Click on the link below to see the 2010-2011 Class Schedule, including Full Season Offerings and Special 6 Week Sessions: Class Schedule

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Class Descriptions (Full Season Offerings):

Please find the descriptions of the dance styles offered at Edgewater Academy below.  Students are encouraged to study more than one dance style to broaden their knowledge and ensure versatility.

Kindersteps (Ages 3-4)
Kindersteps builds basic dance technique while developing creativity, musicality, and motor skills.  Classes offered: Kindersteps I, Kindersteps II

Pre-Ballet/Classical Ballet (Ages 5+)
A traditional form of dance with a vocabulary of steps that develop strengh, flexibility, coordination, and proper body alignment.  Ballet is an excellent foundation for all other dance forms.  Classes offered:  Pre-Ballet, Ballet/Tap I, Ballet/Tap II, Ballet/Tap III, Ballet IV, Ballet VA-B, Ballet VIB, Ballet VII

Pointe (Ages 12+)
Pointe is an extension of ballet for advanced students only.  Classes offered: Pointe I/II, Pointe III.

Pre-Tap/Tap (Ages 5+)
Tap uses the body as a rhythm instrument.  With an emphasis on fancy footwork and sound, tap develops agility, musicality, and precision.  Classes offered:  Ballet/Tap I, Ballet/Tap II, Ballet/Tap III, Tap IV, Tap V, Tap VI, Tap VII

Jazz (Ages 6+)
Jazz blends popular music and current dance trends with the technique of classical dance forms.  Classes offered: Jazz I, Jazz II, Jazz III, Jazz IV, Jazz V, Jazz VI, Jazz VII, Adult Jazz

Modern Dance (Ages 9+)
Modern dance explores space and rhythm in innovative ways.  It involves a greater use of the torso and pelvis to initiate movement.  Classes offered: Modern I, Modern II

Hip Hop (Ages 9+)
An extension of jazz dance, hip hop dance incorporates the latest dance moves to hip hop style music.  Classes offered: Hip Hop I, Hip Hop II, Hip Hop III

Boy's Agility Jam (Grades 1-3)

A class, geared for boys, that uses a sports agility warm up with a variety of dance styles including basic hip hop, popping, locking and stepping.

Dance Company
Edgewater Dance Company (EDC)



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