Dance Classes

There are no hidden agendas at Dallas Maple Center. Plain and simple we want you to have a great experience learning how to dance or polishing your skills to become a better dancer.

We are committed to offering a diverse portfolio of dance instruction with the best instructors available in the most conducive environment possible.

We search out the appropriate instructor for each specific class. Whether it is to instruct our competitive dance team or enjoying a recreational class—you will be taught by some of the best in the industry. In addition, our studio is configured with professional mirrors, sound, lighting, flooring, bars and functionality to maximize the learning process.

We want you to have a great experience at Dallas Maple Center. Please call or stop by today!

Hip hop Dancing

Hip-hop dance refers to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. It involves the latest street dance movements, primarily breaking, locking and popping and is a popular dance style that appeals to many students.

Salsa Dancing

Learn basics of Salsa and learn a short combo that you can perform by yourself! Fun and great for fitness.

Latin Dancing

Latin dance is known for its vibrant sensuality and is loved all over the world! It includes salsa, cha cha, bachata, merengue, rumba, samba, cumbia and many others. Latin dance lessons are a great way to meet people and make friends. Latin dancing gives couples a wonderful past-time to share. Our goal is to make you feel comfortable and confident on the dance floor. Stop sitting on the sidelines and start dancing today. You will be so glad you did.

Bachata Dancing

Just as popular as salsa, if not more. Bachata is a beautiful Latin partner dance that originated in the Dominican Republic. It isn’t hard to fall in love with bachata’s side to side motion and versatile patterns danced to a full 8-count. If you want to look sexy out on the dance floor, this dance is a must learn! Partners rotate in class, so no partner necessary.

Brake Dancing

Break Dancing (also called breaking, b-boying or b-girling) is a type of dance that is done by people who are part of the hip hop culture. B-boy means boy who dances on breaks (breakbeats).

A super fun style to get amongst.

Learn some basic break steps to practice and excel in!

House Dancing

Great for beginners, this class breaks down basic steps (like jacking, skating, chase, salsa hop, sidewalk, stomp, and shuffle step) to build a solid foundation that will allow students to move, groove, and freestyle to the music!

Students will learn to dance in both free-flowing and syncopated movements to Funky House and Afro-Latin-infused rhythms and learn floor work such as lofting.

Ballroom Dancing

Ballroom dancing is sophisticated, elegant, and romantic. Try a Foxtrot, Waltz, or Tango lesson today and feel magically swept away…

Two Step Dancing

When you think of Texas, you likely think of cows, ranches, cowboys and country and western music. If you don’t know how to two step, dance classes in Dallas Maple Center are available at your service. Our western dance classes will have you kicking up your boots enjoying the music as you and your partner learn various country western dance steps from experienced instructors!

Lyrical Dancing

Lyrical is a beautiful blend of Ballet, Modern and Jazz Dance. Students learn the techniques of Ballet, Rhythm of Jazz and the emotions of Modern Dance. Lyrical creates a story or expresses the mood or theme of the music and its lyrics. This class is great for the experienced dancer.

Tap Dancing

Tap dance is a style of dance in which a dancer wearing shoes fitted with heel and toe taps sounds out audible beats by rhythmically striking the floor or any other hard surface. A fun class to try out if you’ve ever wanted to feel as cool as Fred Astaire!

Swing dancing

This class is an introduction to the basic movements of swing dancing. Learn the foundations of Lindy Hop, the original swing dance, and advance to Fast Dancing & Balboa!

Jazz Dancing

Jazz is an upbeat modern dance style which is the dominant form in most major musical productions. Students are taught the latest steps to popular music. We have an emphasis on developing a solid, technical base, whilst encouraging fitness,and a dynamic range!

Ballet Dancing

Classical ballet provides a great grounding for all other dance styles and Ballet is the ultimate when it comes to the control of your body. It is easy to begin at any age and will help improve pretty much every aspect of your body’s fitness including posture, muscle tone, flexibility, core strength and even your artistic expression.

Contemporary Dancing

Contemporary is an expressive dance form with a free, artistic and creative feel. Contemporary draws a lot of its technique from classical ballet but unlike ballet, contemporary often focuses on floor work and dancers will usually perform with bare feet. Principles of contemporary dance include centering, alignment, gravity, contraction, release and suspension.

Modern Dancing

Modern Dance offers freedom of expression and more room for individual interpretation of movements. It’s the ideal class to feel the freedom of movement and pleasure of dance. We focus on developing coordination, musicality and the feeling of dance through short combinations and longer choreography.

Zumba

Do you want to exercise, dance, laugh, lose weight, meet new people and have fun? Zumba produces an effective and challenging workout for all ages, all shapes and sizes and any level of fitness or ability. Don’t be scared, come and have some fun!