Classes

Tots Dance for our youngest dancers prepares them for further dance exploration by introducing basic ballet, creative movement, rhythm and coordination exercises.

Classes offered in traditional ballet, for all age groups; from beginners to advanced students these classes will always be our school favorites! Our ballet classes are all based on a combination of Cecchetti Method and Royal Academy of Dance Syllabus.  More advanced levels include training in Pointework or “toe dance”.  All dance forms benefit from ballet training so it is always advised to begin any dance education with ballet classes.

Students will learn how to pop, lock, break, and groove Hip Hop style, a truly American dance style with roots in African and Caribbean dance originating in NYC in the late 70s. Students should dress comfortably and wear gym shoes.

Jazz Dance can include a broad range of dance styles. Before the 1950s, jazz dance referred to dance styles that originated from African American vernacular dance. Jazz dance was an integral part of Jazz music until the end of the swing era in the late 1940s. In the 1950s, a new genre of jazz dance — modern jazz dance — emerged, with roots in Caribbean traditional dance. Every individual style of jazz dance has roots traceable to one of these two distinct origins. Jazz was a big hit in the 1950’s and it is still a well-loved style of dance all over the world.

Students will learn how to make rhythms with the instrument they were born with, their bodies! Dress comfortably and wear tap shoes or hard-soled shoes. This class includes jazz technique which compliments the tap experience.

A great introduction to alternative dance styles such as hip hop, jazz and tap dancing. Combining training in all three of these dance techniques the student can experiment with the styles and when older concentrate their studies on the style they like best.

Concentrated training in jazz, hip hop, theater dance and choreography all with emphasis on performance team work. These classes perform around the territory all thru the year.

This is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet. Contemporary dancers strive to connect the mind and the body through fluid dance movements. This dance form is highly suggested as a second class choice of higher level ballet students as well as students NOT in ballet that still want to express themselves with fluidity and grace with a modern flair.

Created by revolutionaries like Isadora Duncan and Loie Fuller at the turn of the 20th century, Modern dance trains the dancer to move naturally from his/her center.  Class will feature a wide variety of Modern techniques, including Graham, Limon, and Horton; as well as body-conditioning exercises like Yoga and Pilates.

The BVI Dance School offers Teen and Adult Classes in Ballet, Jazz, Tap Dance and Dance Project

A constantly evolving class to include many dance forms such as jazz, tap, hip hop, salsa, and many more styles with alternating teachers bringing this class all of their expertise in various dance genres. A new and very exciting addition to the BVI Dance School repertoire!!