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Find the Perfect Classes for your Child!

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Step It Up Dance Academy instructors offer structured classes in a fun a positive environment. We strive to offer quality dance lessons for each of our students no matter their ability, all while instilling friendships and the ability to create and express through the love of dance!  

Class descriptions are offered below. Please contact us with any questions you may have!

Acro 1/2 (Ages 5-8)

This class is our beginning acrobatics class. Students will learn skills in basic tumbling while enhancing their flexibility, balance, and coordination. 

Students will perform in one recital dance. 45 minute class.

Acro 3/4 (Ages 7-12)

This class is our intermediate acrobatics class. This class recommended at least one year of previous acro/gymnastics training. Students will further their skills in tumbling while enhancing their flexibility, strength, balance, and coordination. 

Students will perform in one recital dance. 45 minute class.

Acro 5/6 (Ages 12 & up)

This class is our advanced acrobatics class. This class recommended at least two year of previous acro/gymnastics training. Students must be able to preform front and backwalkover skills to be placed in this class. Students will further their skills in tumbling and high impact tumbling while enhancing their flexibility, strength, balance, and coordination. 

Students will perform in one recital dance. 45 minute class.

Dancing Divas and Dudes (Ages 3-5)

Our dancing divas class is a great introduction to dance! Students learn dance positions, how to count music, as well as basic dance skills. Perfect creative moment class for younger and first time dancers. This class pairs great with our pre-acro class!

 Students will perform in at least two recital numbers. 30 minute class.

Hip Hop 1/2 (Ages 6-10)

This class is for beginning/intermediate dancers. Hip Hop is a power packed and high energy class with all the latest dance moves! Dancers will learn how to move their bodies is a variety of styles.

Students will perform in at least one recital number. 45 minute class.

Hip Hop 3/4 (Ages 11 & up)

This class is for intermediate/advance dancers. At least one year of a previous hip hop class is recommended. Hip Hop is a power packed and high energy class with all the latest dance moves! Dancers will learn how to move their bodies is a variety of styles including isolations, popping, locking, shuffling and break dance moves.

Students will perform in at least one recital number. 45 minute class.

Jazz/Lyrical Combo (Ages 8 & up)

Jazz/Lyrical combo class students will learn fun, sassy jazz numbers and technique with energetic music, followed by a more slower ballet technique inspired lyrical style of dance. Students will learn how to listen to the lyrics of the music and interpret dance through their movements and expressions. Please note this class may be split into different levels based of the interest of the class.  This class pairs well with Tap/Ballet combo and Leaps & Turns. 

Students will perform two numbers in the recital. 1 hour class.

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Leaps & Turns 1/2 (Ages 6-10)

This class is for beginning/intermediate dancers. Leaps and Turns is our offered technique class. Students will learn many different popular leaps and turns, while strengthening their basic skills and focusing on perfecting technique outside of a traditional ballet class. Perfect for dancers with aspirations of dancing competitively. Pairs well with a Tap/Ballet combo class 

This class is a technique class only and students will not perform a number in the recital. 45 minute class.

Leaps & Turns 3/4 (Ages 10 & up)

This class is for intermediate/advanced dancers. It is recommended students should have at lest one year prior dance experience for this class. Leaps and Turns is our offered technique class. Students will learn many different popular leaps and turns, while strengthening their basic skills and focusing on perfecting technique outside of a traditional ballet class. Perfect for dancers with aspirations of dancing competitively. Pairs well with a Tap/Ballet combo class and Jazz/Lyrical combo.

This class is a technique class only and students will not perform a number in the recital. 45 minute class.

Tap/Ballet Combo 1/2 (Ages 5-7)

This is a beginning class for younger students who are ready for a challenge above our Dancing Divas and Dudes class. 5 year olds are recommended to have a year prior dance experience. Dancers will focus on learning traditional ballet technique both at the barre and across the floor, and learn rhythm, tap skills, and fun combinations. Because this class is 45 minutes it will not be charged as a combo class. This class pairs well with Acro.

Students will perform in two recital numbers. 45 minute class.

Tap/Ballet Combo 3/4 (Ages 9-12)

This tap and ballet combo class if offered to our students with intermediate skill levels. Dancers will focus on learning traditional ballet technique both at the barre and across the floor, and learn rhythm, tap skills, and fun combinations. Ballet and Tap are offer as a combo class however, a student can take one or the other if desired. This class pairs well with Jazz/Lyrical combo and Leaps & Turns 3/4.

Students will perform one ballet recital dance and one tap recital dance.

1 hour and 15 minute combo class or 45 minute for ballet 30 minute for tap.

Tap/Ballet Combo 5/6 (Ages 13 & up)

This tap and ballet combo class if offered to our older students with intermediate to advance skill levels. Dancers will focus on learning traditional ballet technique both at the barre and across the floor, and learn rhythm, tap skills, and fun combinations. Ballet and Tap are offer as a combo class however, a student can take one or the other if desired. This class pairs well with Jazz/Lyrical combo and Leaps & Turns 3/4.

Students will perform one ballet recital dance and one tap recital dance.

1 hour and 15 minute combo class or 45 minute for ballet 30 minute for tap.

Tap/Ballet/Jazz Combo  (Ages 6-9)

This class is an intermediate level class for dancers with previous dance experience. Students will practice the fundamental skills of tap and ballet  and be introduced to the fun favorite of jazz! This class will be more of a challenge for younger dancers. This class pairs great with Leaps & Turns 1/2, Acro and Hip Hop 1/2. 

Students will perform in three recital dances.1 hour and 15 minute class

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