Modern Dance Arts
3-4 Year Old Combination Dance
3-4-5 Year Old Combination Dance Saturday
5-6 Year Old Combination Dance
3-4-5 Year Old Combination Dance January
Modern Dance Arts promotes fundamental training for young students that includes a Combination Class as the basis of all dance development through the 5th grade.
Beginner Combination Classes are essential for all beginner dancers and are offered for children and teens. The Beginner Combination Class allows the student to experience a fun and easy progression of dance fundamentals. This introduction to the dance class allows the student to easily comprehend the necessary vocabulary, physical skill and strength needed to progress into the intermediate level of class. Each Combination Class consists of three parts, one part Ballet, one part Tap, and one part Creative Movement. Older students will study a form of Pre-Jazz instead of Creative Movement. At Modern Dance Arts we believe that it is important for beginner dancers to gain exposure to all types of dance.
Jazz and Tap I (Grades K-1)
Jazz and Tap II (Grades 1-2)
Jazz and Tap III (Grades 2-4)
The Intermediate Combination Classes are offered to students that have successfully completed the beginner level combination classes. These classes also consist of three parts, one part Ballet, one Tap, and one Pre-Jazz or Creative Movement for young students. The Intermediate Combination Class offers the student more challenging skills including sequencing, memorization, and fine motor coordination skills. As the student progresses into the advanced levels of the combination classes, the technical vocabulary becomes more difficult. It is during these years of training in the Combination Classes that the students may choose to add other classes to their weekly schedule. These classes would include Ballet, Hip Hop, and Modern Technique. At Modern Dance Arts we believe that it is important for intermediate dancers to gain exposure to all types of dance.
Jazz I
Jazz II
Jazz III
Jazz IV
Jazz Dance develops isolation movements of specific body parts while incorporating different qualities of movement into choreographed sequences. As a dance form, Jazz has an exciting, vibrant, and dynamic quality that makes it popular among all students. Jazz dance is used for entertainment in theater, movies and the popular music videos. Jazz is also important for students interested in musical theater.
Tap I/II
Tap III/IV
Tap Dance is a fun way to instill the use of rhythmic patterns, musical counting, and sequential phrasing for students of all dance levels. Younger dancers use Tap skills to memorize sequences of steps through a realization of rhythmic patterns. Beginner and Intermediate students learn to count musical phrases, as well as begin to understand tempo and the importance of staying together as a class. Challenging combinations for the advanced tap dancers further improves coordination. Students wishing to pursue a future in the musical theater field are required to have a strong tap background.
Fundamentals I
Fundamentals II
Fundamentals III
Modern I
Modern II
Modern III
Modern IV
Modern Dance is based on natural, expressive, and sequential movements. This dance technique was developed in the early 1900’s along with the modern art explosion. Modern Dance expresses individuality and encourages the students to express a broad range of emotions through various qualities of movement. Improvisation, creative movement, and basic technique are all incorporated into our Modern Dance classes.
Jr. Ballet I
Junior Ballet Company II
Senior Ballet Company III
Senior Ballet Company 4C
Pointe (By Placement Only)
At Modern Dance Arts we believe that ballet is fundamental to all types of dance technique. In Ballet Class emphasis is placed on the technically correct dancer. Correct technical training is stressed to avoid injury in all types of dance classes. Ballet vocabulary, endurance, class etiquette, and discipline are also important aspects of these classes. Ballet Company members must attend twice a week through the entire year. Pointe work is reserved for dancers that have developed the technical and physical strength necessary to dance in pointe shoes.
Hip Hop I (Grades K-1)
Hip Hop II (Grades 1-2)
Hip Hop III (Grades 2-4)
Funk I
Funk II/III
Funk IV
Hip Hop and Funk are exciting, pulsating dance forms. These classes develop isolated and free flowing movements of the body using syncopated beats and rhythms to create a high energy, high impact dance form. This intense expression of movement has been developed through the music videos of today. Our Hip Hop classes are for elementary age students and our Funk classes are for Middle and High School age students.
Fundamentals I
Fundamentals II
Fundamentals III
Contemporary I
Contemporary II/III
Contemporary IV
Contemporary Dance is a style of dance that is interested in translating our current day culture. It is a style of dance that is rooted in post-modern techniques, but it is highly influenced by today's art, architecture and technology. It is a dance style that draws from a fusion of multiple dance techniques including modern dance, ballet and jazz.
Contemporary dance is inspired by anything current and utilizes emotional expression through the lyrics of music as well as unstructured, radical and extreme athletic dance movements. Contemporary dance is one of today‘s dominating creative forces and is spreading around the world due in large part to popular entertainment, such as “So You Think You Can Dance.” Many professional companies and dance institutions have made the dance style a part of their main repertoire.
Leaps, Jumps, and Turns
The Leaps, Jumps, and Turns classes are optional. Their main focus for the student is improving the technically challenging skills needed to perform dance moves that include leaping, jumping and turning. Students enrolling in these classes must also be enrolled in one or more other classes at Modern Dance Arts.
Jazz Company (Latin Fusion)
Modern Company
Senior Ballet Company IV
Contemporary Company
Funk Company
Tap Company
Company level classes are reserved for the dancers at Modern Dance Arts that have achieved the necessary technical and physical strength, as well as the discipline and dedication, required to dance at the most advanced level. Company Dancers audition for placement.
Attendance policies are required for all Advanced and Company Classes.
Adult Tap Beginner
Adult Tap Beginner/Intermediate
Adult Tap Intermediate/Advanced
These classes are offered in beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.
Adult Classes: $23.00 per class
$25.00 annual registration fee
If you have any questions regarding adult classes, please email us at office.mda@coxinet.net