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DANCE STYLES

Jazz
  

Commencing with basic isolation movement, combinations, kicks, points, plie & releve, basic positions and development of flexibility, balance, co-ordination and control. Leading onto various jumps and leaps, turns (single and double pirouettes), more complex combinations increasing co-ordination and flexibility. Development of facial expression, eye focus and stage presence.
Jazz
Tap
  

Basic preparation focusing on rhythm and timing with correct technique. Commencing with basic toe and heel beats, springs, step ball change and combinations. Leading onto more complex rhythms, timing and variations in speed, incorporating single and double time-steps, wings, grab-offs and turning steps.
Tap
Classical Ballet
  

Development of basic balletic exercise for feet, legs, hands and arm extensions, both on the barre and in centre work. Leading onto skills requiring focus on co-ordination, strength and control in all five ballet positions. More complex combinations developing strength in preparation for pointe work and development of dance and performance quality. Cecchetti Ballet syllabus is taught to include barre work, centre floor to include adagio and allegro and progressions across the floor.

Classical Ballet is the “backbone of a dancer” and is strongly recommended for all students to undertake to strengthen their dance technique.
 

 
Classical Ballet
Neo-Classical/Lyrical
  
Neo-Classical/Lyrical dance is best described as jazz and ballet techniques combined. The goal of a neo-classical/lyrical dancer is to convey emotion through expression of lyrics of a piece of music, usually a ballad, which can range from top 40 hits to old favourites.
Classical Ballet
Contemporary
  

This is probably best described as “classical ballet with the rule book thrown out”. It has it’s own style and technique loosely based upon classical ballet technique. It’s basis is that the dancer’s movements are “into the ground” although trying to pigeonhole contemporary dance is virtually impossible. Contemporary dance encompasses many facets of movement, continually exploring and discovering new ways of moving with dynamic qualities to various choices of music.


 
Contemporary
Hip Hop
  

Hip Hop is an art form and culture that includes deejaying (cuttin' & scratchin'), emceeing/rappin', breakdancing and grafitti art. These art forms originated in New York City around the mid 1970s.

Hip hop dance is all about feelin' the music and movin' smooth in a street-smart way. Hip hop dance has heavily influenced the new genre of 'commercial' dance that you can see on most music-videos and which is practiced everyday by wanna-be popstars, both in front of the camera and in the safety of their own bedroom!
Hip Hop