Our Classes
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Discovery Dance Program
Classes For Ages 2-3
First Steps - age 2
The perfect introduction to dance for your little one. This half-hour tap and ballet combination class will engage your toddler with songs, music, games and instruments while introducing them to the basics of tap and creative movement.
2-3yr Classroom Milestones
- Name colors and distinguish shapes
- Learn to follow directions
- Acquire listening skills
- Learn to stand in line and take turns
- Discover creative expression
- Learn rhythm and counting
- Learn manners and sharing
- Develop friendships
- Acquire gross motor skills
Tiny Tots - age 3
Our Tiny Tots classes are designed to allow your child to use their imagination and express themselves through movement and music, engaging your preschooler through songs, music, games, props and instruments. These classes focus on the basics of coordination and strength, while learning the classroom essentials.
Discovery Dance Program
Classes For Ages 4-5 (Pre-K)
Mini Stars Level
Our Mini Stars classes are designed to allow your child to use their imagination and express themselves through movement and music, engaging your preschooler through songs, music, games, props and instruments. These classes focus on the basics of coordination and strength, while enhancing gross motor skills (skipping, galloping, etc.), and introducing ballet basics (plié, tendu, sauté, feet and arm positions) and tap basics (shuffle combinations, paradiddles, traveling steps).
4-5yr Classroom Milestones
- Follow directions
- Refine listening skills
- Stand in line and take turns
- Refine rhythm and counting (1-8)
- Distinguish left from right
- Practice manners and sharing
- Execute gross motor skills
- Develop coordination and balance skills
- Learn dance vocabulary words
- Understand special awareness in lines
- Move through choreography as a group
- Make friendships
Discovery Dance Program
Classes For Kindergarteners
Kinder Stars Level
Our Super Stars classes introduces your child to the basics of Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Hip-Hop and Tumbling. The dance movements in these classes help develop coordination, rhythm, and imagination, and build on the basics, including right and left discrimination, counting music, and exploring rhythm through the use of the body. Teachers will encourage each child's recognition and memorization of basic dance steps in all disciplines. The individual instructions our dancers receive will give them the correct foundation and the "fun"damentals for their physical and mental development. This class uses fantasy and fun songs to encourage personality growth.
Kindergarten Milestones
- Follow directions
- Refine listening skills
- Stand in line and take turns
- Refine rhythm and counting (1-8)
- Distinguish left from right
- Practice manners and sharing
- Execute gross motor skills
- Develop coordination and balance skills
- Learn dance vocabulary words
- Understand special awareness in lines
- Move through choreography as a group
- Make friendships
Discovery Dance Program
Classes For 1st Graders
Super Stars Level
Our Super Stars classes introduces your child to the basics of Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Hip-Hop and Tumbling. The dance movements in these classes help develop coordination, rhythm, and imagination, and build on the basics, including right and left discrimination, counting music, and exploring rhythm through the use of the body. Teachers will encourage each child's recognition and memorization of basic dance steps in all disciplines. The individual instructions our dancers receive will give them the correct foundation and the "fun"damentals for their physical and mental development. This class uses fantasy and fun songs to encourage personality growth.
5-7yr Classroom Milestones
- Follow directions
- Refine listening skills
- Stand in line and take turns
- Refine rhythm and counting (1-8)
- Distinguish left from right
- Practice manners and sharing
- Execute gross motor skills
- Develop coordination and balance skills
- Learn dance vocabulary words
- Understand special awareness in lines
- Move through choreography as a group
- Make friendships
Academy Dance Program
Classes For 2nd-4th Graders
Rising Stars Level
CID's Rising Stars Program is specially designed for the beginning level 2nd-3rd grade student who wants to grow in confidence as they learn technique basics in a combination class. Rising Stars classes are the perfect introduction to the Academy program.
Beginning Classroom Milestones
• Follow directions
• Learn complex rhythms (Single and double)
• Execute fine and gross motor skills
• Refine coordination and
balance(1-8)
• Execute role memorization in choreography
• Demonstrate vocabulary recognition
• Understand spatial awareness in choreography
• Build friendships and social skills
Level I Classes
CID's Level I Program is specially designed for the 2nd-4th grade beginner dancer to grow in confidence as they learn technique basics through the grace of Ballet, rhythm of Tap, stylization of Jazz and fundaments of Hip-Hop and Tumbling.
Ballet
Enjoyment of movement, expression, and sensitivity to music are combined with discipline in the study of ballet. It is an established technique with a scientific, anatomical approach to movement, teaching about the alignment and growth of the body.
Jazz
Jazz is a form of dance that showcases a dancer's individual style and originality. Jazz is energetic and fun, consisting of unique moves, fancy footwork, big leaps and quick turns.
Tap
Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by using the sound of one's tap shoes hitting the floor as a percussive instrument. As such, it is also commonly considered to be a form of music
Hip Hop
Hip-hop dance refers to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. It includes a wide range of styles primarily breaking, locking. and popping which were created in the 1970s and made popular by dance crews in the United States.
Lyrical
Lyrical is a fusion of ballet and jazz dance techniques. Lyrical dance challenges choreographers and dancers to use motion to interpret music and express emotion. A lyrical dancers' movements attempt to show the meaning of the music.
Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre is a jazz-based class filled with Broadway style dancing and music. Classes incorporate the style of dance one would typically see on a Broadway stage.
Academy Dance Program
Classes For 3rd-5th Graders
Level I/II Classes
CID's Level I/II Program is specially designed for the 3rd-5th grade advanced beginner dancer to grow in confidence as they learn technique basics through the grace of Ballet, rhythm of Tap, stylization of Jazz and fundaments of Hip-Hop and Tumbling.
Intermediate Classroom Milestones
• Confidence
• Respect
• Dedication
• Exercise
• Enhanced concentration
• Invent rhythms
• Incorporate steps into choreography
• Develop endurance
• Critique performances
• Building friendships
• Work as a team
Level II Classes
CID's Level II Program is specially designed for the intermediate dancer in grades 4- high school to expand a student's knowledge and performance skills. Classes will focus on pick-up techniques, choreography, rhythm & dance patterns and have an increased expectation of proper technique & musicality.
Ballet
Enjoyment of movement, expression, and sensitivity to music are combined with discipline in the study of ballet. It is an established technique with a scientific, anatomical approach to movement, teaching about the alignment and growth of the body.
Jazz
Jazz is a form of dance that showcases a dancer's individual style and originality. Jazz is energetic and fun, consisting of unique moves, fancy footwork, big leaps and quick turns.
Tap
Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by using the sound of one's tap shoes hitting the floor as a percussive instrument. As such, it is also commonly considered to be a form of music
Hip Hop
Hip-hop dance refers to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. It includes a wide range of styles primarily breaking, locking. and popping which were created in the 1970s and made popular by dance crews in the United States.
Lyrical
Lyrical is a fusion of ballet and jazz dance techniques. Lyrical dance challenges choreographers and dancers to use motion to interpret music and express emotion. A lyrical dancers' movements attempt to show the meaning of the music.
Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre is a jazz-based class filled with Broadway style dancing and music. Classes incorporate the style of dance one would typically see on a Broadway stage.
Academy Dance Program
Beginning level classes for Teens
Teen Level Classes
CID's Teen Program is specially designed for the 6th-10th grade beginner/advanced beginner dancer to grow in confidence as they learn technique basics through the grace of Ballet, rhythm of Tap, stylization of Jazz and Induments of Hip-Hop and Tumbling.
Intermediate Classroom Milestones
• Confidence
• Respect
• Dedication
• Exercise
• Enhanced concentration
• Invent rhythms
• Incorporate steps into choreography
• Develop endurance
• Critique performances
• Building friendships
• Work as a team
Ballet
Enjoyment of movement, expression, and sensitivity to music are combined with discipline in the study of ballet. It is an established technique with a scientific, anatomical approach to movement, teaching about the alignment and growth of the body.
Jazz
Jazz is a form of dance that showcases a dancer's individual style and originality. Jazz is energetic and fun, consisting of unique moves, fancy footwork, big leaps and quick turns.
Tap
Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by using the sound of one's tap shoes hitting the floor as a percussive instrument. As such, it is also commonly considered to be a form of music
Hip Hop
Hip-hop dance refers to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. It includes a wide range of styles primarily breaking, locking. and popping which were created in the 1970s and made popular by dance crews in the United States.
Lyrical
Lyrical is a fusion of ballet and jazz dance techniques. Lyrical dance challenges choreographers and dancers to use motion to interpret music and express emotion. A lyrical dancers' movements attempt to show the meaning of the music.
Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre is a jazz-based class filled with Broadway style dancing and music. Classes incorporate the style of dance one would typically see on a Broadway stage.
Varsity Dance Program
Intermediate & Advanced level classes
Level III Classes
CID's Level III Program is specially designed for the intermediate dancer in grades 5-high school. Dancers will work to develop artistic expression, presence and understand intention in their dancing. A focus will be put on building the strength, flexibility and control needed to execute advanced movements.
Advanced Classroom Milestones
• Confidence
• Building self- esteem
• Leadership • Respect
• Dedication
• Perseverance
• Responsibility
• Endurance
• Achieve goals
• Reduce stress
• Positive Body
Image
• Time management
Level IV/V Classes
CID's Level IV & V classes are specially designed for the teenager who enjoys a challenging class with emphasis on music complexity, dynamic movement, performance and emotional connection while being able to carry more mature themes in their dancing.
Ballet
Enjoyment of movement, expression, and sensitivity to music are combined with discipline in the study of ballet. It is an established technique with a scientific, anatomical approach to movement, teaching about the alignment and growth of the body.
Jazz
Jazz is a form of dance that showcases a dancer's individual style and originality. Jazz is energetic and fun, consisting of unique moves, fancy footwork, big leaps and quick turns.
Tap
Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by using the sound of one's tap shoes hitting the floor as a percussive instrument. As such, it is also commonly considered to be a form of music
Hip Hop
Hip-hop dance refers to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. It includes a wide range of styles primarily breaking, locking. and popping which were created in the 1970s and made popular by dance crews in the United States.
Lyrical
Lyrical is a fusion of ballet and jazz dance techniques. Lyrical dance challenges choreographers and dancers to use motion to interpret music and express emotion. A lyrical dancers' movements attempt to show the meaning of the music.
Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre is a jazz-based class filled with Broadway style dancing and music. Classes incorporate the style of dance one would typically see on a Broadway stage.
Varsity Dance Program
At Classic Image Dance we offer a range of opportunities, outside of regular classes, for students to Level Up their commitment & training. Each opportunity is available at different stages in a student's dance journey. These programs have been created with CID's mission at the forefront, allowing students to foster personal & academic growth through lessons & opportunities, inside & outside of the studio.
