
CLASSES
Dance With Me
Ages 12-24 months; This 30-minute class brings parent/guardian and dancer together in a fun and interactive dance class. Combining music and movement, this class will help students learn basic motor skills and follow along in a fun and playful setting.
First Steps
This class is designed for students ages 18 months to 3 years old. It is 30 minutes long and is an introduction to acrobatic and jazz techniques. This class helps the young student become acclimated to new environments and teaches them coordination and the fundamentals needed to advance.
Jazz/Acro and Ballet/Tap Combination Classes
These classes are offered to students ages 3-4 years. They are each 45 minutes long with the time split between the two genres. These combo classes give the young dancer the basics of each genre in a fun and creative manner. If the student is interested in taking both combo classes, they are offered in back-to-back time slots several days a week for convenience.
Ballet
This genre of dance is the foundation for all other forms. Ballet is a more formal, strict class that develops grace, control, and poise to gain proper alignment and technique. This class utilizes the barre, center work, and progressions to advance the dancer's vocabulary and technique.
Tap
A form of dance wherein rhythmic sounds are created by the feet. This class will combine center work, progressions, and combinations done to different music and rhythms.
Jazz
A form of dance that is energetic and fun, consisting of unique moves, intricate footwork, big leaps and quick turns. Class emphasis is on showcasing a dancer's individual style and originality while displaying proper technique and alignment.
Acrobatics
A power tumbling class. Class aims to achieve standing tumbling, as well as power tumbling passes. This class is excellent for those seeking advanced acrobatic tricks for competitive acrobatic dance, cheering, and dance teams.
Contemporary
With a ballet base, contemporary dance is new and experimental, combining modern, lyrical, and classical methods of dance.
Hip Hop
A combination of street dancing, break dancing, jazz, improvisation, and stylized isolation to high energy music.
Pointe
A ballet class done on pointe. TIO is now allowing students ages 10 and up to participate in pointe class. However, the student must start pointe work at the barre, and will remain using the barre until the student is strong enough for center work. In order to take pointe, you must be registered for a ballet class.
Stretch
This class is designed with a warm-up, stretching and strengthening exercises, and cool-down with a goal of increasing the flexibility of the dancer.
Extreme Dance Fitness
This class combines dance and fitness moves choreographed to music for an energetic, high-calorie burning workout. Extreme dance fitness integrates light weight training, standard fitness moves, and dance steps for the ultimate workout. It is easy to follow and a ton of fun! Each class 60 minutes long. You pay as you go. Students under the age of 18, must have a guardian sign their release form before participating in this adult fitness class.