Often explored in dance and early childhood education, Creative Movement is a form of movement exploration that emphasizes self-expression and creativity. It focuses on developing fundamental movement skills, spatial awareness, and coordination, while encouraging students to interpret and express ideas through their own unique movements. Creative movement incorporates elements of pre-ballet, while integrating creative and engaging activities to instill dance class etiquette and prepare students for the introductory levels of other genres of dance.

Ballet is a western form using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures which originated in Renaissance Italy and established its present form during the 19th century. It is characterized by light, graceful, fluid movements and the use of pointe shoes. Elementary Ballet Barre exercises, center and across the floor skills, and combinations are taught to condition the dancer’s muscles to further assist in their understanding of postural alignment, aiding in their progression. Most classical styles are influenced by ballet, making it a foundational technique of modern-western dance.

Similarly to ballet, Modern dance is a foundational technique birthed in resistance to balletic form in the late 19th century. Considered a classical form, Modern dancers began dancing barefoot, to a wider range of musical styles, and began to explore less upright movements. Though quite wide and diverse in interpretation, modern dance is typically characterized by a more grounded movement style and may see dancers rolling and sliding on the floor, swinging their bodies through the space, and using improvisational techniques. Contemporary dance is under the umbrella of Modern dance and is one of the most popular forms in the dance scene.

Tap dance is a form of dance that uses the sounds of tap shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion; it is often accompanied by music. Tap dancing can also be performed with no musical accompaniment; the sound of the taps is its own music. It is an American artform that evolved alongside the advent of jazz music. Tap is a type of step dance that began with the combination of Southern American and Irish dance traditions, such as Irish soft-shoe and hard-shoe step dances, and a variety of both slave and freeman step dances. The fusion of African rhythms and performance styles with European techniques of footwork led to the creation of tap dance. This fusion began in the mid-17th century but did not become popular until the mid-19th century.

Jazz Dance is a performance dance and style that arose in the United States in the early 20th century. Jazz Dance may allude to vernacular Jazz, Broadway Jazz, or Competition Jazz. The many types expand on African American vernacular styles of dance that arose with Jazz Music. Vernacular dance refers to dance forms that emerge from everyday life and cultural practices and incorporates Ragtime, Charleston, Lindy hop, and mambo to name a few. Broadway jazz and competition-style jazz emerged from these influences, finding their way onto stages and screens for the last century, though rarely offering credit to their lineage. Jazz, at its heart, emphasizes style and relationship with the music, and may look radically different depending on the region and teachers.

Hip-hop dance is a dynamic, expressive street dance style rooted in African-American and Latino communities of New York City in the 1970s. It's characterized by its freestyle nature, close alignment with hip-hop music's rhythm, and a strong emphasis on individual expression and creativity. Hip-hop dance encompasses various styles like breaking, locking, and popping, and is known for its energetic movements, improvisational aspects, and connection to hip-hop culture. Hip hop has expanded to include a variety of expression and genres, but is unique to the experience of urban centers in North America, now and beyond.