour ballet class.
Kinderdance - Age 2-3. Simple ballet terms, ballet exercises, tap, novelty songs, stretching exercises, and acrobatics.
Lyrical - Age 10-up. Must have a minimum of 2 years of dance experience, with a minimum of 1 year of ballet training. This class includes free style movement along with physical interpretation of feelings. It combines the dance techniques of modern and contemporary. Any student registered for lyrical must also be registered for a ballet class.
| Karate - Age 5-up. Traditional Freestyle Karate.
Adult Classes - You are never too old to dance. Adult classes available in Ballet, Tap and Jazz.
Zumba Fitness - Dance your way to a fitter you. Exciting and unique Latin moves and rhythms.
Irish Dance- Age 5-up. Enjoy an Irish Dance experience with a champion dancer and owner of the Nelson Academy of Irish Dance. Irish softshoe and hardshoe classes available.
NEW Praise Dance - Age 5-up. A form of dance in which you praise and worship the Lord through the God-given gift of dance. We wish to touch the lives of people in such a way to bring about change, encouragement, and/or conversion in their lives. It is a form of modern dance, but aspects of ballet, folk, and jazz are also incorporated into choreography.
NEW Afro-Jazz - Age 5-up. A fusion of African, Afro-Brazilian, Caribbean and jazz dance styles. Classes are up-beat and begin with a warm-up, followed by movement across the floor and a choreographed combination. Students should be barefoot. All levels of dancers are welcomed.
NEW Hip Hop - Age 6-up.
NEW Stretch/Contortion - Age 8-up. Great for any level dance. You don't have to already be flexible, learn techniques to get you where you want to be.
Speciality classes available upon request.
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