Class Offerings

Broadway Babies 2-3

Age: 2 to 3 years

Class Length: 45 minutes

Broadway Babies 2-3 is a great introduction to dance. Class time focuses on beginning ballet/jazz and tap skills. The class promotes an excellent dance foundation as the students learn the basics of foot, leg and arm placement, as well as continuing to focus on flexibility, strength, and control. The new program is built, not only to give them a strong start to their dance education, but also to help them experience what it means to be a “Broadway Baby.” Their weekly class will also include an introduction to rhythm, sound and song and local performance opportunities will be made available.

Broadway Babies 4-6

Age: 4 to 6 years

Class Length: 45 minutes

Broadway Babies 4-6 provides more advanced dance training for the slightly older student. Class time is divided equally between tap and ballet/jazz. Thus students focus on improving technique, flexibility, and control and develop tap technique in order to manipulate rhythm and sound. The new program is built, not only to give them a strong start to their dance education, but also to help them experience what it means to be a “Broadway Baby.” Their weekly class will also include an introduction to rhythm, sound and song and local performance opportunities will be made available.

Lyrical/Contemporary

Age: 6 to 18 years

Class Length: 45 minutes

Lyrical is a great chance for students who have studied ballet, to continue to apply their skills to a more contemporary style of dance. Strength, flexibility, and technique are still the focus, as is a greater level of body manipulation and movement. The students begin to focus on learning to tell a complete story through dance.

Acrobatics

Age: 4 to 18 years

Class Length: 45 minutes

Our advanced floor program offers students the chance to develop strength, control, and flexibility. Class focuses on improving basic acrobatics skills, such as cartwheels and walkovers to power-tumbling, such as back handsprings, back tucks, and more. Acrobatics class is an excellent class for cheerleaders and athletes, as well as dancers.

Hip Hop

Age: 5 to 18 years

Class Length: 45 minutes

One of our most popular classes offers students the chance to have a great time, stay fit, and focus on improving their strength and rhythm. Students focus on video-style dance to today’s hits from the Pop and R & B charts.

Competitive Team

Age: 3 to 18 years

Class Length: Various lengths

Bourn Academy of Dance is pleased to be host to a nationally recognized competitive team. Members study all genres of dance between 3 and 9 hours a week. Students also have greater performance opportunities. If you are interested in being evaluated for team please contact us or inquire at the desk.

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Jazz

Age: 7-18

Class Length: 45 minutes

Jazz class is also a great chance for the older student who wishes to study on the recreational level (once or twice a week). Class time focuses on improving technique, flexibility, and control, while learning style appropriate for Top 40 hits and/or musical theater hits from Broadway.

Tap

Age: 7-18

Class Length: 45 minutes

Tap class is again, excellent for the older student who wishes to study on the recreational level (once or twice a week). Students develop tap technique in order to manipulate rhythm and sound. Various tap styles are addressed, from classic / Broadway style, to modern / Hip Hop tap.