MINI MOVERZ
Wednesday 6:15-6:55 pm OR Thursday 5:30-6:10 pm
(AGES 3 THROUGH KINDERGARTEN) Ballet/Jazz Combo Class: Mini Moverz will learn fun exercises to stretch and focus on the absolute basic fundamentals of dance - sense of movement, motor coordination, spatial awareness, rhythm and musicality, and the art of waiting your turn. Class includes a fun round of freestyle using props! Dancers will learn 1 ballet routine and 1 jazz routine that they will perform at our year-end showcase. This class is 40 minutes. Promotion from this class to Dance Dynamix is largely based on readiness rather than age - memorization skills, motor skills, and behavior. MONTHLY FEE INCLUDES PERFORMANCE PACKAGE.
DANCE DYNAMIX I
Monday 5:30-6:40 p.m.
(GRADES 1-3) Ballet/Jazz/Tap Combo Class: Ballet is our foundation of dance! Proper technique helps prevent injury and strengthens ability in every other form of dance. The ballet portion of class will focus will on ballet technique, leaps, turns, center work, and across the floor combinations using proper ballet terminology, flexibility, and conditioning. Dance Dynamix challenges dancers to memorize all their recital choreography. Dancers will learn 1 ballet routine that they will perform at our year-end showcase.
The jazz and tap portions focus on basic techniques of each style while cultivating stage presence and creativity. Dancers will learn original jazz and tap routines that they will perform at our year-end showcase. This class is 70 minutes, 40 minutes ballet and 30 minutes jazz or tap, alternating weekly.
DANCE DYNAMIX II
Monday 6:45-7:55 p.m.
(GRADES 4-6) Ballet/Jazz/Tap Combo Class: The ballet portion of this class will build on the foundation of Dance Dynamix I, adding barre work and more advanced leaps, turns, and combinations while continuing to use proper ballet terminology, flexibility, and conditioning. Again, dancers at this level rely less on improvisation and are expected to memorize all their recital choreography. Dancers will learn 1 ballet routine that they will perform at our year-end showcase.
The jazz and tap portions builds on the principles mastered in Dance Dynamix I, placing emphasis on attention to detail in choreography and synchronization. Dancers will learn original jazz and tap routines that they will perform at our year-end showcase. This class is 70 minutes long, 40 minutes ballet and 30 minutes jazz or tap, alternating weekly.
GROWN-UP GROOVZ
Wednesday 7:15-7:55 p.m.
(Ages 13+) Dance, Girl. Dance. Grown-Up Groovz is an open teen and adult hip-hop class geared toward our busy young ladies and moms. This hip-hop class will get your heart pounding! Classes are delivered in a fitness format with warm up, stretching, and learning progressions that build a hard-hitting, groove stomping routine! This class is 40 minutes. NEVER STOP DANCING!
STREET STYLE
Wednesday 7-7:40 pm
Street Style I: (GRADES 1+) Dancers will learn hip-hop moves, history, vocabulary, including old-school breaking, popping, and locking. Dancers will be encouraged to freestyle often. Music selections, choreography, and costuming are kept modest and age appropriate! Dancers will learn 1 hip-hop routine that they will perform at our year-end showcase. This class is 40 minutes.
Street Style II: (GRADES 6 AND UP) Dancers build upon their previous hip-hop knowledge with more emphasis placed on performance delivery and introduction of popular/trendy hip-hop dance moves. As with every Wyldfire Dance class, music, choreography, and costuming will remain modest and age appropriate! Dancers will learn 1 hip-hop routine that they will perform at our year-end showcase. This class is 40 minutes.
STRETCH N STRENGTH (formerly Tech Fit)
SNS I: Tuesday 5:30-6:10 p.m. SNS II: Tuesday 7:15-8:10 p.m.
(GRADES 1 AND UP) Take this technique class alone or add it onto your schedule to enhance your dance education and skill level. Dancers will focus on increasing flexibility and practice center and across the floor movements and combinations to include pirouette turns, turns in coupe, turning en dedans and en dehors, pique turns, chaine turns, a la second and fouette turns, brush leaps, developpe leaps, leaps in second, switch leaps, calypso, firebird, axel, straddle jumps, cartwheels, kickovers and walkovers, advancing splits, tilts, heel stretches, and more. Dancers enrolling in this class must love a challenge and be willing to step up their dance game. This class is 40-55 minutes.
Tech Fit DOES NOT have a costume fee and WILL NOT perform at the year-end showcase. Please visit the Dress Code tab for specific class attire requirements.
TO THE POINTE
TBD - Currently Unavailable
(AGES 11 AND UP) **INVITATION ONLY** Dancers must demonstrate the necessary ankle strength, ankle flexibility, releve angle, adequate progression through ballet technique, and behavioral maturity to receive an invitation to participate in this class. The first half of the season will be spent conditioning rigorously for further evaluations for fitness to go on pointe. Dancers deemed ready will be properly fitted for their pointe shoes and progressed slowly and steadily through pointe exercises on barre first and aiming toward center work. Emphasis will be on execution of proper technique, strength, flexibility, and injury prevention. This class requires athleticism, willingness to accept a challenge, maximum effort, and excellent listening skills. This class is 55 minutes.
