Registration for FALL 2024 is NOW OPEN!
Dance Elite’s Recreational Program is designed for students seeking to build poise, confidence, technique, and a love for dance and the arts. Students will participate in a weekly dance class emphasizing musicality, coordination, dance technique, and fun!
All of our dance classes are taught by fully certified teachers. Dance Elite prides itself on offering the best dance education possible for your child. In addition to learning the fundamental technique of dance, students will also experience the disciplines of dance and the arts. Students can also participate in dance examinations within the Canadian Dance Teachers Association in the areas of tap, jazz and ballet. Please view our Fall 2024 Recreational Schedule.
18 MONTHS – 2 YEARS
PARENT & TOT: a 30 minute class in ballet and creative movement. Moms, dads or caregivers, join with their little dancer for a fun filled class. Explore dance, creative movement, and music together!
3-4 YEARS
KINDER BALLET: a 30 minute class combining ballet and creative movement. This program introduces basic ballet
positions/technique as well as movement, coordination, and rhythm in a fun and nurturing environment.
**Please note for this season ONE Parent will be required to accompany students in class for the first 8 weeks to aid in social distancing and safety protocols.
KINDER JAZZ: a 30 minute class focusing primarily on basic jazz technique. This class teaches students about isolations, coordination, flexibility and musicality in a fun and nurturing environment.
TUMBLE & JAZZ: a 30 minute class focusing primarily on basic tumbling skills and dance. This class teaches students about coordination, flexibility and space in a fun and structured class.
KINDER MUSIC: Let’s make some noise and encourage a love of music! Through fun music and rhythm games, students will learn the beginnings of music literacy and song. We will make music with all sorts of noisy things, including our own bodies. Sing fun songs, make lots of noise, and lay the ground work for recognizing musical symbols. A great beginning class to start a journey into dance and vocals.
5 YEARS to ADULT
BALLET: dancers are taught the fundamentals of classical ballet technique, which focuses on posture, poise, and elegance through core strength, endurance and flexibility. Dancers have the option of participating in a technique only and/or choreography class.
JAZZ : this upbeat style of dance will teach students the fundamentals of jazz technique through the use of isolations, strength, and flexibility. Students will explore this expressive dance style in a fun and high energy environment. Dancers will combine technical components such as turns, jumps, and kicks, with stylistic movements to perform an upbeat piece of choreography for our year end showcase.
TAP: students will gain a solid foundation of tap technique which focuses on rhythm, timing, and coordination. Tap
dance differs from other forms of dance because it uses the body; more specifically tap shoes, as a musical accompaniment to enhance the rhythm and tempo of music. This class is the perfect blend of intricate foot work and musicality.
ACRO JAZZ: this class focuses on the flexibility and strength of gymnastics/acro with the precision of jazz dance technique. Students will work on core strength, flexibility, and balance to execute various tricks and tumbling components. Dancers will blend skills with the fun, energetic style of jazz dance for their year end choreography.
HIP HOP: this upbeat and high energy class focuses on the popular urban style of dance, as seen in today’s hottest music videos. Hip hop technique has a strong focus on isolations, precision, and style that provides a funkier edge to the basic styles of dance. Bring your dance sneakers and get ready for a high energy, funky, and fun style of dance.
PERFORMING ARTS CLUB (PAC): Sing, Dance, Act and Shine! Students will learn songs and dances from Broadway Musicals led by our professional musical theatre teacher Susan Ambrose. Miss Susan uses fun techniques to teach and develop the basics of Musical Theatre such as developing stage presence, core singing, acting, and dancing in a Broadway show. There will be lots of giggles and laughter while learning through theatre games and activities in a supportive and positive learning environment. We use the performance techniques such as mime, improv, story telling, character development, acting, dance, stage combat, and vocal techniques. We will put our new talents to work by learning a selection of Broadway songs to be performed at our year end recital and one or two community events throughout the season! If you love to perform on the stage come and JOIN OUR PAC!
SINGING CLASSES: Always wanted to sing but not sure how to start? Discover your talent and come sing with us! Students will learn beginner singing techniques, develop their vocal skills, and gain self confidence in their talent. Together we will develop a good foundation in musicality and rhythm through fun singing exercises and musical games. Singing songs from Broadway shows and movie musicals as a class develops confidence to sing on your own. Design your own class package; private and small group classes available. Come Sing with Us!
CONTEMPORARY/LYRICAL: is a non traditional style of dance combining the fluid movements of ballet with accents of sharp isolations found in jazz dance technique. Students will learn to express the lyrics of the music through dance, body language, and performance. Dancers must also participate in a weekly ballet class to take the contemporary/lyrical program. This dance form is offered to intermediate students age 10 years and up.
STUDENTS ARE INITIALLY PLACED IN CLASSES BASED ON A COMBINATION OF AGE AND EXPERIENCE. DANCERS WILL BE ASSESSED BY THEIR TEACHER THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF CLASSES AND MAY BE SWITCHED TO A MORE APPROPRIATE CLASS. CLASS TIMES AND SCHEDULES ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CHANGE.