CLASSES
Discover your love of dance with us!
Whether you're trying a class for the first time, or you're a seasoned performer
Dance Unlimited has a class to suit you!
Bright Stars
A gentle introduction to the world of Ballet using fun and imaginative weekly class plans designed for the pre-school age group. Using props like wands, musical instruments, ribbons etc. – the children are given the opportunity to dance with our teachers whilst gaining confidence to use their own imagination and creativity. This programme is for 3-4yrs.
Shining Stars
Shining Stars classes cover many dance styles including ballet, jazz, hiphop and more. With a focus on building confidence and creativity dancers learn important dance foundations like balance, elevation and travelling steps to put them in good stead for their future dancing. With songs the dancers love, and content that both teaches and entertains, these classes are a hit for our preschool students.
Hip Hop
Hip Hop is a vibrant form of dance that combines a variety of freestyle movements, it is expressive, dynamic and encourages performance skills. It has evolved into one of the most popular and influential styles of dance. At Dance Unlimited we use a the RBM syllabus alongside the creativity of our fantastic Hip Hop teachers to cover a wide range of Hip Hop styles. Hip Hop classes are for dancers aged 8 and older
Jazz
Using the American Jazz Dance Affiliation syllabus, these fun energetic Jazz classes are structured on a progressional basis that starts at age 5 and progresses through 14 levels. The music used is current and popular, the content is dynamic and cleanly structured with pilates based warmups and cool downs. It’s fun and exciting to learn for all ages. The work fully trains the student in all aspects of Jazz with the inclusion of basic Ballet techniques and the depth of technique required to encourage performance and style.
Tap
Tap dancers use their feet to strike the floor, beating out different rhythms, with dancers wearing tap shoes which have small metal plates on the toe and heel to give the distinctive sound. Tap dance is a theatrical art form often seen on stage in musicals. The ever evolving ISTD Tap syllabus has prepared many a dancer for life on the stage/professional careers. At Dance Unlimited we have classes for dancers aged 5+ including classes for teen beginners.
Ballet
At Dance Unlimited we teach the ISTD syllabus which taught in over 60 countries worldwide. Classical ballet captures the essence of dance, and is at the core of most other dance genres. Children love to dance and this artistic and musical syllabus is a perfect beginning with delightful entertaining exercises and movements that develop through the grades to the Vocational levels and Professional levels. Children love it!
Contemporary
Contemporary dance explores the body and the way it moves, developing technical awareness & expressing music and movement, it can be a very physical and emotive form of dance. Students learn to experiment with weight, gravity, and momentum. From this the understanding of movement and creativity develops. Following the new American Jazz Dance Affiliation Contemporary syllabus these classes are suitable for dancers 9+.
Modern
ISTD Modern dance is a rhythmic dance style rooted in musical theatre. It is often seen in musical productions and is known for its dynamic theatrical qualities. The style uses travelling steps, high kicks, leaps and turns which all need strength and flexibility. Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing Modern also incorporates jazz, lyrical and contemporary dance styles into its examination syllabus. Modern Dance defies a single permanent definition due to its ability to adapt, develop and evolve with the changing fashion in dance.