Dance Classes by Style and Age
Kinetic Dance Force in Winter Springs, FL offers weekly classes for ages 2-18 in ballet, jazz, lyrical and contemporary, tap, acro, hip hop, musical theatre and technique, grouped by age: Tiny Dance (2-4), Mini (4-6), Petite (7-9), Junior (9-12) and Teen/Senior (13-18). Each class meets once a week, and new dancers can start with a free trial class. Not sure where to start? Read How to Choose the Right Dance Class for Your Child and What to Expect in Recreational Dance Classes for Kids.
Tiny Dance (ages 2-4)
Our youngest dancers explore ballet and creative movement with owner Kimmie Louwsma Gehr. KDF is flexible with parents: stay in the room or watch from the office TV while your child settles in.
Ages: 2-4, Wednesday and Saturday. Learn more about Tiny Dance.
Tiny Tumbling (ages 2-4)
Rolls, balance, bridges and simple tumbling skills on mats, taught through games with strength and safety first.
Ages: 2-4, Thursday. Learn more about Tiny Tumbling.
Ballet
Ballet is considered the foundation of artistic dance. Students learn fundamental ballet technique through barre work, center exercises, and across the floor combinations. Classes focus on technique, proper body alignment, terminology, coordination, flexibility, endurance, and musicality.
Ages: Mini (4-6), Petite/Junior (7-12), Teen/Senior (13-18), plus Pre-Pointe for Junior dancers. Learn more about ballet.
Pointe
All of our Pointe classes are by invitation only. Each student needs to be evaluated by the staff of the studio before entering into a Pointe class. We take the dancer's safety very seriously and encourage strength-training programs specified by our instructors for each dancer individually.
Ages: Teen/Senior, by invitation after evaluation. Learn more about pointe.
Lyrical/Contemporary
Lyrical/Contemporary dance is a beautiful blend of ballet, modern and jazz dance. It is a fluid form of dance done to popular ballads and slower contemporary music. Students are taught to interpret his or her movement with feeling, motion, and style. This style combines the fluid beauty of ballet with the sharp moves in jazz. You become the story through dancing and create the picture of the song.
Ages: Petite/Junior (7-12) and Teen/Senior (13-18); Mini dancers start with Jazz/Lyrical. Learn more about lyrical and contemporary.
Jazz
Jazz is sharp with fluid movements to create a visually technical dance and style. This form of dance uses a wide range of music. Body isolations, stretching, turning, leaping and technical steps are taught in this class. Students will learn various forms of movement and jazz terminology.
Ages: Jazz/Lyrical for Mini (4-6), Petite/Junior (7-12), Teen/Senior (13-18), plus Jazz/Acro for ages 7-11. Learn more about jazz.
Acro
Acro encourages coordination, spatial awareness, and fine and gross motor skills. The classes include many strength and flexibility drills to allow our students to perform skills safely and correctly. Students will increase their strength and flexibility and learn a variety of tumbling and gymnastics skills.
Ages: Mini through Teen/Senior (4-18), plus Acro/Tumbling for ages 5-8 and Jazz/Acro for ages 7-11. Learn more about acro.
Tap
Tap dance is a lively art form. It is a form of dance by using the shoe, as well as the floor, as a percussive instrument. Tap allows a dancer to express themselves through their feet and many different variations of steps and rhythms. It is a story of the feet.
Ages: Mini (4-6), Petite/Junior (7-12), Teen/Senior (13-18). Learn more about tap.
Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre class will focus on learning proper dance technique while exploring the various dance styles used in Broadway shows. This class is devoted to the enjoyment of musical theatre and an appreciation for Broadway musical productions. In this class students will tell a story with words and music.
Ages: Petite/Junior (7-12) and Teen/Senior (13-18). Learn more about musical theatre.
Hip Hop
This is a fast moving and high energy class. Hip Hop includes a lot of footwork, radical movement and emphasis placed on musicality. It will teach the student the newest movements that you see in many music videos and other professional performances.
Ages: Mini, Petite, Junior and Teen/Senior (4-18). Learn more about hip hop.
Leaps and Turns/Workout
This is a class designed for the dancer who wishes to perfect and refine their skills of turning, jumping, and leaping. These classes are taught with an emphasis on technique and correct body placement. They are taught in a progressive manner beginning with the basics and advancing to high level skills and combinations of those skills. The strength and conditioning is designed to build stamina and condition the body for difficult tricks and aerobic requirements needed for dancing.
Ages: Petite/Junior (7-12) and Teen/Senior (13-18). Learn more about technique classes.
Stretch and Tricks
These classes mostly focus on stretching for flexibility, and tricks for competition dance. In this class students will develop the strength to manage flexibility in order to help prevent injuries and attain the best flexibility possible. Students will learn the newest and hottest tricks in the industry today.
Ages: Petite/Junior (7-12) and Teen/Senior (13-18). Learn more about technique classes.
Endurance/Strength/Injury Prevention (ESI)
This class will provide student athletes with the knowledge, motivation, confidence, and the training necessary to reach their athletic potential while minimizing the risk of injury by adequately preparing for the demands of competition. It will set a foundation of movement and progress each athlete using the core lifts, plyometric exercises, and conditioning methods. The program will address power, strength, speed, agility, conditioning, mobility, and injury prevention.
Ages: Mini and Petite (4-9). Learn more about ESI.
Competitive training: KDF Company and The Mini Force
Dancers who want to train at a higher level and perform throughout the season can audition for KDF Company, our competitive team. The Mini Force is a lighter introduction to Company for ages 3-6. Auditions for the 2027-28 season are in June and August 2027; see Company auditions.
Reservations are REQUIRED through the portal.
Tuition is a flat monthly rate based on the number of classes your dancer takes, paid by auto-pay on the 1st of each month. See Rates and Policies for current rates.