Koresh School of Dance – Class Descriptions
Since 1993 the Koresh School of Dance has offered open classes in dance instruction for adults. Our Center City Philadelphia studio at 2020 Chestnut Street boasts two sprung floor dance studios and large dressing rooms, with classes held seven days a week. We offer more than 35 adult classes in a wide variety of movement instruction, including belly dancing, pilates, tap, afro-modern, ballet, jazz, modern, modern jazz and hip-hop. Our instructors are widely regarded as some of the best in the city.
A classical dance form characterized by grace and precision of movement and by elaborate formal gestures, steps, and poses. Proper attire for this class is a leotard and tights, ballet slippers and hair neatly fastened and off the face.
Typically the style of dance you see on Broadway, concerts or television. Jazz is usually fast-paced with accented movements danced to popular music. Comfortable, tight-fitting dance clothes and either jazz shoes, ballet slippers or bare feet are required.
This style of dance reflects the style of the Koresh Dance Company. Modern Jazz classes encompass components from jazz, modern and ballet techniques.
Inspired by urban culture today, this class is by far our most popular. This class is designed to allow the student to let go and dance without being limited by rules of technique. Comfortable clothing and sneakers are usually the attire for this class.
A type of dance in which the rhythm is sounded out by the clicking taps on the heels and toes of a dancer's shoes. Proper attire for this class is comfortable fitting clothing; tap shoes are required.
A Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen. Proper attire is a skirt or scarf wrapped around the hips and bare feet. It is not required to show your midriff.
Pilates is a system of mind-body exercises evolved from the principles of Joseph Pilates. Pilates transforms the way your body looks, feels and performs. It builds strength without excess bulk, creating a sleek toned body with slender thighs and a flat abdomen. It teaches body awareness, good posture and easy, graceful movement. It also improves flexibility and can even help alleviate back pain. Pilates is one of the safest workouts you can do.