Classes

No matter your age, if you are a beginner or pro, we’ve got a class for you!

Full R.A.D Ballet Program:

Ballet:  Age 5 years and up.
We offer a full Royal Academy of Dance ballet program. Students are offered the opportunity to present their examination work, and/or to take part in festival competitions. Please know that examinations and competitions are optional, not required. All our Ballet Students rehearse and perform in our Annual Ballet production as well as our year end recitals. There is also an opportunity to audition for special parts in our Annual Ballet Production.

Recreational and Competitive Classes:

Creative Dance: ages 3  – 4 years
Rhythm and movement with mixtures of Jazz, Tap, and Ballet.

Jazz: ages 5  years and up
Students under the age of 11 years will be placed in a Jazz/Tap combination class.

Hip Hop/Acro – Ages 5-6 

Students ages 5 -6 years can take a mixture of hip hop and acro in thesame class.

Tap: ages 5 years and up
Students under the age of 11 years  will be placed in a Jazz/Tap combination class unless in intermediate tap.

Modern: ages 7 years and up
Students 8 – 12 years  will be placed in a lyrical/modern combination class.  All students entering this genre need 2 years recent ballet or jazz experience.

Contemporary -Lyrical:  ages 7 years and up
Students 8 – 12 years  will be placed in a contemporary/modern combination class.  All students entering this genre need 2 years recent ballet or jazz experience.

Hip Hop: ages 7 years and up – all levels!
Emphasis is on hip hop and a hip hop routine  We do have an “all boys ” hiphop class ages 7-10

Musical Theatre: ages 11 years and up
Students will be placed in jazz/musical theatre combination classes. Check on availability.

Acro/Tumbling for Dancers
Acrobatics for dancers.

Grooving – 10 and up
Hip hop based grooving technique class – just non stop hip hop grooving and sweating! Combos may be taught at the end of class. No year end routine.

Stretch and Technique – all levels!
Mandatory for all full-time competitive students. Building strength and technique focusing on jumps and turns.

Performance Group – FREE CLASS 12  years and up. If you are interested in dance but are worried about finances, come join our performance group Thursday nights at 8:15pm.  We do teach partnering in this class  so if you are able to, bring a friend to dance with 🙂

We offer both recreational and competitive classes. For those who want to have fun and learn the dance technique, we recommend the recreational classes. Competitive classes are for the serious dancer. Students will be taken to competitions in April and we require a full commitment and contract from these students. Just for Kicks Instructors are in charge of placement for all classes and levels.  If you are interested in competing, be sure to speak to one of our instructors! We highly recommend ballet for anyone seriously interested in continuing with dance!

Adult Classes

Tap: all levels

Jazz,Contemporary, Ballet and modern: all levels

Hip Hop – heels

Hip Hop and Grooving – No pressure fun class that works your brain and your body out for all levels

Performance Group for Adults – Partnering and FUN!

How Our Classes Work

Recreational Classes

• Who it’s for: Open to all students, ideal for beginners and those building foundational dance skills.

• Focus: Developing technique and confidence.

• Performances: Culminates in recital performances.

• Requirements: No mandatory classes.

Pre-Competitive Program

• Who it’s for: Dancers with some experience considering full-time competitive

dance or seeking a team and competition experience with less commitment.

• Includes:

• Competitions

• Recital performances

• Select community events

• Requirements: Ballet and technique classes are strongly recommended but

not required.

Full-Time Competitive Program

• Who it’s for: Experienced dancers seeking elite training with a high level of

dedication and commitment.

• Includes:

• Competitions

• Recital performances

• Community performances

• Requirements: Mandatory classes required to compete in specific genres (see below for details).

Mandatory Class Requirements by Team

• Junior Team

• Mandatory: Ballet

• Eligible Genres: Lyrical, Jazz, Contemporary

• Note: Tap, Hip-Hop, Musical Theater, and Acro do not require mandatories, but dancers are still selected for these teams.

• Intermediate Foundations, Intermediate, and Advanced Teams

• Mandatories: Ballet and Technique classes

• Eligible Genres: Lyrical, Jazz, Contemporary, Modern

• For Hip-Hop: Mandatory Grooving class• Note: Tap, Musical Theater, and Acro do not require mandatories, but dancers are still selected for these teams.

• Junior Mini Team

• Requirements: No mandatories, but Ballet is strongly recommended.

• Pre-Competitive Teens

• Requirements: No mandatories, but Ballet is strongly recommended

Watch Our Award Winning JFK Dancers!

We are extremely proud of how hard our JFK dancers work to put on great performances. Starting from the age of 3 all the way to adults, we have a class that we’re sure you’ll love. Our dancers have won a lot of medals and awards over the years at many different festivals – but the one that means the most to us… The Spirit Award – reflective of the fun, helpful and inclusive atmosphere found in our studios.