Twos & Moms: ages 18 months to three years old
30 minute class once a week  offered weekday morning and Saturday morning
 parent works one on one with their own child
 walking, galloping, simple dance movements (ex. Ring around the Rosie)
 work with small hula hoops and playground balls
 side rolls and forward rolls on mat
 skills on
low balance beam

Creative Movement: ages 3-4
  30 minute class once a week offered weekday morning, weeknight, and Sat.
  This class is based on pantomime, pretend and make believe
  This class is a fun introduction to dance movement
  Children learn listening skills, get to use their imagination, learn movement   
  skills ( jump, hop, leap, walk, run, gallop, slide) and movement concepts
  (fast, slow, big, little)

Acrobatics:  ages 3 - 18
30 minute classes ages 3-5, 45 minute classes ages 6-7, 60 minute classes ages 8-18
 classes are offered  once a week 30 minute weekday morning, afternoon and evening
 and Saturday, 45 and 60 minute classes are offered weekdays after school and   
 evenings with several different skill levels
 class begins with warm ups then stretches
 acrobatic (counter balance skills) and  tumbling (off balance skills) are taught
 basic skills such as side rolls, forward rolls, back rolls, cartwheels, headstands and  
 bridges  build to hand stands, splits, front limbers, walkovers, handsprings, and
 aerial  cartwheels and back tucks
 classes  also learn some skills on a low balance beam   

Ballet: ages 4 - adults
30 minute classes 4-5 year olds, 45 minute classes 6-7 year olds, 60 minute classes 8-adult
90 minute ballet/pointe class for advanced teens
classes offered once a week throughout week (see acrobatics)                             
basic classical ballet training begins with pliés, battement tendus, rond de jamb à terre,
and grand battements  at the barré , center floor French school arm positions, adagio and  
allégro movements, turns, and jumps
beginning with 6 year olds terminology is emphasized as well as technique
additional skills are taught as the student progresses
pointé work is reserved for
advanced  students age 12 or older with individual placement
by teacher

Tap: ages 5 - adults
30 minute classes for 5 year olds, 45 minute classes age 6 - adult
classes are offered once a week after school and  evenings
with a class for 5 year olds on Saturday
classes build from 13 basic tap steps to complex syncopated rhythm patterns, and    
several tap styles such as buck, rhythm, military and soft shoe
beginning with 6 year olds terminology is emphasized as well as technique

Baton: ages 6 - 18
45 minute classes offered once a week weekday afternoons and evenings
classes build from basic twirls and struts to finger twirls, tosses, rolls, turns and two baton work
all baton students participate in the Stokes Stomp parade and the Christmas parades

Lyrical: ages 8-18
60 minute classes offered once a week weekday afternoon or evening
these classes interpret the words of a song through movement
the technique used is a combination of ballet and modern
some sign language is used in this class
some liturgical dance may also be part of this class

Musical Theatre: ages 8-18
60 minute class offered once a week a weekday evening
this class has two teachers, a vocal teacher who works with singing for 30
minutes every week and a acting and dance teacher who works
with stage movement, pantomime, acting and theatrical dance
these students have the opportunity to perform at local nursing homes,
in the "Not too Scary" Haunted House and at  Spring Production

Jazz: ages 10 - 18
60 minute classes and a 90 minute advanced class offered once a week
classical style jazz with elements of modern dance                  
warm up stretches, isolations, contractions, walks, turns and jumps with attitude
this class also emphasizes terminology as well as technique and performance

Shag: adults
60 minute classes offered in 4 week sessions on weekday evening
couples or singles
taught by a couple        
this class teaches students to dance the shag
basic steps, starting basic, several different men's and ladies' turns, half and full pivot turns
style and counting the beat of the music are emphasized      
Classes offered