Dance Nia

Workshops & Classes

Creative Movement (3-5)
Creative Movement is an hour class designed for pre-school and kindergarten age children. Teachers combine stories and music to develop rhythm, flexibility, coordination, and space awareness. When students complete this level of dance, they will have a strong knowledge of ballet terms that will help them as they begin the transition to classical ballet training. For more information, see the Creative Movement Curriculum.

Ballet (5-12)
Ballet is a class that serves as a transition from creative movement to formal ballet training. Students are still encouraged in their creativity but will begin to learn to stand and move with proper ballet technique and body alignment. Once students complete this level of dance, they will have a solid foundation of classical ballet terminology. They will also start an introduction formal ballet with a new emphasis on barre work along with center exercises. For more information, see Ballet (5-12).

Ballet (12-Adults)
This class is for ages 12 through Adult. This is a beginning ballet class. Students are not expected to have any previous dance experience. For more information, see Ballet (Adults)Curriculum.



Pointe – Level I
Pointe Level I is a class that serves as a transition from ballet to formal pointe training. Pointe is an accelerated version of ballet. Everything learned in ballet will be used in pointe. Students are still encouraged to use their proper ballet technique and body alignment training. Once students complete this level of dance, they will have a solid foundation of pointe terminology. The student will learn the basics such as control, plie’s, foot positions, arm positions, and turns on pointe. They will also have an introductory formal pointe class with a new emphasis on barre work along with center exercises. For more information, see Pointe Level I Curriculum.

Jazz
This class is for ages five through 12. This is a beginning jazz class. It is important that students taking this class are also taking a ballet class. Ballet is the foundation of all dance and it is important that jazz dancers have a strong ballet foundation. This class incorporates lyrical as well as modern dance into the curriculum. For more information, see Jazz (5-12) Level I Curriculum.

African
The goal of this class is to gain the fundamentals of African dance and the history of its development. This dance class is based on techniques of African Tribes such as Zulu; where they focused on unity, cooperate economics and family celebration. This form of dance is high energy, exciting and full of rhythm for more information, see African Curriculum.

Liturgical
People often view Praise and Worship as the same. Some believe you can move in and out of the two, based on the direction of the song. This class teaches you the difference. The goal of this course is to kill the spirit of entertainment. It teaches how to apply biblical principles as it relates to dance. Learn about the prophets who danced and the terminologies and techniques they used for Warfare, Travail, Prophetic, Celebration, Praise and Worship. For more information, see Liturgical Curriculum.

Hip Hop
Hip Hop is a class that allows the students to have fun learning the latest dance steps that are seen on the music videos while dancing for the Lord. This is a fun, high energy, class for all ages.