Modern dance, pair technique, core work, and related fun together playing games and, at the end of the day, a swimming in Kauppi Näsijärvi or to the outdoor swimming pool (depending on the weather). The price does not include admission to the outdoor swimming pool / one-time fee for children 2,30€. Also bring your own lunch that can be heated in a microwave.

Dates: Mon - Thu 2. - 5.6.2025.

Modern dance, pair technique, core work, and related fun together playing games and, at the end of the day, a swimming in Kauppi Näsijärvi or to the outdoor swimming pool (depending on the weather). The price does not include admission to the outdoor swimming pool / one-time fee for children 2,30€. Also bring your own lunch that can be heated in a microwave.

Dates: Mon - Thu 2. - 5.6.2025

Dance Up Yoga-Pilates is an asana practice seasoned with Pilates, based on precision and careful alignment. The practice combines awareness, concentration and breathing with physical exercises and relaxation. The classes include a core section based on Pilates. The goals of the practice are a flexible, strong and relaxed body and mind, as well as a peaceful atmosphere in the spirit of yoga philosophy. Your own skin-tight outfit, bare feet, water bottle, towel and hair tied up. Your own mat, you can borrow the studio's mat.

Dates Mon 19.&26.5, 2.6, 4.&11.8.25

You can combine all adult summer courses for 5 times the fee.

Annika is a calm, wise and gentle teacher. Under Annika's guidance I have learned to listen to and respect my body. -Marjo M.

Contemporary dance experiments with the limitations of the adult body through guided sequences and improvisation. Dancers have the opportunity to discover their own body's expressive power through inspiring exercises. The class includes contemporary dance technique, floor exercises, sequences across the hall and body care. An adult woman's body control, muscle strength and elasticity will improve with the help of this class, gaining the courage to challenge herself. Bring your own dance costume, a water bottle and bare feet. After this class, the dancer will float out of the hall with a light step, a supported body and a high spirit towards the summer evening :)

Dates: Tue 20. & 27.5, 3.6, 5. & 12.8.25

You can combine all adult summer courses with a 5-time payment.

In Nina's class, you will find yourself surpassing yourself and learning things that you would not have dared to try otherwise. -In Donnie's words

Looking to enhance body awareness, posture, strength, and flexibility through elegant ballet technique? This class is for you! We’ll begin with a warm-up that includes strength and mobility exercises, then move into fundamental ballet steps and a light, dance-inspired combination. By the end of the session, you’ll float out of the studio with a spring in your step, a lifted posture, and a joyful mind, ready to enjoy the summer evening! Form-fitting dance attire, socks or soft ballet slippers, a water bottle, and an open mind.

Days: Friday May 23 & 30, June 3, August 8 & 15, 2025 You can use your 5-class pass for any of our adult summer courses.

“I think I’m hooked on ballet. It’s challenging yet fascinating, and I love how delightfully structured it is!” — Merja

A research-based course to increase energy, reduce tightness, and improve mental and physical balance for women over 65.

An annual dance choreography is created for the choreography group to perform and compete with in agreed-upon dance competitions and showcases. If you are interested in joining the group, please contact Nina, the group’s coordinator. The group requires a commitment to its activities and adherence to the jointly established rules. In this group, the joy of working together and the thrill of success in shared experiences are emphasized. In addition, group members must choose either Dance Technique (on Mondays) or Ballet-Character (on Fridays) to support technical development. They are also free to choose any other classes appropriate to their age level.

The total cost for choreography groups consists of the choreography lesson fee plus a separate choreography fee. The choreography fee covers creating the choreography, editing the music, ordering the group’s outfits, some performance costumes and supplies, the dance competition application process, the dance teacher’s travel expenses, and organizing any extra group-specific events. At the start of the season, the group will order a uniform dance outfit, which is not included in the choreography fee. Please bring a water bottle and your dance slippers, along with a cheerful attitude. Hair should be tied back.

A couple of years of dance experience is needed. Students learn to support their posture with core muscles support and correct body alignment. Jazz dance sequences are focused on developing turnout, jumping strength, balance, mobility and flexibility. We recommend Technique or Ballet & Character classes to all dancers as a part of a core dance curriculum. This class is recommended to for a DanceUp Stars Group dancers.

