Our Classes
Ballet // Pointe
Ballet is one of the most gratifying classes we offer, yet it can be the most challenging. Its focus on precise technique will build a necessary foundation for younger dancers and refine the skills of older students in styles such as Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, Contemporary, Ballroom and even Football. Ballet teaches alignment, placement, balance, and elegance — skills fundamental to a dancer’s development. Try Ballet, and give yourself the chance to begin your rich dance education, while experiencing art in its purest form.
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Pink Tights // Black Leotard
Pink Shoes // Slicked Back Bun
Tap
Creating rhythms and sounds through dance makes Tap a truly unique experience. Tap dance develops musicality, rhythm, quick thinking, and the ability to “hear” music. Understanding the relationship between sound and dance is crucial to a dancer’s growth. Tap is regarded as a true American dance form that has been passed down for generations, and it remains one of our most popular classes.
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Athletic Clothing // Lace-Up or Slip-On Tap Shoes
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Jazz
Studying Jazz can be an exhilarating journey, one that will give dancers greater confidence in performing with power and personality. Jazz relies on a dancer’s classical training, yet pushes them to connect emotionally to music and movement. Jazz can be explored through many different styles: Traditional Jazz, Musical Theatre Jazz, Lyrical — the list is endless. Sequel Dance Complex is excited to offer several styles of Jazz that will help dancers expand their movement vocabulary and discover which forms appeal to their diverse interests.
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Tight Leggings // Shorts or Leotard
Fitted Top // Half Sole Shoes
Girl's Hip-Hop
From freestyle to funk, Hip-Hop is a great way for dancers of any level to stay active and explore innovative movement. At Sequel Dance Complex, a thrilling combination of great music and an atmosphere of safe, fun self-expression has led dancers from across the mid-south to attend this specialty class. Because Hip-Hop is not limited to one style or technique, access to a variety of its exciting forms is a must!
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Athletic Clothing // Tennis Shoes
These are specialty classes reserved for Boyz Only! Sequel Dance Complex believes in teaching boys to love dance from a young age. There is a place for everyone in dance, and we thrive on creating a safe space for these boys to show off their moves and learn quality techniques, while also getting their energy out!
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Athletic Clothing // Tennis Shoes
Boyz Hip-Hop
Musical Theater
Musical Theater combines multiple facets of performance to tell a story. Participants learn to dance and interact with one another on stage, facials and body language in order to advance a storyline. This is a favorite class for those interested in theater.
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Athletic Clothing // Tennis Shoes
Combination Classes
Children’s Combination classes are designed for students as young as 2 years old. Our Drop and Shop Classes, and Beginning Ballerinas Class, offers a combination of Ballet, Jazz, and Tap accommodating youngsters’ attention spans while exposing each student to multiple dance forms. We also offer Lil Hip-Hop.
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Dancer's Favorite Ballet Outfit
Pink Ballet Shoes // Mary Jane Tap Shoes
Lyrical Dance
Lyrical is a dance form that blends the distinct technical elements of Ballet and Jazz. It is characterized by fluid movement and utilization of resistance, which typically takes the form of controlled extensions, longing reaches, and specificity of intention. Lyrical expresses strong emotion and showcases the relationship of a dancer’s movement to a passionate, artistic piece of music. Lyrical provides students with a wonderful opportunity to learn skills that help dancers mature throughout their educational journey, such as storytelling, awareness, and virtuosity.
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Tight Leggings // Shorts or Leotard
Fitted Top // Half Sole Shoes
Acro // Tumbling
Acrobatic Arts or “Acro” is the fusion of dance technique, athleticism , agility, and strength through acrobatic skills that are seamlessly incorporated into dance choreography. The Acrobatic Arts program is based on safe and effective progressions with proven results in the areas of Flexibility, Strength, Balancing, Limbering and Tumbling.
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Tight Fitting Dance Attire // Tank Top & Shorts or Leggings // Socks as Needed // Secure Pony Tail
Stretch // Conditioning
These classes are offered to support dancers’ training. These classes will help dancers develop the strength, flexibility and awareness of their bodies to encourage their advancement and aid their technique.
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Tight Leggings // Shorts or Leotard
Fitted Top // Half Sole Shoes
Kix & Trix // Turns
These classes are offered to support dancers’ training. These classes will help dancers develop the strength, flexibility and awareness of their bodies to encourage their advancement and aid their technique.
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Tight Leggings // Shorts or Leotard
Fitted Top // Half Sole Shoes
Competition Team
Competition teaches dancers showmanship and work ethic and increases their self-esteem with having many opportunities to perform on stage. We encourage and believe in each of our dancers and support them in growing throughout the season. Competition dancers are eligible to compete in large and small groups, duets, trios and solos.
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Tight Leggings // Shorts or Leotard
Fitted Top // Half Sole Shoes