CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
We have HEAPS of dance genres to choose from, it all depends on what makes you happiest and passionate about the arts.
Batchata is a style of romantic dance originating in the Dominican republic.
Brazilian Funk is a combination of latin American dance and funk movements to fast paced popular music
Bindi Chewsdays is a advanced street dance & hip hop class with the amazing Indigo Sagala from IDCO; Identity Dance Company. She is ruthless and epic in her form.
Commercial Dance is a choreography based class similar to a music video, MTV, and pop culture. We use a variety of modern genres of music, and allow the song to dictate the style of choreography - sometimes crossing between genres - and can also be likened to being a professional dancer. It is often sassy, sexy, and can be quirky like its teacher Claire.
Commercial is best suited to a mature performer aged 16+ with Junior Commercial as a variation of this class prepped for 13-18yrs.
Cuban Salsa is a popular dance known as Casino celebrating the sounds, groove, and beautiful sounds of Cuban music through dance with Vivio, the Cuban master.
Dancehall is an upbeat and energetic dance class with Jamaican, urban, hip hop and reggae roots taught by the talented Keshia who is a diva of both dance and song!
Forever Young is gentle jazz class for those in their golden years. In this class we absolutely have fun sharing the passion of dance, while keeping fit and staying young at heart, and create jazz, jazz funk, and gentle hip hop routines for those aged over 65. Our current class has 14 members who are aged 65-82 years. You are never too old to learn to dance.
Hip Hop Dance is a combination of street dance styles performed to hip hop and pop music, and have evolved as part of hip hop culture. Each hip hop teacher at Empire has their own style, flavour and interpretation of hip hop. Try one, try them all!
Heels is a sassy and sexy dance combination of jazz, commercial dance and modern burlesque danced in heels to sexy popular music. It is hard and fast, and sometimes it is soft and smooth but always energetic like its teacher Natalie.
Jahmaican Freeform Dance Fitness takes house music and house dancing to the next level.
There is no right or wrong in this classroom, only fitness, movement and expression of love, warrior and tribal. Jah will take you through sequences of movement as well as freeform expression where she allows the music to take you on a journey.
Jazz Dance is a style of theatrical and expressive dance incorporating technical movement.
Our Jazz classes are upbeat, technical, and fun whilst teaching both modern and traditional elements of jazz, technique, formation - and has a really solid technical foundation like Jodi who teaches here on Mondays!
Jazz Funk is a combination jazz and funk movement to popular music.
These are often to faster paced pop songs, with added attitude and expressive flair.
Latin & Ballroom is formal social dancing in couples using styles such as waltz, tango, rumba, cha-cha, foxtrot and quickstep. This class is a recreational or competitive.
Lyrical Dance is performed to music with lyrics that inspire movements and express emotions. It is best known as a combination of ballet and jazz movements, and is gentle and expressive.
Most young girls love this class because it makes them feel beautiful.
Pre-school Dance is a fun, all rounder class that teaches pre-schoolers about being in a classroom and working together. Through upbeat top 40 hits pre-schoolers are taught, movement, rhythm, how to use props, sing, dance, make friends and have fun.
We have a gneral pre-school dance class, and also pre-school jazz, lyrical and hip hop.
Street Dance is an umbrella term which encompasses a range of dance styles that include
hip hop, funk, breakdance, locking and popping, and house each to their own style of music.
Salsa is a type latin american dance incorporating element of jazz and rock with partner work.
Technique Freak is a class focusing on learning dance technique; leaps, jumps and turns only.
Learn to leap as high as you can, Jump and turn as fast as you want! 30 minutes of blood, sweat and tears (hopefully no tears - or blood)
Tumbling is a great skill to have, and enhances how you can be utilised in a dance.
Our tumbling coaches take you right from the basics, from handstands, to learning how to use your muscles, strengthen and condition, to advanced skills such as aerials, back flips, & twists.
Pick and choose what you want to master as you gain confidence and skill.
Zouk is an exuberant style of popular music combining caribbean and western elements.
This style is usually performed with a partner.
