Dance Styles
A often fast, upbeat dance style
Jazz
Usually tan or skin colored, split-sole leather or canvas
Jazz shoes
What was the name of my first solo?
Fever Rising
The basic dance turn, leg bent and toes resting on the knee
Pirouette
A ballet-jazz fusion style, common on Dance Moms and dance competitions
Lyrical
Similar to jazz shoes, but with heels and intricate straps
Character shoes
What is the name of my current solo
Hometown Glory
Leg almost fully straight, used as a transition turn, toes resting on ankle
Coupe turns
Loosely ballet inspired, untraditional music, focuses on movement quality
Modern/Contemporary
Half-sole canvas sling style shoes, with elastic bands looping around the Achills
Lyrical shoes or turners
What is my studio's name
Walltown CHildren's Theater/ WDC
Small, quick turns one straight legs which go across the floor
Chaine turns
The foundation of all dance, with several subcategories such as p_____e
Ballet
Similar in structure to jazz shoes, with metal plates on the heel and ball of the foot
Tap shoes
How long have I been dancing AND what was my first class?
12 years & tap/ballet
Leg extended to the side, plie in the corner, used for long turn sequences
A la seconde
A movement based dance style, common in professional companies
Modern
Canvas or leather, usually European pink, full or split sole
Ballet flats
What is my favorite trick in my solo?
Calypsos or Russian switch leaps
A turn with optional releve, leg out to the side, sweeping motion
Pencil turn