Our aim is to develop your natural talent and reach your potential with our exciting and energetic Contemporary Dance classes. We are located at The Gateway Centre, Front Street, York, YO24 3BZ.
Expert Contemporary Dance classes from the age of 5 years old
Contemporary is currently one of the most popular forms of dances. The secret to its massive popularity can be credited to not just the popular dance reality shows but also to its numerous fitness and health benefits. Further, it can be used as a form of creative expression and it helps to improve your mood and build confidence.
There are numerous benefits by attending a Contemporary class at Northern Dance Academy. We offer personalised training by professional, experienced and highly qualified dance teachers. Please see our Autumn timetable for the classes we offer and have a glance through our uniform guidelines.
The Adult Contemporary classes at the Academy explore how the body moves in space, articulation of the spine and organic movement. Movement qualities incorporate release, fall and suspension can be enjoyed to a variation of music in class. It is a fast moving, action pact session working on a variety of techniques to develop skills involving warm up technique exercises, dynamic routines that include actions such as jumps and travelling across the floor. This session will contain physical and challenging movement.
Junior Contemporary
(5-9 Years)
Our Junior Contemporary class is an exciting and fun way to learn contemporary dance technique. In this class, you will develop a sound understanding of contemporary movement and choreography. This lively and engaging class is designed to increase creativity, fitness and confidence. The class focuses on alignment and musicality to encourage freedom of movement. Most importantly this class is highly energetic and and a great way to improve fitness while having fun.
Youth Contemporary Class (10-15 Years)
The Youth Contemporary class is a dynamic and creative dance class for 10 - 15 years old's which encourages individual movement and expression. This class builds on contemporary techniques through a variety of exercises and movement sequences. Students in this class explore contemporary dance principles such as alignment, fall and recovery and develop a creative, freeing and graceful way of moving whilst developing posture, alignment and improving fitness. Those who attend the class also have the opportunity to develop their own style of movement; through guided exercises students are able to express their own ideas.
"Great teacher and I always love the classes. Highly recommend!" - A Maria
Enrol for one of our Contemporary Dance classes at Northern Dance Academy in York. Call us on
07917 176418
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