Salem Family YMCA
YMCA of Marion & Polk Counties
All ages feel welcome at the YMCA

Dance

The Kells Room at the Salem Family YMCA is home to The Inspiration Dance Company (IDC). Through the Y, IDC offers high-quality and fun dance education for all ages.

Class Descriptions:

Creative Dance

This fun filled class teaches an understanding of music and rhythm while learning dance basics in Ballet, Jazz, and Hip Hop. Dancers are encouraged to use their imaginations and creativity as they explore these new dance styles.
(Ages 3 - 6)

Ballet

Technique is the foundation of dance! Our ballet classes focus on the proper technique, body alignment, gracefulness, flexibility and core strength required of a trained dancer.
(Ages 7 - adult)

Jazz

This class explores many styles of Jazz: Fosse, funk, thrash, contemporary, lyrical--each of these styles combine classic dance technique with innovative ways of movement. Jazz dance is a great style for the dancer that likes a faster pace than ballet, but also desires to learn foundational dance technique.
(Ages 7 - adult)

Lyrical

Characterized by movement reflecting the words or feeling of a song, lyrical makes music come to life. If you are a dancer that desires to grow in your performance skills and technique and have a desire to push yourself, this is the class for you.
(Ages 7 - adult)

Cheer

These classes focus on flexibility, confidence, agility and athleticism. Our cheerleaders learn cheer technique, pom dances and tumbling technique. Taught by a former competitive gymnast and cheerleader, this is the perfect class for little ones starting in cheer or for those who desire to train and try-out for a high school cheerleading squad.
(Ages 4 - 18)

Modern Dance Technique

A modern dance class that builds on ballet technique, expanding the students' physical range and incorporating a fluid use of the back. Following a warm-up that introduces movement motifs while stretching and strengthening the body, dance phrases challenge the students to move boldly and fluidly through space.
(Ages 11 - adult)

Tap

Creating rhythmic sound through the feet is only the beginning of this fun and dynamic class taught by a professional tap dancer.
(Ages 9 - 18)

Hip Hop

Get up and Dance! Come learn the hottest new street style moves to the best new R&B and Hip Hop songs. In these classes, dancers focus on performance skills, flexibility, core strength, stamina, and learn about spacing and dance technique such as turns, leaps and jumps.
(Ages 7 - adult)