Dance classes available at The Anita Murray School of Dance.

Ballet

Our Ballet classes focus on the foundations of classical ballet technique, helping students develop grace, strength, and flexibility.

Our experienced teachers provide personalized attention and guidance to help students reach their full potential in Ballet classes.

  • Classical training methods
  • Focus on grace and strength
  • Development of flexibility

Modern

Modern dance is a theatrical dance style that is known for its expressive, fluid, and free movements.

Modern dance is characterized by:

  • Focused on expression and conveying emotions, stories, and messages through movement. 
     
  • Freeform and fluid, and can look jazz-like, balletic, lyrical, or totally different. 
     
  • Often inspired by other dance styles, like African dance, ballet, and folk dance. 
     
     

Tap

Tap Dancing classes at our school are designed to be enjoyable and engaging, fostering a love for rhythm and movement.

  • Rhythmic tap techniques
  • Coordination development
  • Musicality training

Contemporary

Our Contemporary Dance classes offer a supportive and inclusive environment for students to explore their creativity and individual style.

  • Creative and expressive movement
  • Blend of dance styles
  • Fluid and dynamic choreography

Musical Theatre

Musical theater dance is a combination of various dance styles, including ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, and more. It's a creative way to enhance the storyline of a musical by conveying emotions, ideas, and character traits.

  • Dynamic theatrical qualities.
  • Emphasis on strength and flexibility
  • Musicality training

Acro

Acro dance is a style that combines the techniques of classical dance with acrobatic movements. 

his form of dance is very athletic and has unique choreography to incorporate gymnastic-like elements into dance.

  • An athletic style of dance. 
  • Unique choreography that blends dance and acrobatics. 
     
  • Popular in amateur competitive dance.
     

Commercial

Commercial dance is a high-energy, expressive style of dance that incorporates many different dance genres, such as hip-hop, jazz, tap, ballet, locking, popping, breaking, and krumping: 

  • Energetic techniques
  • Sharp coordination required
  • 'Sassy' style

Street

Street dance is an umbrella term for a large number of social dance styles such as: breakdancingpoppinglocking & house dancing.

  • Also known as hip-hop freestyle or new style 
  • House dance
     
  • Voguing: A street dance style 
     
     

“I have been a student at The Anita Murray School of Dance for years and have grown so much as a dancer. The teachers are incredibly talented and supportive!”

[John Doe]