Great Lakes Dance Academy

We, at Great Lakes Dance Academy, are committed to providing you with the very best Performing Arts education. We want each experience at our academy to be positive and inspiring. Our capable teachers and staff are passionate about dance education and the performing arts. We look forward to sharing our passion with each student, and helping each dancer, singer, and actor reach their goals.

Recreational Dance

Primary Dance Programs
(Ages 3-6)

3 years old

Dance Adventures (creative movement) - New young dancers are given a chance to learn to move and use their imaginations. Each week will be a new imagination adventure, along the way they will learn new dance moves and even create some of their own!

4-5 years old

Pre-School Dance – This is a 45-minute combination ballet and tap class. Dancers will learn basics in a fun and creative atmosphere.

6 years old

Primary Ballet - A more concentrated introduction into the world of classical ballet. Students will learn the foundation technique for further dance training in any genre.

Primary Tap and Jazz Combination - This class will teach the basic steps and techniques of tap and jazz as well as teach the fundamental elements of dance such as counting, rhythm and coordination that will be used in all forms of dance.

Primary Hip Hop- This class will teach basic fundamentals of hip Hop, including strength, coordination and rhythm to upbeat, age-appropriate music.

Primary Acro - This class introduces fundamental acrobatic skills and focuses on strength and flexibility. This program is skill-based and does not perform on stage. 

Recreational Dance Programs
(Ages 7 and up)

The following classes are divide into levels 1 through 5. The levels are divided by the grade you are in at school. 

Level Grade at school
Level 1 Grade 2 and 3
Level 2 Grade 4 and 5
Level 3 Grade 6 and 7
Level 4 Grade 8 and 9
Level 5

Grade 10,11 and 12

Contemporary 1 Grade 6,7 and 8
Contemporary 2 Grade 9,10,11,12

Jazz - Jazz is an athletic style of dance that uses many kinds of music. Each class begins with a warm-up that teaches student's proper body alignment and promotes strength and flexibility. This is followed by a focus on specific elements or steps and the class is finished with work on a dance or combination of steps.

Tap -  Tap is a style of dance that teaches students musicality and rhythm. Class begins at the barre working on basic movements as well as leg and ankle strength. The class then progresses to steps executed in the center of the room and the class is finished with work on a dance or combination of steps.

Classical Ballet - Our classical ballet program is for students who have a serious interest in dance. We follow the Cecchetti Ballet method, the same method taught at many professional training schools. This is a graded syllabus and students are required to pass examinations to progress to the next level.

Contemporary (students in Gr. 6 at school and up) - Contemporary dance is for the more mature dancer who wishes to explore the artistic side of dance. The class will consist of a warm-up in which students will learn fundamentals of contemporary dance, this will be followed by steps travelling across the floor and the class will finish with work on a piece of choreography.

Hip Hop - Hip Hop classes teach rhythm, coordination, and strength through the use of age-appropriate hip hop music and choreography. Each class consists of a warm-up that includes strength-building exercises and a combination of steps or a performance piece of choreography. This class is high-energy and great for physical fitness.

Acrobatic Dance - Acro combines classical dance technique with precision acrobatic elements. Dancers will develop flexibility, strength, endurance, balancing, limbering, tumbling and partner stacking. Acro is an especially challenging dance style for dancers as it requires them to be trained in dance and acrobatic skills.***dancers are required to take a Jazz class along with their Acro class***

Registration will open for these classes the first week in August. The schedule will be available Mid-July each year.

Contact us for early registration details.

Email: office@greatlakesdanceacademy.com

 

 

 

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