Contemporary

This style of dance incorporates lyrical, modern, ballet and

jazz. Contemporary dance is all about connecting the mind and
the body through dance movements. It is typically done
barefoot and there is a heavy emphasis on strong controlled
legwork. This style often allows the dancer creative freedom,
and can be danced to a variety of different music.

Ballet
Ballet is often referred to as the backbone of dance. The
fundamentals used in ballet are often used throughout all other
styles of dance as well. There are three main classifications:
classical ballet, neoclassical ballet and contemporary ballet.
This style of dance is used to tell a story. It relies heavily
on technique and requires an enormous about of diligence
and dedication to perfect. Ballet is typically danced to
classical music and is done wearing slippers or pointed shoes.

Jazz
This type of dance is very fun and energetic. It is typically
paired with upbeat music such as hip-hop or show tunes to add
a theatrical flares. Jazz dancers often have more freedom to
express their own individual personality through their dance
performances. These dances usually have quick footsteps, lots
of leaps and turns and unique moves.

Tap
Tap dance is probably best known for the type of shoes the
dancers wear. Tap dancers wear special shoes with metal taps
on the soles that allows them to create their own drum like
rhythmic patterns and sound while they dance. Although a
majority of the focus in this dance is on the feet, jazz dancers
use their upper bodies and arms a lot to blend the movements
of their routine.

Hip-hop
Hip-hop is a style of dance that evolved from hip-hop culture
and is typically danced to of course, hip hop music. Break
dancing is the most well known type of hip-hop dance, but
other styles include cramping, popping and locking. This style
of dance is probably the most different from the other forms.
It is generally very energetic and allows the dancer to have
freedom of movement within the routine and incorporate their
personalities.

Ballroom
Ballroom dance are done with a partner, almost always a man
and a woman. For this reason, it is known as the social dance,
because of the interaction between the two dance partners.
There are several popular types of ballroom dance including
the Cha-Cha, foxtrot, jive, lindy hop, mambo, paso doble,
quickstep, rumba, samba, tango, Vietnamese waltz, and the
waltz.

Urban Dance
It is a style of dance, community, and lifestyle revolving around
choreographed pieces and performances by a dancer or groups of dancers.
Choreography is influenced by several different dance styles, but is ultimately
based on the choreographer's own interpretation of the music.

Modern 

Modern was said to be developed as a rebellion against classical ballet.

Since then it has come into its own. Built on concept of rawness. Modern
dance focuses on the dancers strong relationship with the floor, methods of
contractions, release and movement, and the connectivity of breath.
Modern can be performed in bare feet, or with a half-sole style shoe that
will allows freedom in the foot while providing protection from the floor.
Dance Paws, FootUndeez, and Twylas are some of the most popular styles
worn in modern. Though developed out of the distaste for classical ballet,
modern and ballet are closely linked in the complexity of technique,
coordination and musicality.

Lyrical

Though the basis of lyrical is ballet it also encompasses both jazz and
modern. It is dynamic while instantaneously subtle. Lyrical focuses on
conveying feelings and emotions through movement and is usually set to
popular songs. Lyrical is often danced wearing Twyla’s, Dance Paws,
FootUndeez or bare feet. Though proper dance techniques are important,
the true heart of lyrical is found in its expressive nature.