CLASSES
BTS Dance Corp offers classes in various styles across all ages and levels. Below is a list of the multiple levels/classes offered in all the various styles. If you are interested in classes most often taken by Competitive or Recreational dancers, please use the links below to learn more about which best fit your interests.
Jazz
Jazz is an energetic dance discipline using progressive jazz skills to create combinations and routines. Classes involve warm-ups, centre work, as well as progression of jumps, and turns. Students develop their own individual style along with latest dance styles and routines. Jazz is a very high energy class with discipline and fun.
Levels include:
Small Fry Jazz
Pre-Combo (Tap, Jazz, and Acro combo class)
Mini Jazz
Junior Jazz
Intermediate Jazz
Senior Jazz
Tap
You have always heard that your feet make the music, well in tap your feet are the music. Classes will involve tap terminology, basic tap skills, and intricate rhythms. You will learn timing and coordination while developing rhythmic patterns. If you love to hear your feet make noise, tap is the discipline for you.
Levels include:
Pre-Combo (Tap, Jazz, and Acro combo class)
Primary
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Elementary
Intermediate
Advanced
Ballet
Dancers will learn proper poise, posture, and technique. Ballet is the basis for all dance disciplines and is instrumental in training for other dance disciplines including strength, balance, and control. BTS Dance corp works with the Cecchetti style ballet, certifying dancers through the Canadian Dance Teachers Association syllabus.
Levels include:
Pre-Ballet
Primary
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Intermediate
Advanced
Hip Hop
Hip hop dancing is physically demanding. Like any sport, it requires strength, flexibility, endurance, and control. Hip Hop is a very high energy experience, and fun for all ages. Each class will start with a fun cardio warm up that gets you into the groove. This dance discipline is popular amongst all ages.
Levels include:
Pre Hip Hop
Junior Hip hop 1
Junior Hip hop 2
Intermediate Hip hop 1
Intermediate Hip hop 2
Senior Hip hop
Acrobatic dance
A dance discipline that combines dance and acrobatic elements. Dancers can expect to achieve hand stands, cartwheels, elbow stands, walkovers and other acrobatic moves. Dancers will gain strength, flexibility and control. BTS is working with Acrobatic Syllabus.
Levels include:
Acro 1
Acro 2
Acro 3
Acro 4
Lyrical
Lyrical dance is a style of dance created from the fusion of ballet with jazz and contemporary dance techniques and is a "cousin" to those styles. Lyrical dancing is performed to music with lyrics to inspire movements to express strong emotions the choreographer feels from the lyrics in the chosen song.
Levels include:
Junior Lyrical
Intermediate Lyrical
Senior Lyrical
