Class Descriptions

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KickStart

We offer a fun introductory KickStart program focusing on basic Ballet, Tap, and Tumbling. KickStart is an 80-minute weekly program for students ages 2-4.

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SideKicks

SideKicks is an 80-minute weekly program for students ages 4-5, focusing on progressive Ballet, Tap, and Tumbling.

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Ballet and Pointe

Ballet is a foundational dance style. Ballet comes highly recommended as it promotes correct body placement, strength, and coordination. Each class will consist of barre work, center, petite, and grand allegro work. In addition, the course will focus on posture, balance, self-discipline, grace, self-confidence, fitness, and individual expression.

Once a student has mastered the proper technique, a student may be able to advance to Pointe, which is at the teacher's discretion.

 

Tap

Tap is one of the most rhythmic of all dance styles. Therefore, students will be introduced to numerous steps and progressions to concentrate better on their coordination, musicality, foot articulation, weight transference, and agility. The class consists of center work, progressions across the floor, and combinations.

 

Jazz

Jazz dance is an exploration of style and presentation. Jazz class consists of a warm-up featuring stretch and strengthening, across-the-floor progressions, and center combinations. In addition, students will learn to understand musicality, rhythm, style, and technique.

 

Lyrical

Lyrical is a more expressive form of dance, fusing aspects of jazz and ballet. It focuses on one's emotions, helps to strengthen grace and control, and promotes self-expression. Dancers learn various kicks, leaps, turns, and center-floor combinations set to expressive and lyrical music. Although it is not required, taking ballet and jazz in conjunction with Lyrical class is beneficial.

 

Contemporary

Contemporary dance is a deconstruction of ballet and modern, even though it draws from the methods of both. The students will be encouraged to push new boundaries, discover versatility, and minimize tension in the search for clarity and fluidity through their dancing.

Contemporary incorporates various techniques that focus on weight transference, fall and recovery, movement on and off center, and slow and fast movement, creating dynamics. Students will explore abstraction and pedestrian movements to help develop their performances.

 

Hip-Hop

Hip-hop offers students a more relaxed environment to learn combinations and dance moves. It also introduces students to the latest dance moves as seen on TV, in music videos, and in the movies! Hip-hop fuses jazz and street dance forms. Students learn isolations, dynamics, and movements unique to Hip-Hop culture. Teachers will use upbeat, age-appropriate pop and hip-hop music. Although it is not required, studying jazz with hip-hop is beneficial.

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Acrobatic Dance (Akro) at Kercheval Dance is the seamless fusion of strong dance technique and controlled, athletic acrobatic movement. Rooted in our philosophy to connect • express • grow, dancers build confidence as they develop strength, flexibility, and body awareness in a supportive and progressive environment.

Acro blends musicality, fluidity, and expression with skills such as balancing, limbering, and tumbling—training dancers to move with both power and control.

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Our program follows the Acrobatic Arts curriculum, paired down with a focused emphasis on core strength and flexibility, allowing dancers to safely progress from foundational skills to more advanced acrobatic elements with proper technique.

Our goal is for every dancer to move with strength, confidence, and control—both in acro and across all styles.

 

Micro Akro (Ages 5–7)

A fun and engaging introduction to acro! Dancers build coordination, balance, and body awareness while developing foundational strength and flexibility. Skills include rolls, bridges, and beginner inversions, all taught with a strong focus on safe technique and confidence-building.

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Kore Akro 1 (Ages 7–11)

Dancers develop greater strength, flexibility, and control as they progress into more dynamic skills such as cartwheels, walkovers, and controlled inversions. Emphasis is placed on clean technique, core stability, and seamlessly integrating acro elements into dance combinations.

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Kore Akro 2 (Ages 11+)

This level focuses on refining technique, strength, and flexibility while working toward more advanced acro skills and fluid transitions. Dancers are challenged to integrate acrobatic elements into choreography with precision, control, and performance quality.