A rigorous, classical style of dance in which dancers use turned out positions to perform steps that glide, jump, and turn. Ballet requires flat shoes made of canvas or leather that guides the line of the dancers’ foot and leg. This style utilizes poise and graceful movements and gestures.
Building upon ballet technique, this class teaches classical variations to some of the world's most famous ballets.
Utilizing a dancer's toolbox, this class focuses on increasing the strength, cardio, and flexibility needed across dance styles.
Set to popular hip-hop music, this form evolved from funk, street, and breakdancing styles. It focuses on skills like popping and locking, freezes, floorwork and fast footwork. This style also hinges on individual expression and confidence.
A foundational class for contemporary movement, improvisation plays a key roll in creating movement for the stage. Recommended for advanced dancers, this classes gets you ready to enter DTG's student choreography showcase.
Set to popular music, jazz dance is a fun, energetic form that snaps, pops, and flicks its way on the stage and in the classroom. The form originated with social dance and received influence from classical ballet, African techniques, and modern dance. Today It utilizes some ballet and contemporary terms and is typically performed in parallel positions.
Focusing on skills needed for dance team, this class will introduce pompoms into jazz dance and focus on the technique needed for big jumps and turns.
Building on basic movement skills, kindergarteners focus on learning tap and ballet steps to build the foundation of their technique. We play games that teach locomotor skills including learning left from right, how to move across the floor, and weave in creative movement.
Codified now as its own technique, modern dance stems from pioneers like Martha Graham, Isadora Duncan, and Katherine Dunham, to name a few. The form requires dancers to train barefooted and involves floor work, off center balances and falls, breathwork, and a keen understanding of efforts in the body.
A class dedicated to movement with your toddler! Parents and babies are welcomed to the studio for creative play and exploration.
Ever wanted to belt out into song during a musical theater dance? Now here is your chance! Led by Sam Italiano and Pam ****, this class will focus on strategies to sing and dance at the same time, preparing students for full-length musicals.
Focusing on fun and creative movement, preschool classes use ballet and tap as conduits to learn basic dance steps. Our tiniest dancers learn spacial awareness, interact with other movers their age, and show off their personalities from the classroom to the stage!
Salsa is a dynamic, vibrant dance characterized by its energetic footwork, fluid turns, and rhythmic hip movements. Set to lively Latin music with a strong beat, it involves a mix of fast and slow movements, showcasing a playful and passionate interaction between partners.
A percussive dance technique utilizing shoes with metal pieces on the bottom to create new sounds. Tap skills include syncopation, subtle weight shifts, foot and ankle control, full body rhythm, and pattern recognition.
Focusing on patterns and codified steps, this class provides up-skilling methods for intermediate and advanced dancers.
Building on basic movement skills, kindergarteners focus on learning tap and ballet steps to build the foundation of their technique. We play games that teach locomotor skills including learning left from right, how to move across the floor, and weave in creative movement.
Led by Angela Gibson with the Libation African Drummers, this class introduces traditional West African movements, practices, and song. We guarantee you'll sweat, laugh, and enjoy!
Vinyasa yoga is a dynamic style of yoga that emphasizes the seamless flow of movements synchronized with the breath. The word "vinyasa" translates from Sanskrit as "to place in a special way," referring to the intentional sequence of postures that are linked together through breath. This class will create the balance between strength, mindfulness, and rest.