Acrobats or ‘Acro’ as some dancers or instructors like to call it, is a wonderful dance genre made up of many acrobatic elements.
Our Acrobat classes start from the age of 3 years of age to advanced level.
Tiny Tumblers Acro begins with a well structured class, consisting of warmup, somersaults, cartwheels and bend backs advancing through to our advanced level training on balancing, aerial work, and tumbling.
All students are assisted by highly experienced teachers on mats and the floor.
Acro classes are based on ability level and all students are given the opportunity to move up levels once certain tricks have been obtained and mastered.
CIRQUE
SILKS:
Silks, an aerial apparatus, also known as the silk fabric, suspended from a ceiling whilst performing set skills in the air.
This skill allows you to develop strength in your whole body whilst learning to climb and invert in the air.
Our structured, leveled classes teach sequences such as drops, slides and flips with smoothness and style.
Ages start from 5 years and above. Cirque classes are based on ability level and all students are given the opportunity to move up levels once graded and set skills are obtained.
LYRA:
Lyra, an aerial apparatus, also known as the hoop, is a steel ring, suspended from the ceiling whilst performing pose based combinations and unique shapes.
Both are a great additive to acrobats and also develop great strength and body technique.
Ages start from 5 years and above. Cirque classes are based on ability level and all students are given the opportunity to move up levels once graded and set skills are obtained.
JAZZ
Modern/Jazz is a dance genre consisting of many diverse styles. We work to develop each student with a great understanding of this wonderful style of dance.
Classes start from 4 years of age.
(We offer younger children our Toddle Bop preschoolers dance program).
Students move up classes according to age and learn a stronger technique and understanding within each grade.
Our jazz classes start with warm up and stretch. Then moving onto technique and progression work consisting of linking steps, kicks, balancing, turning and leaps. A short dance combination is taught to finish the class.
We cater for students who want to learn for fun and fitness through to competition and examination students.
[Refer to the CSTD Jazz examination section]
CLASSICAL BALLET
Ballet classes begin at Twinkle Toes ballet (2-5 years) through to Major grades.
Classical Ballet is a disciplined, structured class focusing on posture, flexibility, musicality, strength and control. All great attributes for developing into a well polished performer.
Classical Ballet is the foundation and an important grounding of all styles of dance.
Classes are available for fun, strength and fitness or can be taken more seriously with the intentions of examinations and competition work. Pointe work is an extension of ballet in all major grades.
Impact Dance Factory teaches classical ballet under the syllabi from the CSTD (The Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dance).
CSTD examinations are not compulsory but are encouraged however an Impact Dance Factory ballet assessment is compulsory for all competition students.
Our ages start from:
2- 5 years – Twinkle Toes Ballet
6/7 years – Primary Ballet
8/9 years – Grade 1 Ballet
10 years – Grade 2 Ballet
11 years – Grade 3 Ballet
12 years – Grade 4 Ballet
13 years – Grade 5 Ballet
13/14 years – Grade 6 Ballet
14/15 years – Sub Elementary Ballet
15/16 years – Elementary Ballet
16+ years – Intermediate Ballet
HIP HOP
Hip hop is a dance genre made up of a range of street dance styles predominately performed to hip hop music.
Our classes are funky, full of energy and fun!
Fantastic for girls & boys, we begin our classes with an exciting, upbeat warmup that caters for different ages and abilities. Progression work concentrating on isolation, popping and locking techniques and some hip hop combinations.
Hip hop students learn rhythm, isolation of the body and overall have a heap of fun whilst developing their own style!
TAP
Whether you’re a beginner tapper or wanting to further your tap skills. Our tap classes provide tuition suitable for all ages.
Tap is a unique form of dance using metal plates on the tap shoe to form a wonderful rhythmical sound.
Our classes start from 4 years of age and continue to adult/mature age.
[refer to Mature and Motivated Adult Tap section]
All students learn a combination of traditional and modern tap consisting of various tap techniques, time steps and rhythmical beating sounds.
Tap dance increases a sense or coordination, timing and is a lot of fun!
CONTEMPORARY
Contemporary dance is a expressive style of dance combining soft and hard elements of dance whilst learning to move their body in different ways.
Our classes are currently for competition and examination students wanting to further the education and training in dance.
LYRICAL
Lyrical dance is an emotional, expressive form of dance that provides a real joy and love for performing.
It combines genres of classical ballet, modern and acrobats to beautifully perform through dance, an illustration of the song lyrics.
