12 week training and performance heels dance sessions

Our Beginner level session class is perfect for you!! 

This session level class is designed to spend time building a firm, complete foundation in heels dance (and dance in general!) starting from the basics of how to stand, walk, and move in heels and building your confidence and show-readiness as the session progresses. 

Believe it or not, the majority of dancers who are now in our Advanced Beginner, Intermediate, and even Advanced session classes came to the studio having never danced before in their lives. So you are not alone, and most of us have been right where you are now! We will hold your hand, cheer you on, and provide you with everything you need to have the time of your life.

You need absolutely ZERO experience to thrive in a class that is truly meant for beginners - and our favourite thing in the world is watching our Beginners grow and step into their power over the course of just 12 weeks!

All our classes start the same way - with a stretch, warmup, and short workout to make sure everyone is ready to move and prevent injuries. Then, we launch into learning a fun, unique section of choreography (under-60-seconds in length) to practice skills, blow off some steam, and work on choreo-retention. We run the full choreo sequence a few times as a large group, and then split into smaller groups so we can cheer each other on! To finish class, we do the section of choreo one last time as a large group and film that to post on Instagram. Participation in the small groups and the large group video is always 1000% optional, and we give warning before any filming takes place. 

We call this first hour the 'dropin hour' because those who are not in the session class are also welcome to 'dropin' and join the fun for those 60 minutes. Our 12 week session includes that first hour of a 'drop-in' class for the first 9 weeks, and then the last three weeks of the session are entirely dedicated to practicing and preparing for the show.

In the second hour. we work on training, technique, and learning the show routines that will be performed in the production at the end of the session. This hour is just for those in the 12-week session, and is where the class bonds as a team and the show-readiness magic happens!

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The most important thing in any class is your comfort and your confidence! Especially in the Beginner level, we encourage you to start in whatever (clean, indoor) footwear you feel your best in. Then, as the session progresses and your knowledge and skills grow, you can work up to wearing the heel height of your choosing. For first time heels dancers, we recommend starting in a wedge heel, large/low chunky heel, or a kitten heel (very low stiletto) for the best stability.

Since this style of dance is meant to be done in a shoe that has at least a little bit of a heel, there are some moves that are actually a little easier to do with an elevated heel than with flat feet. But we never want injuries, mobility considerations, or high-heel related anxiety to prevent ANYONE from finding the joy and empowerment of the heels dance style!

We will always encourage our dancers to push themselves outside of their comfort zones, but we NEVER force anyone to do anything they fundamentally do not want to do! We have had many dancers fully participate in the 12 weeks of classes knowing they cannot/do not want to be in the final show, and we 100% support them just the same the whole way. Just let your instructor know in the first class what your plan is, and they will plan around it.

That being said, we have a long history of people who knew the show was their big. scary thing that they wanted to push themselves to conquer - and they needed extra support and encouragement along the way to do so - but after their first show, EVERY ONE has said performing with us is the biggest possible payoff they could have imagined!