Dance styles we teach:
Ballet:
Ballet is the foundation of all areas of dance. Correct body alignment, flexibility and physical coordination will be stressed producing strong, clean dancers enhanced by artistic expressiveness. ISTD and selected RAD syllabus are taught for ages 3 to 103.
Jazz:
Limbering and stretching exercises will be taught, aimed at providing the young dancer with a solid foundation. Students will improve on technical skills through amalgamated moves and exhilarating and upbeat choreography. NZAMD Jazz syllabus is taught for ages 4 and up. We also have an open Non Syllabus class.
Tap:
Learn stagecraft through the use of pattern & direction to develop rhythm and a basic understanding of musical knowledge. Glenn Wood Tap syllabus is taught.
Hip Hop:
This funky style of dance is taught by choreographers
influenced by current trends in music video and popular street dance.
Classes are available in free style Hip Hop with our World Champion Hip Hop teachers.
Contemporary dance expresses movement by using the
whole body. It emphasises the use of gravity, movement, motion, moving
on and off balance and suspension. A modern type of dance. Open classes
are taught for ages 11 and over.
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs,
spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos,
love, anger – are communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects
of the entertainment as an integrated whole.
Acro dance is a style of dance that combines classical dance
technique with precision acrobatic elements. It is defined by its athletic character,
its unique choreography, which seamlessly blends dance and acrobatics,
and its use of acrobatics in a dance context.
Designed to develop flexibility (stretch), introduce the student to big jumps
and leaps (leap), and improve turning technique (spin) through a fun and energized syllabus which
teachers are finding to be an excellent addition to their class content.
Dancers performing in and for the community including dancing at
rest homes and at community fund raisers.
Contemporary:
Musical Theatre:
Acro:
Stretch Leaps and Spins:
Community Dance: