HEELS CLASSES

BEGINNER

Objective: Build foundational strength, posture, and confidence while learning basic walks, poses, and simple grooves in heels.

  • Introduction to Heels Dance (history, purpose, attitude)

  • Choosing proper footwear and safety basics

  • Posture Alignment: Shoulders down, chest lifted, neutral pelvis

  • Basic Heels Walks: Across the floor (slow walks, power walks)

  • Weight Transfer and Balance Exercises

  • Beginner Grooves (simple isolations: hips, chest, shoulders)

  • Arm Styling Basics (elegant arms, sharp gestures)

  • Confidence Drills: Eye focus, body language, attitude

  • Posing Techniques: Power poses, transitions between poses

  • Learning a short beginner routine focused on presence and walk

INTERMEDIATE

Objective: Develop control, fluidity, and musicality by incorporating turns, transitions, floorwork, and beginner-level choreography in heels.

  • Strengthening Ankles and Core for Stability

  • Smooth Weight Transfers and Direction Changes

  • Pivot Turns, Chaîné Turns (modified for heels)

  • Intro to Floorwork in Heels: Safe descents and ascents

  • Intermediate Walk Variations: Cross-walks, circular walks

  • Dynamics of Movement: Playing with speed and texture

  • Using Lines: Clean arms, extensions, elongated shapes

  • Emotional Projection: Commanding attention through presence

  • Layering Movement with Musicality (beats, pauses, accents)

  • Learning a more complex choreography incorporating walks, turns, and floorwork transitions

ADVANCED

Objective: Master professional-level Bollywood performance with complex choreography, fast transitions, strong character projection, and seamless fusion of various dance styles.

  • Advanced Hand Gestures and Speed Coordination

  • Layered Footwork: Combining steps with spins, jumps, gestures

  • Fast Direction Changes: Sharp transitions with clean energy

  • Strong Character Work: Dramatizing emotions (anger, sadness, celebration)

  • Deep Classical Infusion:

    Kathak chakkars (multiple spins)

    Bharatanatyam expressions (Navarasa)

  • Lavani, Kalbelia influences (folk styles)

  • Bollywood Jazz and Hip-Hop Fusion

  • Formation Mastery: Moving in groups, canon work, and highlights

  • Advanced Musicality: Hitting lyrics, instrumental beats, and accents.