Dance Classes at Bourn Academy
Find the class that is right for your childs age skill level and interest. Or consider a genre and find the age and skill level appropriate for your child.
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Broadway Babies Ages 2-6
Class Length: 45 minutes
Class time focuses on beginning ballet/jazz and tap skills. The class promotes an excellent dance foundation as the students learn the basics of foot, leg and arm placement, as well as continuing to focus on flexibility, strength, and control. The program is built, not only to give them a strong start to their dance education, but also to help them experience the joy and fun of dance.
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Diamond Dancers Ages 7-10
Class Length: 90 minutes
Diamond Dancers is a more advanced and comprehensive dance training for the tween student. Class time is divided equally between ballet, tap and jazz. Thus students focus on improving technique, flexibility, and control and develop tap technique in order to manipulate rhythm and sound. The program is built to provide students with a “one stop” dance education.
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Ballet Ages 5-18
Class Length: 45, 60 or 90 minutes
We offer a classical ballet program which focuses on technique, flexibility and strength. Students experience barre work, center work and flexibility training in each class.
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Tap Ages 9-18
Class Length: 45 minutes
Tap class is again, excellent for the older student who wishes to study on the recreational level (once or twice a week). Students develop tap technique in order to manipulate rhythm and sound. Various tap styles are addressed, from classic / Broadway style, to modern / Hip Hop tap.
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Jazz/Contemporary Ages 9-18
Class Length: 45 minutes
Lyrical is a great chance for students who have studied ballet, to continue to apply their skills to a more contemporary style of dance. Strength, flexibility, and technique are still the focus, as is a greater level of body manipulation and movement. The students begin to focus on learning to tell a complete story through dance.
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Acrobatics Ages 4-18
Class Length: 45 minutes
Our advanced floor program offers students the chance to develop strength, control, and flexibility. Class focuses on improving basic acrobatics skills, such as cartwheels and walkovers to power-tumbling, such as back handsprings, back tucks, and more. Acrobatics class is an excellent class for cheerleaders and athletes, as well as dancers.
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Hip Hop Ages 7-18
Class Length: 45 minutes
One of our most popular classes offers students the chance to have a great time, stay fit, and focus on improving their strength and rhythm. Students focus on video-style dance to today’s hits from the Pop and R & B charts.