Class Descriptions

Classes at the Davis Dance Room are prepared by our experienced instructors to provide the best instruction to each student. In order to give each student as much individual attention as possible, class sizes are limited.

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	Ballet DDR teaches students the fundamentals of all three styles of ballet with an emphasis on the Cecchetti (Italian) method. Students will learn barre, center, and across the floor exercises spoken with the French ballet terminology. Combinations and choreography will become more difficult as the students advance into higher levels. DDR uses ballet as the basis for building technique that can be incorporated into all other genres of dance.
	Jazz DDR teaches students how to move rhythmically to various types of music while maintaining technique. All variations of Jazz such as, Broadway and Funk, will be taught to the students and the variations and choreography will increase in difficulty in the higher levels.
	Contemporary Contemporary dance is a combination of ballet, modern, and jazz all put together to lyrical music. DDR teaches contemporary dance using the mixture of the three forms of dance but emphases on the modern technique of Horton. Students will be taught to dance history within this class so that they will begin to understand the origin of their dance moves and why they are moving their body.
	Hip Hop DDR teaches the basic forms of Hip Hop movement to clean Hip Hop music. No experience needed. After warm-up exercises are complete, a simple routine will be taught and then performed in groups.
	Adult Fitness DDR wants adults to use the art of dance to help them enjoy fitness. Within these classes adults will learn warm-up exercises and simple routines to get the heart pumping to different styles of music. Some classes will use Latin music along with simple choreography to create a Latin vibe. Similarly, other classes will include African music along with Afro-aerobics movement, barre and stretching to soothing music, and lastly, jazz-like movements to modern day music. Adults will learn different styles of dance to avoid muscle memory and stagnant fitness. The different forms of dance will keep the heart pumping and the muscles lean and fit.
	Creative Dance Creative dance at DDR is where students learn self expression through the art of movement. They will learn dance history, improvisation skills, and how to tell a story with their movements. This class is to prepare students for auditions and the competitive dance world. DDR created this class to empower its students and help them gain confidence within themselves and the dance world.
	Open Dance Every Sunday there is a FREE class called Open Dance for any and everyone. Here everyone will learn a mixture of all forms of dance, then use the movement for fitness and to have a good time. Everyone can learn something new from the open dance class whether you have been dancing all your life or never danced before. All forms of clean music will be used throughout the warm-up and everyone will learn a simple routine and practice it over and over. Open dance is where everyone can move their bodies under the instruction of the instructor in a judgement-free zone.