Our Summer Schedule is Here!
We love summer dance so much because it allows us to continue the fabulous FUN and FITNESS throughout the summer months! Our 6-week sessions are a fantastic way to continuing training, growing and learning in order to reach your dance goals. For dancers moving up into the next level, Summer Dance will help give you a jump start on learning new technique.
It’s also the PERFECT time to learn something new! Whether you are wanting to try dance for the first time or if you are looking to test out a new style, we have just the right class for you!
Our Summer Dance Sessions are currently bring offered both in person and in our Virtual Dance Studio. This provides our dance families with the option to take class in our Virtual Studio or in-person or possibly a combination of both. We are working on gathering tech and cleaning equipment to make a hybrid model available to our dance families. There are many factors that will influence how and if we are able to have an in-person experience, but please know that our dancer’s safety is our first priority!
*There is a $25 registration fee for Summer Dance for non-members only.*
*Please note, Joy of Dance reserves the right to discontinue in-person classes and continue classes in our Virtual Studio if deemed necessary. No refunds will be issued.*
Ages 1.5 – 2.5
Dance With Me
This is a great class for our 1.5-3-year-olds. We use music they know and love while learning beginner dance moves with a ballet or jazz foundation with a parent or guardian. We learn all about warming up, stretching, nursery rhymes, role-playing and obstacle courses to foster a love for dance and enhance gross motor skills.
Helpful hints for our Dance With Me class: The parent can assist with all dance moves, even carrying the dancer if she or he wants extra cuddles, or the dancer may participate more independently, dancing next to their parent. Occasionally dancers can get upset because they are overwhelmed. It happens to the best of us! If this occurs, it’s best to leave the room, calm down your dancer and return when he or she is feeling better.
Pricing for 6 weeks: $78
Ages: 1.5 – 2.5 years
Days/Times:
Dance With Me
Tuesday Morning, 9:30am-9:55 am
Tuesday Evening, 5:00pm-5:25pm
Dress Code: Any color leotard, pink tights, pink leather ballet shoes (ones with no strings if you can find them!). These young dancers may also wear leggings and tank tops if that is more comfortable for them.
Boys- white or black t-shirt, black sweatpants, black split sole canvas ballet shoes.
*There is a $25 registration fee for Summer Dance for non-members only.*
Ages 3 & 4
Tiny Stars
We use music and stories they know and love while learning beginner dance moves with a ballet or jazz foundation. We learn all about warming up, stretching, nursery rhymes, role-playing, and obstacle courses to foster a love for dance and enhance gross motor skills.
For summer we have some incredibly fun themes for your kiddos! Check them out below.
Pricing for 6 weeks: $93
Days/Times:
Frozen Wonderland
Monday 5:35-6:15 pm
Mouse Dance Club
Tuesday 10:05- 10:45 am
Super Hero Dancers
Tuesdays 4:05-4:45 pm
*There is a $25 registration fee for Summer Dance for non-members only.*
Pre K – Kindergarten
Shooting Stars 1
Shooting Stars provides young dancers with an introductory course into the world of dance, learning ballet, tap steps, hip-hop, and jazz technique in a fun, creative environment. Dancers can choose to take ballet/jazz, tap/pop-hop, or both combo classes! Dancers will build on their technique using creative role play, costumes, and props, and will thrive from positive reinforcement. Movement games and activities will focus on the class theme! This class is geared toward experienced 5 year-olds and beginner 6 year-olds. Shooting Stars classes are combo classes, styles may not be taken separately.
Pricing for 6 weeks: $114/class
Days/Times:
Candyland Adventure, Ballet/Jazz
Thursdays, 4:05pm-5:00pm
Animal Adventure, Tap/Pop-Hop
Thursdays, 5:05pm-6:00pm
*There is a $25 registration fee for Summer Dance for non-members only.*
Kindergarten – 1st Grade
Shooting Stars 2
Shooting Stars provides young dancers with an introductory course into the world of dance, learning ballet, tap steps, hip-hop, and jazz technique in a fun, creative environment. Dancers can choose to take ballet/jazz, tap/pop-hop, or both combo classes! Dancers will build on their technique using creative role play, costumes, and props, and will thrive from positive reinforcement. Movement games and activities will focus on the class theme! This class is geared toward experienced 6 year-olds and beginner 7 year-olds. Shooting Stars classes are combo classes, styles may not be taken separately. If students choose to take both classes, they must be back-to-back on the same day.
Pricing: $114/class
Days/Times:
Royal Ball, Ballet & Jazz
Mondays, 4:05pm-5:00pm
Pop Stars, Tap & Pop-Hop
Mondays, 5:05pm-6:00pm
Thursdays, 6:05pm-7:00pm
*There is a $25 registration fee for Summer Dance for non-members only.*
2nd – 4th Grade
Classes for our 7-11 year old’s focus on on learning correct technique both at the bar and across the floor.
Days/Times
Dance Adventures Ballet & Jazz
Monday, 4:00pm – 5:25pm
Pricing for 6 weeks: $162
These hour and a half classes work on learning correct ballet and jazz technique both at the bar and across the floor. The Dance Adventures class is a great class for students looking to further their dance abilities while keeping the enjoyment of dance the focus of the class.
