About Me
Founded in 1969 Dance Arts Academy has offered
professional dance instruction in the greater bay area
for over 37 years! We are very proud of our programs
and our professional staff. Our staff is dedicated to
making each dancers experience a positive and
knowledgeable one, building self esteem and
confidence. We teach a strong foundation of dance
technique in a well structured, positive and fun
learning environment.
Dance Arts Academy is very proud of its students
accomplishments. Having won over 5.000 National
Championship awards including top studio in Las Vegas,
many of our students have gone on to professional
careers in dance.
We have versatile programs to fit every dancers needs,
from beginner to advanced, recreational to the
professional dancer.
Dance Arts offers a full selection of Competitive
dance teams as well as solo, duet and trio
opportunities. These are not listed here. Please
contact the Academy at (408) 578-4055 if you have an
interest.
• Ballet
• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Acro/Gym
• Tap
• Lyrical
• Voice
• Polynesian
• Cheer and Pom Pon
BALLET
OUR BALLET PROGRAM INCLUDES PROGRAMS FOR BEGINNERS
THROUGH ADVANCED. WE FEATURE BOTH CLASSES IN TECHNIQUE
ONLY AND CLASSES WHICH WILL LEARN DANCES AND WORK FOR
A PERFORMANCE AT A YEAR END RECITAL. BARRE, STRETCHES,
LEARNING CORRECT BALLET TERMS, DANCE STEPS AND
TECHNIQUE ARE COVERED BY OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF.
JAZZ
DANCE TO THE NEW UPBEAT TOP SONGS WARM-UPS,
STRETCHING, DANCE COMBINATIONS, TECHNIQUE AND STYLIZED
JAZZ ARE COVERED. BOTH CLASSES IN TECHNIQUE ONLY AND
PERFORMANCES CLASSES ARE OFFERED
HIP HOP
A PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES A COMBINATION OF STREET DANCE
AND JAZZ MOVEMENTS (MTV VIDEO) STYLE
ACRO/GYM:
A FLOOR GYMNASTIC CLASS COVERING TUMBLING TRICKS AND
ACROBATIC STYLE OF GYMNASTICS. BEGINNER LEVEL TO
ADVANCED LEVELS.
Tap
WARM-UPS, STEPS, COMBINATIONS, RHYTHMS, TECHNIQUE AND
STYLE ARE COVERED IN ALL CLASSES. CLASSES FOR ALL
LEVELS AND AGES ARE OFFERED. BOTH TECHNIQUE ONLY AND
PERFORMANCES CLASSES AVAILABLE.
LYRICAL
AN EXPRESSIVE FORM OF DANCE USING A COMBINATION OF
BALLET, JAZZ AND MODERN DANCE TECHNIQUE.
VOCAL
BOTH PROPER VOCAL TECHNIQUE, BREATHING, AND VOCAL
EXERCISE ARE TAUGHT ALONG WITH LEARNING SONGS AND
PERFORMANCE SKILLS
POLYNESIAN
STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT THE HISTORY, LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND
DANCES OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS WITHIN THE POLYNESIAN
TRIANGLE. CLASSES ARE TAUGHT FROM BEGINNING TO
ADVANCED LEVELS. STUDENTS WITH MORE EXPERIENCE WILL BE
INVITED TO JOIN THE PA HULA OHANA POLYNESIAN DANCERS,
DANCE ARTS ACADEMY'S POLYNESIAN SHOW TROUPE,
PERFORMING AT MANY EVENTS.
CHEER AND POM PON
LEARN CHEERS, POM PON ROUTINES AND GYMNASTIC SKILLS
NEEDED TO TRY OUT FOR JR./HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS. A ROUTINE
WILL BE PERFORMED AT OUR YEARLY RECITAL.
