Recreational Classes – General Information
Thank you for visiting Legacy Dance Studio’s Recreational dance page and for considering our program. Since 1998, we have been providing dancers of all ages and abilities with tools necessary to enjoy dance for a lifetime. Dance provides many benefits for children. Outside of the social and physical benefits, dance provides etiquette, poise, discipline and an appreciation of the arts. We keep our instructor to student ratio at an appropriate level to help your dancer reach their fullest potential. We go above and beyond to make sure your dancer has a great time and learns to love dance for a lifetime!
Dress Code – ALL Classes:
- Dance shoes must be worn at all times. Shoes are available for purchase at the studio. Please label ALL dance items with your dancer’s name/initials
- No baggy pants, pajama pants, long t-shirts, sweatshirts or jeans will be allowed in class
- Dancers should wear dance clothing that they can move and easily stretch in
- Hair must be worn off the face
Tots and Creative Movement:
- Black leotard, pink footed tights, skirt (optional)
- Pink leather ballet shoes
- Boys: Shorts and T-shirt, black ballet shoes
3-4yr to Int. 6-8yr classes:
- Black leotard, pink footed tights, skirt (optional)
- Pink leather ballet shoes
- Tan tap shoes
- Boys: Shorts and T-shirt, black ballet shoes, black tap shoes
8-10yr to Teen classes:
- Leotard or proper dancewear/activewear
- Tap, jazz, ballet shoes and/or turners (depending on class)
Ballet Technique classes:
- Girls: Black leotard, pink footed tights, pink ballet shoes and hair in a neat bun
- Boys: black shorts, white t-shirt, black ballet shoes
Class Descriptions
Click on the links below to learn more about each specific class.
Creative Movement-Children learn listening and cooperation skills as well as large muscle movement, and pre-ballet movements. This class does participate in the spring recitals and performs 1 dance. Session runs from Sept-June with the recital being in the beginning of June.
Tap, Ballet and Creative Movement-Children learn basic skills with an emphasis on class participation, following directions and having fun! They will do one tap and one ballet dance in the recital. No prerequisite. Must be 3 years old by Sept. 1.
Tap, Ballet and Creative Movement-Children learn basic tap & ballet skills while gaining important social skills and having fun! They will do two dances in the recital- a tap and a ballet. Must be 4 ½ by Sept. 1, or have completed the 3 – 4 ½ year old class last year.
Tap, Ballet and Intro to Jazz-Children build on their tap & ballet skills and are introduced to some basic and fun jazz skills! They will do two dances in the recital- a tap and a ballet. Children must be in kindergarten or 1st grade.
Tap, Ballet and Intro to Jazz-Children learn beginning tap and ballet skills with an introduction to jazz. They will do two dances in the recital- a tap, and a ballet. No prerequisite required. Must be in grades 1-3.
Tap, Ballet, Jazz-This class continues to build on skills learned in previous classes. Jazz is studied more intensely. They will do three dances in the recital- a tap, jazz and a ballet. Children must have recent previous dance experience and be entering 2nd or 3rd grade.
This is for the dancer with a few years of dance and introduces a longer, more focused class. They will perform 3 dances in the recital, with more difficult steps and combinations. Must have at least 3 years of dance experience.
Tap, Jazz and Lyrical/Ballet-This is a beginning level but quick moving class. Basic tap and jazz skills are gained, along with technique, poise and confidence. No prerequisite required. Must be in 4th grade or older.
Tap, Jazz and Lyrical- Combinations are becoming more intricate. Showmanship, technical execution and performance is stressed. They will do 3 dances in the recital, tap, jazz and lyrical. Must have recent dance experience and be entering 6th or 7th grade.
These are our most advanced recreational dancers. They do tap, jazz and lyrical. Must be 14 as of Jan. 1st of following year. These dancers will focus on furthering their technical knowledge as artists, improvisation, and telling their story through dance.
Beginning: Learn basic hip hop moves to age-appropriate music with the latest sound.
Intermediate: Continue to build on Hip Hop skills including moves that include popping, locking, sliding, glides and other hip hop steps and moves.
Dress code: clean tennis shoes and proper dancewear or activewear.