Calgary Preschool dance classes

Spring 2023 Registration Begins March 1, 2023!

 

Preschool Classes

These classes are for aspiring young students who enjoy music and movement. Through developmentally age appropriate instruction, students will improve their gross motor skills through dance exercises and movement games. Children will develop coordination and spatial awareness along with rhythm and musicality as they improve their ability to follow directions in a classroom setting.

Giggle & Groove

Ages 18 months – 2.5 yrs + Adult

In a high energy welcoming environment, our youngest dancers along with their adults, will giggle and groove from the beginning of the class to the end. Age appropriate movement games and props such as bean bags, scarves and a parachute will be sure to inspire the love of dance in our youngest movers.

Devotion Danceworks Calgary Giggle and Groove Preschool class

Tiny Toes

Ages 2.5 – 3.5 yrs

The little princesses and their princes enter the classroom and dance through imagination and creativity. The basics of ballet are taught in a fun and inviting environment. With the use of princess tiaras, wands and bubbles these little ballerinas will come out of class dancing high on their toes!  This is an unparented class.

Devotion Danceworks Calgary Tiny Toes Preschool class

Tiny Ballerinas

Ages 3.5 – 4.5 yrs

These Tiny Ballerinas will explore the the basics of ballet in this 30 minute class. Building on skills from our Tiny Toes class, children will begin to learn basic ballet vocabulary such as; sauté, plies and tendu. Props such as scarves, wands and maracas will be used on a weekly basis to capture the focus and build the technique of these young ballerinas.  This is an unparented class.

Devotion Danceworks Calgary Tiny Toes Preschool class

Mini Combo

Ages 4 – 5 yrs

In the 45 minute combo class students will develop jazz, tap and ballet technique. Through a relaxed but structured environment young dancers increase their understanding for basic dance steps along with building their flexibility, coordination and musicality.

Devotion Danceworks Calgary jaz tap and ballet classes

Mini Musical Theatre

Ages 4 – 5 yrs

These mini performers will dance and sing their hearts out in our Mini Musical Theatre program. This class is an introduction to the performing arts and will build confidence, imagination and the love for singing, dancing and acting.

Devotion Danceworks Calgary Musical Theatre classes for kids

Mini Hip Hop

Ages 4 – 5 yrs

An introduction to Hip Hop for all those mini movers out there.  This high-energy, up-beat, age-appropriate Hip Hop class will have all the boys and girls grooving at the end of every class.

Devotion Danceworks Calgary Hip Hop class

Pre Primary Ballet & Jazz

Ages 4 – 5 yrs

Dancers will learn both ballet and jazz. They will focus on ballet technique and fun jazz steps to develop strength, flexibility, focus and discipline. In an inviting, positive environment, the dancers will learn a variety of exercises and choreography that will be showcased at the end of the session. The Royal Academy of Dance syllabus is followed for the ballet portion of this class.

Devotion Danceworks Calgary preschool ballet class