Rising Riveters & Dance Contraption
Rising Riveters are dancers looking for more challenging classes but not looking to compete. Riveters can take any class for their age group, Director Approval may be required.
Dance Contraption dancers looking to compete must take the requirements for the genre they are competing in. No Audition is required. Dancers may compete in multiple genres.
Junior Contraption will be required to take 2 genre classes and a choreography class. They will compete in at least 1 competition
Senior Contraption will be required to take 3 genre classes and a choreography class. They will compete in at least 2 competitions.
YOUTH RISING RIVETERS
Ages 7+
Dancers will spend time at the barre and doing center floor work learning all positions of the arms and feet. Ballet exams will be given midterm and at the end of the year. 1 hour
Wednesday 6pm
Dancers should wear a Red, Yellow, Orange or Pink Top (leotard, tank or t-shirt) and skin tone tights or black pants/leggings/shorts
Skin tone or pink ballet slippers are required
Hair should be secured and out of the dancers face
*We sell dance wear! Let us help you get a proper fit and order everything you need!
Classic jazz positions, isolations and technique will be taught as well as Broadway style and stage presence. 1 hour
Tuesday 5pm
Dancers should wear a Red, Yellow, Orange or Pink Top (leotard, tank or t-shirt) and skin tone tights or black pants/leggings/shorts
Skin tone jazz shoes are required
Hair should be secured and out of the dancers face
*We sell dance wear! Let us help you get a proper fit and order everything you need!
Both Modern and Contemporary styles will be explored as well as body awareness and strength. 1 hour
Wednesday 5pm
Dancers should wear a Red, Yellow, Orange or Pink Top (leotard, tank or t-shirt) and skin tone tights or black pants/leggings/shorts
Skin tone half soles are required
Hair should be secured and out of the dancers face
*We sell dance wear! Let us help you get a proper fit and order everything you need!
Our Beginner/Intermediate Tap class will explore time steps, foot work, & rhythms through combinations and floor crossings. 1 hour
Thursdays 7:15pm
Dancers should wear a (leotard, tank or t-shirt) and skin tone tights or black pants/leggings/shorts
Black laced tap shoes are required
Hair should be secured and out of the dancers face
*We sell dance wear! Let us help you get a proper fit and order everything you need!
Young artists will explore their imagination, create characters and build confidence in our acting classes. 1 hour.
Saturday 12:30
Actors should wear clothes they are comfortable moving around in.
Dance and sing your way on stage in our youth musical theater class. Explore Broadway shows and then audition for one of ours! 1 hour
Saturday 11:30am
Dancers should wear a Top (leotard, tank or t-shirt) and skin tone tights or black pants/leggings/shorts
Skin tone jazz shoes are required
Hair should be secured and out of the dancers face
*We sell dance wear! Let us help you get a proper fit and order everything you need!
TEEN RISING RIVETERS
Ages 12+
Director Approval Required.
Contemporary technique, body awareness and emotional intelligence will all be taught and explored during this class. 1 hour
Monday 5pm
Dancers should wear a Blue, Green, Black or Grey Top (leotard, tank or t-shirt) and skin tone tights or black pants/leggings/shorts
Skin tone half soles are required
Hair should be secured and out of the dancers face
*We sell dance wear! Let us help you get a proper fit and order everything you need!
Get introduced to hip hop and break dance styles in this up beat class. History and culture will also be explored. 1 hour
Thursday 8:15pm
Dancers should wear clothes they are comfortable moving in and that express their style. No jeans. please.
Sneakers are required
This class will explore Jazz technique and vocabulary. Accented movements, musical rhythms and isolations will be taught with an emphasis on the importance of energy, rhythmical accuracy, and style. The roots of jazz dance and music will be explored throughout the season. 1 hour
Wednesday 7pm
Dancers should wear a Blue, Green, Black or Grey Top (leotard, tank or t-shirt) and skin tone tights or black pants/leggings/shorts
Skin tone jazz shoes & Black Character shoes are required
Hair should be secured and out of the dancers face
*We sell dance wear! Let us help you get a proper fit and order everything you need!
Director Approval Required
This class will explore the African roots of jazz dance with use of African and Cuban music. Accented movements, musical rhythms and isolations will be taught with an emphasis on the importance of energy, rhythmical accuracy, and style. 1 hour
Sunday 3pm
Dancers should wear a Blue, Green, Black or Grey Top (leotard, tank or t-shirt) and skin tone tights or black pants/leggings/shorts
Dancers will have barefeet for this class
Hair should be secured and out of the dancers face
*We sell dance wear! Let us help you get a proper fit and order everything you need!
Dancers will explore street style dance including popping, locking and krump as well as the history and culture of these styles. 1 hour
Tuesday 7pm
Dancers should wear clothes they are comfortable in and that express their style. No Jeans please.
Sneakers are required.
