DANCE DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
Where Athleticism Meets Artistry:
Dance at ELEVATE isn't just about learning choreography though we do plenty of that. It's about building strong, flexible, coordinated athletes who move with confidence and express themselves through movement. Whether your daughter dreams of making the school dance team, training at a studio, or competing, we'll meet her where she is and help her grow.
OUR APPROACH
Dance is unique because it's both art and athletics rolled into one. It demands physical strength and technical precision, but it also asks dancers to connect emotionally and tell stories through movement.
We design our curriculum to match where kids actually are developmentally. Young dancers build coordination, muscle patterning, and body awareness through age-appropriate progressions - not by forcing them into advanced moves their bodies aren't ready for.
We use visualization, engaging exercises, and progressive challenges that help dancers build physical, social, and cognitive skills that reach way beyond the studio.
Bottom line: we meet your daughter where she is and help her develop at a pace that's right for her body and her brain.
TECHNICAL FOUNDATION
Ballet Basics
Every dance form from hip hop to contemporary builds on ballet technique. It's the foundation.
We work on alignment, placement, and how to stand and move correctly. Balance and weight distribution (which sounds simple until you're trying to hold a position on one leg). Flexibility and range of motion. Musicality and understanding phrasing. Strength built through movements that match each dancer's age and ability.
Training includes barre work for foundational technique, center exercises for balance and control, across-the-floor progressions that get dancers moving through space, and turn and jump development.
Contemporary & Modern
Contemporary dance builds on classical foundations but lets dancers explore creative expression and personal style.
We work on movement quality and dynamics how movements can be sharp or smooth, fast or slow. Floor work and moving through different levels. Improvisation and finding your own movement voice. Basic partnering techniques.
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Jazz Technique
High-energy, fun, and full of personality-that's jazz.
Isolations and body control (moving one body part while keeping everything else still). Syncopated rhythms and musicality (hitting those off-beats). Performance quality and projection (dancing big enough for the back row to see). Stylized movement vocabulary that's distinctly jazz.
Hip Hop Fundamentals
Urban dance styles build coordination, rhythm, and confidence.
Foundational grooves and bounce (that pocket dancers live in). Body isolations and hits. Freestyle development-learning to move without choreography. Music interpretation and feeling the beat.
Pom/Sideline Choreography
For dancers interested in school dance teams and performing at games:
Precision and synchronization with your team. Visual formations and spacing. Performance energy and crowd engagement. Team choreography execution-hitting every movement together.
Lyrical/Contemporary (Advanced)
Upper-level dancers get to explore more artistic work:
Emotional storytelling through movement. Advanced technical combinations that challenge and stretch abilities. Musicality and interpretation. Artistic development and finding your own style.
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
Most dance studios focus purely on the artistic side. We love that part - but we also recognize that dance is athletic as heck.
That's why we integrate strength and conditioning specifically designed to support dance performance. Multi-sport training that builds versatile athleticism (dancers who play other sports are often stronger performers).
Injury prevention protocols for the demands dance places on the body. Mental performance training for auditions and competitions (stage fright is real, and we address it).
Dancers develop as complete athletes while pursuing their artistic passion. That combination is powerful.
WHERE THIS CAN LEAD
Our dance training prepares athletes for school dance and drill teams, studio company placement, competitive dance (if that's your daughter's path), cheer team tryouts (the dance and performance elements transfer beautifully), and college dance program auditions.
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