Class Descriptions

We are proud to bring you classes, taught by world class teachers, each with a wealth of training and experience.

Classes are listed in alphabetical order.

Ballroom

(Waiting List - ask for details)

You'll be ready to take to the dance floor once you learn the classic and beautiful ballroom dances:

Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep and Tango.

Couples and singles welcome.

Belly Dance

(Thursdays)

The art of BELLY DANCE has been passed from Mother to
daughter, and woman to woman for a thousand generations, and
is the ultimate activity for developing fitness, grace, timing and self-esteem.

Expand your creative freedom in a safe, supportive and FUN way with lasting results!

MÉSMERA is one of L.A.'s most dynamic performers and instructors, and offers clear breakdowns on technique, and an inspiring approach to building vitality, confidence and beauty.

Featured in "TIME", "InStyle", "L.A. Weekly", Film and TV, Mésmera has spun her veils through 25 years of teaching, performing, events, seminars, choreography, directing her troup.

No previous dance experience necessary.

Hip-hop

(Thursdays)

Hip hop dance refers to dance styles, mainly street dance styles, primarily danced to hip hop music, or that have evolved as a part of the hip hop culture.

What separates hip-hop dance from other forms of dance is that it is often improvisational (freestyle) in nature.

Hip-Hop dance has over 25 years of history first breaking into the movies in 1982.

It has even become a lifestyle: a way to be active in physical fitness; a hobby; or competitive dance-style.

Hip-hop is now a highly popular professional dance form for those who seek dancing as a career.

Come on in and have fun and enjoy a great workout!

Irish Dance

(Waiting List - ask for details)

Irish Dance is a wonderful sport and creative art form.

It requires hard work and dedication but will always be a fun and energetic class for 7-15 year olds.

With the class we aim to teach the dancers strength, muscle control, co-ordination, rhythm, self confidence, correct posture, and many Irish dance steps.

The class structure will be - warm-up, rhythm work, step work, performance, cool down.

Jazz for Children

(Thursdays)

The classes combine Broadway style jazz with with modern up to date moves making it a fun way to learn proper technique and choreography.

Jazz-Funk for Teens/Adults

(Thursdays)

Jazz funk is two styles blended together with the technique of jazz and the free style of hip hop.

Jazz-HOP for Tiny Tots

(Waiting List - ask for details)

Latin Dance

(Thursdays)

Come and learn the HOT Latin dances just like you see on the hit TV show "Dancing with the Stars".

Don't worry about coming to class alone, the instructor will mix and match, so everyone gets to dance.

Known for its sensual hip action and sexy flair, Latin dance is gaining popularity on dance floors everywhere.

You'll be learning the HOT dances: Cha-Cha, Rumba, Samba, Paso Doble and Jive.

Mat Pilates (Muscle Sculpting)

(Waiting List - ask for details)

The Mat Pilates class lasts for 60 minutes. 15 minutes stand up workout (working upper and lower body) The 15 minutes stand-up routine helps to warm up the muscles and exercise them as well. There is more body movement in the first 15 minutes workout. The workout will include work on neck, shoulder, oblique, legs etc.

The 45 remaining minutes will be taught on the mat. The mat exercises will differ weekly. Every week there will be a different body part focus. Therefore, it is important to not miss class.

We will of course work all the body parts, but every week there will be a different focus (abs, inner thigh, outer thigh, arms, butt etc).

We end the workout with stretching. Stretching is very important at the end of the exercise. Therefore, instead of leaving the class tired of the workout, you will feel refreshed and happy.

Important: There will be different level exercises in the group. The Instructor will demonstrate in the same time a beginner and an advanced level of the Pilates exercise. And you can choose what applies to you. Do not rush or assume. Start with the easy exercise if you are not sure. You will get to the advanced level.

Warning: It is important to be aware of your flexibility and athletic level of your body. If you haven't worked out before, your body will be sore. But that should not scare you, to the contrary, it should make you feel great because you are contributing in exercising a muscle that was not used before.

Scottish Highland Dance

(Coming in the Fall of 2010 - ask to be added to the wait list)

To learn more about this wonderful and historic dance form, watch this clip created and starring our own Highland Dance teacher, Tierney de la Lama.

Yoga-Ballet

(Wait Listing - coming soon!)

Taught by our Ballet Teacher, Miss Suzanne Glasper, Yoga-ballet evolved through Suzanne's journey as both a dancer and a yoga teacher. She noticed in herself and other dancers that ballet could create a lot of tension in the body especially in the upper body. She wanted to find a way of freeing this stuck energy yet still develop within such a refined technique.

Having studied with Jon Monks who has a completely innovative yoga practice which has been influenced by tai chi and years of self study, this inspired her own development of yoga-ballet fusion. She learned that generally dancers are very ungrounded and by grounding the energy this is the way to redirect energy that is stuck in the body.

As dancers we tend to over impose on the musculature because the bones are incorrectly stacked. It is Suzanne's philosophy that working with awareness is worth more than working with brute strength.

This creation is a mixture of yoga, ballet, tai chi, and any inspiring movement.

This class is suitable for teens/adults.

Zen Ballet

(Waiting List - ask for details)

Zen means to be in the moment in an awakened/meditative state. It requests the participant to let go of any pre-conceived ideas of how things should be and invites the student to be fully present in their body.

Marrying Zen with ballet allows the student to explore the body in a non-judgmental way whilst working within a refined technique and discipline.

This class is especially good for dancers who would like to refine/improve technique and get to the root cause of energy blocks held with in the body.

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