Dance Classes
Strong dancers – Strong people
Dance Classes at Airborne
At Airborne Dance we believe in teaching age appropriate material that matches the developmental stages of our students. Our program is separated into the following categories:
Foundational Dance Classes
- DancingBees (Preschool Dance Class): Ages 2½ – 4½
- Mini Dance: Ages 4½ – 6
- Dance Fun(damentals): Ages 6 – 8 (first to third grade)
Technique Dance Classes
- Junior Dance: Ages 9-12
- Teen Dance: Ages 13-18
Performance Opportunities
- Winter Showcase in December
- Recital in late May / early June
Dance Classes at Airborne
Airborne Dance has classes for all and we believe dance is for EVERYbody! We offer everything from once per week pre-school & school aged recreational classes to beginning – pre-professional competitive programs!
Our Philosophy
We believe by creating a positive and supportive learning environment that combines high standards and quality education, we can create a culture of dance that builds necessary life skills, to include respect, teamwork, responsibility, work ethic, positive self-esteem and empowerment. By working as athletes and artists, we hope to develop body, mind and community, helping students discover the power of hard work, their own love of dance and how they can share that with others.
Our Faculty
Our dance faculty is the most well rounded and caring faculty around. Our teachers are passionate about dance education and offering our students the opportunity to develop a life long love of dance. Our teachers are educated in child development and they are passionate about offering a healthy culture and learning atmosphere for their dancers, from our youngest Dancing Bees to our Pre-Professional students. Our faculty have put together a dance education curriculum that breaks down technique into intentional and manageable chunks that are age appropriate, fulfilling, FUN and progressive at each level. Our lead faculty have extensive professional careers along with a robust dance education. They have mentored a community of students who have grown up at Airborne and are pursuing their own professional careers in dance.
Our Facility
We have 4 studios, all equipped with sprung Marley floor systems, ballet barres and full wall mirrors to help our students maximize their learning.
Class for Ages 2 1/2 – 8
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Class for Ages 9+
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Dance Classes We Offer
Ballet
Some might think of ballet as just ‘dancing on your toes’, but ballet has a range of movement from slow and graceful, to quick and light, to grandiose and dramatic! It’s a style that you see in ballets like the Nutcracker and Swan Lake, and its vocabulary and ‘rules’ often appears in other styles of dance. In Ballet classes, dancers will learn true French vocabulary (based in RAD training), learn to work at the barre, and move across the floor. If your dancer loves to twirl gracefully at home, this may be the style for them!
Jazz
Jazz is a dance style that evolved from African Dance rhythms and traditions, blended with some social dance and concert dance forms along the way. There are many different types of Jazz dance. It’s seen from Broadway and movie musicals to backup dancers for recording artists to commercials, and entertainment on cruise ships! Jazz has attitude, rhythm, and flair to spare! Students will work on isolations of the body, strength and fitness conditioning and eventually move to bigger, dynamic progressions, such as leaps and turns across the floor. If your dancer loves to put on a show, Jazz class may be the place for them!
Tap
Tap is both a form of dance and a form of music; tappers are dancers and musicians! Also born from African Dance, tap explores traditional drumming rhythms, using feet instead of hands. Tap class will start with simple rhythm games, focusing on keeping the beat. Students will first work on fundamental vocabulary and steps, and then start putting them together in more complex combinations. Can’t stand still for too long? Always find your feet moving underneath you? Tap class is calling your name!
Modern
Modern is a dance style that evolved from ballet in the early-to-mid-1900s, initially as a way to break from the rules and structures of classical Ballet. There are now many codified Modern techniques, including Horton, Graham, Cunningham, Laban, and Bartenieff Fundamentals. In Modern class, students will start to think of dance as an artform and themselves as artists. Utilizing somatic practices alongside traditional techniques, students will learn about the body, working on improvisation, floor work, inversions, leaps and turns. If your dancer likes to tap into their creative brains and make up their own moves, they may love Modern class!
Musical Theater
Musical theater classes are a unique dance experience in which students practice all types of performance. Students train basic jazz steps, in addition to singing and acting lessons. Instructors prioritize developing highly animated facial expressions and story-telling through movement and lip-sync. Airborne Dance has a long and successful history with Musical Theater – multiple instructors have performed on Broadway and our competitive company has had winning musical theater pieces for many years running!
Hip-Hop
Studio Hip-Hop is born from the original street dances created by African American and communities of color throughout the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. There are many different styles of Hip-Hop, from Breaking to Waacking to Pop and Locking, but all are rooted in self-expression and individuality. There is an emphasis on moving to the beat of the music, finding dynamics, and exploring your own personal groove and attitude. If your student busts a move every time a good song comes on, they should check out our studio Hip-Hop classes!
Airborne Dance Company
The Airborne Dance Company is a co-ed & inclusive competitive performance group for dancers looking to further their dance education, in addition to academy classes. The Airborne Dance Company consists of 5 different competitive performance groups; Petite Company, Debut Jr. Company, Junior Company, Premiere Company and Repertory Company. Membership is by audition and placement only. Dancers must have successfully taken classes and excelled in our academy dance program for at least one year or have director approval to audition.
