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These are special, shorter-term dance sessions that allows younger students to experience dance during the Winter and Spring. This time around, we are offering two different Elements of Dance arrangements to meet your needs and goals.
Choose From:
At the end of these sessions, students will have experienced various dance genres (ballet, tap, jazz and hip hop). The class culminates with a studio showcase (as opposed to a full recital performance). Elements of Dance will keep your child happy and active during the winter months and allow them to determine if a full year of dance is right for them.
$25 to $35 a month based on sliding fee income scale
Please read through our COVID-19 Procedures and Rules if you have not already
This situations and our procedures will effect how we handle class populations, health, hygiene, and visitors (including parents). In particular, the pick up, drop-off, and waiting area procedures are very different than our traditional setup.
Parent & Me – 18 months – 3 yrs.
June 14, 21, 28 (Mondays) / 4:30-5:15 PM
This class is designed for first time dancers to experience class with their caregiver. Your little dancer will have fun dancing to their favorite Frozen songs while working on basic dance terminology and coordination. This class will help create fond memories full of laughter and smiles. Join us for a fun three week class that requires no previous dance experience.
Cost $32
Parent & Me – 18 months – 3 yrs.
July 12, 19, 26 (Mondays) / 4:30-5:15 PM
This class is designed for first time dancers to experience class with their caregiver. Your little dancer will have fun dancing to their favorite Cocomelon songs while working on basic dance terminology and coordination. This class will help create fond memories full of laughter and smiles. Join us for a fun three week class that requires no previous dance experience. Cost $32
June 14-17 (4-day series) / 9:30 AM – Noon
Sometimes it is good to be bad! Join us for a week of mysterious musical adventures including dance, art, and games. Children will experience hip hop, jazz, and lyrical in this fun interactive 4-day camp. There is a performance for parents to observe at 11:45AM on the last day of the camp.
Cost $72 for the 4-day session
Ages 18 months – 3 Yrs (w/ Caregiver present)
This class is designed for first time dancers to experience class with their caregiver. Your little dancer will have fun dancing to their favorite songs while working on basic dance terminology and coordination. This class will help create fond memories full of laughter and smiles. Join us for a fun three week class that requires no previous dance experience.
Cost $32
This class provides a basic ballet foundation for ages 2 -4. Students learn to move to simple rhythms, improve coordination and balance, and learn very basic ballet steps and terminology. Other activities include learning through games, skipping, hopping, walking on the balance beam with fun and familiar songs. Children must be able to take this class without a parent and be able to follow simple directions.
To give more variety to the pre-ballet program, all the classes from age 3 and up will also include some tap dance elements as well. This will help them broaden their skills and keep their interest strong. We also offer a Ballet and Jazz Combination for those that love upbeat music while also working on ballet positions.
Sumer 2021 Pre-Ballet Classes:
Pre-Ballet/Tap 2-4yrs
Cost $28 for 3 day-session
Ballet classes introduce students to a more formal class structure, including barre work, alignment exercises, stretching, coordination exercises and simple locomotion. The posture, placement and comportment of classical ballet are emphasized. As students progress they continue training in the fundamentals of ballet technique and vocabulary.
Ballet/Tap/Jazz 5-9yrs
June/July on Tuesdays (June 15, 22, 29) 5:30-6:30 PM Heather
This one-hour combination class provides students with opportunity to be exposed to three types of dance in one class. Depending on age, experience and ability, students progress from beginning to more advanced techniques. Cost $28 for 3 day-session
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Dress Code:
Girls black leotards, pink tights and pink ballet shoes (Ballet III-V: Require a split sole pink ballet shoe). Optional: black ballet skirt. Hair in a bun or pulled back neatly.
Boys – solid black (not baggy) shorts or black dance pants, solid black t-shirt or Jackson School of the Arts apparel and black ballet shoes.
* Ballet skirts should be simple wrap or pull on style. No jewelry.
This one-hour combination class provides students with opportunity to be exposed to two or three types of dance in one class. Depending on age, experience and ability, students progress from beginning to more advanced techniques. In the dance recital, students perform twice. Classes with three genres include which two styles are performed.
