DANCE

TCHA offers ballet, lyrical, tap and jazz dance classes for students ranging from PreK-12th grade.

Current Students

Ballet/Lyrical

Grades: 

3rd

6th

Dancers will begin with a warmup. Students will learn proper technique through barre work, across the floor, and in center.

Ballet/Tap

Grades: 

PreK

2nd

Students will learn the basic steps of ballet & tap. We will work on barre, in center and across the floor.

Tap/Jazz

Grades: 

3rd

6th

Students will learn basic tap steps through a tap warm-up and going across the floor. I will introduce more challenging steps once the basics are mastered. Dancers will learn to properly stretch and strengthen the muscles that are needed, so that they may learn basic turns, jumps, leaps, and other dance skills.

Tap/Jazz (7th-12th)

Grades: 

7th

12th

Students will learn basic tap steps through a tap warm-up and going across the floor. I will introduce more challenging steps once the basics are mastered. Dancers will learn to properly stretch and strengthen the muscles that are needed, so that they may learn basic turns, jumps, leaps, and other dance skills.

Instructors

Angel Pieper

Angel Pieper began her dance training at the age of 2 at the Dance Connection. She started competitive dance at the age of 6, winning multiple awards as a member of groups, duets/trios, and as a solo performer. She has been to multiple dance conventions and has had the opportunity to do several small performances throughout her community. Angelica started assisting dance classes at the age of 12. She attended high school at St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists where she got the chance to learn from, and dance alongside some of the top artists in Minnesota. She has been trained in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, modern, pointe, hip-hop, afro-modern, yoga, & Pilates. She currently works as an instructor at DanceXcel, where she gets the opportunity to work with all different ages and different styles of dance. Angel lives in St. Paul with her husband, two kids, and two dogs.

Addie Putman

Assistant Instructor

Addie Putman is a homeschooled PSEO student with a passion for Jesus and dance.
She has 13 years of dance experience and currently trains year-round at Youth Dance Ensemble & School in the senior repertoire ensemble. As a part of this, she works with a wide variety of choreographers and guest instructors. At Youth Dance Ensemble, Addie takes weekly classes in classical ballet (including pointe), jazz, and tap, and she assistant teaches a class. Her repertoire ensemble group performs in multiple shows each year, including community Nutcracker performances. Addie was honored to dance the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in December 2022. In the summers of 2022 and 2023, she trained at Ballet 5:8, a faith-based ballet school and company in Chicago. Addie also enjoys dancing with the Burnsville High School swing team and volunteering in children’s church. She is so excited to share her technique and love of dance with TCHA students, while helping them develop and use the gift of dance for the glory of God!