Dance and Cheer Classes | Gateway Region YMCA

YMCA dance programs focus on skills, poise, and discipline while never losing sight of fun!

Whether your child prefers tap, ballet, jazz, hip hop, or another genre, dance allows kids to exercise in a fun, nurturing environment. Dance offers many positive physical benefits and improves confidence and self-esteem! Programs are designed for ages 3 and older.

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Ballet & Tap

A fun class that teaches dancers the beginning vocabulary of ballet and tap terminology.

Hip Hop & Poms

A fun and high-energy class! Learn hip-hop dancing and the precise forms and movements of pom-pom.

Jazz & Tap

This class is fun, yet the dancer will leave with a beginning vocabulary of jazz and tap terminology.

An image of young, Caucasian girls competing in a cheerleading competition at the YMCA. The girls are wearing orange bows on their heads, and matching black tops paired with black pants.

An image of five young girls from a cheer team at the Four Rivers YMCA. The girls have on purple YMCA t-shirts and are holding silver pom-poms.

An image of the Caucasian girls cheer team from the YMCA competing in a group stunt at a local competition.

Eleven young female African American dancers pose in the splits during a ballet class at the local YMCA.

Six young Caucasian female ballerinas pose in fifth position in their green leotards and tutus as they perform their recital from their local dance and ballet program at the YMCA.

Eight young female ballerinas dressed in black leotards, tights, and purple tutus put their right arms on one another's shoulders and look toward the mirror in front of them. The image was taken in a dance classroom during a ballet class for girls at the YMCA.

Nine Caucasian cheerleaders from a YMCA team pose in a group stunt including two pyramids at their local cheer competition. The girls are dressed in the same black, blue, and orange uniforms.

Five young, African American dancers pose for a photo in their varying black and pink leotards and skirts. They are excited to take their dance classes at the YMCA together.

Five African American girls reach for their bags hanging off of the coat rack on the wall after their dance class is over at the YMCA. The girls all have blue, pink, and purple butterfly wings on their backs.

Seven Caucasian teenage girls pose in their black fedora and sparkly gold dance costumes and black canes during a local competition through the YMCA.

A row of ten young female dancers captured learning a dance during a class at the YMCA. The girls' arms are crossed against their chest, and they are looking at themselves in the mirror whilst getting their steps down.

Dance & Cheer

Competitive All Stars Cheer

Our competitive cheer team is a fun way for ages 5-18 to build self-confidence and healthy relationships with other team members while learning the fundamentals of cheer.

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