Class Descriptions

All Sophie Dance classes for ages 18 months – 7 years include not only dance, but also basic acro instruction including somersaults, cartwheels, bridging, etc and opportunities for personal creative movement!

All Sophie Dance classes for ages 3-4 and up are parent free! You are free to watch from the outside, but your dancers should enter the dance studio on their own.

All Sophie Dancers in classes for ages 4-6 & up MUST HAVE THEIR HAIR PULLED BACK and out of their faces!

AGE 4-6 AND UNDER

Parent & Me

Ballet & Tap

This class is for the little one who is always dancing and the parent looking to introduce socialization! We keep your kiddo moving throughout class learning the basics of ballet and introducing the fun of tap shoes! Parents or caregivers accompany your child to give them extra support and inspiration along with your teacher! Dancers learn how to be in a structured class while having fun and gaining coordination.

Ballet & Pop

Instead of tap, they will be learning the basics of ballet and feeling the beat of Pop! Ballet & Pop is encouraged for the child who has sound sensitivities as the tap shoes can be noisy.

Requirements: Ballet Slippers and Tap Shoes (Ballet & Tap only) with any color leotard or dance dress. Tights, skirts and tutus optional!

Age 2-3

Ballet & Tap or Ballet & Pop*

This class is for the little one who is always dancing and the parent looking to expose their little one to tons of music! Get ready for Miss Sophie’s famous playlists! We keep them moving throughout class learning the basics of ballet and tap or pop. Dancers learn how to be in a structured class on their own while having fun and gaining coordination. Ballet & Pop is encouraged for the child who has sound sensitivities as the tap shoes can be noisy.

Requirements: Ballet Slippers and Tap Shoes (Ballet & Tap only) with any color leotard or dance dress. Tights, skirts and tutus optional!

*Please note: All age 2-3 classes are transition classes. ONE parent or guardian is allowed to sit inside the dance studio at the start of the year for moral support, but we always encourage the adults to transition out of the room by Thanksgiving time. If your little one needs a little extra time with you in the room, that's fine, but our goal is definitely to get all adults out of the room before the recital so your dancer can feel confident on the stage by themselves!

Age 3-4

Ballet & Tap

This combo class is designed to introduce Ballet and Tap to the beginner dancer. Students spend 3⁄4 of class in ballet shoes for stretching, warm up and ballet instructions and 1⁄4 in tap shoes. Students learn pre-ballet skills, coordination, body positions, ballet terminology, and the beginning basics of tap.

Ballet & Pop

This combo class is designed to introduce Ballet and Pop to the beginner dancer. Students learn pre-ballet skills, coordination, body positions, ballet terminology, the beginning of isolations, and Hip Hop tricks. Students are exposed to a variety of Hip Hop and Pop music. Ballet and Pop is recommended for a child with sound sensitivities as tap shoes can be noisy.

Requirements: Ballet Slippers and Tap Shoes (Ballet & Tap only) with any color leotard or dance dress. Tights, skirts and tutus optional!

Age 4-6

Ballet & Tap

This class continues to build skills and advance students in Ballet and Tap. It also introduces students to the basics of Jazz. We focus on isolations, stretching, simple jazz dance steps, turns, and leaps. In tap we introduce flaps, the time steps, and work on tap phonetics.

Ballet & Pop

This class continues to build skills and advance students in Ballet and Pop. It also introduces students to the basics of Jazz. We focus on isolations, stretching, simple jazz dance steps, turns, leaps, and continue learning Hip Hop moves and tricks. Students are exposed to a variety of Hip Hop and Pop music.

Requirements: Ballet Slippers and Tap Shoes (Ballet & Tap only) with any color leotard or dance dress. Tights, skirts and tutus optional! *Hair must be pulled back and out of the face

Jazz & Hip Hop

In this class we introduce basic foundations of hip hop including popping, locking, breaking, old school and new school foundations. Students also train in transition steps across the floor. Jazz builds on basic ballet training and incorporates the whole body with sharp and fluid movements to create a visually technical dance style. We start to focus on stage presence and performance in this class as we learn choreography.

