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Premiere Dance Academy recognizes that students have different areas of interest and levels of commitment to dance. We are happy to enroll dancers who wish to study dance intensely as well as those who wish to have dance as just one aspect of their lives. We strive to provide a variety of classes for all ages and levels.
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Ballet

Combining grace, beauty and discipline, ballet builds strength, form and technique. Used as the basis for all other dance forms, all dancers are encouraged to take ballet to improve their physique, balance and poise. We offer classes from beginner to advanced to pointe. Premiere uses the Vaganova method. 

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Preschool

A combination of creative movement and beginner dance skills are taught in this class designed for our newest little dancers. Our goal is to improve the kids basic motor skills, agility, and rhythm. 

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Ballroom

We teach all the popular ballroom dance; Tango, Waltz, Fox Trot, Cha Cha, Rumba, and many more. Ballroom dancing promotes grace, balance, flexibility, posture, and self-confidence. These classes are the first step to achieving your Dancing With the Stars dream.

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Combo

Ballet, jazz, and tap instruction, using activity songs and exercises that teach dance terminology and basic rhythm patterns. The class focus is on the development of coordination, concentration, listening skills and self-confidence, for learning teamwork, and positive interaction.

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Clogging

One of the oldest forms of dance in America, clogging began in the Great Smokey Mountains as foot stompin' fun. Now a competitive sport, teams incorporate hip hop, buck and Canadian step dance into their routines. 

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Contemporary 

Blends the sustained controlled movement of ballet with the freedom, power, and dynamics of jazz and modern dance. Contemporary is known to be the "no rules" style of dance, combining different styles to create a story of dance.

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Aerial Art

Aerial Art is a beautiful, creative, and challenging art form that builds unparalleled upper body and core strength, kinesthetic awareness, coordination , and confidence. Beginners will learn basic climbs, footlocks, hip keys, and sequences starting low to the ground on aerial fabric. Knot and sling work will be introduce inversions and wraps. More advanced students will learn beautiful transitions, sequences, and eventually drops on the aerial fabric. Anyone with determination and a great work ethic can progress quickly in these classes.

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Irish Step Dance

Irish dance classes offer a vibrant and energetic way to engage with traditional Irish culture, combining rhythmic footwork with lively music. Suitable for all ages and skill levels, these classes typically focus on various styles such as step dancing and ceilí dancing. Participants learn core techniques and choreography while also enjoying a sense of community. Many classes often culminate in performances or competitions, allowing dancers to showcase their progress and foster a deeper appreciation for this art form. Whether for fitness, fun, or cultural enrichment, Irish dance classes provide a joyful and engaging experience.

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Rhythm

In Beginner Percussion class we will be learning the basics of rhythm and rhythmic notation paring with the basics of dance beats.  The students will be learning the values of notes and will learn the ability to recognize the difference of multiple musical styles

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Hip Hop 

Teaches rhythm, musicality and coordination and age-appropriate choreography with no suggestive music/movement. This is an excellent class for high-energy kids who want to take a fast and fun class. Students are challenged to think on their feet while enjoying a fast-paced dance class. Our hip hop dancers develop focus, strength, and agility while having fun.

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Jazz

An expression of dance that combines ballet with hip-hop and other less structured forms of dance. With its distinctive style, our jazz classes incorporate isolation and stretching exercises emphasizing strong and proper body alignment and clean technique through floor work, turns, kicks and jumps. 

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Musical Theatre

Musical theatre is defined as "a form of theater that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance" Our goal is to focus on vocal technique and character development as we learn how to "act" a song, not just sing it. We will also work on integrating all aspects of Broadway musical theatre in all the show stopping pieces we practice. 

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Adult & Professional

The focus of this fun and energetic class is to offer our adults a strong ballet technique, placement and artistic sense while enjoying their love for dance and specifically ballet and jazz. The class is designed to create long, lean muscle tone and increase coordination, memory, flexibility, agility, and overall feeling of energy and renewal. 

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Leaps & Turns

Leaps and Turns focuses on developing proper technique for the safe execution of the turns, jumps, and leaps in all forms of dance and combines skills into progressions that challenge students across the floor and in combinations.

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Tap 

A fun and unique form of dance based on rhythm, timing, and sound in which the rhythm variations are audibly tapped out with the toe or heel. Our tap classes include styles that are similar to that seen on "Stomp" and "Tap Dogs" as well as Broadway style. 

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Tumbling

Classes that teach basic acrobatic and tumbling skills while emphasizing flexibility and strength.

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