Our Classes

Building a different kind of dancer: a Free Former

2023-2024 Class Offerings

Creative Movement 
(PreK- Grade 3)

Open to our younger movers, this style of dance is a blend of creativity and structured movement. Dancers use creative songs, props and dance activities to learn the visual and creative side of dance. This class is considered a stepping stone towards Modern dance, which is offered to our older dancers.

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Ballet
(All Levels)

Ballet is the solid foundation of all Freeformers. This highly technical form of dance teaches students control, poise, strength, and flexibility. It uses constant and precise posture, turn-out, extension, and pointing of the feet. All students are encouraged to study ballet throughout their dance career to enhance all other technique. While it is stereotypically "slow" or "classical," Ballet is arguably the most difficult style of dance to master.

Jazz
​(Grades K-12)

Jazz is a general term used to describe a dance style that can encompass many different or more specific stylistic elements. Its roots in Broadway culture and African Dance can result in more Musical Theater style of movement or a more contemporary or interpretive dance. The foundation of jazz technique is what unifies all styles of jazz: turns, leaps, high kicks, and expressive hands and hips.

Tap
(All Levels)

​Both Broadway Style and Rhythm Tap are taught in all tap classes at FFDA. Broadway style tap focuses more on the "dancing" aspect of tap lending itself more to Musical Theater. Rhythm Tap focuses more on the musicality of dance, creating a style that is more connected to the sounds of the taps themselves. We use a graded tap curriculum that ensures consistency and growth with all our tap classes.

Modern/Contemporary
​(Grades 4-12)

Modern dance is a "newer" style of dance developed in the late 19th and early 20th century. It refused aspects of classical ballet and broke away from its confinements and strict technical movements. Modern dance now encompasses a wide range of styles, many of which are identified by their creator. There are over a thousand types of modern dance, and Kelley Hudson has created a modern technique inspired by a countless number of them. Students study both Lyrical and Contemporary movement, terms now used to divide this open style of dance.  Modern classes include improvisation, floor work, creative movement, and musical connectivity.​

Hip Hop
(Grades 4-12)

Hip Hop dance refers to a street dance style that is primarily performed to hip-hop music. This style of dance is constantly evolving, and FFDA embraces this style as it grows. It includes a wide range of technical skills such as breaking, popping, locking, and using the body in a more nebulous manner. FFDA uses all the elements of this style of dance to make Hip Hop a positive and fun experience for students. Affectionately called "Pop Hop," our younger students are introduced to this fast paced, freeing style of dance in a fun environment with age appropriate choreography. As dancers grow, they embrace and master more advanced Hip Hop techniques.

Pre Pointe/Pointe
(Grades 6-12)

Pointe work begins at FFDA around the age of 12. Dancers must have a STRONG background of Ballet technique in order to be considered for Pre-Pointe/Pointe classes. Dancers must do a minimum of 1 YEAR Pre-Pointe before moving into Pointe classes. All pointe classes are invitation only. Dancers progress individually, and no two dancers are advanced on the same scheduled timeline.