Ballet

Ballet helps dancers achieve gorgeous lines - a lifted torso, well-articulated feet and beautiful epaulment (the position of the head and shoulders). Ballet develops a dancer's strength-coupled with suppleness and stamina. Excellent balance, essential to turns, is achieved through the emphasis on proper vertical alignment. Control - visualizing the shape you want to make, then making your body do it fluidly - puts artistic flourish on a movement.

Ballet develops discipline on more than one level. You have to give up a lot to study ballet. While your friends are at amusement parks, you're in class. But putting long-term goals ahead of short-term pleasure can help you achieve much in life. Even if you become discouraged or frustrated with ballet mid-session, don't give up

Ages: 6 thru adult
Levels: Beginner thru advanced/competitive level
Length: 1 hour to 1½ hours

Jazz incorporates basic opening stretches, across-the-floor locomotor skills, and center combination. It incorporates elements of classical ballet technique into the jazz dance style and format. Strict attention is focused on alignment, technique and style. Additional vocabulary and move variety are also incorporated into the combinations utilizing rhythmic variation, multiple turns and level changes.

Ages: 6 thru adult
Levels: Beginner thru advanced/competitive levels
Length: 50 minutes, 1 hour to 1½ hours

Tap utilizes special metal-tipped shoes to produce various rhythms. Our program instructs students in both Classical Tap and Rhythm Tap. Classical Tap emphasizes more upper body movement along with making sounds. Rhythm Tap employs close footwork including many heel drops and toe drops to bring in syncopated rhythmic beat.

Ages: 6 & up
Levels: Beginner thru advanced/competitive levels
Length: 50 minutes to 1 hour

Do you ever watch music videos and say "I wish I could dance like that?" Well, you can! Our hip-hop class will teach you how to shed your inhibitions and move like never before. You will learn how to glide, pop, lock, and break - the 4 components of hip-hop movement. It combines funk and street styles along with jazz technique.

Ages: 8 & up
Levels: Beginner thru advanced
Length: 50 minutes

UCDC's clogging style combines Jazz and Tap along with the latest forms of dance. The styles taught are traditional, buck and percussive step dancing. This is one of the most popular and fastest growing forms of dance ever.

Ages: 5 1/2 & up
Levels: Beginner, Beginner Plus, Intermediate I, Intermediate II and Advanced
Length: 40 minutes—5 year olds
Length: 50 minutes—6 & up

Mom-n-tots for 2-year olds and pre-school classes for 3 - 5 year-olds, this program introduces the young child to the wonderful world of dance. Through exciting and stimulating instruction, we challenge your child's imagination while he or she is learning the fundamentals of ballet and tap. Kinderdance teaches muscle coordination and control, musicality, rhythm, and flexibility. Also, he or she develops muscular patterning, the vital ingredients of any physical skill - dance, sports. The earlier this begins, the more deeply rooted it becomes and the benefits will remain throughout life.

Ages: 3 thru 5         Length: 50 minutes
Ages: 2 to 2 1/2      Length: 40 minutes

Contrary to popular belief that dance is just for girls - UCDC has proven that myth incorrect. Our ever-growing boys program is designed to focus on strength, endurance and flexibility. Classes include warm-up, center technique, hip-hop and jazz combinations. In just a short time you will see more coordination, control, and growth of self-esteem in both dance and sports.

Ages: 6 & up
Length: 50 minutes

Pom Pon incorporates the use of pom pons with precision jazz, hip-hop, and cheerleading styles.

Ages: 6 and up
Length: 50 minutes

Designed for the working adult, these classes will help improve stamina, strength and flexibility. Our classes will allow you to choose between the disciplines of jazz or hip-hop; or choose both for a special price! (Clogging-see description above).

Length: 50 minutes to 1 hour