Classes AT KDA

Is your little one ready to GROOVE? This hip-hop class will teach rhythm, musicality, and focus on individual expression while using kid-friendly hip-hop music. Dancers will learn to understand and apply knowledge of hip-hop fundamentals, while maintaining a fun and high energy class. No experience needed!

The technique and stretch class is designed to allow dancers time to master and learn new dance movements and skills. They will be provided an outlet to improve their technical dance skills, abilities, and performance quality. Skills will be strengthened and built in the center floor, across the floor, and through fun and engaging technique/ flexibility focused workouts.

Kinder programs l and ll are combination tap, ballet and acrobatic classes designed to introduce young children to the fundamental techniques of dance. The class gives your child the opportunity to learn about each subject while mastering basic steps, step combinations, and appropriate terms for steps. Students will also participate in craft activities, movies, and story time throughout the year. The class helps children gain self-confidence and improves rhythm, memory and stamina. Children also learn respect, self-discipline and the joys of teamwork.

Ballet is the foundation for all dance forms. It provides grace, poise, and technique that will help dancers in all of their other classes. Ballet provides an outlet for dancers to work on their posture, flexibility, fitness, balance, self-discipline, and self-confidence. Students will learn the elements of ballet through proper body placement, barre and center floor work, as well as across the floor combinations.

Pointe classes are designed for the advanced dancer with previous ballet training. Students will use prior training and technique while working en pointe. During class dancers will work through center floor, across the floor, and barre warm-up to strengthen their ankles and feet. Instructor approval is required for this class, and dancers must take a ballet class to enroll in the pointe class.

Jazz is an upbeat and fun style of dance! Dancers will participate in a traditional jazz class with a full body warm-up, across the floor, and combinations. Strength and flexibility are built through progressions that include leaps and turns!

Musical Theater is a true American born art form and it is AWESOME. Children will learn to sing, dance, and act; a real triple threat! They will do numbers from shows and build a repertoire of Musical Theater knowledge to last a lifetime.

This popular class teaches contemporary street dance and is always age appropriate. This is a high energy class that uses music you hear on the radio, rap, pop, and R&B.