Bring along close-fitting dance clothes and a water bottle. We dance bare foot or in toe socks, with hair tied up.

For dance students with some previous jazzdance experience. Jazzdance is an energetic class that include center work and across the floor turn and jump combinations. The lesson includes rhythmics, body isolation and coordination exercises, strengthening and mobility exercises.

Bring your own dance workout clothes and a water bottle. Bare foot / toe socks. Hair tied up.

Several years of dance experience needed. Contemporary dance class explores the human body’s limits through dance combinations and improvisation. It allows students to express their emotions through movement. The class includes some floor acrobatics. This class is oblicated for the Dance Up Infinity Groupin dancers.

Bring your own dance workout clothes and a water bottle. Bare foot / socks. Hair tied up.

Some dance/sports experience is needed. Students learn to support their posture with core muscles support and correct body alignment. Dance sequences are focused on developing turnout, jumping strength, balance, mobility and flexibility. We recommend Technique or Ballet & Character classes to all dancers as a part of a core dance curriculum.

Bring along close-fitting dance clothes and a water bottle. We dance bare foot or in toe socks, with hair tied up.

For children with some previous experience in dance / sports. Ballet builds strong fundamental skills for other dance styles as well as sports. It improves posture, muscle strength, agility, flexibility, coordination, musicality, cognitive skills, learning abilities, persistence, self-confidence. Character dance is based on ballet and techniques from folk dances. It is highly energetic, rhythmic, dynamic and it makes learning ballet technique fun. Lessons combine barre exercises, center work, across the floor turn and jump exercises, dances to perform in both ballet and character dance techniques. We recommend Ballet & Character or Technique class to all our students.

Bring a dance leotard, light ballet tights, shorts, light tan-colored ballet slippers, black character shoes (teacher advises when purchasing), and a drinking bottle. Hair tied up in a bun.

A new dance choreography is created for the choreography group every year, which they perform / compete in dance competitions and reviews. An audition for the group is held in the beginning of summer. Apply to this group if you are passionate about performing and competing, ready to commit to long-term practice, following the group’s common rules and working as a team. In addition to the choreography class, the dancer attends 1-2 optional dance lessons, preferably technique or ballet & character dance class. Choreography group fee includes weekly practices and choreography group's fee. Choreography group's fee consists of choreography's fee, dance clothes and costume orders, some of the costumes' costs, dance-competition order process, dance teacher travel costs, choreography group's extra yearly activities such as organised group activities at the beginning and the end of year, student evaluation.

Dance uniform, which is not included in the fee above, will be ordered for the group in the beginning of the season. Bring a happy mind, toe socks, a drink bottle and your hair tied up.

For dance students with a few years of dance technique or ballet training experience. Classes focus on both the physical and intellectual understanding of correct alignment, core strength, turnout, balance and jump technique. Classes include bar exercises, center work and progressive dance sequences. We recommend Technique or Ballet & Character dance class to all dancers as a part of a core dance curriculum. This is a compulsory dance class for the Choreography Junior group dancers.

Bring along close-fitting dance clothes, ballet slippers or jazz shoes, character dance shoes and a water bottle.

A new dance choreography is created for the choreography group every year, which they perform / compete in dance competitions and reviews. An audition for the group is held in the beginning of summer. Apply to this group if you are passionate about performing and competing, ready to commit to long-term practice, following the group’s common rules and working as a team. In addition to the choreography class, the dancer attends at least 2 dance classes: technique class, which is paired up with the choreography class and an optional dance class. Choreography group fee includes weekly practices and choreography group's fee. Choreography group's fee consists of choreography's fee, dance clothes and costume orders, some of the costume costs, dance-competition fees, dance teacher travel costs, and choreography group's extra yearly activities such as organised group activities at the beginning and the end of year as well as student evaluation.

Dance uniform, which is not included in the fee above, will be ordered for the group in the beginning of the season. Bring a happy mind, toe shoes and a drink bottle. Hair tied up.

For dance students with several years of previous ballet training. This is an extra class for advanced ballet students and it doesn't count as a dance technique class.

