Dance Classes
Check out what a LADC dance class is all about
Dance classes your kids will love
Ballet
Ages: All Ages
A classical technique that is essential for aspiring dancers. These classes focus on building a strong technical foundation and emphasize strength, balance, flexibility, musicality, and overall artistry. With classes of higher experience level, we will occasionally add PBT (Progressing Ballet Technique) into the class format. PBT is an innovative body-conditioning and strengthening program that has been designed to enhance students’ technique by focussing on training the muscle memory required in each exercise in all forms of dance.
Jazz
Ages: 3 & up
Jazz takes on many styles and faces, but always remains one of the most fundamental genres of dance. Classes will focus on the importance of strength and coordination, body isolations as well as exciting jumps and turns while also developing personal style across the ever-evolving genre.
Tap
Ages: All Ages
Tap dance is all about musicality and is a great place for all dancers to develop their skills as they create music with their feet. Dancers will not only hone their tap technique, but will also increase their knowledge of rhythm and time, which will translate into every other dance style.
Hip Hop
Ages: 5 & up
Hip Hop is a fusion of street dance styles that originated on the streets of New York City and allows dancers to find individual expression, all while increasing their stamina, improving their musicality, and enjoying a wide range of great music. There is also a strong focus on commercial and industrial type choreography while dancing to current pop and hip hop music.
Lyrical/
Contemporary
Ages: 5 & up
Lyrical and contemporary dance represent a fusion of genres, pulling from ballet, jazz, and modern dance forms. The movement vocabularies vary but always point to a solid foundation, focusing on alignment, strength, and flexibility. These styles also focus on storytelling and the intention behind the movement.
Acrobatics
Ages: 3 & up
Acrobatic skills range from basic forward rolls to more advanced skills such as aerials, back handsprings and more. Acrobatics classes are important for building strength and flexibility as well as advancing a dancer’s repertoire to include many tricks both on the floor and off.
Technique
Ages: 9-19 (younger ages by faculty approval)
Technique is a class for just that… technique. This is a great chance to focus on improving strength, flexibility, tricks, turns, leaps, and more.
Pointe
Ages: 9 & up for Pre-Pointe and 12 & up with faculty approval for Pointe
Pre-Pointe improves foot flexibility and strength and prepares the body for Pointe.
Pointe is for the advanced dancer and a great way to take Ballet to new heights.
FAQ
Please see our fees page. Our group classes are charged by the total hours of dance a week. Private lessons start at $35 for 30 minutes or $55 for 60 minutes.
Yes. Lauren Ashley Dance Center Company is geared toward dancers who want to elevate their experience and training. We have 3 levels of Company to ensure everyone finds their “fit”. Lauren Ashley Dance Center Company specializes in cutting-edge choreography and innovative ideas and concepts. We make sure choreography stays age-appropriate and best tailored to each dancer. Becoming a company member means more performance and training opportunities including but not limited to, Walt Disney World, Chicago, National Dance Competitions in exciting locations like Virginia Beach, and more. Company is your chance to take dance to the next level!
We offer classes in many styles for ages 18 months to 18 years. Explore our classes in styles such as Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Contemporary, Pointe, Acrobatics, Technique, and more!
Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, Pointe, Acrobatics and Acrobatic Arts, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Modern, Musical Theatre, PBT (Progressing Ballet Technique), Technique, Jazz Funk, and dance team/poms. We also offer private lessons in all of these styles.
The total number of classes that a student is eligible for is determined by our staff. Our classes run anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour and 15 minutes depending on the age and skill level. Please contact us or call for class placement.
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