Mommy & Me Classes
Tap/Ballet/Creative Movement
20 Months - 3 Years
This is the perfect beginner class for you and your toddler! Our creative and engaging curriculum introduces your child to the beginning foundations of dance including music, movement, creativity, rhythm, fine and gross motor skills and much more! Your dancer will also learn important listening skills along with how to follow directions, placing them ahead of the curve for their preschool and future academic environments.
Through this fun dance course, dancers will explore tap, ballet, and creative movement with lots of really cool props such as magic wands, hula hoops, teddy bears, rhythm sticks, parachutes, pom poms and more! Mommy & Me dancers will perform a tap or ballet routine at Rhythms Spring Recital Showcase in May!
Dress Code: Leotard (color of choice) tights, tutu if preferred. We ask that all dancers wear dance clothing that covers their midriff.
Shoes:
- One pair of Black Mary Jane style tap shoes with buckles or velcro
- One pair of pink ballet shoes
**Hair pulled into a ponytail, bun, or away from the face if hair is short.
Tempo Tots
Tap/Ballet/Jazz
3 - 4.5 Years
Rhythms Tempo Tot program is designed to stimulate your dancer’s naturally creative and imaginative mind while immersing them in an environment full of fun, friends and fitness and lots of dancing!
Dancers will be trained in the foundational dance genres of Tap and Ballet! Our nationally based curriculum is designed with your dancer in mind, training them from what we call at Rhythms, “from the inside out… heart first, steps second!” Through this amazing class, your child is set to discover self-confidence, determination, listening skills, foundations of goal setting while celebrating accomplishment through a rich environment! Rhythms Tempo Tot dancers will perform a tap and ballet. routine at Rhythms Spring Recital Showcase in May!
Dress Code: Leotard (color of choice) tights, dance shorts, tutu if preferred. We ask that all dancers wear clothing that covers their midriff.
Shoes:
- One pair of Black Mary Jane style tap shoes with buckles or velcro
- One pair of pink ballet shoes
**Hair pulled into a ponytail, bun, or away from the face if hair is short.
Combo Classes
2 or more Styles of Dance per Class
Ages 4 & Up
2 or more classes in 1!
Rhythms combo classes are perfect for beginner-intermediate level dancers, girls, and boys alike!
Dancers will be immersed in rich rhythms & techniques in various styles including combinations of tap, jazz, hip hop, jazz funk, ballet, musical theater genres. No previous experience necessary! This dynamic class will be the highlight of their week!
Dress Code:Leotard (color of choice) tights, Acceptable bottoms: fitted dance shorts, fitted dance pants, ballet skirts
Shoes:
- Tap: Black lace-up tap shoe
- Jazz/Jazz Funk/Musical Theater: Nude, slip-on, split sole jazz shoe
- Ballet: pink leather, split sole ballet shoe (Capezio or Bloch preferred)
- Hip hop: street tennis shoe
**Hair pulled into a ponytail, bun, or away from the face if hair is short
Additional suggested class pairings: Hip Hop, Lyrical, Jazz/Musical Theater, Pom/Hip Hop, Ballet
Tap
Beginner-Intermediate Level
Ages 7 & Up
Rhythms recreational tap classes are perfect for beginner-intermediate level dancers, girls, and boys alike!
Dancers will be exposed the rich rhythms, techniques, and styles while learning to make music with their feet! No previous experience necessary! Percussion rich styles of Rhythm tap, Hoofing, Broadway, and Musical Theater style tapping are all explored at Rhythms through a Nationally recognized curriculum.
Dress Code: Leotard (color of choice) tights, Acceptable bottoms: fitted dance shorts, fitted dance pants. We ask that all dancers wear clothing that covers their midriff.
Shoes: Black lace-up tap shoe (Capezio / Bloch recommended)
**Hair pulled into a ponytail, bun, or away from the face if hair is short
Additional suggested class pairings: Hip Hop, Lyrical, Jazz/Musical Theater, Hip Hop, Ballet
Jazz
Beginner-Intermediate
Ages 8 & Up
At Rhythms, our jazz program is rich in curriculum and movement, building the dancer on a solid foundation of technique, skill, and movement.
Warm Up, technique, isolations, progressions, across the floor combinations, and creative choreography all work together to produce a smart, dynamic dancer full of rhythm, pizzazz, body control, and awareness. Fun, upbeat, age-appropriate music, bring our jazz dancers’ personalities out to shine brightly onstage!
Dress Code: Leotard (color of choice) tights, Acceptable bottoms: fitted dance shorts, fitted dance pants. We ask that all dancers wear clothing that covers their midriff.
Shoes: Nude, slip-on, split sole jazz shoe
**Hair pulled into a ponytail, bun, or away from the face if hair is short
Additional suggested class pairings: Hip Hop, Lyrical, Jazz/Musical Theater, Hip Hop, Ballet
Ballet
Ballet I, Ballet II, Ballet III
Ages 5 & Up
Ballet is one of the most elegant and expressive forms of dance. Ballet is the foundation for most all other forms and styles of dance. Ballet builds a dancer through disciplined and fun training, producing elegant and breathtaking movements and storytelling.
Rhythms dancers will learn barre technique, adagio, petit allegro, across the floor progressions along with exquisite, choreography and movement. Grace and beauty await you.
Dress Code: solid color leotard, pink tights, ballet skirt permitted. We ask that all dancers wear clothing that covers their midriff.
Shoes: Leather, split sole ballet shoe (Capezio / Bloch recommended)
**Hair pulled into a bun, or away from the face if hair is short
Additional suggested class pairings: Hip Hop, Lyrical, Jazz/Musical Theater, Pom/Hip Hop, Ballet, Tap
Hip Hop
Pop, Lock, and More!
Ages 6 & Up
One of the fastest growing dance genres of this generation, Hip Hop fuses various styles allowing the dancer to express themselves in a fun, creative, energetic way!
At Rhythms, Hip Hop dancers are exposed to all different styles from popping, locking, breaking, freestyle, and more! Dancers explore various rhythms, tempo, and musicality, bringing Hip Hop to life through their movements! Age appropriate music and movements.
Dress Code: comfy athletic clothes. We ask that all dancers wear clothing that covers their midriff.
Shoes: Tennis shoes or hip hop shoes
**Hair pulled into a ponytail, bun, or away from the face if hair is short
Additional suggested class pairings: Lyrical, Jazz/Musical Theater, Hip Hop, Ballet, Tap
Adult Tap/Hip Hop Combo
No Experience Necessary!
Ages 17 & Up
Whether you’re brand new to tap or took dance as a child, this class will be the highlight of your week!
Take some much needed time for you. No previous experience necessary! The first ½ hour will be spent on Adult tap and the other ½ hour on Hip Hop.
No Recital Performance required but encouraged
Dress Code: comfy athletic clothes. We ask that all dancers wear clothing that covers their midriff.
Shoes:
- Black lace-up tap shoe (Capezio / Bloch recommended)
- Comfortable, athletic tennis shoes
Leaps and Turns
Advanced-Company Levels
Ages 8 & Up
Perfect for the dancer seeking to improve upon and push the envelope with various skills and progressions.
This class is recommended for Advanced-Company level dancers. Dancers will concentrate on skills such as flexibility, leg extensions, various styles of leaps and turns such as pirouettes, turns in second, and much more. Add more dynamics and confidence to your dancing with this exciting class addition! Dancers will be guided on a journey that will allow them to reflect and goal orient themselves towards present and future abilities and aspirations.
Dress Code: Leotard, tights, Acceptable bottoms: fitted dance shorts, fitted dance pants. WE ask that all dancers wear clothing that covers their midriff.
Shoe OPTIONS (pick one)
1. Flesh toned Foot undeez(capezio or bloch)
2. Nude, slip-on, split sole jazz shoe
3. Lyrical/Turners
NO SOCKS ALLOWED
**Hair pulled into a ponytail, bun, or away from face if hair is short
Additional suggested class pairings: Lyrical, Jazz/Musical Theater, Pom/Hip Hop, Ballet, Tap
Company Program
Competition
Audition Required
All dancers desiring to audition for Rhythms Company Program must attend Rhythms Summer Intensive. Dancers will be evaluated in all disciplines (tap, jazz, ballet, hip-hop, musical theater, contemporary). This experience is designed to be an educational process that better prepares dancers for real-life experiences as well as enhances their Rhythms Dance education and competition journey. The audition process sets the standards high for both individuals and teams. Dancers will gain an understanding of expectations and the work required in a competitive program. Dancers are evaluated on attention to material and instructors, work ethic, effort, ability to be a team player, technique, performance, and overall impression.
Contact our office at 864-249-6333 ext. 1 or email rhythmsinfo@gmail.com for more information.