Classes We Offer
Expressive Dance Studio (EDS) offers a variety of dance classes. EDS is passionate about helping each dancer achieve their highest potential, while also having as much fun as possible. During the regular dance season, October - May/June, our regular classes are for pre-schoolers ages 2 1/2 to 3, ages 4 (beginner), 5-6 (level 1), 7-8 (level 2), 9-14 (levels 3&4). Have a look at our classes available below to find the one(s) that best fits your needs.
Pre-school Kiddy Hop
This is a fun, energetic class for young dancers who like to move. Students will learn a sense of rhythm, some basic hip hop/jazz moves through a variety of different songs. They will gain an understanding of rhythm, coordination, movement while building strength and flexibility.
Tap
Tap develops precision, coordination and rhythm. The studio follows the ADAPT Syllabus and offers challenging, inspiring, and fun for the student. Classical and funk are styles that are covered with emphasis on students working to build their dance movements, and quality of sound and technique. There is always a warm-up at the beginning of each class.
Jazz
This is an energetic dance form that combines current dance and music with trends and technique. The studio follows the ADAPT Syllabus. The classes consist of a warm-up, steps and techniques and various dance combinations. Jazz can be interpreted as powerful, expressive and lyrical. Based on jazz technique, dancers work to achieve various jumps, turns, as well as increase their flexibility. This class is fun, active and a great workout.
Ballet
Ballet will help to develop strength, flexibility, control, grace, poise, and discipline through ballet technique. The studio follows the ADAPT Syllabus which is challenging yet inspiring and fun. A development of ballet concepts including turn out, coordination, spatial awareness and movement vocabulary.
Jazz Hop
This is a fun, upbeat class designed for young dancers ages 5-6 combining jazz and hip hop moves. It is a high energy class working on rhythm, flexibility, balance, strength through a variety of songs. All classes start with a warm-up.
Hip Hop
It’s a fun, high energy dance form, which combines street style with some jazz. Dance to the music of hip hop, rap, some R&B, and occasionally pop. Participants with no dance experience can pick this style up and just come out and get some exercise, have some fun, and gain more musicality and learn some dance moves. All classes start with a warm-up.
Musical Theatre
A fun and creative style of dance is Musical Theatre. Our students will have a blast exploring many different themes and styles of musical theatre while working toward our year end recital. Students have the opportunity to extend their performance vocabulary by introducing acting, singing and improvisation to their dancing.
Line Dance
This class is for adults 18+. Line dancing is a popular form of dance that anyone can learn.
Join other dancers and learn some fun Line Dances or just come for the great exercise! In our Line Dancing Lessons we teach many different line dances to all genres of music like Country, Top 40 and Hip Hop.
No dance experience needed!