Year 3 to Year 6 Classes

Acrobatics is an art of dance incorporating balance, agility and motor coordination. In this class, students will learn basic gymnastic floor work and tumbling for stage performance.

Teachers at Goodhew Dance hold qualifications with Acrobatic Arts.

Emphasis is placed on strengthening and improving flexibility, both very important principles for all styles of dance. The class is based on the Acrobatic Arts syllabus, with students learning tricks including forward and backward rolls, cartwheels, handstands, walkovers, handsprings, backflips and somersaults and more in a safe environment.

Contemporary dance is a performance style fusing classical ballet, modern and jazz principles. It emphasises contraction and release, fall and recovery, floor work and improvisation.

Students learn simple exercises and combinations to improve on basic contemporary principles and work on learning choreography related to particular themes or music. Students are encouraged to take contemporary classes because it helps develop an understanding of music as well as improve coordination, muscle strength and flexibility.

Our musical theatre program delivers a mix of jazz, tap, contemporary and modern dance skills. Students combine their love of song with dance in these energetic and diverse classes. These lessons have a focus on fun! Jump, twirl and glide to some of Broadway’s most memorable tunes.

Pre-Pointe is a pointe preparation class for ballet students interested in dancing en pointe. The class is taken barefoot. Students will work on foot/ankle articulation exercises, stretches and activities to develop core strength and the posture and body placement required to be ready for pointe shoes. Students attending this class must also be enrolled in a ballet class.