FALL 2026
CONTEMPORARY, HIP HOP, TAP & JAZZ
Contemporary Dance
Contemporary dance is a popular, dynamic, and ever-evolving style of concert dance that incorporates elements from other genres, such as ballet, jazz, modern, and lyrical. It's known for its emphasis on fluidity, freedom of movement, and emotional expression, and it encourages dancers to use their own interpretations and creativity. Contemporary dance is often less rigid than other styles, and dancers may break guidelines from other styles while building their own foundation. Some techniques used in contemporary dance include:
- Ballet-inspired leg movements
- Fall and recovery
- Floor work
- Improvisation
- Manipulating time, rhythm, space, gravity, breath, and energy
Fall Schedule
Tuesday | 6:30–7:30 PM | Level 2 & 3 Contemporary | Maria Jacoby
Thursday | 7:00–8:00 PM | Advanced Contemporary | Sadie Evener
Friday |
6:30–7:30 PM |
Advanced Contemporary Team |
Tyrone Cobham
Dress Code - Black leotard, no tights or convertible tights; barefoot; hair pulled back/up, turners optional; contemporary dance socks, optional
Hip Hop
Hip hop dance is a street dance style that originated in New York City in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It's characterized by its freestyle movements, unique rhythmic combinations, and integration of complex movements and music.Hip hop dance is often performed to hip hop music, and can include a variety of styles, such as breaking, locking, popping, and krumping, each with their own distinct rhythms and move.
Fall 2026 Class Schedule
- Tuesday | 6:00–6:45 PM | Beginning Hip Hop | Chianna Kujawa
- Thursday | 7:30–8:30 PM | Intermediate Hip Hop | AJ Hansen
- Monday | 7:00–8:00 PM | Advanced Hip Hop Team Choreography | Tyrone Cobham
Dress code- Clean black athletic or hip hop shoes; black long sweat pants; white or black loose fitting t-shirt; hair pulled up
Jazz
Jazz dance is characterized by its fast pace, call and response format, and incorporation of classical ballet movements. Dancers respond to the music with their bodies, changing their movements to the musicians' improvisations. Key movements in jazz dance include the jeté, or leap, and the pivot, where one foot is placed in front of the other and then the direction is changed.
Fall 2026 Class Schedule
- Monday | 6:00–7:00 PM | Level 2 Jazz | AJ Hansen
- Monday | 7:00–7:45 PM | Level 1 Jazz | AJ Hansen
- Tuesday | 4:30–6:00 PM | Advanced Jazz | Maria Jacoby
- Thursday | 4:30–5:30 PM | Competition Jazz Technique (Levels 2 & 3) | Maria Jacoby
- Thursday | 5:30–6:15 PM | Level 1 Jazz | Maria Jacoby
- Friday | 7:30–8:30 PM | Advanced Jazz Team | Maria Jacoby
Dress Code - Black leotard, tights, black or tan jazz shoes, hair pulled up/back in a ballet bun.
Tap
Toledo Met's tap program is inspired by the origins of tap dance. Tap dance is a rhythmic, percussive American art form that originated in the late 19th century. It involves dancers wearing shoes with metal plates on the toes and heels to create audible beats by striking the floor or other hard surfaces. Tap dance is often accompanied by music, but can also be performed a cappella. Toledo Met curriculem is inspired byt he Al Gilbert curriculum allowing for students to progress in a methodical manner with the master of steps and combinations at appropriate skill level.
Fall 2026 Class Schedule
- Wednesday | 4:30–5:30 PM | Advanced Tap Technique | Maria Jacoby
- Thursday | 6:30–7:30 PM | Intermediate Tap Technique | Maria Jacoby
- Saturday | 9:30–10:15 AM | Beginning Tap (Ages 5+) | AJ Hansen
- Saturday | 10:15–11:15 AM | Beginning Musical Theater Tap (Ages 10+) | AJ Hansen
- Saturday | 11:15 AM–12:15 PM | Intermediate Musical Theater Tap | AJ Hansen
- Saturday | 12:15–1:15 PM | Advanced Musical Theater Tap | AJ Hansen
