The Competitive Team is a group of 45-50 dancers that represent Tammy’s Dance Company at Regional and National Dance Competitions.
The students range in age from 3 years old – 18 years old.
Along with fundamental studio classes, the students also participate in extra classes. These extra classes include small group competition class, large group competition class, solo, duet/trio class, leaps and turns class, stretch and technique class.
Most competitive students are at the studio 3- 5 days per week.
The advantage to being on the Competitive Team is that all competitive classes are attended by only competitive students. Thus, the students receive a considerable amount of one on one time with an instructor.
Currently, we attend 5-7 Regional Competitions, February- May. We attend 1 National Competition.
The students are required to take summer classes June - August.
(ages 2.5 - 4) Combo. is a program involving pre-ballet, tap, and tumbling. This class is designed to develop coordination, motor skills, rhythm training, personality movements and flexibility at this young age.
Ballet is the basis for all forms of dance; a program directed towards developing grace, poise and discipline through ballet technique. Anyone desiring complete dance training must consistently remain in ballet classes. When a female student has developed and reached the sufficient criteria, such as technique, skill and strength a pointe class may be added (at the instructor’s discretion).
(ages 2.5+) Tap is a program concentrated on the blend of syncopated rhythms which emphasizes intricate footwork and the expression of rhythm through sound. All classes work on basic tap skills, progressing through tap steps, combinations and eventually dance.
(ages 5+) Hip-Hop is a program that begins with basic isolation skills, skipping, hopping, jumping and gliding that soon lead to jazz/hip-hop steps and combinations. Warm-up techniques are taught to the students to help strengthen and prepare them for more advanced combinations.
(ages 2.5 +) Acrobatics & Tumbling is a program that encompasses a combination of acrobatics and gymnastics. Classes begin with warm-up and flexibility exercises followed by instruction in floor exercises and tumbling skills.
(ages 7+) Contemporary & Jazz are programs that increases flexibility, strength and control by combining the disciplines of ballet and jazz technique. Lyrical uses emotion and expression through dance and combinations. Ballet and jazz would be very beneficial in order to progress properly in this program.