Dress Code:
Any color leotard, pink or tan tights, pink canvas split-soled ballet shoes, tan slip-on jazz shoes(no ties). Ballet shoes should either not have the elastic around the shoe or it should be tied and cut off to prevent dancers from tripping on them during class.
Black shorts (no leggings) or a ballet skirt may be worn over the leotard and tights. No shirts are to be worn over leotards for ballet class. Dancers may wish to wear a ballet sweater and/or leg warmers in the winter time.
Boys for Ballet/Jazz- Black pants with a white, grey, or black t-shirt and black ballet/black jazz shoes.
Dance Explore
Tuesday, 4:30pm – 5:10pm
Pricing for 6 weeks: $93
Dance Explore is perfect to help younger dancers examine the techniques of both Contemporary Modern and Lyrical dance. Dancers will be introduced to using strong emotion-inspired movements as well as working through fusing multiple styles of dance.
Dress Code:
Black spaghetti strap leotard, tights, half-soled shoes or barefoot. Shirts, shorts or leggings may be worn over the leotard and tights.
Hip-Hop 1
Tuesday, 5:15pm – 5:55pm
Pricing for 6 weeks: $93
Hip Hop is primarily danced to R&B music and has evolved from breaking, locking, and popping to cutting edge choreography. Often freestyle in nature, hip hop provides the recreational dancer with an athletic, fun, and creative workout.
Dress Code:
Comfortable clothes, and black sneakers with a white sole (no street sneakers allowed). While a leotard is not required, tops should extend full length past the hips. This is to help extend the dancer’s line, make the class more uniform and aid the teacher when making corrections.
Boys for Hip Hop- Comfortable clothes, and black high top sneakers with white soles (no street sneakers allowed).
*There is a $25 registration fee for Summer Dance for non-members only.*
4th – 6th Grade
Days/Times:
Workshop 1, Ballet & Jazz
Tuesdays, 3:55pm-5:20pm
Pricing for 6 weeks: $162
The workshop classes are 1.5 hour classes, splitting the time between Ballet and Jazz. In Workshop 1, students will have a more extensive learning experience than the previous levels. They will focus on vocabulary, proper technique, barre work, across the floor, and center combinations. The exercises given will help develop the muscles needed to be on Pointe shoes. Workshop 2 continues to build on technique learned in Workshop 1.
Dress Code for all Workshop classes
Ballet:
Any color spaghetti strap leotard, pink or tan tights, pink canvas split soled ballet shoes. Black shorts (no leggings) or a ballet skirt may be worn over the leotard and tights. No shirts are to be worn over leotards for ballet class. Dancers may wish to wear a ballet sweater and/or leg warmers in the winter time.
Jazz:
Any color spaghetti strap leotard (black may be required for recital), tan tights, and tan jazz shoes. A form-fitting top, black shorts or leggings may be worn over the leotard and tights.
Boys for Ballet/Tap/Jazz- Black pants with a white, grey, or black t-shirt and black ballet/black tap/black jazz shoes.
Modern/Lyrical
Tuesdays, 6:05-6:45pm
Pricing for 6 weeks: $93
Modern Dance began as a way for ballet dancers to rebel against the rigid constraints of classical ballet. Contemporary dance is an extension from this, being a fusion of several styles – jazz, ballet and modern – and has moved away from the techniques of classical modern dance. At our studio we explore both styles, touching on techniques of modern as taught by choreographers such as Horton and Graham while also working in the more current methods of expression through contemporary movements.
Lyrical is characterized by conveying musicality with emotion in movement. It is a similar form to ballet, with its base being in classical ballet technique mixed with aspects of jazz, contemporary and modern. While movement in Lyrical Dance is generally moved by the lyrics of a song, lyrical is actually defined by the characterization of, or expression of spontaneous, direct feeling.
Dress Code:
Black spaghetti strap leotard, tights, half soled shoes or barefoot. Shirts, shorts or leggings may be worn over the leotard and tights.
Hip-Hop 2
Tuesday, 6:50pm-7:30pm
Pricing for 6 weeks: $93
Hip Hop is primarily danced to R&B music and has evolved from breaking, locking, and popping to cutting edge choreography. Often freestyle in nature, hip hop provides the recreational dancer with an athletic, fun, and creative workout.
Dress Code:
Comfortable clothes, and black sneakers with a white sole (no street sneakers allowed). While a leotard is not required, tops should extend full length past the hips. This is to help extend the dancer’s line, make the class more uniform and aid the teacher when making corrections.
*There is a $25 registration fee for Summer Dance for non-members only.*
7th Grade & Up
7th Grade & Up
Workshop class splits the time between Ballet and Jazz. Students will have a more extensive learning experience than the previous levels. They will focus on vocabulary, proper technique, barre work, across the floor, and center combinations. Each week students will learn about a different choreographer/dancer and learn a movement from their repertoire.
