DANCE WITH ME - Moms & Dads join in the fun with your child (ages 1-2 1/2). Explore flexibility, rhythm, balance, coordination, gross motor skills and creativity with your little one. Parent or guardian attends class with child & actively participates in hands on guidance throughout the class with the teachers instructions.
JAZZ - A freestyle dance form combining isolations, strength, coordination, technique, and style. Jazz dance class offers a variety of styles that vary from classical jazz, lyrical, as well as musical theater choreography.
TAP - Works the ears as well as the feet. Rhythm and timing skills are essential in building a tap foundation. Tap classes offer an upbeat and fun approach to rhythm and tap dance.
BALLET - The foundation for all dance, contributes directly to the development of grace, poise, balance, flexibility, and discipline.
POINTE - The more advanced students from Pre Teen/Teen Ballet will have the opportunity to participate in 60 minutes of pointe work. The Ballet instructor will determine which students are ready for this class. Must have multiple years & hours of ballet training.
HIP HOP - A high-energy class that uses the latest sounds in rap, R&B and pop music together with movements influenced by some of today’s hottest video choreographers. This class will encompass movement that has elements of jazz, hip hop and funk, as well as freestyle movement to give students the opportunity to develop their own sense of style.
LATIN CARDIO – A variety of basic exercise and dance steps put together into simple routines to Latin and pop music. This class varies with low and high impact cardio!
"My daughter started dancing at the studio when she was 2 1/2 years old and has never stopped. She loves it!! She has gone a step further and is a part of The Backstage Dance Company where she has competed with her fellow company dancers at various dance competitions in the Bay Area and Sacramento, attended dance conventions with instructors from SYTYCD, and performed at local events including basketball games at CSUS."
"We as a family have enjoyed all aspects of Backstage and have appreciated all that the teachers have taught our daughter. It's not just a dance studio with teachers, it's a 2nd home to the dancers and becomes a part of your family as it definitely has with ours!!"
— The Anderson Family
"My daughter has been happily dancing under the instruction of Kristi Garcia and her many talented teachers (which include two of her children) since she was 3 ½ - she is about to turn 11! She has been exposed to all genres of dance at Backstage, and has truly developed an appreciation for all of them. There are always opportunities to develop and improve skill and technique, and it’s always done in a positive and encouraging manner."
— Amy Peterson