Belly Dance Classes with Camille offer you the opportunity to learn the very basic dance techniques from which most Middle Eastern belly dance styles come to the western world. By learning belly dance, not only will you learn an incredibly beautiful ancient dance form, you will learn to move your body in ways you never thought you could! Many of the benefits to learning belly dance include: • Improved posture • Core strengthening • Increased flexibility • Better balance • Cardio exercise • Increased upper body strength

As a beginner in ballet, you are probably wondering what it takes to become a ballet dancer. Whether your goal is to actually dance ballet or just learn all about it, here you will find detailed information about one of the most beautiful and graceful of all dance styles. If you've ever seen a live ballet on stage, you are aware of a ballerina's amazing ability to transport an entire audience into another world. Ballet dancers must be highly trained and disciplined, but their hard work and dedication is evident in their ability to glide effortlessly across a stage. Learn all about the fascinating dance genre of ballet. Through ballet, boys and girls learn ballet positions, jumps, turns, and dances. The self-discipline of ballet improves focus and concentration in school and other sports.

Contemporary dance is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet. Contemporary dancers strive to connect the mind and the body through fluid dance movements. Contemporary dance stresses versatility and improvisation, unlike the strict, structured nature of ballet. Contemporary dancers focus on floor work, using gravity to puhttp://dkdancepro.com/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=pagell them down to the floor. This dance genre is often done in bare feet. Contemporary dance can be performed to many different styles of music.

Hip hop is a dance style, usually danced to hip hop music, that evolved from the hip-hop culture. The first dance associated with hip hop was break dancing. While break dancing consists primarily of moves executed close to the ground, the majority of hip hop moves are done standing up. Hip hop developed from several cultures, including jazz, rock, tap and American and Latino cultures. Hip hop is a very energetic form of dancing. It is unique in that it allows its dancers to perform with freedom of movement, adding in their own personalities.

Jazz has become one of the most popular dance styles in recent years, mainly due to its popularity on television shows, movies, music videos and commercials. People enjoy watching jazz dancers, as the dancing is fun and energetic. Jazz dancing is a form of dance that showcases a dancer's individual style and originality. Every jazz dancer interprets and executes moves and steps in their own way. Jazz dancing is energetic and fun, consisting of unique moves, fancy footwork, big leaps and quick turns. To excel in jazz, dancers need a strong background in ballet, as it encourages grace and balance.

Musical Theater is a class featuring any style of dance interpreting a song from a “Broadway” musical or movie. What could be more fun than dancing or acting out your favorite song from your favorite movie or musical?! This class is designed to bring forth the student’s personality thru the music and aid in their expression of movement. Students must be in a competitive company to participate in Musical Theater

Pom dance has gained popularity in recent years in the dance community. Melding traditional jazz dance and a more familiar high school dance team style using pom poms. This high-energy class involves strong arm movements, turns, jumps, and leaps set to fast paced music. Poms classes are competitive at DK Dance and do require an audition. Micro Poms is the exception which is for our 5-7 year old students.

Tap is an exciting form of dance in which dancers wear special shoes equipped with metal taps. Tap dancers use their feet like drums to create rhythmic patterns and timely beats. The term "tap dancing" is derived from the tapping sound produced when the small metal plates on the dancer's shoes touch a hard floor or surface.

Tumbling classes focus strictly on floor tumbling. The beginner tumbling classes are a supplement to our combination classes (ballet and tap) for 30 minutes either before or after the combination class. The students will learn basic tumbling skills including, but not limited to: forward/backward rolls, cartwheels, round offs, front walk-overs, and back walk-overs. Intermediate tumbling students will focus on aerial cartwheels, back handsprings, and running tumbling.