United Dance Arts
What is the difference between Jazz and Hip Hop?
Jazz style of dance is what is seen in many Broadway type shows such as “Cats”. It is a more structured, stage style of dance.
Hip Hop is a fast, high energy type of dance seen in music videos and commercials.
Dance moves seen in performance by artists such as Beyonce, Ke$ha and Drake would be typical examples of Hip Hop.
Hip hop incorporates a lot of break dance moves and the moves are more isolated and less fluid than jazz dance moves.
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"Street Dance" encompasses
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Street dance is an umbrella term, used to describe dance styles that evolved outside of dance studios in everyday spaces such as streets, school yards and nightclubs. You can learn breakdance, popping, locking, hip hop new style and house dance. These dances are popular as a form of physical exercise, an art form, or for competition.
Hip Hop Dance is Cool! Get the Music Going,
Learn the Steps, and Start Dancing Hip Hop!
Do you get excited whenever the music is playing and you feel like dancing?
Is that passion burning inside your guts?
Will you dance till you drop?
Then you're at the right place!
If you have that passion in you - you can make it happen!
Learn how to dance hip hop - step by step lessons, guided by a professional instructor. New and original combinations from beginners level through professionals.
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For All Intermediate & Advanced Level classes...
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CHILDRENS DANCE
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Placement: UDA encourages you to register for class based on the age and experience of the dancer. During the first four classes, the instructor will evaluate each dancer to make sure the class is appropriate in age, level, and attention span.
UDA teachers and staff reserve the right to place the dancer in the appropriate
higher or lower class level to ensure the closest match.
“Keep on Dancing!"
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Ballet
"Our ballet program is where it all starts. Ballet is the foundation of all great dancers! This style of dance requires the most focus and discipline. Beginning classes will incorporate some creative movement to allow students to gradually work into ballet structure...."
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Contemporary
"Contemporary dance is the name given to a group of 20th century concert dance forms. It is a collection of systems and methods developed from Modern and Postmodern dance. Thus contemporary dance is not a specific dance technique. European, Canadian and American contemporary dance differ from each other in a number of ways."
Flexibility and
Conditioning
"At all levels of dance, flexibility and conditioning are needed to advanceand maintain your skill level. This class works on coordination, flexibility and muscle development for dance or sport."
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Hip-Hop
"A class designed to increase a students' rhythmic and coordination skills. Students focus on learning many fun upbeat combinations, which increases the students’ ability to learn dance combinations quickly."
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Ballet and/or jazz technique is NOT taught in this class
Jazz
"Jazz is a style of dance that is seen in many Broadway type shows such as "Cats". It is a more structured, stage style of dance than styles such as hip hop. Jazz dancing is entertaining to watch, fun and active to participate in. Jazz features a combination of unique moves, intricate footwork, leaps and quick turns. Jazz enhances a dancers grace and balance."
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Lyrical
"Lyrical dance is easiest described as a combination of jazz and ballet. It is faster than ballet, but not as fast as jazz. Lyrical dance combines the many technical elements of classical ballet with the freedom and airier aspects of jazz, contemporary and modern dance. Most lyrical dance pieces are performed to music with lyrics and the lyrics of the song are what the choreography of the dance is based on. The songs chosen usually express very strong emotions, like love, joy and anger. Lyrical dance is very graceful with moves flowing smoothly and seamlessly. Jumps are high and turns are very fluid. Lyrical is one of the most expressive forms of dance to watch. "
Musical Theatre
Our musical theatre program teaches stage dance and improvisation. Enhance your artistic ability and become a triple threat performer.
Pointe
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Tap
Tap dance is popular nowadays in many parts of the world. The name comes from the tapping sound made when the small metal plates on the dancer's shoes touch a hard floor. This lively, rhythmic tapping makes the performer not just a dancer, but also a percussive musician.
Techniques,
Turns & Leaps
Concentrates on the technical aspects of leaping, jumping and turning by teaching a series of jumps, leaps and turns, weight and direction changes. The student develops balance, strength, elevation and body alignment.
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Ballet is a prerequisite BEFORE taking this class. Please contact the office -- we would be happy to help you figure out a plan for your child.
Iterested in a beginning Lyrical class? Then please contact the office!
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Lyrical dance challenges choreographers and dancers to use motion to interpret music and express emotion. A lyrical dancer's movements attempt to show the meaning of the music.
Although lyrical is stereotypically choreographed to music that is slow or downbeat, melodic and sweet-sounding, it is a very broad form of dance including many dynamic, fast-paced and sometimes thrashy pieces. Upbeat, aggressive styles of music are used frequently. Music can be of any genre; pop, rock, and even hip hop/R&B styles, are popular for choreographing. Pop selections, including soulful, powerful songs by emerging artists, are often used in lyrical dance.
Famous Lyrical Dancers Include: Brian Friedman, Mia Michaels, Blake McGrath, Rodney Diverlus, and Dan Karaty.
Musically, the choreography accentuates and/or flows in synergy with a song's climaxes, but the choreography will also bring out the more nuanced aspects of a song: sometimes a silence between notes in the music, or the breath between words, will be emphasized, possibly with a simple, physical gesture. This may be followed, for example, by a more complex sequence, such as a triple pirouette en cou-de-pied (coupe), or a grand jete, or a series of chaine turns, followed by a cabriole, descending to the floor, only to rise again, and perhaps very casually to walk downstage for a few counts before changing direction once again.
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Our school does not start children in one-hour tap until the age of 6. Tap requires a great deal of coordination and can be a challenging style of dance. Tap also teaches children how to count, how to keep beat and rythm.
Between the ages of 6-8 our tap classes are traditional tap.
Ages 9 and older can participate in street tap which is a funky, hip-hop inspired style of tap.
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Interested in a beginning 10 & up class? Please call the office!
