Whether you aspire to become a professional dancer, love to dance for fun, or are looking for a great workout, MDA offers classes in a variety of styles for all ages that will help to build discipline, confidence and a love for the Performing Arts.
ACROBATICS and AcroThis class combines elements of gymnastics, yoga, and dance with level progression training introducing flexibility, strength, balancing, limbering and tumbling. Our instructors are highly trained with safety as our number one priority. MDA has state of the art equipment and mats to help ensure a safe learning environment. We can accommodate all skill levels, from beginners to advance. This class will focus on fundamental acrobatic technique, teaching such skills as handstands, chin stands, elbow stands, cartwheels, back bends, walkovers, balance and contortion tricks, all each student's individual level of experience. And it's fun, too!
TAP
Tap dance is one of the oldest dance forms. It is characterized by using the sounds of tap shoes rhythmically striking the floor as a form of percussion. Students learn technique, rhythm, timing, coordination and showmanship in an age-appropriate environment.
COMBO CLASSES
Combination classes are a great way for students to experience different types of dance in a one-hour instructional time. Classes are available for students 4 years old to 9 years old. The main focus of combination classes is on students having fun and enjoying dance as an everyday activity. Class placement is based on age as well as a student's ability to learn.
Mommy & MeDo you have a little one who loves music and to dance? We have the perfect parent-toddler activity for your rising star! Our Mommy & Me classes will explore music and dance through fun-filled activities incorporating props, obstacle courses, and more. See your little ones passion shine through with our classes.
This class is a teacher led, parent involved, free-time type of class. The instructor will guide the child and parent through the different activities – but all interaction with the activities is led, encouraged, and participated in by their adult. The grown-up is expected to guide their young dancer through all the activities and HAVE FUN DANCING WITH THEIR CHILD!
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Hip Hop Hip Hop classes are designed to allow the students to let go and are suitable for boys, girls, men and women of all ages and levels. Hip hop is urban, it’s street, it’s diverse, and forever changing! Hip hop uses the latest sounds in rap, R&B, and pop music together with movements influenced by some of today’s hottest video choreographers. It encompasses movement that has elements of popping and locking, and breaking, as well as freestyle movement to give students the opportunity to develop their own sense of style.
JAZZ
Jazz class will focus on learning proper dance technique such as isolations of the body, improving performance quality and developing complex rhythms and patterns. Students will be exposed to various styles of jazz such as Broadway, Street and Contemporary to help develop a well rounded dancer. Class curriculum is based on ballet technique layered with traditional jazz movement and includes a proper warm-up, stretches, isolations, across-the-floor progressions, and combinations. As students progress through each level curriculum will become increasingly more complex and intricate.
MUSICAL THEATER
Musical theater dance is the study of Broadway dance and dance styles. Young students as well as teens and adults learn choreography from selected musicals, such as “High School Musical”, “Hair Spray”, “Annie”, “Fosse”, and many more. Our focus is on Broadway musicals old and new! Our instructors introduce acting and choreography into dance techniques and styles. The class will begin with a warm up, technique across the floor with some character development activities, and then various choreographies to enhance their character development. Classes include dance, acting and improvisation activities, as well as proper dance technique and performance. These classes are for dancers who like the spotlight, drama, and telling a story through dance. Exercises focus on increasing flexibility, strength, confidence, and performance. As students’ progress through each level curriculum will become increasingly more complex and intricate.
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Ballet/Pointe
MDA offers classes in both classical and contemporary ballet styles. Ballet defines the foundational techniques used in many other dance genres. The technique of ballet is elaborate and requires many years of training. MDA encourages both recreational and serious dancers to participate in at least one ballet class a week. This is simply because of the degree of difficulty of achieving a high level of technique and need for a dancer’s body and muscles to get used to the movement and endurance, among many other things. A typical ballet class will start at the barre with a series of exercises given to help the dancer gain the strength and technique needed to work in the center floor.
CONTEMPORARY
Contemporary classes are designed for intermediate to advanced students with previous training in ballet. Students will explore basic techniques and skills from ballet, jazz and modern. It emphasizes interpretation of music lyrics while telling a story with movement that can be fluid or abstract. As students progress through each level curriculum will become increasingly more complex and intricate.
CREATIVE MOVEMENT
This class is a fun introductory class for both boys and girls and focuses on the basics of movement (skipping), balance (standing on one leg), strength (forward rolls), and coordination (rhythm and basic dance technique).
Hip Hop/CheerThis will be a class designed to incorporate cheer jumps and Poms while training in Hip Hop. Hip hop is urban, it’s street, it’s diverse, and forever changing! Hip hop uses the latest sounds in rap, R&B, and pop music together with movements influenced by some of today’s hottest video choreographers.
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