Preschool Dance Classes (Ages 3–5)
At Dixon Dance Studio, our preschool classes are designed to spark a lifelong love of dance in a fun, nurturing, and encouraging environment. While each class introduces a different dance style, they all share the same goal: helping young dancers build confidence, creativity, coordination, and a love of movement.
Our preschool classes mirror the structure of our older dance classes in an age-appropriate way, giving little dancers their first introduction to classroom etiquette, taking turns, following directions, working with others, and becoming independent learners. Through imaginative movement, music, games, and creative exploration, dancers build foundational skills while making new friends, expressing themselves, and having lots of fun!
Whether it's their very first dance class or the beginning of a lifelong passion, we're excited to welcome them into our dance family.
Pre-Ballet
A magical introduction to the world of ballet! Young dancers explore beginning ballet technique through creative movement, storytelling, music, and imagination while developing balance, coordination, musicality, and confidence.
Little dancers will twirl, leap, skip, and learn the foundational movements that prepare them for future ballet training.
Perfect for: Little dancers who love twirling, using their imagination, and dreaming of becoming a ballerina.
Pre-Hip Hop
Get ready to move! Pre-Hip Hop introduces young dancers to rhythm, grooves, and upbeat movement through fun music and age-appropriate choreography inspired by Hip Hop.
Dancers build coordination, confidence, listening skills, and musicality while learning the foundations of one of today's most energetic dance styles.
Perfect for: Kids who are always dancing around the living room and love upbeat music.
Tap / Jazz Combo
Why choose one style when you can try two? During the first half of class, dancers learn basic tap rhythms and make music with their feet. During the second half, they explore the energetic world of jazz through jumps, kicks, creative movement, and upbeat choreography.
This class is a fun way to experience two exciting dance styles while building coordination, confidence, and musicality.
Perfect for: Curious dancers who love music, movement, and trying a little bit of everything.
Tap / Ballet Combo
This class combines the playful rhythms of tap with the grace and creativity of ballet. Dancers spend half of class making music with their tap shoes before changing into ballet shoes to explore twirls, balance, storytelling, and beginning ballet technique.
It's the perfect blend of energy, imagination, and foundational dance training.
Perfect for: Dancers who love both making music and twirling across the floor.
Dance Styles ages 6+
Ballet
Ballet is the foundation of many dance styles, providing the technique, strength, and discipline that help dancers succeed in any genre they choose to pursue. Through structured classes, dancers build balance, flexibility, coordination, musicality, and graceful movement while learning the timeless vocabulary and traditions of classical ballet.
Classes include barre work, center exercises, across-the-floor combinations, turns, jumps, and expressive movement. As dancers progress, they develop greater strength, control, confidence, and artistry while learning to move with precision and intention.
Whether a dancer dreams of performing ballet or simply wants to become a stronger, more versatile dancer, ballet provides a technical foundation that supports every step of their dance journey.
You've seen ballet everywhere—from The Nutcracker and Swan Lake to Disney princesses, Broadway productions, and the beautiful technique behind many professional dancers.
Perfect for: Dancers who enjoy elegance, creativity, discipline, and building strong technique that benefits every style of dance.
Pointe
Instructor Approval Required
Pointe is an advanced extension of ballet where dancers perform on the tips of their toes in specially fitted pointe shoes. Because pointe requires exceptional strength, technique, and alignment, dancers are invited only after demonstrating the physical readiness and technical foundation necessary for safe progression.
Classes focus on building strength, refining ballet technique, and developing the control, artistry, and confidence needed to dance safely and beautifully en pointe.
You've seen pointe in classical ballets like The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and many professional ballet performances around the world.
Enrollment requires instructor approval and concurrent enrollment in Ballet and Strength & Conditioning.
Jazz
Jazz is an energetic and expressive dance style rooted in the rhythms of jazz music, social dance, and more. Today, it continues to evolve through musical theater, commercial dance, and popular culture, making it a very versatile and exciting style to learn.
Classes focus on building strong technique, flexibility, lines, coordination, and confidence while learning turns, leaps, kicks, dynamic movement, and engaging choreography. Dancers also develop musicality, performance quality, and the ability to move with style, personality, and intention.
You've seen jazz everywhere—from Broadway musicals and Disney productions to music videos, award shows, commercials, and professional dance teams.
Perfect for: Dancers who love upbeat music, expressive movement, and performing with confidence and personality.
Hip Hop
Hip Hop is a high-energy, expressive dance style rooted in street dance, funk, and hip hop culture. It celebrates creativity, individuality, rhythm, and self-expression while continuing to evolve through music, social dance, and popular culture.
Classes focus on building musicality, coordination, confidence, and performance quality while learning foundational grooves, footwork, isolations, and age-appropriate choreography. Dancers are encouraged to develop their own style while building strength, precision, and versatility.
You've seen Hip Hop everywhere—from music videos, concerts, and sporting events to movies, commercials, television dance competitions, and today's biggest artists.
Perfect for: Dancers who love upbeat music, big energy, and expressing their own unique style.
Tap
Tap is a rhythmic dance style where dancers create music with their feet! With roots in African American rhythmic traditions and Irish step dancing, tap grew into a uniquely American art form that found its way to vaudeville stages, Broadway, jazz clubs, and Hollywood.
Classes focus on developing rhythm, musicality, coordination, and precision through footwork, improvisation, and choreography. As dancers progress, they learn to think like both dancers and musicians, building confidence while creating increasingly complex rhythms.
You've seen tap in classic films like Singin' in the Rain, Broadway productions, the Rockettes, and performances by legendary artists like the Nicholas Brothers and Savion Glover.
Perfect for: Dancers who love music, rhythm, creativity, and making a little noise while they dance.
Acro
Acro blends the athleticism of acrobatics with the artistry of dance. Unlike gymnastics, Acro emphasizes strength, flexibility, balance, body control, and seamless transitions, teaching dancers how to safely incorporate acrobatic skills into choreography.
Classes focus on building a strong technical foundation through safe, progressive skill development. Dancers work on flexibility, conditioning, tumbling, balances, limbers, walkovers, handsprings, aerial progressions, and more as they grow in strength, confidence, and body awareness.
You've seen Acro featured in contemporary dance performances, professional dance companies, So You Think You Can Dance, and many competitive dance routines.
Perfect for: Dancers who love to challenge themselves, build strength, and combine athletic skills with expressive movement.
Modern / Contemporary
Modern/Contemporary combines the strong technical foundations of modern dance with the creativity and freedom of contemporary movement. Modern dance techniques, including Graham and Horton, help dancers build strength, control, and body awareness, while contemporary dance draws from many movement styles and continues to evolve through creativity, exploration, and artistic expression.
Classes focus on building strength, balance, coordination, and body awareness while learning floorwork, spirals, weight shifts, falls and recoveries, suspension, improvisation, and dynamic movement. As dancers grow, they develop greater confidence, versatility, and the ability to communicate ideas and emotions through movement.
Modern/Contemporary encourages dancers to tell stories and express the full range of human emotion—from joy and excitement to vulnerability and resilience.
You've seen Modern/Contemporary in concert dance companies like Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, on Broadway, in professional dance companies around the world, on So You Think You Can Dance, and in music videos and live performances.
Perfect for: Dancers who love exploring a wide range of movement, rolling on the floor, expressing emotion, and discovering their own unique artistic style.