Summer of Dance
Summer of Dance is about
developing skills, sweating and having fun.
This program is not about competing. It’s about creating community and encouraging each other to push beyond our boundaries and develop a stronger level of physical control and expression. Combinations are not repeated so if you miss a class, you’re not behind.
Summer 2026 classes on sale now!
All Classes Will Be Held at The Phoenix Theatre Company!
All You Can Dance Pass
Access to all dance classes all summer long for $200.
Ballet for All
This class focuses on terminology, strengthening and stretching.
Suggested Experience: This class is open to all levels. However, the more advanced ballet students might find it more intermediate. This class is perfect to help create line, strength, flow of movement, control, balance and foundation of terminology that is essential in all forms of dance.
Footwear: Ballet shoes or bear claws or jazz shoes are recommended.
Jazz
This technique class honors the jazz dance’s Afro-Carribean roots and is influenced by ballet and modern dance forms. With a large emphasis on style, jazz is performed from the core, with clean and strong lines emanating from the hips and chest. Dancers can look forward to the specifics of various jazz masters and their personal styles, including Bob Fosse, Jack Cole, Gus Giordano, Luigi, and Matt Mattox featuring strong contractions, isolations, parallel passes, shoulder twists, and hinges.
Footwear: Please wear appropriate dance shoes.*
Contemporary
This class introduces more of a modern dance sensibility. It focuses and technique and expression.
Suggested Experience: All levels are encouraged to attend but this class tends toward a more intermediate or advanced dancer. Floor work and leaps are part of this class. Please ask the instructor for alternate moves if needed.
Footwear: Please wear appropriate dance shoes.* Bare feet are fine.
Total Body Connectivity
This class focuses on full body awareness and mind-muscle connection using the six Bartenieff Fundamental Patterns of Total Body Connectivity. The class will include a long stretch to wake up the body, a short visualization exercise to wake up the brain, and strengthening exercises to connect the two.
Hip Hop
This class for the student who loves the dancing they see in a music video. It’s a more urban expression with a whole new sensibility that will challenge dancers of all levels. This class is fun and fast paced and focuses on isolation, weight shift, strength and endurance. Combinations change every class.
Suggested Experience: All are encouraged to attend but the beginner dancer will need to have patience and determination.
Footwear: Please wear appropriate dance shoes.* Street sneakers are okay.
Musical Theatre 1
This class focuses on basic terminology, character, technique development and combination retention.
Suggested Experience: Good for beginners or dancers who are looking to brush up their skills and technique.
Footwear: Please wear appropriate dance shoes.*
Musical Theatre 2
This class explores the various styles of dance that musical theatre encompasses. It teaches and reinforces technique and terminology.
Suggested Experience: The level of this class varies, but traditionally, it’s considered intermediate to advanced. Beginners are recommended to take Musical Theatre 1.
Footwear: Please wear appropriate dance shoes.*
Tap 1
This class focuses on the fundamental building blocks of tap including terminology, technique, balance, weight shift and clarity of sound.
Suggested Experience: It’s a beginner level course but always good to review the basics! All levels welcomed.
Footwear: Tap shoes recommended.
Tap 2
This class focuses on the fundamental building blocks of tap including terminology, technique, balance, weight shift and clarity of sound.
Suggested Experience: It’s a beginner level course but always good to review the basics! All levels welcomed.
Footwear: Tap shoes recommended.
Tap 3
Designed for the intermediate/advanced tap dancer, this class moves faster than Tap 2 and focuses more on pick-ups, pull backs, close to the floor footwork, and challenging weight shifts.
Suggested Experience: Not recommended for beginners.
Footwear: Tap shoes required.
Turns + Leaps
This class focuses more intently on various turns and leaps seen across multiple dance forms. This class will develop your balance, agility, coordination, strength, and alignment to improve the dancer’s ability to jump and turn.
Footwear: Please wear appropriate dance shoes.* Street sneakers are not recommended.
*Denotes ballet or jazz shoes, jazz sneakers, character shoes