Requirements: Jazz shoes, t-shirts or tank tops with dance shorts, leggings or sweatpants are acceptable in this class. *Hair must be pulled back and out of the face

AGE 5-7 AND UP

BALLET & TAP

This class continues to build skills and advance students in Ballet and Tap, with some elements of Jazz. We focus on isolations, stretching, simple jazz dance steps, turns, and leaps. In tap we work on continuing advancing any previous skills learned in Ballet & Tap such as digs, shuffle steps, stomps and stamps, heel drops, syllables, flaps, and time steps. In this age group, there is a larger focus on creative movement as well as routine choreography.

Requirements: Ballet Slippers and Tap Shoes with any color leotard or dance dress. Tights, skirts and tutus optional! *Hair must be pulled back and out of the face

BALLET & JAZZ

This class continues to build skills and advance students that have taken either Ballet & Tap or Ballet & Pop. Jazz builds on basic ballet training and incorporates the whole body with sharp and fluid movements to create a visually technical dance style. Students also train in transition steps, start to learn across the floor and there is a large focus on creative movement as well as routine choreography.

Requirements: Ballet Slippers or Jazz Shoes with any color leotard, dance dress, tight fitted tank top, leggings or dance shorts. *Hair must be pulled back and out of the face

MUSICAL THEATRE & TAP

In Musical Theatre students will explore Musical Theatre techniques in expression, character connection, confidence and movement, in addition to learning tap techniques. Skills learned will be combined into tap routines set to Musical Theatre songs. Emphasis placed on telling a story, becoming a character, and stage presence through dance and movement. Tap is a fun, fast paced style of dance that teaches rhythm, counting and coordination.

Requirements: Ballet Slippers or Jazz Shoes and Tap Shoes with a leotard and leggings or dance shorts, tights optional! *Hair must be pulled back and out of the face

HIP HOP

In this class we introduce basic foundations of hip hop including popping, locking, breaking, old school and new school foundations. Memory, performance qualities and stage presence are a focus in this class as we learn choreography.

Requirements: Sneakers (should be for dance class only and not worn on the street), t-shirts or tank tops with dance shorts, leggings or sweatpants are acceptable in this class. *Hair must be pulled back and out of the face

JAZZ & HIP HOP

In this class we introduce basic foundations of hip hop including popping, locking, breaking, old school and new school foundations. Students also train in transition steps, turns and leaps across the floor. Jazz builds on basic ballet training and incorporates the whole body with sharp and fluid movements to create a visually technical dance style. Memory, performance qualities, and stage presence are a focus in this class as we learn choreography.

Requirements: Jazz shoes, t-shirts or tank tops with dance shorts, leggings or sweatpants are acceptable in this class. *Hair must be pulled back and out of the face

BALLET TECHNIQUE 1

Dancers will begin to learn all the fundamentals of ballet including the ballet positions, and spend more time at the ballet barre focusing on proper technique. Dancers will be introduced to terminology and identifying the different steps. They will learn what the beginning, middle, and end of a traditional ballet class entails, from roll call to curtsies and bows.

Requirements: Ballet Slippers and Leotard with skirt or tutu or dance dress and tights. *Hair must be pulled back and out of the face

BOYS HIP HOP & TRICKS

This class combines the fun energy of hip hop with the strength of technique and floor work. Dancers will focus on a variety of things from body isolations and locking, to coffee grinders and tumbling. There is some freedom to work on creative movement at this age, though there is also a large focus on learning choreography.

Requirements: Sneakers (should be for dance class only and not worn on the street), black sweatpants or leggings/shorts are encouraged with tank tops or t-shirts, but any comfy pants will do!

PERFORMANCE TEAMS

Level 1-3

This is an invite only class for dancers who have danced with Sophie Dance for a minimum of 1 year and show they are ready to take dance to the next level. Dancers must exhibit the desire and love to dance by actively participating in class and striving to do their best. Dancers must have good attendance, show proper technique in class, and love to perform in front of large audiences, as this is a performance based class. These evaluations are made by teachers during the main season classes and/or camps. This class also requires additional costs like Performance Team swag, additional costumes, Clippers tickets, and weekend or weeknight performances.

This class is a 2 hour block on Wednesdays with the first hour being their required technique training and the second hour being their choreography based class.

Requirements: Tan Jazz shoes, leotard or tight-fitting tank with leggings or dance shorts.

Teen

This class is a 1 hour block on Wednesdays with their technique and choreography being combined into 1 class.

Requirements: Tan Jazz shoes, leotard or tight-fitting tank with leggings or dance shorts.