What is AcroDance?
AcroDance is a beautiful fusion of acrobatic movement and traditional dance. It is not the same as gymnastics; skills are taught differently for the dancer to safely perform on a hard stage and in a way to blend artistically and seamlessly into choreography. Neither the AcroDance way or the Gymnastics way are wrong, but they are different.
Acrobatic Arts is the program that we teach at Destiny Dance Institute. This curriculum provides a safe ladder of progression for teaching acrobatic skills for dancers to develop excellence in flexibility, strength, balance, limbering, and tumbling. Dancers must train their body for each new skill. Teachers introduce new skills only when the dancer is ready for it. This greatly reduces the potential for injury, creates more technical consistency, and accelerates progress for the dancer (in the long run). Dancers must work through each level and master all 28 skills designated in those levels before moving to the next. Dancers will develop a more balanced skill set in all 5 areas of training as well as both right and left body.
What is the appropriate level for my child?
3-5 yr. students start at the primary level according to their age.
Students 6-up (levels 1-8) Prerequisites:
- Level 1-3 No experience up to being able to do a handstand, bridge, cartwheel, or backbend.
- Level 4-6 students must be able to hold a good plank for 30 seconds, a pike handstand facing the wall for 20 seconds, perform a right and left cartwheel and go down to a bridge from standing and hold for 20 seconds. Students must also be able to perform a headstand for 20 seconds and be able to do a bridge kick over off of a stack of mats.
- Level 6-up students must be able to perform 10 consecutive handstand shoulder shrugs, a front limber, chest stand drills, a bridge kick over, one hand cartwheels on both sides, as well as hurdle and pop cartwheels.
Company Acro – specific to dancers in the DDI Intensive Training Program. Prerequisites apply.
This class is 1 hour long and $77 per month.
Dress Code:
6-8yr. olds:
- Acro:
- Cap Sleeve Light Blue leotard
- Black dance shorts over leotard
- No tights or shoes
9-12yr. old + 13 & up:
- Acro:
- Black Leotard
- Black dance shorts over leotard
- No tights or shoes