Cost $28 for 3 day-session
Lyrical/Jazz (8 to 11yrs)
June on Tuesdays (June 15, 22, 29) 4:30-5:30 PM Heather [Register for this Class]
Lyrical/Jazz ( 12+ yrs)
June on Wednesdays (June 16, 23, 30) 5:30-6:30 PM Heather [Register for this Class]
Jazz/Tap 7-12yrs. (Beginner & Intermediate)
July 3-DAY Span (July 20, 21, 22) 5:00-6:00 PM Heather [Register for this Class]
We all need some time to recover from our daily routine. Claim some time for yourself by joining us for our Adult Barre Class. This weekly excursion will not only get you familiar with ballet concepts in a comfortable environment, but will help you become a stronger and more relaxed version of yourself.
This dance studio for a class that incorporates barre work and the very best ballet exercises and techniques that create strong lean bodies.
No ballet experience is necessary.
Wear exercise clothes that make you feel comfortable.
June/July on Thursday (June 17, 24, , July 1) 5:30-6:30 PM Angie
Cost $28 for 3 day-session
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A Dance Fitness Class for Adults Featuring Music from 80s to Now.
Ages 18+
June on Tuesdays (June 15, 22, 29) 6:35-7:35 PM
Join us for a fun cardio dance class that will pull some of your favorite songs from the 80’s to now. This class is designed to help adults of all dance levels burn some calories while working on flexibility and remembering how to grove. Experience hip hop to line dancing in this unique adult workout class.No dance experience is necessary. Wear exercise clothes that make you feel comfortable.
Instructor: Heather
Cost: $28 for 3-day session.
[Register for this Class]
No dance experience is necessary.
Wear exercise clothes that make you feel comfortable.
(We also offer a kids session)
Teen & Adults Cardio Drumming (13+ years)
July 13, 14, 15/ 5:15-6:15 PM – Heather
Teen & Adult Cardio Drumming is designed as a low impact high energy exercise experience. Students will use drum sticks and exercise balls to burn calories while dancing to fun upbeat music. This three-day series is a great way for parents to spend time with their teenager and build memories with their loved ones.
Cost $28 for 3 day-session
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(Somersaults, Cartwheels, Back & Front Walkovers)
We introduce basic tumbling moves with a strong emphasis on stretching and strengthening exercises, which will prepare the student for more advanced work. Basic moves learned include things such as Splits, Backbends, Handstands, and Cartwheels. We combine the love of dance and acrobatics. Cost $28
(Cartwheels, Walkovers, and Handsprings)
An all levels class designed to help students improve their flexibility and learn foundational skills for tumbling. The class will work on skills according to each child’s ability and is designed to teach them through progression of skills.
Work on proper technique for turns, leaps and jumps in this 3 day class series. Dancers will focus on chaines, attitude, pique, and pirouette turns along with different leaps and jumps. They will also work on different tricks like illusions and press ups.
This hour-long class focuses on building core strength and increasing endurance and flexibility through a variety of exercises. These exercises include, but are not limited to pilates, yoga, and strength exercises. This class also helps dancers identify areas of weakness as well as needs in flexibility. It gives dancers the tools to use throughout their week to improve these areas as they work towards their dance goals.
All above classes Cost $28 for 3 day-session
These classes are high energy. Students learn “street moves” danced to the rhythms of today’s favorite R&B, hip hop and pop music. All music is age appropriate and free of any suggestive language.
Cost $28 for 3 day-session
Hip Hop (5 to 9 years)
Wed (June 16, 23, 30) 4:30-5:30 PM Heather [Register for this Class]
Hip Hop Beginner 10+ yrs
Thu (June 17, 24, July 1) 6:20-7:20 PM Heather [Register for this Class]
Hip Hop Intermediate/Advanced 10+ yrs
Wed (June 16, 23, 30) 6:35-7:35 PM Heather [Register for this Class]
(equivalent to Level II and III for standard JSA Hip-Hop class)
Dress Code:
Girls: solid color t-shirt (no writing), leggings and/or shorts and black sneaker with black sole.
Boys: solid color t-shirt (no writing), jogger/athletic pants and/or shorts and black sneaker with black sole.
