Why dance at DANCE AND?

DANCE AND provides children with a safe and nurturing environment to grow and develop as dancers and people.  The studio is a place where each student is encouraged to find their own individual way of moving and appreciate the different ways that other students move.  The dancers leave the class more confident in their own body and in their relationship to the world.

What is Creative Dance?
Creative Dance emphasizes the whole person.  Basic dance technique is taught to develop strength, flexibility, control, balance and body awareness.  This dance vocabulary provides a solid base for the dancers to safely explore their own creativity and imagination.  In the class, the dancers improvise, use problem solving skills, and cooperate on tasks while experiencing the joy of dancing.

The class strives to continually integrate dance with natural science, mathematics and literature.  The curriculum-based learning is structured to emphasize balanced intellectual and physical development.  Each session culminates with a full program showcase where the dancers are able to share their work with each other, friends, and family.

We are so excited to Welcome Sue Booth to our DANCE AND Team this SPRING!!

Sue is teaching Tap Dance for 6th - 8th graders!

2024-2025 Dance Year

CoMotion Dance

Ages 0 - 5 & Their Caregivers

Saturdays 8:45-9:15am  &  Fridays 9:30-10:00am

  • A dance class that engages both child and their adults in exploration of movement and rhythm through music, props and community. Come dance together and discover new ways to connect with one another through playful and imaginative movement that supports social, cognitive, and physical development. This class is appropriate for infants through pre-schoolers and their parents, grandparents, or caretakers.

Pre-K Creative Ballet

Ages 3-5

Saturdays 9:30-10:15am

  • Class is for the pre-school aged child to focus on the joy of moving and the exploration of creative ideas through movement.

    Dancers learn age-appropriate whole body exercises and locomotion skills like skipping, galloping, and hopping. The class explores shape and space, rhythm and songs, and the qualities of moving. Children learn to be independent and to interact with a teacher and their peers.

    This class will participate in the end of session showing.

Kinder Creative Ballet

Ages 5-6

Saturdays 10:30-11:15am

  • This class focuses on training the body as an instrument, introducing the elements of dance: space, time, and energy as well as the self-expression through the exploration of creative ideas through movement.

    The class includes age-appropriate technique for the whole body. The young dancer learns ways to move through space, explores shape, space, rhythm, and qualities of movement. Literature and science are woven into the curriculum, giving the student solid imagery and concepts to create.

    This class will participate in the end of session showing.

1st-2nd Creative Dance

Ages 6-8

Saturdays 11:30am-12:15pm

  • This class focuses on training the body as an instrument, delving deeper into the elements of dance: space, time, and energy as well as the self-expression through the exploration of creative ideas through movement. The class includes age-appropriate technique for the whole body.

    Dancers will be introduced to the barre and a structured warm-up, learning dance vocabulary and terminology. Using what they learn as well as their own natural creativity, the dancers will build a piece together for the end of session showing.

3rd - 5th grade Contemporary Dance

Ages 8-11

Tuesdays 4:00-5:00pm

  • Students dive deep into the elements of dance.  The class includes technique for the whole body, building strength, flexibility, endurance, agility, balance and grace. 

    Dancers learn contemporary dance vocabulary and explore shape and space, rhythm - both metric and breath, and qualities of movement as they improvise and create dances and learn choreography.

    This class will present a piece at the end of session showing.

6th - 8th grade Contemporary Dance

Ages 11-14

Thursdays 4:00-5:15pm

  • Dancers at this age are challenged with more specific contemporary dance technique, learning ways to compose a dance, and strengthening and stretching their growing bodies and minds. This class focuses on self-expression, confidence through movement, and supporting one another in a safe class environment. Dancers learn jumps, leaps, turns, and floorwork. They improvise, create dances, and learn advanced choreography.

    This class will present a piece at the end of session showing.

High School Contemporary Dance

Ages 14-18

Stay tuned!

  • This class is for a student who has previous dance experience.

    Fall semester will focus on contemporary dance: Limon technique, floorwork, leaps, and turns. Building a large phrase from week to week.

    Each semester the genre will change: ballet, modern, jazz, and hip hop. This class will have an opportunity to perform at the end of the session showcase.

3rd - 5th grade Tap Dance

Ages 8-11

TBD

  • Great for the beginning tap dancer or one who has only had one year of tap. Sue will lead the class through basic tap rhythms and skills, set to a fun playlist!

    This class will participate in the end of term showcase.

6th - 8th grade Tap Dance

Ages 11-14

Tuesdays 5:15-6:15pm

  • Meant for the student who has a few years of tap under their belt, but not closed to beginners who want a challenge. This class will be high paced focusing on more complex tap steps and rhythms to an eclectic selection of music.

    This class will present a piece at the end of session showing.

1st-3rd grade Dance for Homeschoolers

Ages 6-10

TBD

  • 6-week course of creative dance for especially for homeschoolers! Siblings welcome to join the fun.

    Tracy will lead this class in a magical exploration of movement, energy, shape and space!

Kids Performance Group

Open to 3rd-8th Graders

Mondays 4:00-5:30pm

  • This YEAR ROUND group is for the dancer who would like a more comprehensive experience in creating and performing.

    The expectation is a full year commitment, working together to build a end of year show. Each Monday will include a full body warm-up, technique and skill building, composition, creation, and choreography.

    • 30 weeks

    • 2 Works-In-Progress showings

    • 2 Spring Performance Days

    • 3 Community Event Opportunities

Teen Performance Group

Open to High Schoolers, Ages 14-18

STAY TUNED!

  • This YEAR ROUND group is for the student who has previous dance experience and is currently taking dance at this studio or elsewhere.

    The expectation is a full year commitment, working together to build a end of year show. Each Monday will include a full body warm-up, technique and skill building, composition, creation, and choreography.

    • 30 weeks

    • 2 works-in-progress showings

    • 2 Spring Shows

    • 3 Community Event performance opportunities

Head Teacher

MC DeBelina has been teaching dance for 20 years. Trained in ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, modern, and theater, she found her love for “creative dance” in 2005 at a teacher training at the University of Utah’s Children’s Dance Theatre. The combination of discipline and freedom in the classes engaged MC’s childlike heart. Read more about MC here.

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Children’s classes:

Please make an account on our DanceStudio-Pro Portal (app available!) More class information can be found through the portal. Sessions follow seasons and registration will open one month before the next session begins.

Adult classes:

While we get up and running, we recommend signing up for the full series. In order to run, all classes must meet a minimum number of registrations. We pride ourselves in paying all of our teachers for their time, effort, and energy.

Once a class is running, drop-in prices will be available.