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Classes for all ages and skill levels — from toddlers taking their first steps to pre-professional company dancers.
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Our Classes
We offer a wide variety of dance disciplines for all ages — each class nurturing technique, artistry, and a genuine love for movement and performance.
Ballet
Foundation of All Dance
Ballet is the foundation of all dance — a graceful, precise art form built on classical technique. Students develop strength, flexibility, and artistry that carry into every other…
✦ Ballet is a corequisite to MANY of our other classes, as so many dance styles are technically based around or highly influenced by this genre.
Jazz
Energy, Style & Flair
Jazz is a high-energy, versatile style drawn from Broadway, Latin, street dance, and more. From sassy and sultry to classic and character-driven, students learn turns, leaps, jumps…
Tap
Rhythm & Musicality
Tap dancers wear shoes fitted with metal taps and use their feet to create rhythmic sounds against the floor. It's a uniquely musical genre that builds rhythm, coordination, and mu…
Hip Hop
Grounded, Bold & Athletic
Hip hop is a bold, grounded style rooted in street dance culture. Students learn sharp movements, athletic tricks, and dynamic choreography set to high-energy music. It can be funk…
Funky Hop
Hip Hop & Jazz for Tiny Dancers
Funky Hop is a hip hop and jazz class made just for our youngest dancers. It's full of imagination — think rainbow painting, laser beams, and popcorn popping — all while building c…
Lyrical
Emotion in Motion
Lyrical blends ballet, jazz, and contemporary technique into an expressive, flowing style. Dancers interpret music and convey emotion through fluid, soulful movement — typically pe…
Contemporary
Expressive & Boundary-Breaking
Contemporary is an expressive, boundary-pushing style that combines ballet, modern dance, jazz, and lyrical. It encourages creativity, improvisation, and artistic freedom — and is…
Musical Theater
Dance, Voice & Acting
Musical theater combines dance, singing, and acting in one dynamic class. Students build performance skills across all three disciplines — drawing on ballet, tap, and jazz to tell…
Acrobatics
Strength, Flexibility & Artistry
Acro combines gymnastics-style skills with the artistry of dance. Students build strength, balance, and flexibility while learning cartwheels, walkovers, handsprings, and aerials —…
Toddler Dance & Tumble
First Steps in Movement
The perfect first class for our tiniest movers! Students explore creative movement, baby ballet, and basic tumbling skills in a fun, nurturing environment — building coordination,…
✦ Toddler Dance & Tumble classes do not participate in our dance recitals.
Cheer
Spirit, Stunts & Showmanship
Cheer at JSDA blends high-energy dance with traditional cheerleading skills. Students learn sharp motions, jumps, stunts, and formation work — building confidence, team spirit, and…
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