Diane Kelley Dance Studio

Let’s Do It This class is for our dancer’s age 24 months-age 3 who are ready to dance on their own. The program is much like our preschool program adapted to the gross motor skills of a younger child. Our main goal is to teach your young dancer to love dance!! This class will perform a song and dance in the end of year recital. This 30-minute class meets once weekly.

On Your Feet Our pre-school classes introduce the new and exciting world of movement to our youngest students. The program is designed to develop coordination, motor skills, body awareness, rhythm and a love of music and dance. It is a combination class, offering pre-ballet, tumbling and tap with age-appropriate music and movement with a fun presentation. Teachers encourage listening skills, social interaction and fun, fun, fun!

Our intermediate classes stimulate the mind and body with more challenging and advanced technique and choreography advanced and the opportunity to explore a passion for dance is the foundation of these classes. The classes provide more discipline and an elevated level of instruction. Vocabulary is expanded and dancers continue to work on increasing flexibility, strength and control. The atmosphere is still fun promoting fitness and inspires confidence and social skills. Our faculty motivates each dancer to grow and reach. Under the instruction of attentive faculty, students can explore their creativity through the art of dance. Personal achievement is emphasized in a supportive environment. Dancers work on strengthening and furthering fundamental skills while being challenged to develop to their fullest potential Ballet focuses on continued development of ballet technique lengthening and straightening all parts of the feet, legs and upper body. Jazz continues the use of contemporary music and movement to keep dancers moving and smiling. Fun filled and energetic! Tap Progressing skills is the focus of this level. More intricate steps and patterns are introduced and refined. Hip Hop has the coolest music and movement on the planet! Acro increases flexibility and strength while learning to tumble, flip and fly! Contemporary This popular genre of dance incorporates elements from many styles of dance. It tends to utilize both the legwork from ballet and the stress on torso from modern dance. Ballet is recommended.