CLASSES

  • Parent & Tot Dance

    For Ages 2-3

    Our Parent & Tot Dance Class is a wonderful introductory class for your dancer to explore their love of movement! Our Studio is a friendly environment where you will learn all the dance moves right alongside your child, which helps them feel safe and happy. This class incorporates Creative Movement themes that capture your child's imagination and we use a variety of props and music that will delight them!

  • Creative Movement

    For Ages 3/4

    Our Creative Movement class is our pre-primary Ballet program. It is a wonderful foundation for any style of dance as there is a large focus on musicality, creativity and coordination. The dancers will begin learning ballet steps and terminology in a fun and nurturing way. Our Creative Movement Dancers love the use of props, the weekly themes and the variety of fun music that we use in this dance class.

  • Ballet

    Ages 5-Teen

    Ballet is a wonderful blend of athleticism and artistry. The benefits of Ballet are numerous! Ballet training develops a child's self-discipline, musicality, coordination and self-expression. We train dancers according to American Ballet Theatre’s National Training Curriculum, a program for the development of young students that embraces sound ballet principles and incorporates elements of the French, Italian and Russian schools of training.

  • Acro

    Ages 5-Teen

    In Acro Dance children will work on skills like flexibility, strength, and control to perform tricks. balances and tumbling. They will also learn partner and team tricks, which helps them build trust and confidence in themselves and their classmates. This class is a great fit for children who enjoy pushing themselves physically!

  • Hip Hop

    Ages 5-Teen

    Hip Hop is a high-energy Dance class where our Instructors get the dancers pumped up with Pop Music, Hip Hop and R&B sounds. The dancers will learn basic Freestyle and Break-dancing steps in a positive and fun environment. This class is a great way for your child to make new friends, build more confidence and to have a blast learning new and exciting choreography

  • Lyrical

    Ages 9+

    Lyrical is a dance style that embodies various aspects of ballet, jazz, acrobatics, and modern dance. Movements in Lyrical are fluid, continuous, and graceful, with the dancer flowing seamlessly from one move to another with little or no stopping. Dancers love Lyrical Dance because they can express their emotions and tell a story through their movement.

  • Jazz

    Ages 8+

    In Acro Dance children will work on skills like flexibility, strength, and control to perform tricks. balances and tumbling. They will also learn partner and team tricks, which helps them build trust and confidence in themselves and their classmates. This class is a great fit for children who enjoy pushing themselves physically!

  • Performance Team

    Age 7-Teen

    The Performance Team is our Competitive Dance program and is designed for students (age 7-Teen) who excel in dance and who are craving a challenge. Auditions for the Team take place in February for the upcoming Dance Season. Please reach out to the Studio Director, Christine for more information.

Ballet Curriculum

Spotlight Dance Arts is proud to include the AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE® National Training Curriculum, a breakthrough 9 level program that combines high quality artistic training with the basics of dancer health and child development. The ABT® National Training Curriculum consists of a comprehensive set of age-appropriate, outcome-based guidelines to provide the highest quality ballet training to dance students of all ages and skill levels.

For any students who choose to take examinations, the ballet classes will be taught by ABT® Certified Teacher, Christine Sharpe, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum.