Dance Styles explained

We offer Children’s Classes including ballet, tap, modern, acrobatics and musical theatre. We follow the syllabus of the Royal Academy of Dance and ISTD and I-Path the world’s most influential and respected dance organisations, known for high quality teaching standards and technique. We follow the syllabus of Acrobatic Arts, the world’s most trusted acro dance programme.

Learn more about the different dance styles we offer at Leap Dance in Anslow, Burton On Trent, Melbourne, Tutbury and Hilton.

Dance Styles

Ballet

Ballet is a highly technical dance form and is a classical style of dance but is also fun to perform. Ballet is characterised by graceful and flowing movements, balances, turns and jumps. It helps with posture, poise, co-ordination and musicality. It is often described as being the technical foundation for all dance forms. We follow the syllabus of the Royal Academy of Dance.

Tap

Tap is an exciting and rhythmical dance. The feet strike the floor using tap shoes to make a sound. Tap shoes have metal plates on the toes and the heels to allow the shoes to make a sound. Tap is seen in musicals including 42nd Street, Crazy for You and Stomp and Tap Dogs. Tap was extremely popular in the era of the Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly musicals and is all about rhythm. Tap has lots of different styles and is great fun and energetic too.

We follow the syllabus of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance ISTD.

Modern

Modern is a highly energetic dance form and includes travelling steps, high kicks, leaps and turns. Modern needs strength and flexibility to perform its steps with a sense of theatrical performance and style. Modern uses a range of movements and musical styles to develop a sense of performance and musicality. It is a highly expressive dance form and can include a fast paced jazz style to a soft lyrical contemporary piece.

We follow the syllabus of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance ISTD.

Musical Theatre

Musical Theatre is a style that includes dance, singing and drama. It usually includes modern dance with more expression to act out the part or story of the musical. Famous musicals include Annie, Phantom of the Opera, Hairspray, Chicago, Miss Saignon, Matilda the Musical and West Side Story. Musical theatre is so useful to help build a child’s confidence and give them the courage to try out and act out different characters through music and dance. It also helps to develop a sense of performance and learn a range of musical and dance styles.

Acrobatic Dance

Acrobatic dance is a fusion of the artistic motion of dance combined with the athleticism of acrobatics and gymnastics. It develops a dancers strength and flexibility and will enhance the dance styles we already teach. Acrodance develops flexibility, strength, balancing, limbering, tumbling and partner and group stunts. We follow the syllabus of Acrobatic Arts, the world’s most trusted acrobatics syllabus.

Street and Commercial Hip Hop Dance

Street and commercial dance includes moves including popping and locking to high-energy choreography inspired by street dance and commercial hip hop. It’s a very expressive class and helps to build confidence, self-expression and positivity by expressing themselves in a fun way. It’s an energetic dance style with exciting choreography exploring the different dance styles to popular music. It encourages expression and improvisation and encourages creativity and confidence.

If you have any questions about what classes would suit your child most, please do get in touch Leapdancemidlands@gmail.com.

We are more than happy to help and advise you. You can also try our different classes to find the best class for your child.

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We also offer Adult Ballet classes and Ballet Be Fit classes. Our Ballet Be Fit classes are accredited by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity.

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Find out more about the different dance styles here and the RAD and ISTD exam syllabus we follow-. Click here.

We are located in village locations in Hilton and Melbourne in South Derbyshire and Anslow and Tutbury in East Staffordshire. Our dance classes are near to Willington, Hatton, Burton On Trent, Stretton, Repton, Findern and Chellaston and are growing all the time so additional venues and times are always being updated. Get in touch to be the first to hear of our newest classes!

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Royal Academy of Dance Registered Teacher

Acrobatic Arts Certified Studio

Ballet Be Fit Instructor

CIMSPA – Chartered Institute for the Management for Sport and Physical Activity

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