HIGH IMPACT COMPETITIVE DANCE
at The Dance Academy of Puyallup!
For an audition:
please send an email to: tdapuyallup@comcast.net
or call (253)848-8876 (TURN)
Why invest in dance?
Dance is not just a creative outlet, it is an organized sport with research supporting it’s lifelong benefits. Dance classes promote vital skills including: time management, spacial orientation, social/emotional skills, adaptive skills, coordination, cognitive development, confidence, and physical fitness. Investing in dance classes for your child is an investment in their overall development.
The Dance Academy is a special place where the focus is the development of the dancer through skills/technique training in a culture that is positive. All dancers, regardless of level, age or background, are treated with respect and mentored in their skills not just in dance, but in leadership.
OUR CLASSES
BALLET
Ballet is a theatrical art form using dancing, music, and scenery to convey a story, theme, or atmosphere.
LYRICAL/CONTEMPORARY
A style of contemporary, modern or jazz dance that has emerged from the fusion of one of those three types of dance with ballet and pop music (mainly). It combines simple choreographic vocabulary with technically difficult moves, in an expressive style that follows the lyrics of songs and is often interpreted in the short solo format.
POINTE
Pointe teaches students to learn to be able to get on a position on the extreme tips of the toes.
HIP HOP
Hip hop is a high-energy form of dance that incorporates much individuality and rhythm into the executed movements. There is a lot of room for personal style and creativity to come through in hip hop, and it is much more diverse rather than structured when compared to most other varieties of dance.
JAZZ
Jazz is a form of dance that builds on the technique of ballet but adds a more rhythmical tone and allows opportunity for personal expression and style throughout. Jazz is always evolving, but also maintains roots within the classical jazz style, technically difficult moves, in an expressive style that follows the lyrics of songs and is often interpreted in the short solo format.
STRENGTH & FLEXIBILITY
Flexibility can be improved with stretching exercises. While stretching does not increase your muscle strength, it is an important part of reducing injury risk and soreness that results from activity.
PRE-POINTE
To ensure aspiring ballerinas are ready for pointe, many schools require students to take pre-pointe, a class separate from regular ballet technique. The curriculum allows teachers ample time to help students build the strength and alignment necessary for pointe work. It also helps them assess readiness, which lessens the risk of injury once students are in their shoes.
TAP
Tap dance is a rhythmic dance done with small metal plates attached to the bottom of the dancer’s shoes that make a “tapping” sound when they touch a hard floor. Tap involves rhythmic patterns and percussion along with many technical moves.
TUMBLING
Tumbling class is the act, practice, or art of performing acrobatic tumbles, especially on a mat or on the ground.
ADAPTIVE HIP HOP FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS
The Dance Academy of Puyallup is pleased to offer adaptive classes for students experiencing special needs. At this time we offer a pre-teen/teen adaptive hip hop class. We will offer a class for younger students and or in different styles based on interest. Please inquire at the desk or send an email to TDApuyallup@comcast.net to express interest in an adaptive class for your child.
Adaptive Hip Hop teach the latest hip hop moves while working on body awareness, strength flexibility, concentration, self confidence and social skills.
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