Miss Lisa's Dance Express Dance Classes

What We Offer
Dance Classes
Recreational and Competitive Classes

Ages 2 ½ to 5	Our weekly dance classes focus on ballet and tap, but a gradual introduction to jazz is made as the dancers get older and progress. The younger students get introduced to a social environment and get the opportunity to learn not only dance and all that goes along with it (motor skills, coordination, rhythm), but also learn valuable social skills needed for later life, such as respect, discipline and appropriate manners for the classroom. These age groups perform a tap and ballet dance in the annual recital.

Ages 5 & Up We have weekly combination classes that work in the disciplines of jazz, tap and ballet for all ages and levels. We also have a separate technique class in ballet for those students wishing to dance more than once a week. Our students get a complete dance education through the teaching of steps and focusing on proper terminology. The dancers also learn about themselves and their bodies through the discussion of muscle groups, the skeletal system, body posture and nutrition. These dancers perform three or more numbers, depending on number of classes taken, in the annual recital.
*Pointe classes* *Pre-Pointewill be offered for students 11 and up. All students must take this class before being in Pointe. It is a foundations & strengthening course preparing for Pointe. Pointe* will be offered for students 12 and up, as an additional 20-minute class to those who have had a full year of pointe or completed the pre-pointe class and adequate amount of ballet training. ***All pre-pointe and pointe students must take the Monday ballet technique class as well.

Competition Groups

Dance Express offers 2 types of Competitive groups- the Company which is audition based and the Twinkles which is for our recreational dancers who desires to start competing and get a feel for this competitive atmosphere. Dance Express also participates in 3-4 local competitions per year as well as a number of community performances. In order to be a competition dancer, all dancers must either go through the audition process or receive an invitation. There are combinations taught in jazz, tap, lyrical/ballet and hip-hop.

All competition dancers are required to purchase all necessary costumes and accessories for each routine. Dancers are required to take ballet technique class as well as their weekly combination class.

Dance Express is now offering a Competitive Acro Team as well!

For more info, check out our competition links.