No jeans or belly shirts. No writing on clothing. Hair should be in a ponytail or pulled back off your face. No jewelry.
Shoes: Black sneaker with black sole
Irish dance, dating back to the Druids, is a rhythmic and lighthearted dance. While the rigid upper body mimics the posture of a soldier, the legs and feet pound out incredible footwork.
Cost $28 for 3 day-session
July on Mondays
July 12, 19, 26 6:30-7:30 PM Angie [Register for this Class]
Dress Code:
Girls: wear black leotards, black tights and a solid color knee length skirt. Shrugs or a sweater is also acceptable over the leotard.
Boys: black t-shirt, black pants.
Shoes: Soft shoe students can wear black ballet shoes, or ghillies.
Hard shoe students must order shoes – assistance with ordering available through instructor. Hair should be in a ponytail or pulled away from your face.
July 13, 14 & 15 / 4:15-5:00 PM – Heather [Register for this Class]
Cardio Drumming is a unique experience for students to work on rhythm by drumming on an exercise ball. This class is full of high energy, kid friendly music, and is a great way for students to burn lots of energy. This is setup as a three day commitment to help break up the summer for your child & pre-teen.
Cost $28 for 3 day-session
July 13, 14, 15/ 5:15-6:15 PM – Heather [Register for this Class]
Teen & Adult Cardio Drumming is designed as a low impact high energy exercise experience. Students will use drum sticks and exercise balls to burn calories while dancing to fun upbeat music. This three-day series is a great way for parents to spend time with their teenager and build memories with their loved ones.
Cost $28 for 3 day-session
Tuesday Evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 PM
$42 individual per 3-week session
Whether you’ve always dreamed of learning ballroom dance or just want to polish your style and add new moves to your repertoire, our instructors at Jackson School of the Arts will help you meet your goals while feeling comfortable and confident. Don’t worry if you’ve never danced before or think you have two left feet. We have the experience to get you past feeling awkward and into feeling great about dancing!
Cha Cha
June 17, 24, July 1
Cha-cha-cha is a lively and upbeat Latin dance often used in formal competitions and a favorite for in-formal clubs. It consists of playful and creative steps, and is a wonderful ground for improvisational dance moves.
[Register for this Class]
We have many classes for adults (see the full listing here), but here are some special ones worth an extra mention
Join us for a fun cardio dance class that will pull some of your favorite songs from the 80’s to now. This class is designed to help adults of all dance levels burn some calories while working on flexibility and remembering how to grove. Experience hip hop to line dancing in this unique adult workout class. Class is a twelve week commitment and starts February 2.
No dance experience is necessary.
Wear exercise clothes that make you feel comfortable.
Teen & Adult Ballet – Ages 16+
JUNE/JULY on Thursdays (June 17, 24, , July 1) 5:30-6:30 PM
We all need some time to recover from our daily routine. Claim some time for yourself by joining us for our Adult Barre Class. This weekly excursion will not only get you familiar with ballet concepts in a comfortable environment, but will help you become a stronger and more relaxed version of yourself. This dance studio for a class that incorporates barre work and the very best ballet exercises and techniques that create strong lean bodies. No ballet experience necessary. Wear exercise clothes that make you feel comfortable.
Cost $28 for 3 day-session
Instructor: Angie
July 13, 14 & 15 / 4:15-5:00 PM – Heather
Cardio Drumming is a unique experience for students to work on rhythm by drumming on an exercise ball. This class is full of high energy, kid friendly music, and is a great way for students to burn lots of energy. This is setup as a three day commitment to help break up the summer for your child & pre-teen.
Cost $28 for 3 day-session
July 13, 14, 15/ 5:15-6:15 PM – Heather
Teen & Adult Cardio Drumming is designed as a low impact high energy exercise experience. Students will use drum sticks and exercise balls to burn calories while dancing to fun upbeat music. This three-day series is a great way for parents to spend time with their teenager and build memories with their loved ones.
Cost $28 for 3 day-session
We sell all of your dance wear needs from shoes for the tiniest dancer to leotards and tights to specialty items.
Your purchase also supports our programs and the children we serve.
Stop in today or contact us with any questions.
