Our Classes

Ages

4-5

Advanced Gymnastics

EC Beginner Gymnastics is required. The Advanced class is designed to increase kinesthetic awareness, and develop the awareness of body movement while beginning more advanced gymnastics. Students will start to learn more challenging skills independently such as handstands and cartwheels. A teacher recommendation is required for this class.

Ages

3-5

Beginner Gymnastics

This program will help your child develop a love for physical fitness. Early Childhood Beginner Gymnastics is a great way for your child to acquire gymnastics experience and also work on gross motor skills. Each class will include warm-ups, various fitness activities, colorful obstacle courses, fun stations, balance beams, uneven bars, rings, and much more. The class takes place in our early childhood gym where the equipment is a perfect fit for little learners.

Ages

18m-3yrs

Parent & Child Dance

Develop a love of dance and creative movement with your child. Parents fully participate in this fun, energetic class that keeps your child engaged and creates a special bond between parent and child.

Ages

18m-3yrs

Parent & Child Gymnastics

Develop balance and coordination in this fun introduction to Gymnastics. Parents fully participate in this fun, energetic class that keeps your child engaged and creates a special bond between parent and child.

Ages

4-5

EC Ballet/Jazz/Acro Advanced

This is a combination class in which students learn the basics of ballet technique while also exploring the high-energy style of jazz and beginner tumbling.

Ages

3-5

EC Ballet/Jazz/Acro Beginner

This is a combination class in which students learn the basics of ballet technique while also exploring the high-energy style of jazz and beginner tumbling.

Ages

4-5

EC Dance Advanced

**This class is teacher recommended. Our popular Tap, Ballet, and Jazz combo classes offer students three classic styles of dance in just one class! Each class begins with learning some fun rhythms of tap dancing and then transitions into practicing the essential fundamentals of ballet including learning the French terminology.

Ages

3-5

EC Dance Beginner

Our popular Tap, Ballet, and Jazz combo classes offer students three classic styles of dance in just one class! Each class begins with learning some fun rhythms of tap dancing and then transitions into practicing the essential fundamentals of ballet including learning the French terminology.

Ages

3-5

EC Hip Hop

This high energy dance class will introduce students to the latest trends influenced by hip-hop music, cultural fads, jazz dance, and hip-hop culture. Class focuses on isolation, strengthening core muscles for break dancing freezes, and becoming comfortable expressing movement through freestyle and choreography. Our hip hop classes always utilize age appropriate movement and music free of questionable lyrics.

Ages

5+

Boys Gymnastics

Boys work on techniques, skills, flexibility and strength in all six competitive men’s gymnastics events: floor, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars, and high bar.

Ages

All

Boys Pre-Team

This class is teacher recommended. Boys work on techniques, skills, flexibility and strength in all six competitive men’s gymnastics events using tumble track, rope and in-ground resi pit.

Ages

6-12

Girls Gymnastics

This is our entry-level gymnastics class for girls 6 to 12 years old. In this class, they will learn basic skills on the vault, single rail bar, balance beam, floor, and trampoline. They will also improve their strength and flexibility. They will learn and perfect skills such as rolls, handstands, cartwheels, and bridges.

Ages

7+

Girls Pre-Team

*Teacher Recommended

Girl’s gymnastics is required. This class is to prepare girls for our competitive level 2 team. They will perfect their gymnastics skills and start working on advanced gymnastics skills. Such as round offs and bridge kick overs. Our pre-team also participates in our Spring Rec League.

Ages

6-12

Girls Rec League

Rec League is a Recreational Gymnastics League for Above the Barre Gymnasts. 🤸🏼‍♀️

Gymnasts practice 85 minutes a week, they learn skill-based routines. Participate in 3 in-house 🎉FUN competitions, where they earn Ribbons and 🏅Medals. They compete against other ATB Rec teams at their level.

The program runs from January through May. 🌼 Join Today!!

Ages

10-14

Middle School Gymnastics

This class is designed for middle school aged girls that love gymnastics but are not interested in competing. Some girls may continue advanced learning toward high school gymnastics but not necessary.

*Class is Teacher Recommended, please call or email to register

Ages

6-16

Tumbling Classes

Tumbling classes are for boys and girls. Beginning students will learn cartwheels, rolls, handstands, bridges, kick overs and back walkovers, front limbers and front walkovers, handstands and jumps. As students advance to Tumbling Intermediate, they are required to have a front and back walkover. They will learn handsprings, front tumbling and round offs. Advance Tumbling class, they are required to have front handsprings and back handsprings. They will start learning front and back tucks.

Ages

6-9 &

10-12

Dance 1

Learn to dance the Above the Barre way! Become a well rounded dancer by taking classes that teach the fundamentals of Jazz, Tap and Ballet Training

Ages

6-9 &

10/12

Dance 2

Now that you have your fundamentals of Jazz, Tap and Ballet Training continue your dance education by moving to the next level of skills, coordination and confidence

Ages

6+

Acro 1

All students taking Dance 1 can add this class on. 

Students will begin to explore balance, contortion, building block skills and tumbling skills.

Acro 2

All students taking Dance 2 can add this class on. 

Students will work on more advanced balance, contortion, building block skills and tumbling skills.

Ages

6-9

Cecchetti Ballet

The Cecchetti method is a ballet technique devised by the Italian ballet master Enrico Cecchetti (1850–1928). The method seeks to develop the essential skills of dance (e.g., balance, poise, strength, elevation, flexibility, and artistry) in ballet students.