Our classes are currently for competition and examination students wanting to further the education and training in dance.
SING, ACT & MUSICAL THEATRE
Glee/Musical Theatre is a class that covers acting and drama as well as singing and dancing.
It is designed to teach our students an understanding and knowledge of music and theatre.
Classes are made up of vocal warm ups and breathing, drama and acting exercises along with song and dance.
As the students get older, we also look into audition preparations for upcoming musicals.
These classes improve:
Speaking ability
Improves self confidence and
explores and encourages imaginative minds.
TODDLE BOP PRESCHOOLER DANCE
Renowned for our structured and exciting beginner pre schooler dance program, this class is a fantastic start to dance for girls and boys.
Starting from 2 to 4 years of age, this class creates independence, direction, coordination and basic dance steps to all the latest age appropriate, highly motivating music, such as The Wiggles, Cocomelon and many more in a friendly, caring environment.
Our classes are run by highly experienced teachers that know how children work. They learn their best on their own without parents in the room.
Some may take a few weeks to settle but this is completely normal. The children learn to love this class by embracing their environment, feeling safe, and enjoying their time with their new friends.
ADULT/MATURE & MOTIVATED JAZZ
Adult Mature and Motivated jazz classes are a fantastic way to keep active and involved in a team sport no matter the age.
Our classes are highly enjoyable and rewarding starting with a fitness warm up and stretch. We then add a mix of boot scooting, adult ballet exercises and finish the class with some dance combinations.
They offer a great balance of fun and creativity, whilst learning dance technique.
You can join for fun and fitness or take part in our competition team.
Adult jazz classes are a great way to be social, make great friendships and keep you active.
ADULT/MATURE & MOTIVATED TAP
Adult Mature and Motivated Tap is a fun and energetic class made up of traditional and modern day tap steps.
Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced tapper, our class offers technique suitable for all abilities.
Learning to tap assists in developing coordination, improving your cardio fitness as well as developing rhythm and timing.
This structured class consists of a warm up for the feet and ankles. Learning and understanding knowledge and theory for tap steps. Time steps and progression work catered for both beginner and advanced as well as a combination of steps each week joining towards a dance at the end of term.
So if you’re dusting off and old pair of tap shoes or trying something new, come along and join the fun!
CSTD JAZZ EXAMINATION
Modern/Jazz is a dance genre consisting of many diverse styles. We work to develop each student with a great understanding of this wonderful style of dance.
The jazz syllabi is set up by the CSTD (The Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dance) and continues to develop and stay consistent with todays styles.
Concentrating on the basics of modern/jazz, this exam class is perfect for teaching students a great understanding and knowledge of good technique and the steps needed for Modern/Jazz dance.
Starting from 5 years of age to senior level, each grade focuses on skills and technique that are set by age ability and also prepares them with a strong, structured modern/jazz foundation.
Modern/Jazz exams are available for any student starting from the beginning. They are not compulsory however we do encourage our competition students to partake.
Ages start at:
5 years – TTA
6 years – TTB
7 years – Pre Modern Jazz
8 years – Junior Modern Jazz
9 years – Grade 1 Modern Jazz
10 years – Grade 2 Modern Jazz
11 years – Grade 3 Modern Jazz
12 years – Grade 4 Modern Jazz
13 years – Grade 5 Modern Jazz
14/15 years – Grade 6 Modern Jazz
15/16 years – Grade 7 Modern Jazz
16/17 years – Grade 8 Modern Jazz
For more information on Modern/Jazz, please see our friendly staff or email: enquiriesimpactdancefactory@gmail.com
CSTD THEATRICAL PERFORMING ARTS EXAMINATION
Theatrical Performing Arts examination class provides a great framework for dance, stagecraft, dialogue, song, musical theatre and acrobats.
This is a creative class studying renowned musicals at each level as well as learning set dialogues.
There are many dance genres to choose from to perform in Theatrical Performing Arts class including acrobats. Students are encouraged to be enrolled in classes of jazz, tap, ballet and or acrobats for this exam.
We focus on developing the triple threat, building performance quality and confidence along with training our students to be a versatile performer.
Ages start at:
5 years – TTA
6 years – TTB
7-8 years – Grade 1
9 years – Grade 2
10 years – Grade 3
11 years – Grade 4
12 years – Grade 5
13 years – Grade 6
14/15 years – Grade 7
15/16 years – Grade 8
For more information on Theatrical Performing Arts, please see our friendly staff or email: enquiriesimpactdancefactory@gmail.com