Days/Times:
Open Technique
Pricing for 6 weeks: $162
Mondays, 6:25pm-7:50pm
Intermediate/Advanced Tap
Pricing for 6 weeks: $93
Tuesdays, 5:35pm-6:15pm
A fast-paced class for dancers with past experience. Class time consists of warm up, barre work, center exercises, and combinations. Students will maintain their basic tap knowledge while learning new rhythms and counts to build and strengthen their foundation.
Dress Code:
Comfortable clothes, black lace-up tap shoes. At this level, the lace-up taps shoes, rather than the single tie used in introductory levels of tap, are required for more stability in class. While a leotard is not required, tops should extend full length past the hips. This is to help extend the dancer’s line, make the class more uniform and aid the teacher when making corrections.
Workshop, Ballet & Jazz
Pricing for 6 weeks: $162
Tuesdays, 6:20pm-7:50pm
In these classes, students will be able to advance their Ballet and Jazz techniques to further develop correct body placement, strength and flexibility. Across the floor technique will include kicks, turns and leaps, along with more extensive combinations.
Dress Code for all Workshop classes
Ballet: Any color spaghetti strap leotard (keep in mind, black may be required for recital), pink or tan tights, pink canvas split soled ballet shoes. Black shorts or a ballet skirt may be worn over the leotard and tights. No shirts are to be worn over leotards for ballet class.
Jazz: Any color spaghetti strap leotard(black may be required for recital though), pink or tan tights, tan slip-on jazz shoes(no ties). Shirts, shorts or leggings may be worn over the leotard and tights.
Boys for Ballet/Tap/Jazz- Black pants with a white, grey, or black t-shirt and black ballet/black tap/black jazz shoes.
Intermediate/Advanced Hip-Hop
Pricing for 6 weeks: $93
Tuesdays, 7:50pm-8:30pm
Hip Hop is primarily danced to R&B music and has evolved from breaking, locking, and popping to cutting edge choreography. Often freestyle in nature, hip hop provides the recreational dancer with an athletic, fun, and creative workout.
Dress Code:
Comfortable clothes, and black sneakers with a white sole (no street sneakers allowed). While a leotard is not required, tops should extend full length past the hips. This is to help extend the dancer’s line, make the class more uniform and aid the teacher when making corrections.
*There is a $25 registration fee for Summer Dance for non-members only.*
Adults
Adult Dance Classes
Ages: 18+
Days/Times:
Beginner/Intermediate Tap
Mondays, 6:10pm-6:50pm
Pricing for 6 weeks: $93
Tap concentrates on rhythm and jazz styles. The technique is focused on achieving clear sounds and expressive rhythms all while building on basic tap principles to achieve a more challenging class.
Beginner/Intermediate Modern
Mondays, 6:55pm7:50pm
Pricing for 6 weeks: $114
A beginner/intermediate level class designed to introduce the styles of Graham, Cunningham, and Horton techniques. Improvisation is used during class to help students think outside of the box and find new and innovative ways to move.
Beginner/Intermediate Hip-Hop
Mondays, 7:55pm-8:35pm
Pricing for 6 weeks: $93
A high energy class for all abilities. Class time starts with a warm-up and continues with strengthening exercises as well as learning combinations to music from today and the past. Come let loose and shake it with us!
Adult Workshop, Inter/Adv Ballet & Jazz
Tuesdays, 6:20pm-7:45pm
Pricing for 6 weeks: $162
In these classes, dancers will be able to advance their Ballet and Jazz techniques to further develop correct body placement, strength and flexibility. Across the floor technique will include kicks, turns and leaps, along with more extensive combinations.
*There is a $25 registration fee for Summer Dance for non-members only.*
Pre- Pointe/Pointe
Part of classical ballet technique, Pointe is danced on the tip of the toes using specially reinforced shoes called pointe shoes or toe shoes. Pointe is available only to students over the age of 12 with two consecutive years of dance experience and meet the criteria for beginner Pointe work. Pre pointe is for dancers working on the goal of going en pointe, It is dangerous to start at a younger age as the bones in the feet are still growing and can be permanently damaged.
Pricing for 6 weeks: $93
Days/Times:
Pre-Pointe
Tuesdays, 5:35pm-6:15pm
Pointe
Tuesdays, 7:55pm-8:35pm
Dress Code:
Any color spaghetti strap leotard (keep in mind, black may be required for recital), pink or tan tights, pink canvas split soled ballet shoes. Black shorts or a ballet skirt may be worn over the leotard and tights. No shirts are to be worn over leotards for ballet class.
Contact Us For A Trial Class!
We offer trial classes for students of all ages!
For our Summer Session, we will not be accepting trials until after classes have begun, July 5th.
If you are interested in waiting for a trial class, after submitting the form a member of our staff will reach out to set up a date for your trial class.
Joy of Dance is a place where children become dancers and dancers become family! Here at Joy of Dance, we embrace dancers of all shapes, sizes, and ages, from the young to the young at heart. This is a studio where creativity, individuality, and self-expression are encouraged and we have a community of teachers, students and families who are passionate about performing arts.