TOE TAPPERZ
TBD - Currently Unavailable
(GRADES 1 AND UP) This class teaches the basics of tap, including rhythm, percussive sounds and steps, and terminology. This class requires willingness to accept a challenge, maximum effort, and excellent listening skills. Toe Tapperz will learn a tap routine that they will perform at the year-end showcase. This class is 40 minutes.
SPARX - HOT SHOTS DANCE CO
TBD
(GRADES 1-3) **PERMISSION REQUIRED** Hot Shots Dance Company Sparx Team is the BEGINNING performing group of Wyldfire Dance Studio. Dancers MUST be the most dedicated and have the desire to take their dancing to the next level. Dancers should have 1 year of dance experience under their belt. Dancers must have permission to join. Sparx must participate in a week-long a jazz workshop for team placement and a 2-week choreography intensive over the summer. This group will learn at least 1 jazz routine and 1 hip-hop routine that will be performed at 3-4 competitions (Dance Fierce in Burley, Canyon Rim Dance Classic in Twin Falls, and America On Stage at Lagoon). Company dancers are required to take class TWICE weekly, including DANCE DYNAMIX I, SPARX, and SPARX AcroDance. Extra Saturday rehearsals and holiday break rehearsals may be scheduled as competitions get closer.Company selection and placement are based on skill level, maturity, and age. Weekly commitment is 3 hours.
FLAMES - HOT SHOTS DANCE CO
Tuesday and Thursday 6:15-7:10 p.m.
(GRADES 4-6) **PERMISSION REQUIRED** Hot Shots Dance Company Flames Team is the ADVANCED BEGINNING/INTERMEDIATE performing group of Wyldfire Dance Studio. Dancers MUST be the most dedicated and have the desire to take their dancing to the next level. Dancers should have at least 1 year of dance experience under their belt. Dancers must have permission to join. Flames must participate in a jazz workshop for team placement and a 2-week choreography intensive during the summer. This group will learn at least 1 jazz routine, 1 hip-hop routine, and 1 lyrical routine that will be performed at 3-4 competitions (Dance Fierce in Burley, Canyon Rim Dance Classic in Jerome, and America On Stage at Lagoon). Company dancers are required to take class THREE days weekly, including DANCE DYNAMIX I OR II, FLAMES A, TECH FIT, ACRODANCE and FLAMES B. Extra Saturday rehearsals and holiday break rehearsals may be scheduled as competitions get closer. Company selection and placement are based on skill level, maturity, and age. Weekly commitment is 5 hours.
XTREME - HOT SHOTS DANCE CO
Tuesday and Thursday 8:15-9:10 p.m.
(GRADES 7 AND UP) **PERMISSION AND SKILLSET REQUIRED** Hot Shots Dance Company Xtreme Team is the INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED performing group of Wyldfire Dance Studio. Dancers MUST be the most dedicated and have the desire to take their dancing to the next level. Dancers should have at least 3 years of dance experience under their belt AND the permission of the director to join. Required skills include splits, double pirouettes, cartwheels, backbends, excellent rhythm and musicality, and a great attitude. At this level, dancers must attend a jazz workshop for team placement and a 2-week choreography intensive over the summer. This group will learn at least 1 jazz routine, 1 hip hop routine, 1 lyrical routine, and 1 routine in a 4th style that will be performed at 3-4 competitions (Dance Fierce in Burley, Canyon Rim Dance Classic in Twin Falls, America On Stage at Lagoon). Company dancers are required to take class THREE days weekly, including DANCE DYNAMIX II OR III, TECH FIT, XTREME A, ACRODANCE, XTREME B. Extra Saturday rehearsals and holiday break rehearsals may be scheduled as competitions get closer. Company selection and placement are based on skill level, maturity, and age. Weekly commitment is 5 hours.
SOLO (PRIVATE LESSON)
Who doesn't love some one-on-one time?! Focus on the technique and steps you'd like to learn/improve. Soloists will learn 1 routine in the style of their choice to be performed at all of our competition venus plus our year-end showcase. Solo sessions are 25 minutes. Soloists MUST be a member of the Hot Shots Dance Company.
DUO (PRIVATE LESSON)
Dance with a friend! Focus on the technique and steps you'd both like to learn/improve. Duo dancers will learn 1 routine in the style of their choice to be performed at all of our competition venus plus our year-end showcase. Duo sessions are 25 minutes. Duo dancers MUST be members of the Hot Shots Dance Company.
TRIO (PRIVATE LESSON)
Bring 2 of your friends! Focus on the technique and steps you'd like to learn/improve. Trio dancers will learn 1 routine in the style of their choice to be performed at all of our competition venus plus our year-end showcase. Trio sessions are 25 minutes. Trio dancers MUST be members of the Hot Shots Dance Company.