Spring Dance Team Technique Classes
Are you ready to take your dance skills to the next level in preparation for spring tryouts? Join Coach Karla's specialized training program designed to elevate your flexibility, strength, technique, and performance readiness for the upcoming tryouts!
Coach Karla’s classes lead you through targeted exercises and drills aimed at refining every aspect of your dance technique. We'll kick off each class with a focused warm-up to improve flexibility, strength, and balance, setting the foundation for your training. We will work on jamps and leaps, focusing on placement, and height. Then, alternating between sessions, we'll dedicate our focus to either turn or kick technique, ensuring a well-rounded skill set that shines during tryouts.
Who Can Participate:
Our Dance Team Prep classes are open to dancers of all levels who are gearing up for upcoming tryouts. Whether you're a seasoned performer or new to dance team, our program caters to individuals striving for excellence and ready to put in the work to achieve their goals.
📅 Class Schedule:
Saturdays (as listed below), 12:30-2:00 p.m.
March 23: Class 2 (Kick focus)
April 6: Class 3 (Turn focus)
April 20: Class 4 (Kick focus)
April 27: Class 5 (Turn focus)
May 18: Class 6 (Kick focus)
Cost: $24 per class
📍 Location:
DanceXchange
6885 Washington Ave. S
Edina, MN 55439
Questions? Email Coach Karla
Interested in additional training? Karla teaches classes on Saturday mornings through TranscenDance Xperience (TDX), also located at DanceXchange. Dancers are welcome to join these classes on a drop-in basis. These are intermediate level classes, so some dance experience is recommended.
Stretch & Strengthen: 10:00-10:45
Acro 2: 10:45-11:30
Ballet 2: 11:30-12:30
Click this link for more information on Drop-in TDX classes and to register.
Registration for Dance Team Technique is separate from Saturday morning TDX classes.
You can find summer classes (including summer dance team technique) on our website: www.tdxdance.com/summer-2024
Lessons are held at DanceXchange
6885 Washington Ave. S Edina 55439
Sign up to access additional learning materials and member videos. You need to be a current TDX student, member of the Hopkins Dance Team or student of Coach Karla's to be granted access.
About Coach Karla...
DXC owner, Karla Petit Palmersheim has over 30 years of dance team experience. She is passionate about dance team and loves to work with young athletes to develop strength, flexibility, technique and stage presence. Karla coached the Hopkins Fall Dance Team for 6 years and currently teaches competition classes at TranscenDance Xperience.
Karla has taught/coached since 1996. Her students have gone on to success as dancers and coaches with some of the Midwest's most notable teams; University of MN Dance Team, University of Wisconsin Dance Team, Edina Dance Team, Edina Hip Hop Team, Eden Prairie Dance Team, Hopkins Royelles, Minnetonka Dance Team, Benilde St. Margaret's Dance Team, St. Olaf Dance Team, Gustavus Dance Team, and many more.
