Modern Dance

Umbrella Arts’ staff and guest instructors are high caliber, experienced professionals with national and international performance, choreography, directorial, and educational credit and expertise. It is our privilege and passion to provide a unique, unparalleled and elite training experience for the artistic children of our community!

What Is Modern Dance? It is a very expressive style of dance that doesn’t follow the strict and rigid guidelines and techniques of classical ballet.

Simply put, ballet teaches dancers to establish lines in the body and modern teaches dancers how to curve and manipulate the lines! Modern techniques, skills and concepts we explore include - and are not limited to - Graham, Limon and Horton.

Beginning/Intermediate Modern:

Ages 8-11

Students must be enrolled in ballet and have Intro to Modern experience. Dancers will combine beginning level knowledge with new progression into increasingly difficult skills, concepts and execution.

Intermediate/Advanced Modern:

Ages 12+ 

Students must be enrolled in ballet and have Beginning/Intermediate Modern experience. Dancers will build upon intermediate level knowledge and progress into a high degree of difficulty in skills, concepts and execution.

*NOTE: Placement classes are held by staff each semester for modern. This assists in guidance for proper class enrollment per level.