O​lathe Dance Center

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Tot Dance (ages 2 - 4 ): Tumbling and creative movement for the young dancer.

 

Creative Dance (ages 5 - 7) :  Creative movement, imagination, and fine motor skills & basic tumbling. Emphasis is on learninghow to work as a class, and have fun learning basic dance steps and fine motor skills.

 

Ballet: Consists of Elementary exercises for the mastery of the basic stance of the body and positions of the feet, arms, and head, used in classical dance. The development of elementary habits of movement co-ordination. In Intermediate and Advanced levels Emphasis is on balance, control, placement and correct posture. Ability to coordinate leg, arm, and torso movements. Articulation of feet and ankles. Pointe work is added with teacher permission.

 

Pointe: To balance and dance on the tips of a few toes. Dancing on Pointe requires a ballet dancer to wear specially designed shoes called Pointe shoes.Starting Pointe work is a special milestone in a ballerina’s life. Dancing on your toes requires

tremendous strength of the legs and feet. Pointe can be added with teacher permission to ensure the dancer is ready. Dancers must take the ballet class scheduled before pointe class to ensure proper warm up before pointe class.

 

Jazz: Jazz dance showcases a dancer’s individual style and originality. Jazz dance is fun and energetic. The style consists of leaps, turns, kicks, along with strength and flexibility.

 

Hip Hop: Originating in the South Bronx in the late1970s. Hip hop went global by the end of the 80's. According to one explanation, the term pairs the hip that means "trendy" or "fashionable" with the leaping movement hop.

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Acrobatic Dance: An “Acrobat” is a person who performs feats of strength, flexibility, balance and agility with their entire body in many different forms. In class, dancers work on stretch, flexibility, balance, muscle control, strength, concentration, discipline, and basic tumbling.

 

Dance Company: Dancers and previous members go through a yearly audition process to become a Dance Company member. Dancers are required to attend weekly technique classes, and weekly company rehearsal. Dance Company members attend competitions for performance,  experience, and fun. These dancers perform locally and also travel to events, festivals, and parades.