Ballet
Ballet is the very foundation of dance. Ballet teaches the fundamentals of movement, instills flexibility, stamina, strength and with time, grace. Ballet is not for the faint of heart or those who shrink from challenge. Ballet will train your body and mind.
Lyrical
A hybrid dance between ballet and jazz. It is a very emotional dance and attempts to invoke the feelings of a story in its dance moves. Hence, lyrical dance is usually performed to music that has lyrics. Lyrical dance relies heavily on ballet, which is then augmented with jazz, contemporary, or even cultural dance styles.
Hip-Hop
Hip hop has its roots in New York City from the 1970's. It came into its own when disc jockeys started isolating percussion rhythmic beats from rock music. They would then start a chant-like talk, which later became known as rap.
A unique street dance style emerged from this new music genre. Hip hop continued to evolve and grow in popularity. By the new millennium hip hop was considered a staple in the popular music charts. Hip hop is an extremely energetic dance that usually leaves both dancer and spectator trying to catch their breath.
Jazz
Jazz dance originated in the African American community of the late 1800's. It quickly became associated with tap dance because often the dancers used tap shoes and danced to jazz music. After the 1950's jazz finally made it to Broadway where it evolved into the smooth style of dance that it has become known for today.
Tap Dance
Tap is an American dance developed in the 19th century. Tap gets its name from the metal plates on the dancers shoes that make a loud tap sound as they strike a hard surface. "Tap" proper, may be considered an American dance but almost every culture in the world has its own form of a tap-like dance. American tap dance has no doubt been influenced by the tap of other countries and cultures. Tap is fast, fun and engaging to watch, but until you have tap danced yourself you will never truly know the grueling sport hidden behind the "fancy foot work."