Participants will learn basic ballet techniques in a fun and low-key environment. Students will gain coordination, flexibility, musicality, and appreciation for the art of dance.

Dates: April 30–June 20, 2025

Schedule:

• Ages 8-11  Wednesdays 7:15-8:00 pm
• Ages 12-15 Fridays 7:15-8:15 pm, no class May 23

Ages: 8-15 years

Location: Friendship YMCA

Hip hop is an energetic style of dance that will get you moving fast on your feet. In hip hop, students will be encouraged to learn how to move all different parts of their body with isolation work, and intricate footwork. Students will also learn how to put these various movements together so that they flow into the hip hop style. Performance is a huge part of hip hop, in which students will learn how to incorporate facial expressions with their movements to become affluent with the nature of the style.

Dates: April 29-June 17, 2025

Schedule/Ages:

• Ages 8-11: Tuesdays from 7:30-8:15pm in the Multi-Purpose Room
• Ages 12-15: Tuesdays from 8:15-9:00pm in the Fitness Studio

Location: Friendship YMCA

Tap dance is characterized by using the sounds of tap shoes to strike the floor as a form of percussion. Dancers will be taught a variety of techniques such as “shuffling,” “flapping,” and “heel and toe taps.” Skills will continue to build off of each other in tap. Tap dance is very expressive and will combine some elements of ballet and jazz within its unique style.

Students are required to have a pair of tap shoes for this class.

Dates: April 30–June 18, 2025

Schedule: Wednesdays 8:15-9:00 pm

Ages: 8-11 years

Location: West Shore YMCA

This class will have students learn expressing the mood and lyrics of a song through movement. Lyrical uses elements of ballet and jazz in order to tell a story with inner emotion through dance.  New elements for returning participants, and great for new participants.

Dates: May 2-June 20, 2025 (7 classes), no class May 23

Schedule: Fridays from 8:15-9:00pm

Ages: 12-15 years

Location: Friendship YMCA

Participants will learn basic ballet techniques in a fun and low-key environment. Students will gain coordination, flexibility, musicality, and appreciation for the art of dance.

Dates: April 30–May 28, 2025

Schedule: Wednesdays from 7:30-8:15pm

Ages: 6-9 years

Location: West Shore YMCA

Students will learn movement and basic ballet technique through songs, creative expressions, and games. The focus is to make students comfortable in their movement and coordination while having fun!

Dates: April 30–May 28, 2025 (5 classes)

Schedule: Wednesdays from 6:45-7:30pm

Ages: 3-5 years

Location: West Shore YMCA

Hip hop is an energetic style of dance that will get you moving fast on your feet. In hip hop, students will be encouraged to learn how to move all different parts of their body with isolation work, and intricate footwork. Students will also learn how to put these various movements together so that they flow into the hip hop style. Performance is a huge part of hip hop, in which students will learn how to incorporate facial expressions with their movements to become affluent with the nature of the style.

Dates: April 28-June 2, 2025 (5 classes)

Schedule:

• Ages 8-10: Mondays from 7:30-8:15pm
• Ages 5-7: Thursdays from 5:00-5:45pm

Ages: 5-10 years

Location: West Shore YMCA

Flexibility is one the most important parts of dance, or any physical activity for that matter. As we acquire flexibility, we can move our bodies in so many different ways. Students will slowly learn how to do various exercises that require flexibility throughout the body such as front splits, middle splits, back flexibility exercises and much more. In addition to becoming more physically flexible, students will also be learning how to do some basic acro skills such as handstands, headstands, cartwheels, bridges, walkovers and kickovers. This class will promote both physical and mental flexibility with patience, as acquiring these skills does not happen overnight.

Dates: May 1-29, 2025 (5 classes)

Schedule: Thursdays 6:00-6:45pm

Ages: 8-10 years

Location: West Shore YMCA

This beginner class will combine ballet technique and current forms of popular dance to form Jazz. This will be a fun and energetic class focusing on flexibility, musical rhythms, isolation of the body, and self expression through movement.

Dates: May 3–June 7, 2025 (no class Memorial Day weekend)

Schedule: Saturdays from 12:30-1:15pm

Ages: 5-7 years

Location: West Shore YMCA

Tap dance is characterized by using the sounds of tap shoes to strike the floor as a form of percussion. Dancers will be taught a variety of techniques such as “shuffling,” “flapping,” and “heel and toe taps.” Skills will continue to build off of each other in tap. Tap dance is very expressive and will combine some elements of ballet and jazz within its unique style.

Students are required to have a pair of tap shoes for this class.

Dates: April 28–June 2, 2025 (5 classes), no class May 26

Schedule: Mondays 6:45-7:30pm

Ages: 5-7 years

Location: West Shore YMCA

In this unique class, participants will learn how to perform in a musical theater setting by developing their dance, acting, and performance skills. The group will be dancing to songs from both classic and contemporary musicals. This is a wonderful class for those looking to learn how to perform in musicals or just have fun.

Dates: May 3–June 7, 2025

Schedule: Saturdays from 1:30-2:15pm

Ages: 8-11 years

Location: West Shore YMCA