5 Year Olds - 8 Different Types of Classes Are Available!!
4-6 Year Old Acro
Acrobatics or as it is more commonly known, Acro, is a type of dance which combines tumbling with jazz technique. It requires balance, agility and coordination. A defining characteristic of Acro is the smooth transitions between dance and acrobatic movements, combined with intricate body contortions and extreme flexibility. Exercises and skills such as crab walks, log rolls, forward rolls and cartwheels will be introduced at this level, while building on the 3-year-old Acro program. Counterbalance and partner work will be done in our more advanced classes.
The jazz portion of this class explores body isolations of the head, shoulders, ribcage, feet and arms. It also encourages individual expression and the development of personal style. Understanding body placement and centre are focal points of the acro and jazz class.
One Acro routine will be taught per year, per class. The dance year culminates with a memorable recital routine at the beautiful State Theatre in New Brunswick.
Acrobatics (Acro) classes at Rising Stars are available by age and levels of ability. We offer recreational, pre-competition and competition Acro classes. Please see our current class schedule for class availability and times
4-6 Year Old Hip-Hop
A Hip-Hop class is a high-energy class that uses the latest sounds in rap and pop music together with movements influenced by some of today's hottest video choreographers. At Rising Stars, our Hip-Hop classes are a fusion of street-style, with elements of poppin’ locking, tutting, waving, b-boying and breakdancing as well as freestyle movement to give students the opportunity to develop their own sense of style and music video style hip-hop. Hip-Hop is urban, it's street, it's diverse and forever changing! One hip-hop routine will be taught per year, per class. The dance year culminates with a memorable recital routine at the beautiful State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ!
5-6 Year Old Ballet, Tap and Jazz Combination Class
This is a one hour per week dance class for our young dancers who want to experience ballet, tap and jazz. Each week your young dancer will be taught beginner ballet steps, such as chasse, pirouette and grand jete as well as ballet barre, (including all 5 ballet positions). At these ages, the young dancer is introduced to tap steps such as shuffle-ball-changes, flaps, cramp-rolls, and more at the barre and in center floor. The basics of jazz, including stretching, jumps (saute), isolations and splits (as well as all 5 of the jazz positions) are also presented during this class using popular children's music.
You will be happy to know that our instructors follow an exciting, effective and fun-filled curriculum that is customized to meet the needs of the young dancer. Rising Stars' directors and instructors have developed this program over the past 25 years and continually keep it updated and full of fun! This program combines fun and learning based on attention span, movement and physical abilities, and is kept updated with the newest dance and music trends. Imagine jumping over clouds and wearing a crown! Our youngest dancers may not know it but they are learning the fundamentals and correct terminology as they have fun with creative imagery. Singing, props, routines, short stories, and steps that will help coordination development, are included in this wonderful curriculum.
The dance year culminates with a memorable recital routine at the beautiful State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ!
5-6 Year Old "Twinkles" Class in Ballet, Tap and Jazz
This is a one-hour "pre-competition" style class that includes the fundamentals of ballet, tap and jazz. Because this is a "stepping-stone" class it does not require a teacher's recommendation. This class will learn one dance routine that will perform at one competition. The style of dance chosen for this routine will be at the teacher's discretion and will be tap, jazz or ballet. Recently our “Twinkles” won 1st runner up for highest score in their division!
This class is for the student who wants to move to the next level and experience what competitions are all about. As a competition student, "Twinkles" students learn about stage present, prop cues, teamwork and more! The dance year culminates with a memorable recital at the beautiful State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ!
5-6 Year Old Hip-Hop Class
A Hip-Hop class is a high-energy class that uses the latest sounds in rap and pop music together with movements influenced by some of today's hottest video choreographers. At Rising Stars, our Hip-Hop classes are a fusion of street-style, with elements of poppin’ locking, tutting, waving, b-boying and breakdancing as well as freestyle movement to give students the opportunity to develop their own sense of style and music video style hip-hop. Hip-Hop is urban, it's street, it's diverse and forever changing! One hip-hop routine will be taught per year, per class. The dance year culminates with a memorable recital routine at the beautiful State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ! Hip-hop classes at Rising Stars are available by age and levels of ability. We offer recreational, pre-competition and competition hip-hop classes. Please see our current class schedule for class availability and times.
5-6 Year Old “Twinkles" Class Hip Hop Class
This is a one-hour "pre-competition" style class that is a high energy Hip-Hop class for our younger dancer that is both fun and exciting! This class is a “stepping stone” class that uses the latest steps, age appropriate moves and fundamentals of hip-hop. It does not require a teacher’s recommendation. This class will learn one dance routine that will perform at one competition.
This class is for the student who wants to move to the next level and experience what competitions are all about. As a competition student “Twinkles” students learn about stage presence, prop cues, teamwork and more! The dance year culminates with a memorable recital at the beautiful State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ!
5-8 Year Old Cheer Dance
A Cheer Dance class at Rising Stars combines all of the fundamentals of hip-hop, cheer and jazz. Pom-poms will be used in conjunction with acrobatics (acro), tumbling, partner-work, lifts, basket tosses and other cheerleading type moves.
Cheer Dance classes at Rising Stars are available by age and levels of ability. We offer recreational, pre-competition and competition cheer funk classes. Please see our current class schedule for class availability and times.
One routine will be taught per year, per class. The dance year culminates with a memorable recital routine at the beautiful State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ!
5-7 Year Old BOYS ONLY Hip-Hop Class
A boys only Hip-Hop class is a high-energy class that uses the latest sounds in rap, R&B and pop music together with movements influenced by some of today's hottest video choreographers.
At Rising Stars, our boys only Hip-Hop classes encompass movement that has elements of poppin', locking, and breakdancing as well as freestyle movement to give students the opportunity to develop their own sense of style. Hip-hop is urban, it's street, it's diverse and forever changing.
One Boys ONLY Hip-Hop routine will be taught per year, per class. The dance year culminates with a memorable recital routine at the beautiful State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ!