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
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
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 thru Adult Levels: Beginner thru advanced/competitive levels Length: 50 minutes to 1 hour
Hip-Hop
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: 7 & up Levels: Beginner thru advanced/competitive levels Length: 50 minutes to 1 hour
Clogging
UCDC’s contemporary clogging style combines Jazz and Hip-Hop along with other forms of dance. The styles taught include traditional, buck and contemporary. 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/Competitive Levels Length: 50 minutes
Preschool & Mom-N-Tots
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
All Boys Jazz
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
Pom Pon incorporates the use of pom pons with precision jazz, hip-hop, and cheerleading styles.
Ages: 6 and up Length: 50 minutes
Adult Classes
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 hip-hop, Jazz, Ballet, Clogging or Tap. What a great way to relieve stress, take time for yourself, and have a blast!
Ages: 18 & Up Length: 1 hour
Upstate Challengers
Designed for special needs dancers. These classes work on motor movement skills, rhythms, flexibility, and overal discipline.
Length: 50 minute
