J31 Dance Center 816.608.8968

  • Home
  • Try a Class!
  • About Us
    • Our Faculty
    • Our Studio
  • Class Info
    • Our Dance Paths
    • Our Classes
    • Class Descriptions
    • Our Company
    • Tuition/Class Policies
    • Dress Code
  • J31 Company
  • Current Students
    • Calendar
    • Events
    • Parent Portal
    • Privates
  • Summer at J31
  • More
    • Home
    • Try a Class!
    • About Us
      • Our Faculty
      • Our Studio
    • Class Info
      • Our Dance Paths
      • Our Classes
      • Class Descriptions
      • Our Company
      • Tuition/Class Policies
      • Dress Code
    • J31 Company
    • Current Students
      • Calendar
      • Events
      • Parent Portal
      • Privates
    • Summer at J31
  • Home
  • Try a Class!
  • About Us
    • Our Faculty
    • Our Studio
  • Class Info
    • Our Dance Paths
    • Our Classes
    • Class Descriptions
    • Our Company
    • Tuition/Class Policies
    • Dress Code
  • J31 Company
  • Current Students
    • Calendar
    • Events
    • Parent Portal
    • Privates
  • Summer at J31

Class Descriptions

Learn more about the classes offered at J31!   

preschool

Tap/Jazz Comb0

Tap/Jazz Comb0

Introduce your little ones to creative movement! This class is great for our littlest dancers, just  starting to learn rhythm, coordination and gross motor function as well as gaining social skills! These tiny dancers will also learn some basics in tap and ballet.  Students will also enjoy 1 dance in the end of the year Recital!


Discover Dance (ages 2-5)

Princess Ballet (ages 4-6)

Tap/Jazz Comb0

Tap/Jazz Comb0

Tap/Jazz Comb0

Our most popular class! Works on basic tap and jazz skills in a fun combined class. Perfect for young dancers wanting to learn more than one style without a huge time commitment. Students will also enjoy 2 dances in the end of the year Recital!


Tap/Jazz Combo (ages 5-6)

Hip Hop/Acro

Tap/Jazz Comb0

Hip Hop/Acro

This class combines both our hip hop and acro classes to provides students exposure to multiple style in one class setting. Great for dancers who want to try two styles! This class will participate in our end of the year recital.


Beg. Hip Hop/Acro (ages 3-5)

Hip Hop/Acro (ages 6-12)

Ballet

Contemporary/Lyrical

Hip Hop/Acro

Ballet is one of the oldest styles of dance and is taught throughout the world. Ballet is a style of dance based on vocabulary and technique. Classes combine stretching, barre exercises and center technique work. Ballet is the most disciplined style of dance and provides the perfect foundation for any dancer.


Beg. Ballet (ages 3-5)

Ballet 1 (ages 6-10)

Ballet 2 (ages 8-12)

Ballet 3 (ages 10-13)

Ballet 4 (ages 12 and up)

Jazz

Contemporary/Lyrical

Contemporary/Lyrical

This energetic class combines stretching and basic Jazz technique. Dancers will have fun mastering specific Jazz elements and then working on them throughout the season. These fundamentals will include Jazz progressions, turns, leaps and center work. The students will also enjoy seasonal combinations taught in the center of the floor to seasonal music, as well as an end of the year Recital routine.


Jazz 1 (ages 6-10)

Jazz 2 (ages 8-12)

Jazz 3 (ages 10-13)

Jazz 4 (ages 12 and up)

Contemporary/Lyrical

Contemporary/Lyrical

Contemporary/Lyrical

Contemporary and Lyrical classes combine the movement quality of Jazz with the technical component of Ballet. Contemporary and Lyrical are typically danced to slower music, either ballads with words or instrumental. These genres allow dancers to combine steps together in more of an artistic format typically danced in the center of the floor. These classes participate in our end of the year Recital!


Contemporary 1 (ages 6-10)

Contemporary 2 (ages 8-12)

Contemporary 3 (ages 10-13)

Contemporary 4 (ages 12 and up)


Tap

Leaps and Turns

Boys

This class is designed to develop rhythm, style and sound. More advanced tap classes will continue to build these tap techniques, and as students’ progress, they will be introduced to an increasingly more complex and intricate curriculum. 


Tap 1 (ages 6-10)

Tap 2 (ages 8-12)

Tap 3 (ages 10-13)

Tap 4 (ages 12 and up)

Boys

Leaps and Turns

Boys

This class is designed to give our male dancers a place to shine! These dancers will work on multiple types of dance, including jazz, musical theater, tap and contemporary. They will learn technique, improve their performance quality as well as learn the tips and tricks all Male dancers need to know!


Boys (ages 8 and up)

Leaps and Turns

Leaps and Turns

Leaps and Turns

Leaps and Turns gives the dancers a chance to perfect the technical elements they work on in their other classes. Turn combinations take years of practice and this class allows our dancers to work on everything from pirouettes, leg spins and al la seconde to more basic turns like chaines and piques. Also work on increasing the height of your leaps. All of this is practiced, while incorporating strong technical accountability and improvement.

Leaps and Turns 1 (ages 6-10)

Leaps and Turns 2 (ages 8-12)

Leaps and Turns 3 (ages 10-13)

Leaps and Turns 4 (ages 12 and up)


Progressions

Progressions

Leaps and Turns

Increase your flexibility with strength/stretch and focus on jazz technique through across the floor combinations. Progressions work to improve coordination and skills while focusing on technique.


Progressions 1/2 (ages 6-12)

Hip Hop

Progressions

Hip Hop

Hip Hop, originally a form of street dance, has now made its way into the hearts of many of our students. Our Hip Hop classes combine a warm up, grooves, across the floor combinations and a center combination. This hard hitting and powerful form of dance allows students of all ages to enjoy letting loose while learning body isolation and coordination skills while listening to fast paced music they love!


Beginning Hip Hop (ages 4-6)

Hip Hop 1 (ages 6-10)

Hip Hop 2 (ages 8-12)

Hip Hop 3 (ages 10-13)

Hip Hop 4 (ages 12 and up)

Acro

Progressions

Hip Hop

This is an acrobatic style class that teaches floor gymnastics. Acro is a class that progresses from basic tumbling skills to advanced tumbling skills, including aerial work and power tumbling. This class also focuses on strengthening and flexibility.


Acro 1 (PRE-REQUISITE- Must have a cartwheel and a bridge)

Acro 2 (PRE-REQUISITE– Must have UNASSISTED front limber/bridge kickover)

Acro 3  (PRE-REQUISITE– Must have UNASSISTED front/back walkover)

Musical Theater

Musical Theater

Musical Theater

Musical Theater will introduce students to all elements of theater combing music, dance, and spoken dialogue. This class will incorporate a combination of jazz and acting, where students will work jazz technique while portraying a character.


Musical Theater (ages 6-12)

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions

J31 Dance Center

2740 NE Independence Ave., Lees Summit, Missouri 64064, United States

816-608-8968

Copyright © 2025 J31 Dance Center - All Rights Reserved.

Powered by

This website uses cookies.

We use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience. By accepting our use of cookies, your data will be aggregated with all other user data.

Accept