Denville Dance Arts Center

Ballet is structured to provide dancers with a solid base from which they can grow in an informed technical environment. With a focus on understanding how ballet shapes and forms the body, as well as releases tension to allow dancers to move efficiently. Ballet study is a very disciplined art and requires students to be focused and attentive in the classroom environment. Much detail is placed on the body, as accurate placement is a necessity for this form of dance. Because of Ballet’s intensity in the areas of body placement (back, shoulders, arms, abdominal muscles, hips, legs, etc.), it is truly the foundation for all studies of dance. Strength is built differently by each student and occurs over a period of time. Dancers will not receive immediate gratification, but those who work diligently will achieve success over their course of study. It is a recommended class for all dancers and anyone wishing to become more graceful, more poised, and more coordinated. This is also an excellent class for athletes and/or gymnasts who wish to have an edge over the competition.

These classes are perfect for your child just starting to dance!. We create a curriculum that combines all the great foundations in a fun and entertaining way for your child. They will love coming to class to learn new things, work on basic motor skills and make friends for life.

Movement in Hip Hop is based on current trends in the dance industry, most of which can be seen in today’s music videos and/or television shows. Like any form of dance, this subject offers its own set of skills and terminology that must be learned. It is strongly based on the proper body placement as well as strength and musicality in addition to other intricate movements. As the student advances, he or she will learn how to put the many intricate moves of Hip Hop together. Hip Hop classes at DDAC are fun and upbeat classes that focus on technique, musicality, isolations, and grooves with a warm-up, across the floor work, and center combinations.