Dance styles by age group offered at ALL STARS
Ages 3-Pre-K
"Twinkle Toes" Ballet/Tap Combination Class.
A wonderful introduction to art of dance for boys and girls ages 3 through Pre-Kinder. Ballet provides balance, grace, good posture, and fluid movement, while tap teaches rhythm, tempo, and coordination in a fun "noisy" way.
Uniform:
Girls: ALL STARS pink skirted leotard (purchase at ALL STARS), Eurotard brand Convertible tights in Theatrical Pink, pink leather ballet slippers, suntan/caramel Mary Jane tap shoes, hair in ballet bun.
Boys: White fitted t-shirt, Boys Black tights or leggings, black sock, black ballet slippers, black oxford tap shoes, long hair in ponytail or man-bun
Grades K-2nd
ALL STARS offers K-2nd graders Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop and Belly Dancing (can vary by dance year)
Ballet You may have heard that Ballet is the base of everything. This is true. We do not require our students to take Ballet but we highly encourage it to develop stronger technique, and thus a better dancer all around.
Tap is a fun percussion dance. Think Fred Astaire, Gene Kelley, Gregory Hines and his protege, Savion Glover (Happy Feet :-).
Jazz is a fun style that incorporate Ballet technique to pop and classic Jazz music. Think Broadway, MTV 80's music videos, most fast paced musical numbers in TV and Movies. Listen to Star 94 and that's probably the style of music we'll be dancing to.
Hip Hop is an urban style of dance generally danced to Hip Hop music. Extremely popular and fun, this style is not technical, but instead is devised of "grooves" and organic street moves that combine into energetic and vibrant dances. Genuine Hip Hop would allow for much improvisation and dance battles for greatest expression. Hip Hop class will allow dancers to learn the moves, learn choreographies, and hopefully help develop their own flavor in the style.
Grades 3rd-5th
ALL STARS offers 3rd-5th grade, or "LM's" as we call them (short for elementary), Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Ballroom/Latin, Belly Dancing, Irish, Clogging, and Urban Popping. (can very by dance year)
Ballet is divided by levels 1 & 2-- Dancers start in level 1 and are evaluated and promoted as they become more technically proficient. You may have heard that Ballet is the base of everything. This is true. We do not require our students to take Ballet but we highly encourage it to develop stronger technique, and thus a better dancer all around.
• Ballet level 2 requires 2 hours a week.
• Prime Technique class level 1/2 is intended for the more serious students who wish progress faster.
• Pre-Pointe class* provides in-depth instruction on the inner and outer workings of dancer's feet, core work, and mental preparation for promotion to pointe shoes. Teacher must approve student's enrollment in this class.
*This class will not guarantee a students will be promoted to pointe shoes; it will only help prepare the student. Promotion to pointe will depend on the dancer's age, amount of time training and technical proficiency, strength of the feet and ankles, and core.
• Pointe-- dancers who have been promoted to pointe will begin in Pointe level 1 class.
To register for Ballet click HERE.
Tap
Tap is a fun percussion dance. Think Fred Astaire, Gene Kelley, Gregory Hines and his protege, Savion Glover (Happy Feet :-).
To register for Tap click HERE
Jazz
Jazz is a fun style that incorporate Ballet technique to pop and classic Jazz music. Think Broadway, MTV 80's music videos, most fast paced musical numbers in TV and Movies. Listen to Star 94 and that's probably the style of music we'll be dancing to. This class is divided into levels 1 & 2. Dancers usually start in level 1 and are evaluated and promoted as they become more technically proficient.
To register for Jazz click HERE.
Contemporary
Contemporary dance's base is made up of Ballet and Modern dance. Contemporary style has gained most popularity allowing for steps the greatest method of free movement. It is highly technical and extremely expressive. Think SYTYCD-- most slow paced, tear jerking choreographies. Simply moving.
To register for Contemporary click HERE.
Hip Hop & Urban Popping
• Hip Hop is an urban style of dance generally danced to Hip Hop music. Extremely popular and fun, this style is not technical, but instead is devised of "grooves" and organic street moves that combine into energetic and vibrant dances. Genuine Hip Hop would allow for much improvisation and dance battles for greatest expression. Hip Hop class will allow dancers to learn the moves, learn choreographies, and hopefully help develop their own flavor in the style.
• Urban Popping is a robotic style of Hip Hop, usually danced to dubstep music. For those old enough to remember, think Electroboogie from back in the 70's and 80's. It is amazing to watch and challenging to master, providing great satisfaction to it's students.
To register for Hip Hop click HERE.
Belly Dancing
Belly Dancing is a fantastic style to learn how to isolate muscles and develop great coordination. Think Shakira. It's movement is natural to a woman's body. The LM class (3rd-5th grade) is designed to be age appropriate in movement and choreography.
To register for Belly Dancing click HERE.
Ballroom/Latin
Ballroom/Latin class includes Salsa, Merengue, Cha Cha, Tango, Waltz, Swing, Bachata, and Foxtrot. It is a very fun class where dancers learn how to dance as singles and with partners.
To register for Ballroom/Latin click HERE.
Irish
Irish teaches folkloric dance style. Dancers start in soft shoes, and are promoted to hard shoe once they have developed enough technical proficiency. It is a beautiful and fun, high-paced, high-energy and very lively style of dance.
