Evergreen Dance Academy Class Listing And Dance Attire Expectations
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Class Descriptions
Acro Level 1 and 2/3
Acro class integrates balance, flexibility, partnering, and tumbling skills to create a dynamic training experience. Students learn to balance on hands and feet, enhance flexibility through stretches, collaborate in partnered movements, and practice acrobatic tumbling like flips and rolls. These classes emphasize safety, technique, and progression, fostering confidence, fitness, and artistic expression through synchronized acrobatics.
It is essential for all students to wear tight-fitting clothing. This ensures visibility of body lines, promoting correct alignment and muscle engagement. Please avoid loose tanks or tees that may ride up over the head, obstructing views or exposing private areas. Similarly, loose-fitted shorts around the legs should be avoided to ensure everything remains enclosed and covered appropriately. Students should wear a leotard or fitted top, fitted shorts or leggings, and have bare feet.
Creative Ballet & Tap Combo (Ages 3-5)
This class introduces young dancers to ballet and tap through creative movement and imaginative play. Class begins with tap and transitions to ballet halfway through, allowing dancers to explore rhythm, coordination, and musicality in a fun and engaging way. Movement games, storytelling, and playful imagery are used to build balance, body awareness, and foundational motor skills that support future ballet and tap training—all while nurturing a love of dance.
Dancers are encouraged to come dressed and ready to move! Required attire includes a pink or black leotard, pink tights, pink leather ballet slippers, and black tap shoes. A pink ballet skirt is optional. Hair should be secured away from the face for comfort and safety.
Pre-Ballet & Tap Combo (Ages 5-6)
This class follows a ballet- and tap-based curriculum, beginning with tap and transitioning to ballet halfway through the class. Dancers will be introduced to more formal ballet and tap technique, including age-appropriate barre work. Fun imagery, movement games, and creative exercises are used to help students develop the motor skills that support future classical ballet and tap training.
Required attire includes a pink or black leotard, pink tights, pink leather ballet slippers, and black tap shoes. A pink ballet skirt is optional. Hair should be neatly secured in a bun or pulled back away from the face for shorter styles.
Creative Ballet & Tap Combo (Ages 3-5)
This class introduces young dancers to ballet and tap through creative movement and imaginative play. Class begins with tap and transitions to ballet halfway through, allowing dancers to explore rhythm, coordination, and musicality in a fun and engaging way. Movement games, storytelling, and playful imagery are used to build balance, body awareness, and foundational motor skills that support future ballet and tap training—all while nurturing a love of dance.
Dancers are encouraged to come dressed and ready to move! Required attire includes a pink or black leotard, pink tights, pink leather ballet slippers, and black tap shoes. A pink ballet skirt is optional. Hair should be secured away from the face for comfort and safety.
Pre-Ballet & Tap Combo (Ages 5-6)
This class follows a ballet- and tap-based curriculum, beginning with tap and transitioning to ballet halfway through the class. Dancers will be introduced to more formal ballet and tap technique, including age-appropriate barre work. Fun imagery, movement games, and creative exercises are used to help students develop the motor skills that support future classical ballet and tap training.
Required attire includes a pink or black leotard, pink tights, pink leather ballet slippers, and black tap shoes. A pink ballet skirt is optional. Hair should be neatly secured in a bun or pulled back away from the face for shorter styles.
Lyrical/Contemporary I, II, & III (6+ yrs.)
Contemporary dance blends elements of ballet, jazz, and modern techniques to create movement that is expressive, dynamic, and versatile. Dancers explore floorwork, improvisation, and unique choreography that encourages creativity, emotional connection, and individuality while building strength, flexibility, and artistry. Students should wear a leotard, tights or jazz pants, and leather ballet shoes or foot undies.
Hip Hop 1 (6+ yrs.)
This class teaches rhythm, musicality, coordination, and age-appropriate hip hop choreography without suggestive music/movements. Hip Hop 1 is upbeat and great for kids who like to move. Students should wear loose, comfortable clothing, and non-marking sneakers that are only worn indoors.
Hip Hop 2/3
This is the perfect class for those who are looking for advanced and more difficult choreography. Tailored for those currently on a high school dance team or aspiring to be on one, this class teaches rhythm, isolations, attitude, and stage presence, while learning various styles of Hip Hop. Students should wear loose, comfortable clothing, and non-marking sneakers that are only worn indoors.
Jazz 1, 2, and 3 (6+ yrs.)
Jazz technique is an American-born art form that highlights strength and flexibility in isolations, transitions, and presentation quality throughout warm up, skill building and choreography. Jazz dance combines the precision of ballet, with the excitement of pop culture, the grounding of African dance and the syncopation of jazz music. Dancers who train in jazz technique are able to pick up choreography in all forms of dance quickly, change choreographic styles with ease, and increase their confidence and self-esteem.
Jazz I, II, & III will focus on positions of legs, arms and body as well as a culminate progression of skills including kicks, turns and jumps/leaps. Students are required to wear a leotard, tights or jazz pants, and jazz shoes.
Lyrical Levels 1, 2, and 3
Lyrical combines the grace of ballet with the freedom of jazz, focusing on expression, storytelling, and musicality. Dancers will build technique while exploring fluid movement, emotional connection, and artistry through choreography that brings music to life. Students should wear a leotard, tights or jazz pants, and leather ballet shoes or foot undies.
Youth Stretch and Strength
In this program designed by instructor, Kacey Atlas. This specialized program is designed to help young dancers unlock their full potential by building the strength, flexibility, and control needed to take their dancing to the next level. Through targeted conditioning, deep stretching, and safe technique, dancers will improve alignment, balance, and power—supporting stronger jumps, higher extensions, and greater overall performance quality.
Technique: Turns, Leaps, and More
This class focuses on building the technical skills that make dancers shine on stage. Dancers will practice turns, leaps, kicks, and jumps with an emphasis on proper alignment, strength, and control. Perfect for improving power, precision, and performance quality, this class helps dancers refine the skills they can bring into all styles of dance.
Tap 1, 2, and 3 (6+ yrs.)
These beginner, intermediate and advanced level classes will explore coordination, rhythm, basic tap steps, combinations and terminology. Students are required to wear any color leotard and tights or black jazz pants with fitted white or black t-shirt and black tap shoes. Hair should be neatly secured away from the face.
Teen/Adult Beginning Ballet
Have you ever wanted to try ballet and never had the chance when you were younger? Or maybe you’ve had some ballet in the past and want to brush up on basic technique. This class is for you! A fun, inspiring, beginning ballet class geared for teens and adults. Basic ballet barre technique and center work will be covered in this class. Come ready to learn! Students should wear either a leotard and tights (any color), or tight-fitting workout clothes, as well as leather or canvas ballet shoes (any color).
Dance Attire
Students should wear clothing that allows instructors to clearly see proper body alignment and technique. Hair must be securely pulled back away from the face for all classes.
- Please choose attire that is free of distracting graphics, slogans, or messages.
- All footwear worn in our studios—including ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, character, and hip hop shoes—must be designated for indoor use only and should never be worn outdoors. Outdoor shoes track dirt, rocks, moisture, and debris into the studio and can damage our specialty dance flooring.
Instructors may request adjustments to attire if it limits movement, creates a safety concern, or prevents proper evaluation of technique.
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