OUR PHILOSOPHY
STAGES curriculum comprises a vital lifelong extension of our students’ education beyond the classroom. We encourage children, teens and even adults to take steps on this journey to bring benefits of the creative arts into their lives. Along with teaching discipline to meet the mental & physical challenges of dancing, we hope to be able to strengthen positive and useful memories in surroundings of camaraderie and fun. Our standards and expectations are high, but we support our students every step of the way. The goal of STAGES is to offer classes in which the feelings of success and accomplishment are high…so the possibilities to grow are endless!
THE STUDIO
Come visit us! We have a new beautiful, clean facility located in the heart of Downtown Woodland. With two large state of the art studios which are designed with hardwood and Marley floors, full mirrored walls, custom built barres, sophisticated sound systems. The comfortable, clean, user-friendly waiting rooms make the time you spend at our studio pleasant both on and off the dance floor. Conveniently located.
OUR CLASSES
TAP Tap dancing is one of the most entertaining, lighthearted and classic of all the dance styles. Tap dance is a musical art form and a fun-filled way to develop rhythm, coordination and balance. From the classic style of Broadway to contemporary rhythms, tap is a challenge, a workout, and even more fun!
HIP-HOP Hip Hop music and dancing permeates our popular culture and has a unique and unmistakable style. Don’t miss out on the challenge and fun while learning cutting edge choreography with all the latest moves. Hip Hop develops coordination and performance style while keeping dancers engaged and challenged.
BALLET Known as the foundation for any discipline of dance STAGES stresses the importance of partaking in the study of ballet. Grace, elegance, and poise are imparted to all dancers who choose to explore this gracious form of movement. Drawing from classical tradition, our ballet classes begin with barre exercises. This work helps to develop a dancer’s movement vocabulary and technical toolbox. These movements are then brought to life through dynamic center and across the floor work.
BABY DANCE WITH ME The Baby Dance with Me class is the perfect introduction to music and movement for the very young child, ages 2 through age 3, who is not ready to separate but is ready to explore a nurturing learning environment. The basic elements of dance are introduced in a positive and fun way using props such as scarves, stuffed animals, musical instruments, and costume effects.
BABY BALLET The Baby Ballet Class is A magical introduction to dance for the 3-4 year old child. A fun filled half-hour class that engages the child in age appropriate activities incorporating drama, music, props, educational coloring pages along with the excitement of basic dance steps, creative movement, and vocabulary.
SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL Shake, Rattle & Roll! Is our Creative Dance & Tumbling Combination Class for Rubies. This is an energy filled class with fun creative movement, music and tumbling. A great introduction for boys and girls who are active and show an interest in music and dancing.
TAP & CREATIVE MOVEMENT This combo class is fun and educational for the dancer who enjoys energetic expressive dancing and the rhythms of tap. A perfect place for boys who love to dance and for energetic young ladies too!
PRE-BALLET Basic ballet skills, terminology, rhythm, and coordination are taught, practiced, and developed through creative movement, music, and mime in a supportive and supervised environment.
TAP & JAZZY HIP-HOP This combo class is fun and educational for the dancer who enjoys energetic expressive dancing, popular music, and the rhythms of tap. Let the jazzy popular rhythms from television and film keep your toes tapping and your fingers snapping!