Grades 6th-12th
ALL STARS offers 6th-12th grade, or "Teens" as we call them, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Ballroom/Latin, Belly Dancing, Irish, Clogging, and Urban Popping. (Can vary by dance year)
Ballet is divided by levels 1, 2, 3 & 4-- Newer dancers start in level 1 and are evaluated and promoted as they become more technically proficient. Experienced dancers will need to be evaluated for their placement, prior to registration, given levels at ALL STARS are not the traditional "by year." Generally, Ballet Level 1 = 0-2 yrs of training, Level 2 = 2-4 yrs, Level 3 = 3-5 yrs, and Level 4 = 4+ yrs training.
You may have heard that Ballet is the base of everything. This is true. We do not require our students to take Ballet but we highly encourage it to develop stronger technique, and thus a better dancer all around.
• Ballet level 2 requires 2 hours a week.
• Ballet level 3 requires 3 hours a week.
• Ballet level 4 requires 4 hours a week.
• Prime Technique class is intended for the more serious students who wish progress faster. We offer two levels: 1/2 and 3/4.
• Pre-Pointe class* provides in-depth instruction on the inner and outer workings of dancer's feet, core work, and mental preparation for promotion to pointe shoes. Teacher must approve student's enrollment in this class.
*This class will not guarantee a students will be promoted to pointe shoes; it will only help prepare the student. Promotion to pointe will depend on the dancer's age, amount of time training and technical proficiency, strength of the feet and ankles, and core.
• Pointe-- dancers who have been promoted to pointe will begin in Pointe level 1 class.
• Partnering-- Ballet dancers on pointe, and Upper level Contemporary dancers, Jazz dancers and Ballroom dancers, may take Partnering class (registration requires director approval). This class provides a very exclusive opportunity to learn the difficult skills of partnering.
To register for Ballet click HERE.
Contemporary Ballet is divided by levels 1 & 2-- This class is open to students in Ballet level 2 and higher. They will start in level 1 to be evaluated and promoted as they become more technically proficient. Experienced dancers will need to be evaluated for their placement, prior to registration, given levels at ALL STARS are not the traditional "by year." Contemporary Ballet levels are generally, Level 1 = 0-4 yrs of training, Level 2 = 3+ yrs training.
REQUIREMENT: Contemporary Ballet students are required to take Ballet level 2+.
To register for Contemporary Ballet click HERE.
Tap
Tap is a fun percussion dance. Think Fred Astaire, Gene Kelley, Gregory Hines and his protege, Savion Glover (Happy Feet :-).
This class is offered in 2 levels.
To register for Tap click HERE.
Jazz
Jazz is a fun style that incorporate Ballet technique to pop and classic Jazz music. Think Broadway, MTV 80's music videos, most fast paced musical numbers in TV and Movies. Listen to Star 94 and that's probably the style of music we'll be dancing to. This class is divided into levels 1, 2, 3 & 4. New Dancers start in level 1 and are evaluated and promoted as they become more technically proficient. Experienced dancers will need to be evaluated for their placement, given levels at ALL STARS are not the traditional "by year." Generally, Jazz Level 1 = 0-3 yrs of training, Level 2 = 3-5, Level 3 = 4-6, Level 4 = 6+ yrs training.
To register for Jazz click HERE.
Contemporary
Contemporary dance's base is made up of Ballet and Modern dance. Contemporary style has gained most popularity allowing for steps the greatest method of free movement. It is highly technical and extremely expressive. Think SYTYCD-- most slow paced, tear jerking choreographies. Simply moving.
This class is divided into levels 1, 2 & 3. New Dancers start in level 1 and are evaluated and promoted as they become more technically proficient. Experienced dancers will need to be evaluated for their placement, given levels at ALL STARS are not the traditional "by year." Generally, Contemporary Level 1 = 0-3 yrs of training, Level 2 = 3-5, Level 3 = 5+ yrs training.
To register for Contemporary click HERE.
Hip Hop & Urban Popping
• Hip Hop is an urban style of dance generally danced to Hip Hop music. Extremely popular and fun, this style is not technical, but instead is devised of "grooves" and organic street moves that combine into energetic and vibrant dances. Genuine Hip Hop would allow for much improvisation and dance battles for greatest expression. Hip Hop class will allow dancers to learn the moves, learn choreographies, and hopefully help develop their own flavor in the style.
This class is divided into levels 1, 2 & 3. New Dancers start in level 1 and are evaluated and promoted as they become more technically proficient. Experienced dancers will need to be evaluated for their placement, given levels at ALL STARS are not the traditional "by year." Generally, Hip Hop Level 1 = 0-2 yrs of training, Level 2 = 2-4, Level 3 = 3-5 yrs, Level 4= 4+ years of training.
• Urban Popping is a robotic style of Hip Hop, usually danced to dubstep music. For those old enough to remember, think Electroboogie from back in the 70's and 80's. It is amazing to watch and challenging to master, providing great satisfaction to it's students.
To register for Hip Hop click HERE.
Belly Dancing
Belly Dancing is a fantastic style to learn how to isolate muscles and develop great coordination. Think Shakira. It's movement is natural to a woman's body.
To register for Belly Dancing click HERE.
Ballroom/Latin
Ballroom/Latin class includes Salsa, Merengue, Cha Cha, Tango, Waltz, Swing, Bachata, and Foxtrot. It is a very fun class where dancers learn how to dance as singles and with partners.
This class is divided by Grades:
• JR = 6th-8th grade, meeting Thursday, 5:30-6:20pm.
• Teen= 9th-12th grade. New Dancers start in level 1 and are evaluated and promoted as they become more technically proficient.
*Experienced dancers will need to be evaluated for their placement.
To register for Ballroom/Latin click HERE.
Irish
Irish teaches folkloric dance style. Dancers start in soft shoes, and are promoted to hard shoe once they have developed enough technical proficiency. It is a beautiful and fun, high-paced, high-energy and very lively style of dance.