DANCE
TCHA offers ballet, lyrical, tap and jazz dance classes for students ranging from PreK-12th grade.
Current Students
Classes
Ballet/Lyrical
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Dancers will begin with a warmup. Students will learn proper technique through barre work, across the floor, and in center.
Ballet/Tap
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Students will learn the basic steps of ballet & tap. We will work on barre, in center and across the floor.
Tap/Jazz
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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)
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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.