Dance Styles

Jazz is a varied dance style, consisting of unique moves depending on a specific style and/or era of jazz. Predominantly, jazz includes learning and using technique from classical training such as pirouettes and turns, kicks and jumps.  Our classes include a mix of traditional jazz through to the modern-funk styles of today.

Jazz is a fun and technical dance style that relies heavily on the teacher’s individual style, originality and improvisation, as jazz dancers incorporate different styles into their own expression of the dance. Jazz dancing often uses bold, dramatic body movements, including body isolations and contractions.

Jazz combines traditional jazz dance exercises such as leaps, turns, runs and kicks with current music.

Bollywood dance is about storytelling.  This is a dance style made famous by the colourful Bollywood movies; usually danced by beautiful exotic women and their handsome beau’s, accompanied by an army sized troupe of dancers! (in the dance studio it’s a little different).

It is a mixture of numerous styles. Fusing dance forms such as Indian classical, Indian folk dance, belly dancing, jazz, hip hop and everything else you can imagine, Bollywood is all about fantasy and glamour... There really are no limits to the creativity.  A great style for all levels of dancers, we have classes for absolute beginners right through to Intermediate/Advanced dancers.

Hip Hop refers to social or choreographed dance primarily performed to hip hop music or music or music that evolved as part of hip hop culture. This includes a wide range of urban street dance styles that can include top rocking, popping, breaking, and locking. It can be loose and relaxed or intense or energetic.

The “Hip Hop” classes are primarily focused on teaching students a piece of choreography during the class to a specific piece of music.

The “Grooves Foundations” class and the “Party Grooves” class are primarily focused on assisting students with rhythm, and free style dancing by teaching students basic moves/steps, which they can then incorporate and ‘make their own’ on the dance floor. These classes are ideal for those looking to gain more confidence on the dance floor in a social setting.

Like to make some noise? Then this is your class!

Our tap classes teach basic techniques from absolute beginner through to advance levels.

Tap is a form of dance characterized by a tapping sound that is created from metal plates that are attached to both the ball and heel of the dancer’s shoe, making tap shoes the instruments, and the tap dancer the musician creating the tapping sounds complimenting the music. Made famous by legends like the Nicholas Brothers, Savion Glover, and shows like the Tap Dogs and Happy Feet, tap dancing is timeless dance style that can be enjoyed by anyone of any age.

Contemporary dance is a fusion of classical ballet & jazz dance techniques.

An expressive style of dance that combines elements of several dance genres.  It explores the emotions of dance & uses motion to interpret music & lyrics. Contemporary dance refers to a modern style of dance opposed to the classical forms of dance.

Flamenco is a genre of music, song and dance from the Spanish.  Flamenco is known for its emotional intensity, proud carriage, expressive use of the arms and rhythmic stamping of the feet.

The cante (singing), toque (guitar playing), dance and palmas (handclaps) are the principal facets of flamenco. As with any dance form, many different styles of flamenco have developed.  We have classes for absolute beginners, right through to advanced dancers.  Our teachers have had years of experience in Spain, the UK and the USA mastering their craft in Flamenco.

Classical ballet is the most formal of the ballet styles and is best known for its unique features and textures, such as pointe work, turn-out of the legs, and high extensions; its graceful, flowing, precise movements; and its ethereal qualities. Classical Ballet is the basis for a strong technique to prepare the body for other dance styles

We have classes for absolute beginners right through to advanced dancers. We even have a Pointe/Pre-pointe class for those looking to develop their pointe work. The pointe class can be taken in pointe shoes, demi-pointe shoes, or even soft shoes, and enables the dancer to develop strong technique through their feet.

The term breakdancing refers to a style of hip-hop dancing that first appeared in the 1970s. Sometimes known as b-boying, b-girling, or breaking, breakdancing was made popular by African American and Latin American teens. Breakdancing is one of the most improvisational dance styles, allowing for each dancer to customize his or her routine with athleticism and imagination.

However, since many breakdancers have created moves that borrow from gymnastics and martial arts, upper body strength is often considered a necessity.   This is the only class where we allow students under the age of 18 years, with parental consent.

The class is an open level class, where “BURNZ” sees to each students’ individual capabilities, teaching them either basic steps, or advanced freezes.

Learn how Beyonce, Rhianna and the Pussycat Dolls move and dance in their stiletto shoes.

Also known as tippin’ this class will teach you how to walk, tip, switch, dance and balance in your sexiest heels!  Routines, and progressions are taught to popular music, and the moves are inspired by our pop divas... All whilst also giving your core muscles, legs and glutes a great workout.

We have one class just for Beginners, and one class for those with a little more experience….come in and push the boundaries of your sexiness.

The name lyrical comes from the word ‘lyrics’ as the dancer interprets the lyrics through the dance.

This dance style combines elements of jazz, ballet, and modern dance techniques.

It is performed to popular music, and emotional ballads. The class offered is for dancers of an intermediate level, to further develop their understanding of their dance technique.

The name says it all.  We all love a good musical, and what a better way to embrace our favourite showtunes, than with a Broadway Jazz class.

Taught by Justin, who has graced the stages of London’s West End, in many big musicals himself …the broadway jazz class is guaranteed to lift your soul.

Students will learn stylistic movements and varied genres from across the history of music theatre, dancing to songs from Chicago, Hairspray, A Chorus Line, West Side Story, Wicked, Singing In the Rain, Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma and so so so so so many more!

House has roots in the clubs of Chicago and of New York.  The main elements of House dance include Footwork, Jacking, and Lofting.  House is often improvisational in nature and emphasizes footwork combined with fluid movements in the torso, as well as floor work.   The major source in house dance movement steams directly from the music and the elements within the music such as Jazz, African, Latin, Soul, R&B, Funk, Hip Hop, etc. House is a dance style that evolved out of the post-disco era with people of all walks of life partying under one roof exchanging information (body language) house dance is essentially a social dance (something you can bust out on the dance floor at your next party).

In house dancing there is an emphasis on the subtle rhythms and riffs of the music, and the footwork follows them closely. This is one of the main features that distinguishes house dancing from dancing that was done to disco before house emerged and current dancing that is done to electronic dance music as part of the rave culture.

This class mixes standard ballet exercises with elements of Pilates and stretch and strengthening exercises to give your body an all round conditioning.

This class is open to everyone, even none dancers looking to improve flexibility, posture and strength. If you have a yoga mat, or beach towel bring it with you, as there can be a substantial amount of laying/sitting on the floor.

Based on the spoken language, African dance is a source of communication through which it is possible to demonstrate emotion, beliefs, everyday life activities and other reactions through movement. Love, sorrow, courage, fear and all known human emotions can be expressed through rhythmic movements; African dance is the medium through which such expression can be made.

African dance is primal and low to the ground, connecting the dancer with the earth. African dance forms are strong and vital with a feeling of dynamic thrust and resistance. Traditionally, African dance involves a group of people dancing a piece of choreography together, and it is by nature participatory: the role of the performer and audience is interchangeable since both are usually member of the same community.

Our African dance classes are an addictive fusion of African dance moves from all over Africa, and upbeat tribal rhythms designed to create a vibrant and energetic dance and fitness class. The African dance classes encourages people of all origins and ages to join in the fun and embrace the rhythms of the drums….the drums do not care what colour your skins is, nor if you wear nappies or boast wrinkles or rolls!

Your body will learn how to move and express itself to the pulsating rhythms of African drums. The class is suitable for both men and women and what’s more no previous is experience is needed.