Dance

The Dora Ritter Wellness Center offers Dance classes in contemporary ballet, modern jazz, and tap dance for adults and children.

All classes begin with warm-ups, with developing dance skills as our focus. We offer the following classes:

Preschool (Ballet, Jazz, Tap) -- this is a ballet, jazz and tap movement class. Students will be taught proper terminology for each of the disciplines. We work on balance, coordination, rhythm and much more.
Kindergarten (Ballet, Jazz, Tap) --This class is similar to our Preschool classes. However, we begin getting more technical with the movement and how they relate to the music. Body awareness is also emphasized.
Combo I (Ballet, Jazz, Tap) -- Now the student is ready for a more disciplined class. Body awareness, posture, alignment, and rhythm are among the many components of a dance class that are taught. Students are introduced to a variety of music. This is all done in a positive environment.
Combo I Advanced (Ballet, Jazz) -- This class is similar to Combo I. The difference is the amount of experience and ability. More time is needed to teach more complicated movements of the disciplines.
Combo II and High School (Ballet, Jazz) -- Same as Combo I Advanced. These classes are moving quickly.
Tap -- Your feet have turned into an instrument that must accomplish precise sounds. rhythm, balance, center, precision, posture, are among the skills taught in our tap classes.