Which class is right for me?
*All classes are open to all male and female dancers and tumblers.
*We have different programs designed for different age progressions. Check out our First Steps class for age 2-4, Little Stars classes for age 4-6, Debut classes age 7-10, Intro to Dance for age 11-17, and all leveled classes are open to intermediate - advanced students generally age 10-18.
*Adult Dance, Heels, and Tumbling classes are designed for everyone age 18 and older of all ability levels, even if it is your first ever dance class!
*Ballet, Jazz, Tap, and Tumbling are considered our core classes. In these classes you begin to learn essential technique which will help you safely execute skills, full body movement, coordination, directions, how to count music, rhythm, flexibility and strength.
*Hip Hop, Contemporary, Modern and Heels Class are more advanced classes that dancers are welcome to explore in addition to their prerequisites. Some with a more upbeat party style and others with a more emotional concentrated style, these classes lend to the more "trendy" styles of today and allow the dancers to dive deeper into exploring artistry and maturing as a dancer.
*Leaps/Turns/Flexibility and Technique classes made specifically concentrating muscle development, proper execution and more advanced skills in these areas. These classes do not learn choreography, so there is more time to really improve and get extra help to transfer over to core classes.
*Dance Team - we don't currently offer a pom/dance team class, however you will find all the skills you need in our Ballet, Jazz, Leaps/Turns, Flexibility, Contemporary, Hip Hop and Tumbling, which have all the training required for dance team preparation! Don't forget continuing training while on dance team is so important to help keep up tricks and keep your body healthy and safe!
*Theatre - For those looking to advance their skills for theatre, the best classes for you to invest in are Ballet, Jazz, Tap and Heels Class. Acrobatics is always a plus in the theatre (like Newsies) and don't forget about Hip Hop for Hamilton!
*We have different programs designed for different age progressions. Check out our First Steps class for age 2-4, Little Stars classes for age 4-6, Debut classes age 7-10, Intro to Dance for age 11-17, and all leveled classes are open to intermediate - advanced students generally age 10-18.
*Adult Dance, Heels, and Tumbling classes are designed for everyone age 18 and older of all ability levels, even if it is your first ever dance class!
*Ballet, Jazz, Tap, and Tumbling are considered our core classes. In these classes you begin to learn essential technique which will help you safely execute skills, full body movement, coordination, directions, how to count music, rhythm, flexibility and strength.
*Hip Hop, Contemporary, Modern and Heels Class are more advanced classes that dancers are welcome to explore in addition to their prerequisites. Some with a more upbeat party style and others with a more emotional concentrated style, these classes lend to the more "trendy" styles of today and allow the dancers to dive deeper into exploring artistry and maturing as a dancer.
*Leaps/Turns/Flexibility and Technique classes made specifically concentrating muscle development, proper execution and more advanced skills in these areas. These classes do not learn choreography, so there is more time to really improve and get extra help to transfer over to core classes.
*Dance Team - we don't currently offer a pom/dance team class, however you will find all the skills you need in our Ballet, Jazz, Leaps/Turns, Flexibility, Contemporary, Hip Hop and Tumbling, which have all the training required for dance team preparation! Don't forget continuing training while on dance team is so important to help keep up tricks and keep your body healthy and safe!
*Theatre - For those looking to advance their skills for theatre, the best classes for you to invest in are Ballet, Jazz, Tap and Heels Class. Acrobatics is always a plus in the theatre (like Newsies) and don't forget about Hip Hop for Hamilton!
How are levels determined?
Artistic Intensity has a unique approach to leveling our dancers. Our dancers advance level by ability and readiness, rather than age. We find this extremely important to help all of our dancers at an individual level. It's extremely important to us that every dancer get the education they need to be successful and confident in their journey as a dancer and tumbler. It is extremely normal for students to repeat levels for multiple years because there is so much to learn in each level to be prepared for the next. If they are not safely ready to advance, then it is completely ok for them to continue working in the same level to physically prepare to move up.
When a student registers with us for the first time, many factors go into their placement. Prior experience, age, maturity, focus, and physical readiness are all combined when considering proper level placement. For this reason, all families must contact us upon registering, so we can work together to find the best place for their student!
When a student registers with us for the first time, many factors go into their placement. Prior experience, age, maturity, focus, and physical readiness are all combined when considering proper level placement. For this reason, all families must contact us upon registering, so we can work together to find the best place for their student!
Class Descriptions
*Each program has ages ranges listed next to them. Leveled classes are for intermediate - advanced dancers generally age 10 & older. *A student may be invited to take a higher level class than their age if they are physically/mentally ready (Teacher recommendation only).
First Steps Dance/Tumbling (30 min) - For ages 2-4, this class is the perfect class for our littlest boy and girls to let them express themselves while they socialize and get comfortable in the classroom environment! We use fun music and games to learn important skills like rhythm, coordination, balance, body positions, pointing feet, and more to help prepare them for Little Stars dance and tumbling as well as help them get ready to attend school!
Little Stars Dance (45 min) - For ages 3-6, we include fundamentals of Ballet, Jazz body movement, and rhythms in Tap necessary for these young boys and girls to begin their dance journey! They will also continue to improve on the creative movement that they began in First Steps. At this level, students are now able to join our separate tumbling class for this same age!
Little Stars Tumbling (45 min) - For ages 3-6, this is our intro to Tumbling where our little tumblers concentrate on improving the basics and help them get strong and more flexible so they can execute the more advanced tumbling skills they are learning, safely! This high energy class is great to run off all that extra energy!
Debut Dancers (1hr 30min) - For ages 7-10, this class includes Ballet, Jazz, and Tap, and is specifically designed as a transition between Little Stars class and our leveled classes. The longer class time lets us spend the time needed on each individual dance genre. We have fun while also getting more focused on improving technique and style!
Debut Hip Hop (30 min) - For ages 6-9, this is an introduction to street style dance. We teach basic footwork, isolations, popping, freestyle, and commercial dance, to create a fun, high energy class! *Must also be enrolled in Debut Dancers Combo or Little Stars.
Debut Tumbling (45 min) - For ages 7-10, this class helps prepare students for our leveled Acrobatics class by continuing to improve on the basics while learning more advanced skills, strength-training and stretching! *Upon completion of this class, students will be ready to enter Acro 1 or 2 depending on skill level. (Teacher recommendation required).
Intro To Dance (1hr 30min) - This class is for our older beginners age 11-18 and is a combination of Ballet, Jazz and Tap. We focus on training in each genre to prepare them to move into leveled classes. Students in this class may also sign up for our Level 1 Hip Hop, Contemporary, and/or Acrobatics classes.
Ballet/Pointe (45 min - 2 hrs) - Focusing on balance, strength, posture, and proper execution of technical skills, Ballet is the foundation of many dance styles and is very important in becoming a strong well-rounded dancer. We train all dancers through Vaganova techniques. Students level 2 and up will train en Pointe.
Jazz (45 min) - Jazz body movement is the main focus of this class along with kicks, leaps, and turns! Students will learn many varieties of jazz styles including Classic, Fosse, Musical Theatre, Broadway, Pop, and trending styles of today! *We highly recommend all jazz dancers take Ballet as the techniques learned in Ballet is essential to execute jazz kicks, leaps, and turns properly and safely.
Tap (45 min) - Students will learn Rhythm-based, Broadway and Contemporary style tap, focusing on timing, rhythm, technique, and agility. We strive to teach our students that there is so much more to this challenging style of dance than just making noise with their feet, this street-originated dance is a great style of its' own!
Hip Hop (30 min) - Hip Hop culture has brought us this unique street style of dance. We teach elements of popping, locking, isolations, freestyle, breaking, and commercial dance, just as you have seen from the originators of this street dance to pop artists today!
Contemporary (30 min) - This dance style is the movement of today being created and evolving in real time. This is a mash up Ballet, Modern, Lyrical, Jazz, and Hip-Hop movements created to express oneself and move the body through space. *Must be at least 8 years old and enrolled in Jazz. Ballet is also highly recommended.
Modern (45 min) - This genre lets dancers express themselves through abstract movement retaining Ballet technique and expanding upon it to explore total body movement through creative expression. Currently, we teach Lester Horton and Martha Graham techniques of Modern dance. *Must be at least 10 years old and currently enrolled in Ballet.
Acrobatic Tumbling (45 min - 2hrs) - Combining acrobatics, power tumbling and contortion, we work on strength-training, hand balancing, flexibility and exciting tricks and flips! Whether your goal is future cheerleader, gymnast, circus acrobat, Cirque De Soleil performer, or you just like to be upside down, you will learn all the skills you need to know in our comprehensive program! *We follow the industry guidelines on skill progressions in each level to advance safely in each level!
Leaps/Turns/Flexibility (1hr - 1hr 15 min) - We use strength-training, Ballet, and Jazz exercises, along with many additional progressions geared toward improving basic skills, flexibility muscle-building, and technical execution needed for more advanced leaps, turns, and floor work. We also learn how to connect technical elements! We use dynamic stretching, stretch blocks, resistance bands, partner work, splits, extensions, and muscle-building to increase flexibility. *This class is for our Level 1 & 2 students and is called "Technique class" for our Level 3 and up students.
Heels Class (30min-1hr - 6-week sessions) - Get your high heels on and come dance! With classes for teens and adults, this class will leave you feeling empowered, while improving posture and balance in an inclusive environment! Whether you want to learn how to dance in heels at social events or an adult that wants to get your sexy back, we'll offer many different styles from Broadway to Beyonce for you to join!
Adult Dance (1 hr - 6-week sessions) - This class is for everyone age 19 - 100! Whether it be continuing your love for dance or learning for the first time, this class provides a fun, enjoyable workout for all! We combine a Ballet barre workout, fun Jazz body movement, and rhythms/agility of Tap to make one great class! We also occasionally throw in some Contemporary and Hip Hop to mix things up all while getting to socialize and enjoy adults only time!
Adult Tumbling (30min-1 hr - 6-week sessions) - Specifically designed for adults, this class concentrates on a calisthenic and cardio workout, balance, and mobility, which will help you transition into learning acrobatic progressions. No previous experience required, but more advanced tumblers are also welcome! This class starts light in the first week and gradually progresses throughout the session.
Strength/Conditioning (30min - 6-week sessions) - Open age 9 and up, this is a high energy class with a nonstop workout designed to build muscle and stamina. Great for all dancers and non-dances alike!
Dance History (Seasonal) - We feel it's important for dancers to know where the art they love started. In this class we learn about the origin, famous dancers, watch movies/musicals and teach dance styles from different cultures and eras!
Sole Artistry - Our competition/performance program, Sole Artistry, is an exciting opportunity for dancers and tumblers age 3 & older to take their passion to the next level, work hard, have fun, and gain lots of close friendships! Click on the Sole Artistry tab at the top for more information!
First Steps Dance/Tumbling (30 min) - For ages 2-4, this class is the perfect class for our littlest boy and girls to let them express themselves while they socialize and get comfortable in the classroom environment! We use fun music and games to learn important skills like rhythm, coordination, balance, body positions, pointing feet, and more to help prepare them for Little Stars dance and tumbling as well as help them get ready to attend school!
Little Stars Dance (45 min) - For ages 3-6, we include fundamentals of Ballet, Jazz body movement, and rhythms in Tap necessary for these young boys and girls to begin their dance journey! They will also continue to improve on the creative movement that they began in First Steps. At this level, students are now able to join our separate tumbling class for this same age!
Little Stars Tumbling (45 min) - For ages 3-6, this is our intro to Tumbling where our little tumblers concentrate on improving the basics and help them get strong and more flexible so they can execute the more advanced tumbling skills they are learning, safely! This high energy class is great to run off all that extra energy!
Debut Dancers (1hr 30min) - For ages 7-10, this class includes Ballet, Jazz, and Tap, and is specifically designed as a transition between Little Stars class and our leveled classes. The longer class time lets us spend the time needed on each individual dance genre. We have fun while also getting more focused on improving technique and style!
Debut Hip Hop (30 min) - For ages 6-9, this is an introduction to street style dance. We teach basic footwork, isolations, popping, freestyle, and commercial dance, to create a fun, high energy class! *Must also be enrolled in Debut Dancers Combo or Little Stars.
Debut Tumbling (45 min) - For ages 7-10, this class helps prepare students for our leveled Acrobatics class by continuing to improve on the basics while learning more advanced skills, strength-training and stretching! *Upon completion of this class, students will be ready to enter Acro 1 or 2 depending on skill level. (Teacher recommendation required).
Intro To Dance (1hr 30min) - This class is for our older beginners age 11-18 and is a combination of Ballet, Jazz and Tap. We focus on training in each genre to prepare them to move into leveled classes. Students in this class may also sign up for our Level 1 Hip Hop, Contemporary, and/or Acrobatics classes.
Ballet/Pointe (45 min - 2 hrs) - Focusing on balance, strength, posture, and proper execution of technical skills, Ballet is the foundation of many dance styles and is very important in becoming a strong well-rounded dancer. We train all dancers through Vaganova techniques. Students level 2 and up will train en Pointe.
Jazz (45 min) - Jazz body movement is the main focus of this class along with kicks, leaps, and turns! Students will learn many varieties of jazz styles including Classic, Fosse, Musical Theatre, Broadway, Pop, and trending styles of today! *We highly recommend all jazz dancers take Ballet as the techniques learned in Ballet is essential to execute jazz kicks, leaps, and turns properly and safely.
Tap (45 min) - Students will learn Rhythm-based, Broadway and Contemporary style tap, focusing on timing, rhythm, technique, and agility. We strive to teach our students that there is so much more to this challenging style of dance than just making noise with their feet, this street-originated dance is a great style of its' own!
Hip Hop (30 min) - Hip Hop culture has brought us this unique street style of dance. We teach elements of popping, locking, isolations, freestyle, breaking, and commercial dance, just as you have seen from the originators of this street dance to pop artists today!
Contemporary (30 min) - This dance style is the movement of today being created and evolving in real time. This is a mash up Ballet, Modern, Lyrical, Jazz, and Hip-Hop movements created to express oneself and move the body through space. *Must be at least 8 years old and enrolled in Jazz. Ballet is also highly recommended.
Modern (45 min) - This genre lets dancers express themselves through abstract movement retaining Ballet technique and expanding upon it to explore total body movement through creative expression. Currently, we teach Lester Horton and Martha Graham techniques of Modern dance. *Must be at least 10 years old and currently enrolled in Ballet.
Acrobatic Tumbling (45 min - 2hrs) - Combining acrobatics, power tumbling and contortion, we work on strength-training, hand balancing, flexibility and exciting tricks and flips! Whether your goal is future cheerleader, gymnast, circus acrobat, Cirque De Soleil performer, or you just like to be upside down, you will learn all the skills you need to know in our comprehensive program! *We follow the industry guidelines on skill progressions in each level to advance safely in each level!
Leaps/Turns/Flexibility (1hr - 1hr 15 min) - We use strength-training, Ballet, and Jazz exercises, along with many additional progressions geared toward improving basic skills, flexibility muscle-building, and technical execution needed for more advanced leaps, turns, and floor work. We also learn how to connect technical elements! We use dynamic stretching, stretch blocks, resistance bands, partner work, splits, extensions, and muscle-building to increase flexibility. *This class is for our Level 1 & 2 students and is called "Technique class" for our Level 3 and up students.
Heels Class (30min-1hr - 6-week sessions) - Get your high heels on and come dance! With classes for teens and adults, this class will leave you feeling empowered, while improving posture and balance in an inclusive environment! Whether you want to learn how to dance in heels at social events or an adult that wants to get your sexy back, we'll offer many different styles from Broadway to Beyonce for you to join!
Adult Dance (1 hr - 6-week sessions) - This class is for everyone age 19 - 100! Whether it be continuing your love for dance or learning for the first time, this class provides a fun, enjoyable workout for all! We combine a Ballet barre workout, fun Jazz body movement, and rhythms/agility of Tap to make one great class! We also occasionally throw in some Contemporary and Hip Hop to mix things up all while getting to socialize and enjoy adults only time!
Adult Tumbling (30min-1 hr - 6-week sessions) - Specifically designed for adults, this class concentrates on a calisthenic and cardio workout, balance, and mobility, which will help you transition into learning acrobatic progressions. No previous experience required, but more advanced tumblers are also welcome! This class starts light in the first week and gradually progresses throughout the session.
Strength/Conditioning (30min - 6-week sessions) - Open age 9 and up, this is a high energy class with a nonstop workout designed to build muscle and stamina. Great for all dancers and non-dances alike!
Dance History (Seasonal) - We feel it's important for dancers to know where the art they love started. In this class we learn about the origin, famous dancers, watch movies/musicals and teach dance styles from different cultures and eras!
Sole Artistry - Our competition/performance program, Sole Artistry, is an exciting opportunity for dancers and tumblers age 3 & older to take their passion to the next level, work hard, have fun, and gain lots of close friendships! Click on the Sole Artistry tab at the top for more information!
*AIDC is currently taking on new members for the Artistic Intensity competition company, Sole Artistry! If you want to be a part of this amazing group of kids, and get many new opportunities, then contact us NOW to join for the 2023-24 season!*
Summer session begins on June 26th, contact us to sign up now!
Summer session begins on June 26th, contact us to sign up now!