Tiffany's Cheer & Dance Studio

Dance Classes & Dance Teams

Dance Classes Offered:

Dance Combo age 3-5: Ballet, Tap, & Jazz 45 minute class Creative movement will be used to introduce students to the basics of ballet, tap, and jazz. Light stretching will be applied to develop flexibility. Props are sometimes utilized to provide interest and variety, as well as song and dance. Proper tap and ballet shoes are needed by each student. This class will perform 2 dance subjects in the year end recital.

Ballet/Tap Age 9-11: The fundamentals of ballet will be established utilizing basic/intermediate ballet skills at the barre and in the center of the floor. Some flexibility work will be done as well. Exercises in the ballet portion of the class will be to develop intermediate understanding of foot and arm positions, technique,and choreography. The tap portion of the class will establish the fundamentals of tap dancing, focusing on rhythm, sound, and temp. This class will perform both subjects in the year end recital.

Jazz/Hip Hop Age 6-8: The fundamentals of jazz and hip hop will be introduced in this class. Leaps, turns, & basic jazz & hip hop movements and skills will be established. One will learn how to pick up choreography and perform in the year end recital.

Jazz/Technique Age 9 and up in Levels 2-4.:

The fundamentals of Jazz are worked on in this class. Leaps, Pirouettes, floor combination's, & choreography is introduced in each class at the level of each particular class. We offer 4 levels of jazz class to help each student move along to their fullest potential. Each child is tested into their correct jazz level. Each Jazz class performs in the year end recital.

Ballet/Lyrical Age 11-18: The fundamentals of ballet and lyrical are taught in this class. Barre, across floor, & Center will be covered in this class. Leaps, Pirouettes, & more intermediate-advanced ballet/lyrical combinations and skills will be introduced. This class will perform in the year end recital.

Musical Theater/Modern Combo Age 9 and up:

Modern dance: Contemporary dance fundamentals, focusing on shape, form and abstract movement. Lyrical components will be included, as well. This class will utilized techniques such as the Horton and Graham methods. This class will perform in the year end recital.

Musical theater: Introduction to Broadway style dancing. The techniques of Fosse and Tharp will be utilized, amongst others. Students will be exposed to a variety of styles, and will touch on the details of facial expression, and some acting and lip sync may be incorporated. Body isolation and “stylized dancing” will be worked on.

Dance Champions Hip Hop Dance Team:

Dance Champions is a hip hop competitive dance team for ages 6 and up. We compete at local competitions from September-May. We were the best youth hip hop team in Indiana for 08-09! Fund raising is made available to help cut the cost for competition fees! A discount is given to those who do both cheer and dance all stars! You must audition by your age as of August 31, 2009. If you wish to do crossovers, you must attend the older age bracket audition. Coaches will make the decision on cross-over students at tryouts. Teams will be announced online May 31st. Teams will begin meeting for practice the first week of June.

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Dance Champions Awards 08-09:

Americas Best: 1st Place Cheer Sport: 1st Place

Turbo Jam: 1st Place Celebration: 1st Place

LIVE: 1st Place, US Finals PAID BID, & Dance Champion Award for highest score overall 26 dance teams!

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* Private Lessons available for those wanting to audition to be a Colts or Pacers Cheerleader.