Dance Classes Rock Hill

Leading Dance Studios

We offer a variety of dance classes for all ages and abilities, from preschoolers and beginners to teenagers and professional level students. You’ll find our classes welcoming and encouraging as we aim to teach through positivity and support, not intimidation or bullying. Enroll for a FREE trial class to find out if the style you have chosen is suitable for you or your child. Click here to get started with a free class or view the various dance style below.

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Turns/Leaps

Perfect your leaps and nail those turns!

Dancers will learn the basics of turning while slowly progressing into more advanced turns and turn combinations. In this class, dancers will also be learning different leaps and how to improve height and flexibility in leaps. Dancers will learn a variety of skills in this class.

Dancers will need to wear form-fitting clothing with hair pulled back.

Contemporary

Boost your creative movement skills!

Contemporary is a style of expressive dance that combines several dance genres including jazz, lyrical, modern, and ballet. Contemporary dancers strive to connect the mind and body through intricate movements. Contemporary strengthens isolations, musicality, and control.

 

Contemporary requires form-fitting athletic clothing with hair pulled back and bare feet.
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Jazz

Experience the energy of jazz!

Jazz dance is a form of dance that originates from both African and European dance styles. Jazz dance improves rhythm, musicality, and isolations. Jazz dance is a mix of fast movements and strong technical skills to upbeat music.

Jazz will require form-fitting athletic clothing and black jazz shoes.

Classical Ballet

Learn one of dance’s most respected disciplines.

Ballet is the foundation of all dance. Ballet includes several barre exercises, across the floor exercises, and different progressions of adagio. Ballet strengthens balance, control, and grace. Ballet is mandatory for all competition dancers.

Dancers should wear leotards, tights, and pink ballet slippers with hair pull out of the face.
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Tap

Get your toes tapping!

Dancers taking tap will explore how to make intricate sounds and rhythms with their feet! This class will focus on basic tap techniques and vocabulary to create crisp and clean sounds. Dancers will explore the styles of rhythm and broadway tap and will learn more advanced tap skills as they progress through the class.

Tap will require form-fitting bottoms such as leggings or spandex shorts and dancers may wear a top of their choosing with hair pulled back.
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Acro

Learn to flip all over the room!

Acro varies from forward rolls to aerials. Students will learn a variety of skills including chin stands, back walkovers, and more. Acro improves strength, flexibility, and endurance. Acro class significantly improves core strength and coordination.
Dancers need to wear form-fitting clothing with hair pulled back and bare feet.

Dancers need to wear form-fitting clothing with hair pulled back.

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