We offer dance classes and choreography in the following genres
as well as examinations in ballet, jazz, and tap.
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Ballet
RAD syllabus
Highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary and exact steps. Classical ballet includes pointe in the older grades.
![Dog Days-023-00909](http://www.vanessaplettelldance.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Dog-Days-023-00909-scaled.jpg)
Lyrical
Involves ballet & jazz technique combined with expressive movements, storytelling, and suspended energy.
![Barbie-008-00853](http://www.vanessaplettelldance.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Barbie-008-00853-scaled.jpg)
Jazz
ADAPT syllabus
A fast-paced style of dance incorporating technique and style. Types of jazz vary from Broadway to jazz funk to modern jazz.
![Angel by the Wings-005-00917](http://www.vanessaplettelldance.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Angel-by-the-Wings-005-00917-scaled.jpg)
Contemporary
A sister style to lyrical, contemporary uses powerful dynamics and intriguing movements to express a wide range of emotions.
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Hip Hop
A street dance style with elements of popping, locking, breaking, and street jazz. Performed to hip hop, pop, or electronic music.
![Piano Man-048-00903](http://www.vanessaplettelldance.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Piano-Man-048-00903-scaled.jpg)
Tap
ADAPT syllabus
A rhythmic and percussive type of dance characterized by the metal taps affixed to the bottom of tap shoes.
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Acro
A midpoint between acrobatics and dance. Combines flexibility, tumbling, and tricks with technique and other aspects of dance.