Ages

6-9

Acro Beginner

Students will begin to explore balance, contortion, building block skills and tumbling skills.

Ages

6-9 / 10+

Hip Hop: 6-9

This high energy dance class will introduce students to the latest trends influenced by hip-hop music, cultural fads, jazz dance, and hip-hop culture. Class focuses on isolation, strengthening core muscles for break dancing freezes, and becoming comfortable expressing movement through freestyle and choreography.

Hip Hop: 10+

This is a combination class in which students learn the basics of ballet technique while also exploring the high-energy style of jazz and beginner tumbling.

Ages

5-7

Breaking 1

These classes introduce dancers to the original Hip-hop dance known as Breakin, classes focus on the fundamentals and techniques of Breaking. Each class focuses on the foundations of Breaking, which are Toprock, Footwork, Freezes, and Power. Class structure and discipline are also emphasized, as well as musicality and creativity which are explored through exercises in improvisation.

Ages

8-10

Breaking 2

These classes introduce dancers to the original Hip-hop dance known as Breakin, classes focus on the fundamentals and techniques of Breaking. Each class focuses on the foundations of Breaking, which are Toprock, Footwork, Freezes, and Power. Class structure and discipline are also emphasized, as well as musicality and creativity which are explored through exercises in improvisation.

Ages

11+

Freestyle Open Session

These classes introduce dancers to the original Hip-hop dance known as Breakin, classes focus on the fundamentals and techniques of Breaking. Each class focuses on the foundations of Breaking, which are Toprock, Footwork, Freezes, and Power. Class structure and discipline are also emphasized, as well as musicality and creativity which are explored through exercises in improvisation.

Ages

6+

Leaps and Turns

This technique class will increase your flexibility, strength, endurance, and enhance proper dance techniques. Emphasis on teaching the proper building blocks for jumps, leaps, turns, and tricks.

Ages

11+

Pointe

All pointe classes are designed for students with previous ballet training. Students will utilize previously learned ballet technique while working in pointe shoes. Each class includes barre exercises, center floor work and across the floor combinations. These exercises focus on strengthening the feet and ankles.

Ages

7+

Stretch

Stretch class complements the training of the dance student. In this class, students will increase their understanding of their anatomy and dance alignment while increasing flexibility and strengthening their core, fee, turnout muscles, legs, back, and upper body posture. Students will focus on learning how to stretch correctly by releasing overall tension, releasing muscle tension, and relaxing the mind, while defining specific muscles groups.

Ages

5+

Ninja Gymnastics

In this class kids will work on their strength, agility and endurance though fun obstacles course. They will learn basic ninja tumbling on the ground and tumble track.

Ages

7+

Ninja Gymnastics Extreme

*Full rope climb and handspring required

In this class kids will continue to work on their strength, agility and endurance though fun obstacles course. They will learn intermediate ninja tumbling on the ground and tumble track.

Ages

8+

Ninja Master

*Ninja Extreme is required.

This is a class for our most advanced ninjas. During this class, they will continue to work on their strength, agility, and tumbling at a more intense level. They will be able to put together a combination of skills involving multiple flips and twisting.

Ages

5+

Ninja Gymnastics Intermediate

This is a teacher-recommended class. Must participate in Ninja Beginner to advance to Ninja Intermediate.

Ages

10+

Cirque Advanced - Silks

Cirque Advanced is for students with previous experience. It is the combination of dance and acrobatic movements on the ground and suspended in the air on various apparatuses. This art form builds strength and flexibility while allowing your inner artist to bloom.

Ages

10+

Cirque Beginner - Silks

Cirque beginner is the combination of dance and acrobatic movements on the ground and suspended in the air on various apparatuses. This art form builds strength and flexibility while allowing your inner artist to bloom.

Ages

5-9

Circus Kids

Circus Kids is for anyone looking for a FUN class.  The class will combine basic circus skills, balance and acro with some low to the floor silks skills.

Ages

18-99

Adult Ballet

Ballet students will focus on building the strength, flexibility, and control needed to execute ballet moves. Each class will emphasize barre exercises and may also include a combination of center floor work and across-the-floor combinations.

Ages

18-99

Adult Hip Hop

This high energy dance class will introduce students to the latest trends influenced by hip-hop music, cultural fads, jazz dance, and hip-hop culture. Class focuses on isolation, strengthening core muscles for break dancing freezes, and becoming comfortable expressing movement through freestyle and choreography.

Ages

18-99

Adult Tap

Come join this fun Tap class and learn the fundamentals of Tap. Everyone is invited to join!

Ages

16+

Adult Tumbling Classes

Adult Tumbling classes are for everyone 16 and up. Beginning students will learn the basics of tumbling safely and work their way up to more challenging tricks.

Ages

7-13

Check out our clinics designed with you in mind!

Gymnastics Clinics

Ages

6+

Gymnastics Team Try-outs

This is a clinic for girls ages 6 and up to be evaluated to be put into our team program. They will be evaluated on the skills they have on vault, bars, beam, floor, with flexability and strength training.

All Ages

Dance Company Auditions 24/25

Clinic is June 11th and Auditions are June 12th, 2024, $25.00 Audition Fee

Current Training groups 8-12 & New to DC Dancers!

More information to come following enrollment.