Dance Classes at Dance.tech
High-quality dance classes for preschoolers, youth, teens, and adults — offered across multiple dance styles to support every dancer’s journey.
Dance Classes at Dance.tech
Dance.tech offers a full range of dance classes taught by experienced instructors who focus on technique, confidence, creativity, and joy. Explore the dance styles we teach below, see which age groups each class is offered for, and click through to learn more about levels and schedules.
Ballet is the foundation of strong dance technique. These classes build balance, alignment, musicality, and confidence — and support every other style a dancer may explore.
Offered for:
Preschool
Youth
Teen
Contemporary dance is one of today’s most exciting and expressive styles. It blends elements of ballet, jazz, and modern dance to build artistry, creativity, and athleticism. Dancers explore abstract shapes, floorwork, improvisation, and musical interpretation while learning to tell stories through movement.
In our contemporary classes, students in Blacksburg and the New River Valley develop core strength, balance, and flexibility through non-traditional technique work—all in a supportive environment that encourages them to move, explore, and express themselves with confidence.
Offered for:
Youth
Teen
Adult
Dance With Me is a joyful, nurturing introduction to dance for toddlers and their caregivers.
This 45-minute class gives little ones a safe, welcoming space to explore movement while bonding with a trusted adult. Children build coordination, rhythm, and early motor skills through guided movement, music, and playful creative exercises.
Together, dancers and caregivers discover the joy of expression, confidence, and connection. It’s the perfect first step into the world of dance for families in Blacksburg and the New River Valley.
Offered for:
Preschool
Gymnastics, Tricks, and Acro build strength, flexibility, and fearless movement through a structured, dance-based acro curriculum. Students develop body control and athleticism through foundational skills such as rolls, cartwheels, handstands, and backbends, then progress to walkovers, round-offs, aerials, and handsprings. Dancers also learn how to blend acro tricks into choreography in a safe, artistic, and musical way.
Partnering introduces dancers to weight-sharing, timing, trust, and safe lift techniques. Students explore how to support one another, move in unison, and create dynamic shapes and transitions inspired by both classical ballet partnering and contemporary performance.
In our acro and partnering classes, dancers in Blacksburg and the New River Valley build confidence, coordination, and strength—all in a supportive environment focused on proper technique, safety, and creative exploration.
Offered for:
Youth
Pre-Teen
Teen
Hip Hop classes bring age-appropriate, groove-based choreography to the studio. Dancers build confidence, strength, and individual style through fun, upbeat movement.
Offered for:
Youth
Teen
Jazz dance classes build flexibility, jumps, turns, and sharp, stylized movement. These upbeat classes are ideal for dancers with strong energy and stage presence.
Offered for:
Youth
Teen
Competitive Programs
Leaps & Turns is a technique-driven class that develops strength, precision, and control for powerful jumps and clean, consistent turns. Dancers focus on spotting, alignment, preparation, and safe, athletic takeoffs and landings while learning directional changes and traveling patterns across the floor. This class pairs beautifully with ballet, jazz, and lyrical, helping dancers elevate their performance quality across all styles.
In our Leaps & Turns classes, students in Blacksburg and the New River Valley build confidence, technical skill, and artistry through structured progressions designed to improve power, balance, and overall dance technique.
Offered for:
Youth
Teen
Inspired by Broadway, Musical Theatre blends jazz technique with expressive storytelling and performance skills. Ideal for dancers who love acting, character work, or the stage.
Offered for:
Youth
Teen
For dancers ready to progress their ballet training safely, our Pre-Pointe and Pointe classes focus on technique, alignment, and strength. Placement is by instructor recommendation.
Offered for:
Teen
Advanced Ballet Students
Strength & Stretch classes at Dance.tech give dancers the technical foundation they need to succeed in every style — ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, acro, and performance programs. Through guided flexibility training, targeted strengthening, and safe conditioning techniques, dancers build proper alignment, balance, mobility, and controlled extension. These skills support long-term growth, prevent injury, and improve overall performance quality both inside and outside the studio.
In our Strength & Stretch classes, dancers from Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Radford, and the entire New River Valley develop confidence, capability, and body awareness in a supportive environment that meets them where they are.
Offered for:
Youth
Teen
Tap Dance Classes
Tap focuses on rhythm, timing, coordination, and musicality. Students learn traditional and contemporary styles while developing quick footwork and strong listening skills.
Offered for:
Youth
Teen
National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA)
Dance.tech proudly hosts a chapter of the National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA), recognizing middle and high school dancers for excellence in leadership, service, academics, and artistry.
It’s a meaningful way for middle and high school students to grow as leaders and be recognized nationally for their achievements.
Learn how dancers in the New River Valley can apply and grow through this national program.