Bring a dance leotard, light ballet tights, shorts, light tan-colored ballet slippers (the teacher will advise about point shoes) and a drinking bottle. Hair tied up in a bun.

For adults who want to focus on good body posture, strength and muscle flexibility. The emphasizes both the physical and intellectual understanding of correct alignment, core strength, turnout, balance and jump technique. Classes include bar exercises, center work and dance sequences. This class is required for the Dance Up Donnas Groupin dancers.

Bring along close-fitting dance clothes and a water bottle. We dance in bare foot or in toe socks, with hair tied up.

For dance students with several years of dance technique or ballet training experience. Classes focus on both the physical and intellectual understanding of correct alignment, core strength, turnout, balance and jump technique. Classes include bar exercises, center work and progressive dance sequences. We recommend Technique or Ballet & Character dance class to all dancers as a part of a core dance curriculum.

This class is required for a Dance Up Sparks Group dancers. Bring along close-fitting dance clothes and a water bottle. We dance bare foot or in toe socks, with hair tied up.

For dancers with several years of dance experience. The class includes jazz / show series, digging into the dynamics of movement and expression / performance. Additionally we engage in a wide range of varied rhythms, body isolation and coordination exercises, jumping and pirouette techniques, and mobility exercises.

Bring your own dance workout clothes and a water bottle. We dance in jazz shoes (dance teacher will give you instructions which ones to choose). Come with your hair tied up.

For adult dancers who want to challenge themselves in the jazz dance genre. The class includes a warm-up, a floor exercises, various jazz dance isolation and coordination exercises, as well as progressive jazz dance combinations. We develop dance movements through expression and interpretation of music. We end with stretching and relaxation.

Bring your own dance workout clothes, a towel and a drinking bottle. Come in bare feet and and hair tied up. Leave outside of the studio: uncertainty and negative thoughts about your own body, physical condition and competence.

This class includes basic jazzdance technique focus in Dance expression and having fun and suites those with 1 or 2 years of dance experience. The class includes combinations of rhythmics, body isolation / coordination, jumps and development of flexibility. Of course there will also be a fun dance choreography. This class increase dancers self-confidence and gives experiences of success. Bring along close-fitting dance clothes and a water bottle, in you bare feet or in toe socks and with hair tied up.

Leap into the wonderful world of pirouettes and jumps! For dancers with several years of experience. In this upbeat class, you’ll strengthen your muscles and refine your technique, ensuring safe and proper form for every spin and leap. We’ll focus on finding the perfect pirouette position, boosting your jumping power, and lining up your body correctly for each move. Beyond technique drills, you’ll also learn short, fun combos in the center and across the floor. This is the official technique class for our Dance Up Infinity group.

Come dressed in form-fitting dancewear, bring a water bottle, dance barefoot or with foot mitts, and keep your hair tied back. We can’t wait to see you on the dance floor!

Perfect for children who are new to dancing or want to explore contemporary dance. In this gentle and engaging class, we introduce floor-based acrobatics, across-the-floor sequences, and a fun dance routine, as well as body care and improvisation exercises. It’s a great way to begin or continue a dance hobby in a new style and discover how your body loves to move. Plus, it’s a fantastic way to kick off the weekend on a high note.

For children with some previous experience in dance / sports. Ballet builds strong fundamental skills for other dance styles as well as sports. It improves posture, muscle strength, agility, flexibility, coordination, musicality, cognitive skills, learning abilities, persistence, and self-confidence. Character dance is based on ballet and techniques from folk dance. It is highly energetic, rhythmic, dynamic and it makes learning ballet technique fun. Lessons combine barre exercises, center work, across the floor turn and jump exercises, as well as dances to perform in both ballet and character dance techniques.

We recommend Ballet & Character or Technique class to all our students. Bring a dance leotard, ballet tights / leggings / shorts, light tan-colored ballet slippers, black character shoes (teacher advises when purchasing), and a drinking bottle. Hair tied up.

Contemporary dance class explores the human body’s limits through dance combinations and improvisation. It allows students to express their emotions through movement. The class includes some floor acrobatics and a short dance choreography.

Bring your own dance workout clothes and a water bottle. We dance in bare feet / socks. Hair tied up.