This class will introduce dancers to ballet positions & contemporary vocabulary. Dancers will work at the barre as well as center floor and across the floor exercises. Correct alignment, proper technique and dance injury prevention will be part of regular instruction. 1.15 hours
Thursday 6pm
Dancers should wear a Blue, Green, Black or Grey Top (leotard, tank or t-shirt) and skin tone tights or black pants/leggings/shorts
Skin tone or pink ballet slippers OR skin tone half soles are required
Hair should be secured and out of the dancers face
*We sell dance wear! Let us help you get a proper fit and order everything you need!
Actors will explore their three actor tools – Imagination, Voice, and Body. Students will learn to construct a story, project their voice with confidence, character development, lead and follow in a group and work in an ensemble. 1 hour
Monday 7pm
Actors should wear clothes they are comfortable moving in.
Combining dancing, singing and acting, students will explore how to present themselves on stage, project confidence and develop characters. Both group and solo work will be explored. 1 hour
Wednesday 8pm
Dancers should wear a Top (leotard, tank or t-shirt) and skin tone tights or black pants/leggings/shorts
Skin tone jazz shoes & black character shoes are required.
Hair should be secured and out of the dancers face
*We sell dance wear! Let us help you get a proper fit and order everything you need!
Our Beginner/Intermediate Tap class will explore time steps, foot work, & rhythms through combinations and floor crossings. 1 hour
Thursdays 7:15pm
Dancers should wear a Top (leotard, tank or t-shirt) and skin tone tights or black pants/leggings/shorts
Black laced tap shoes are required
Hair should be secured and out of the dancers face
*We sell dance wear! Let us help you get a proper fit and order everything you need!
Starting in January 2021, playwrights will meet 2x a month to work shop their plays. In April we will hold open auditions for their plays to be performed in our June Student Works Showcase. 1 hour
Tuesday 5:30
Director Approval Required
Starting in January 2021, choreography students will learn how to create dance works. In April we will hold open auditions for choreographers to cast dancers that will perform their pieces in the June Student Works Showcase. 1 hour
Sunday 1pm
Director Approval Required
JUNIOR DANCE CONTRAPTION
Ages 7+
Dancers looking to compete in Jazz are required to take: Youth Jazz-Tuesday 5pm, Youth Musical Theater Saturday 12:30 and Youth Jazz Choreo Tuesday 6pm
Dancers will compete in at least 1 competition
Dancers should wear a Red, Yellow, Orange or Pink Top (leotard, tank or t-shirt) and skin tone tights or black pants/leggings/shorts
Skin tone jazz shoes are required
Hair should be secured and out of the dancers face
*We sell dance wear! Let us help you get a proper fit and order everything you need!
Dancers looking to compete in Contemporary/Modern are required to take: Youth Contemporary/Modern Wednesday 5pm, Youth Ballet Wednesday 6pm, Youth Contemporary Modern Choreography Saturday 10:30am
Dancers will compete in at least 1 competition
Dancers should wear a Red, Yellow, Orange or Pink Top (leotard, tank or t-shirt) and skin tone tights or black pants/leggings/shorts
Skin tone half soles are required
Hair should be secured and out of the dancers face
*We sell dance wear! Let us help you get a proper fit and order everything you need!
SENIOR DANCE CONTRAPTION
Ages 12+
Dancers seeking to compete in Jazz are required to take: Sr Classic Jazz Wednesday 7pm, Sr Afro-Cuban Jazz Sunday 3pm, Sr Musical Theater Wednesday 8pm and Sr Jazz Choreography Sunday 2pm
Dancers will compete in at least 2 competitions
Dancers should wear a Blue, Green, Black or Grey Top (leotard, tank or t-shirt) and skin tone tights or black pants/leggings/shorts
Skin tone jazz shoes & black character shoes are required
Hair should be secured and out of the dancers face
*We sell dance wear! Let us help you get a proper fit and order everything you need!
Dancers seeking to compete in Contemporary/Modern are required to take: Sr Barre & Contemporary Ballet Thursday 6pm, Adv Contemporary Monday 5pm OR Beg/Int Contemporary Thursday 5pm, a choice between Afro-Cuban Jazz OR a Hip Hop class and Contemporary/Modern Choreography Monday at 6pm
Dancers will compete in at least 2 competitions
Dancers should wear a Blue, Green, Black or Grey Top (leotard, tank or t-shirt) and skin tone tights or black pants/leggings/shorts
Skin tone half soles are required
Hair should be secured and out of the dancers face
*We sell dance wear! Let us help you get a proper fit and order everything you need!
Dancers seeking to compete in Hip Hop are required to take: Sr Pop/Lock/Krump Tuesday 7pm, Sr Hip Hop/Breaking Thursday 8:15pm, Beg/Int Tap Thursday 7:15pm and Hip Hop Choreography Tuesday 8pm
Dancers will compete in at least 2 competitions
Dancers should wear clothes they are comfortable moving and express their style. No jeans please.
Black sneakers required.
