Music and Movement
3-5 years old
30 minutes
A great introduction to a classroom setting through movement.  
Students learn early coordination skills, to listen to a teacher and
mimic her movements, different rhythms and body awareness; all
through pretending and games and having fun to lots of different
music.
Pre-Ballet / Tap
4-5 years old
45 minutes
A basic introduction to Ballet & Tap movements.  This class gives
children a chance to try both forms of dance in the same class.  
Ballet teaches them grace and discipline and tap teaches them
rhythm and musicality.
Creative Modern
7 - 11 years old
45 minutes
An introduction to Modern dance for younger children.  Emphasis is on
improvisation and various modern dance concepts (see below).
Modern
9 years old - Adult
45 minutes - 1.5 hours
Began in the 1930's and is constantly changing and growing.  It's very loose
structure and open view point allows for and encourages many different
styles, typically more lyrical in nature.  Concepts that modern dance plays
with are fall & recovery, contraction & release, improvisation, working
from everyday movements, etc.
Pre-Ballet
5-9 years old
30 minutes
An introduction to Ballet for children.  Emphasis is on basic ballet
positions, steps an other coordination and musicality.  
Ballet
8 years old - Adult
45 minutes
A specific technique taught world wide with origins in Europe in the
1700's.  Typically done to classical music with movements based on
geometric and circular harmony of the body.  It is very distinguishable
by the constant turn out of the legs.   The illusion of lightness and grace
prevails.
Int. / Adv. Ballet &
Pointe
12 years old & up
1.5 hours
As students grow in the program, a teacher will recommend them to
advance to pointe shoes.  This can only be done after a certain amount
of training and physical development and ability.
Tap
5 years old - Adult
30 - 45 minutes
Best defined by the shoes themselves.  Tap dance can be done to
any style of music and any style of movement, such as theatrical,
heavy & stomping, techno-tap, etc..  Emphasis lies in rhythms
and musicality.
Jazz
5 years old - Adult
30 minutes - 1.25 hours
A form of dance that can be done in a broad range of styles with
movements that are typically fast paced, but still soft.  It is can be
done to anything from pop music to musical theater.  
Hip Hop
8 years old - Adult
30 minutes - 1 hour
Most easily defined by its hip hop and funk music.  Movements
are typically quick, sharp isolations of various parts of the body.  
A form of dance seen on music videos done to new, hip music.
Ballroom
Teen & Adults
Couples & Singles
1.5 hours
6 week sessions at the beginning of each semester
First Semester - Focuses on Waltz, polka, fox trot & slow dance
Second Semester - Emphasis on Swing and Latin dances
CLASSES
TURNING POINT DANCE ACADEMY
1700 Strongs Avenue   Stevens Point, WI 54481
(715) 341-8200

Photography by Halverson Photography
1700 Strongs Avenue
Stevens Point, WI 54481
(715) 341-8200
Director:  Marilou Myers
Assistant Director:  Julie Baird