Modern Dance Class for Kids Ages 8-11
Dance Institute's Children's Modern Dance class performing during an ArtWalk event in Greenwood Wayne Rutledge
American Dance Institute also offers teen modern dance classes, and Adult Modern.
Modern Dance Classes
- Children's Modern Dance Classes: Each dance class starts with a thorough warm-up to build strength and stimulate core connections and body awareness.
- The warm up is followed by phrase work focusing on directional shifts, weight changes, rhythm, and Laban Fundamentals (i.e. time, space, effort, etc.). Class finishes with some fun choreography to keep their minds and body in tip-top shape.
- Your child will become more self-confident in their ability to create and more comfortable expressing ideas, a key leadership skill.
- They'll experience an overall sense of fluidity, strength, and confidence in their everyday movement.
Modern Dance Class Attire
Modern Dance Class for Kids Schedule
Click For Fall 2022 In-Studio Class Schedule
Recent School Awards
The readers of Fresh Chalk voted American Dance Institute the Best Seattle Dance Classes.
Check out Fresh Chalk, Seattle's exciting new source for trustworthy referrals & reviews!
The American Dance Institute, an independent school, was rated as one of the three best dance schools in Seattle.
Where Are The American Dance Institute Dance Studios Near Me?
Six spacious dance studios in four locations including Greenwood, Wedgwood, Magnolia, and Shoreline.
Jr. Teens in class with Margret Behm
"
The teacher is the determinant factor...
"Just as in the best public and private schools, the quality of the teacher in a class room and dance studio determines the quality of the student's class experience. American Dance Institute's teachers are the best. I know because I work very hard to find, mentor and retain them."
Elizabeth Chayer - Founder, Director, The American Dance Institute
Meet Your Children's Modern Dance Classes Teachers
The Teachers and Administration Staff of
Dakota Crist, Assistant School Director, Teacher/ Office Manager
Shoreline/Wedgwood
Dakota Crist teaches dance and serves as the Shoreline Office Manager for American Dance Institute.
Dakota relocated to Seattle in 2013 and holds a BFA in Dance from Cornish College of the Arts. She received her early dance education at the Creative Dance Center in Helena, MT.
As a young dancer, she attended Joffrey South, American Academy of Ballet, and Ballet West's summer intensives. Her love of dance drove her train pre-professionally with Ballet Montana and as a company trainee with Sacramento Ballet.
After graduating from Cornish, Dakota shifted her focus to dance education. She has been teaching dance since 2009 and has taught for ADI since 2018.
Madison (Madi) Au, Teacher,
Madison (Madi) Au, is a recent graduate from Cal Poly with a Dance Minor. Madi will teach Modern Dance, Hip-Hop, KPOP, Mommy/Daddy and Me, Creative Dance, and Pre-Ballet at our Greenwood, Magnolia, and Wedgewood locations.
She graduated from Cal Poly SLO, where she studied Psychology, Child Development, and Dance.
Madi has been dancing for over 20 years!
She teaches Modern, Lyrical, Jazz, Contemporary, Ballet, and Hip Hop.
She has lived in California her whole life, and is new to the Seattle area.
She is also a Marketing Coordinator for Launch Pop, and enjoys many other art forms such as crochet, painting, drawing, and singing.
She look forward to getting to know everyone and spreading my love for dance!
What Parents Think About The American Dance Institute?
Where Do Children Learn Confidence, Self Expression, Discipline & Passion?
Join our mailing list to get new class announcements & helpful dance tips here.
Shop Now