Acro
Acro class focuses on strength, conditioning, flexibility, and tumbling skills. These classes are designed to enhance a dancer’s abilities for other dance forms. Southern Dance Academy uses tumbling mats, wedges, octagons, etc. in this class. Dancers are required to wear a leotard or fitted athletic clothing (spandex shorts, leggings, spandex tank tops, sports bras) and no shoes. Hair must be secured in a bun or ponytail for dancer safety.
Ballet
Ballet is the basis of many dance forms. Ballet helps dancers achieve lines, a lifted torso, well articulated feet, and body positioning. It develops stretch with suppleness and balance, essential for turns. Ballet helps control and body awareness. It requires discipline and hard work but the rewards will be an asset in every dance form. We encourage all dancers to take ballet. Dancers are required to wear a leotard, tights, pink leather ballet shoes, and hair in a bun.
Clogging
Our contemporary clogging program is a high energy percussive dance that incorporates traditional drag slide clogging, buck dancing, Canadian step dancing, hip hop, and tap dance forms. We have won numerous National Championships and appeared on multiple seasons of America’s Got Talent, TLC, and traveled internationally. Dancers are required to wear white clogging shoes, athletic style clothing (leggings, running shorts, tank tops, properly fitted t-shirts ) and have their hair pulled back. We offer both recreational and competitive clogging programs.
Contemporary
Contemporary dance is an expressive style of dance that combines several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical, and classical ballet. Contemporary dance strives to connect the mind and the body through fluid movement. Dancers are required to wear spandex shorts, leggings, leotards, and fitted tanks or sports bras to class. Dancers may wear a t-shirt over the tank or sports bra. We offer both recreational and competitive contemporary programs.
Hip Hop
Hip Hop is a high energy dance form where dancers can lose their inhibition and enjoy dance. Our program uses the four styles of hip hop; glide, pop, lock, and break along with jazz technique. Hip Hop is a growing dance form and is featured on many television programs. We offer a recreational and competitive program (auditions required.) Dancers are required to wear athletic style clothing (do denim) and sneakers/tennis shoes.
Jazz
Jazz is a fusion of many dance forms. It allows for self expression through the use of musicality. Jazz takes on may different forms; Street Jazz, Musical Theater Jazz, Fosse jazz etc. It typically has a strong base in ballet. We pay close attention to body alignment and positioning, stretching, control, and musicality. Dancers are required to wear spandex shorts, leggings, leotard, sports bra, or fitted, and jazz shoes. We offer both recreational and competitive jazz programs.
Tap
Tap is a rhythmic percussive dance form which concentrates on timing, clarity of sound, and musicality. Tap is typically divided into Broadway/Theater Tap, and Rhythm Tap. We are proud to offer a well-rounded tap program with both a recreational and competitive program. Dancers are required to wear tap shoes, athletic style clothing (leggings, running shorts, tank tops, properly fitted t-shirts ) and have their hair pulled back.