Acro Dance & Technique Classes

At Barron Dance, our Acro Dance and Intermediate/Advanced Technique programs challenge school-age dancers to build strength, flexibility, control, and fearless confidence while refining their technical foundation and performance quality. Blending classical dance technique with safe, progressive acrobatic training, students develop skills such as balances, turns, leaps, jumps, walkovers, aerials, and handsprings through advanced conditioning, across-the-floor progressions, and targeted drills. In this accelerated and focused environment, dancers enhance alignment, power, efficiency, musicality, and body awareness while navigating dynamic level changes, intricate footwork, and fluid transitions. Choreographed combinations encourage seamless movement, artistry, and intentional performance. With experienced instructors prioritizing technique, conditioning, and safety, this curriculum supports both recreational growth and serious training, empowering dancers to push their limits and discover the powerful fusion of art and athleticism.

BEGINNER ACRO DANCE

6 Years Old and Older | RATIO – 12:2

Our Beginner Acro Dance class introduces young dancers to the foundations of safe and successful acrobatic movement. Students will build strength, flexibility, balance and body awareness while learning how to properly execute skills with control. Dancers will work on foundational elements such as bridges, handstands, rolls, cartwheels and basic lumbering agility elements. In addition, they will be introduced to drills for handsprings and aerials as they gain experience. They’ll learn simple transitions that connect acro skills to dance technique, helping them move smoothly and confidently across the floor. With a focus on proper progressions and individualized guidance, this class sets dancers up to grow into more advanced acro tricks!

INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED ACRO DANCE

6 Years Old and Older | RATIO – 12:2

Our Intermediate/Advanced Acro Dance class challenges experienced dancers to refine their technique while safely progressing to higher-level acrobatic skills. In this fast-paced and focused environment, students enhance their power, flexibility, control, and spatial awareness through advanced conditioning and targeted drills. Dancers will train skills such as walkovers, side and front aerials, handsprings, elbow stands, chest stands, advanced balances, and more complex limbering sequences. They will also develop seamless transitions that blend acrobatic tricks with dance choreography, elevating their flow, confidence, and performance quality. Emphasizing precision, strength, and elegance this class empowers dancers to push their limits and master more intricate acro vocabulary.

INTERMEDIATE/
ADVANCED TECHNIQUE

8 Years Old and Older | RATIO – 18:2

Our Intermediate/Advanced Technique class challenges dancers to refine their technical foundation while pushing toward greater body awareness and performance quality. In this accelerated and focused environment, students build strength, flexibility, control, and clarity through advanced conditioning, across-the-floor progressions, and targeted technique drills. Dancers will work on turns, leaps, jumps, directional changes, dynamic level shifts, and intricate footwork, with an emphasis on alignment, power, and efficiency. Classes will also feature choreographed combinations that layer musicality, transitions, and style, encouraging dancers to move seamlessly and with intention. Emphasizing precision, artistry, and versatility, this class empowers dancers to elevate their execution, confidence, and overall performance presence.

 

Leaps & Turns

8YR – 18YR | RATIO – 18:2

The Leaps & Turns class for 8 to 18 year olds emphasizes turn technique, strong lines, and powerful jumps. The class focuses on the connection between the mind and body. It introduces energetic, rhythmic steps, requiring flexibility, coordination, and athleticism. Dancers will see improvement in technical ability through drills and across the floor combinations, culminating in choreography that focus on putting the individual skills together through seamless transitions. The class provides a technical foundation to push dancers growth in a fun and up-beat setting!

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Junior

3 Years Old – Kindergarten