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The styles taught include:

JAZZ

Funk Jazz
A stylized combination of street funk, hip-hop and pop similar to styles seen in music videos of Destiny’s Child, Britney Spears and Janet Jackson.

 Lyrical Jazz                                                                                                
Typified by lyrical movement this form is slow and expressive with an emphasis on technique: adagio / floor / barre & center.    
                          
Theatre Jazz / Broadway Jazz
Includes choreographic styles of various Broadway choreographers such as Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins, etc. who have choreographed musicals like Chicago, West Side Story, Chorus Line, etc


CONTEMPORARY

Similar to the style performed by The Danceworx Repertory Company – contemporary dance with some classical foundations and a strong emphasis on natural movement with a focus on center and fluidity in movement. Workouts may vary to include Yoga and other Eastern forms of physical movement. The movement philosophy is based on natural elements such as gravity, momentum, etc and the art of combining these to work in collusion with the body.


CLASSICAL BALLET


Provides a sound grounding in basic ballet positions and movement drawn from an R.A.D. syllabus. 


SOCIAL DANCE

A fun way to discover you and/or your partner. The class is basically about teaching students enough to able to go out dancing and have a great time.  Styles taught include: Salsa, Samba, Meringue, Cha Cha Cha, Jive, Waltz, Fox Trot & Tango.