A little boost and a moment of calm on a Friday afternoon before the weekend begins! Designed for adult dancers with previous experience who want to bring both body and soul under control through ballet technique and modern kinesiology insights. Our goal is to improve and maintain good posture, flexibility, balance, and overall movement quality. What to bring: form-fitting dance attire, socks or soft ballet slippers, a water bottle, and an open mind. What to leave at the door: any uncertainties or negative thoughts about your body, fitness level, or skills, any “I’d love to, but I don’t have time” excuses, and any preconceived notions about ballet. It’s the perfect way to kick off the weekend!

I think I’ve fallen for ballet. It’s challenging yet captivating. Wonderfully precise. – Merja

A new dance choreography is created for the choreography group every year, which they perform / compete in dance competitions and reviews. An audition for the group is held in the beginning of summer. Apply to this group if you are passionate about performing and competing, ready to commit to long-term practice, following the group’s common rules and working as a team. In addition to the choreography class, the dancer attends at least 2 dance classes: Technique class, which is paired up with the choreography class and an optional dance class.

The choreography group fee includes weekly practices and choreography group's fee. Choreography group's fee consists of choreography's fee, dance clothes and costume orders, some of the costumes' costs, dance-competition order process, dance teacher travel costs, choreography group's extra yearly activities such as organised group activities at the beginning and the end of year, student evaluation. Dance uniform, which is not included in the fee above, will be ordered for the group in the beginning of the season. Bring a happy mind, toe shoes and a drink bottle. Hair tied up.

This class is designed for children who already have a few years of tumbling experience. We combine creative dance with skill-building to encourage kids to push their boundaries and joyfully explore new tricks and techniques. In this group, children should already be comfortable doing cartwheels and ready to give handstands a try. We also expect a degree of independence in class, so each child can work on their own as needed. After each session, kids leave happy and motivated to keep practicing their newfound skills in their free time.

Please come with a positive attitude, a form-fitting dance outfit, and a water bottle. Bare feet and tied-up hair help ensure a safe and inspiring environment for everyone!

Saturday morning yoga class for flexible body and mind. This yoga class is spiced up with pilates core strengthening elements. The classes help to develop body awareness, physical and mental control and relaxation. Suitable for anyone interested, regardless of previous yoga experience. If your child is dancing in Dance acrobatics 7-10yr, you can exercise at the same time instead of waiting.

Bring a comfortable workout outfit, a yoga mat and a drinking bottle.

This is the perfect class for children to begin exploring dance and acrobatic moves. Each session blends creative dance with skill-building at your child’s own pace, encouraging them to discover their body’s capabilities in a fun, imaginative way while learning new tricks. By the end of class, kids leave happy, excited, and truly ‘bitten by the dance bug!’

Come ready to move, wearing a snug-fitting dance outfit and bringing a water bottle. We dance barefoot, and please keep hair tied back.

For adults of age 40+ who want an opportunity to perform. We will progress step by step towards a choreography with plenty of support and laughing along the way. The course is an opportunity to form friendships during out-of-class get-togethers and traveling to the competitions. It takes commitment to be in this group. The News members should give some time for an interview with Nina. Choreography group fee includes weekly practices and choreography group's fee. Choreography group's fee consists of choreography's fee, dance clothes and costume orders, some of the costumes' costs, dance-competition order process, dance teacher travel costs, choreography group's extra yearly activities such as organised group activities at the beginning and the end of year, student evaluation. Bring a comfortable dance outfit, bare feet and a water bottle.

It was a delightful, group bonding and genuinely therapeutic trip . -Miimi

I woke up with this happy feeling. It's so wonderful I can share these special moments with you my friends.-Kata

Discover a graceful way to boost your body control, posture, muscle strength, and flexibility! Perfect for adults who want to tap into the benefits of ballet technique, this class will guide you through a fun warm-up, strengthening and mobility exercises, fundamental ballet steps, and a lighthearted dance sequence. What to bring: a form-fitting dance outfit, socks or soft ballet slippers, a water bottle, and an open mind. What to leave behind: any insecurities or negative thoughts about your body, fitness level, or abilities. It’s the perfect way to start your weekend on a high note!