Program Information
Below you will see general information regarding placement, levels, and genres. Please login to your studio account to review detailed class descriptions.
Student Placement
Students are placed into classes by age first then by experience and physical and social maturity. We use gemstone levels (cohorts) with our ballet, jazzpop, and modern/contemporary classes to help with class selection. Occasionally students may take classes in more than one cohort but it must be approved by the studio owner/instructor. New students into the program are typically placed by age unless an ability placement meeting is scheduled. Please email or call to set up a placement appointment if interested.
General Genre Descriptions
Acrobatic Dance (AcroDance)
Acro is a lyrical approach to acrobatic tricks and skills with an emphasis on fluid transitions as it blends with technique-based dance choreography. Acro dance is an excellent component for serious dancers that want to enhance their flexibility, core, and treasure chest of skills! We offer acro dance as part of combination classes starting at age 3. Our teachers are trained to use the Acro Dance Teachers Association (ADTA) curriculum.
Ballet
Ballet is a foundational dance form for all technique based dance genres including jazz, modern, and contemporary. Students enrolled in Ballet at UMF studio will follow a curated progressive syllabus & curriculum that is based off classical ballet methods with a primary focus from the Royal Academy of Dance ballet training method. Russian and Balanchine methods will also be referenced during instruction to expose students to a wider variety of classical and neoclassical training styles. Students with a goal to excel well in dance should consider enrolling in ballet each year.
We also offer a pre-pointe and pointe program to our intermediate and advanced ballet dancers. We take this training very seriously and use a prescript training evaluation and syllabus for the safety and longevity of your student. You may read more about our programs below.
Pre-Pointe Program (age 11-18) Click link for more information
Pointe Program (age 12-18) Click link for more information
Jazz & HipHop (JazzPop)
Our jazz classes are a technique based fusion of traditional and current jazz styles. The foundation of jazz technique is ballet and students will be expected to build upon these foundational principles to fine-tune their technique. Isolation, contractions, and various tempos are the backbone of jazz technique. Students will also explore Fosse and Luigi jazz style techniques. Jumps and leaps are learned in intermediate and advanced versions of this class. A variety of music is used in this genre. Our hip-hop classes are funky and fun! Classes emphasize trendy dance moves, traditional hiphop grooves, and free-styling .
Modern & Contemporary
Contemporary dance incorporates technique from ballet, jazz, and modern styles. Free-form and unique movements are also found in a contemporary piece as the dancer is encouraged to express emotion that precisely matches the music to tell a story. Modern dance is a style of dance that developed in America in rejection to strict ballet teaching methods. Grounded, earthy, and natural movements are incorporated into traditional modern technique. UMF studio will focus on Graham and Horton modern dance technique.
Acro is a lyrical approach to acrobatic tricks and skills with an emphasis on fluid transitions as it blends with technique-based dance choreography. Acro dance is an excellent component for serious dancers that want to enhance their flexibility, core, and treasure chest of skills! We offer acro dance as part of combination classes starting at age 3. Our teachers are trained to use the Acro Dance Teachers Association (ADTA) curriculum.
Ballet
Ballet is a foundational dance form for all technique based dance genres including jazz, modern, and contemporary. Students enrolled in Ballet at UMF studio will follow a curated progressive syllabus & curriculum that is based off classical ballet methods with a primary focus from the Royal Academy of Dance ballet training method. Russian and Balanchine methods will also be referenced during instruction to expose students to a wider variety of classical and neoclassical training styles. Students with a goal to excel well in dance should consider enrolling in ballet each year.
We also offer a pre-pointe and pointe program to our intermediate and advanced ballet dancers. We take this training very seriously and use a prescript training evaluation and syllabus for the safety and longevity of your student. You may read more about our programs below.
Pre-Pointe Program (age 11-18) Click link for more information
Pointe Program (age 12-18) Click link for more information
Jazz & HipHop (JazzPop)
Our jazz classes are a technique based fusion of traditional and current jazz styles. The foundation of jazz technique is ballet and students will be expected to build upon these foundational principles to fine-tune their technique. Isolation, contractions, and various tempos are the backbone of jazz technique. Students will also explore Fosse and Luigi jazz style techniques. Jumps and leaps are learned in intermediate and advanced versions of this class. A variety of music is used in this genre. Our hip-hop classes are funky and fun! Classes emphasize trendy dance moves, traditional hiphop grooves, and free-styling .
Modern & Contemporary
Contemporary dance incorporates technique from ballet, jazz, and modern styles. Free-form and unique movements are also found in a contemporary piece as the dancer is encouraged to express emotion that precisely matches the music to tell a story. Modern dance is a style of dance that developed in America in rejection to strict ballet teaching methods. Grounded, earthy, and natural movements are incorporated into traditional modern technique. UMF studio will focus on Graham and Horton modern dance technique.
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