CONTEMPORARY
South Carolina Dance Company offers instruction in the contemporary style, an expressive style of dance that combines the technique of ballet, emotions of lyrical, and elements of modern and jazz. Photo: All American Imaging
ALL BOYS HIP HOP
South Carolina Dance Company offers a special hip hop class designed for boys of all ages. Skills practiced include basic movement as well as more advanced tricks. As hip hop dancing is such a broad genre, the teachers at SCDC have much freedom and room [...]
ACRO
Acro is a unique class at SCDC that is a fusion of dance technique, tumbling, and acrobatic dance. There are four different levels offered, depending on a student’s existing skills (young beginner through advanced). Demonstrated skills include front and back walkovers, aerials, chin stands, back [...]
South Carolina Dance Company 2024-2025 Class Schedule
2024-2025 Dance Classes New students may create an SCDC Parent Portal Account to receive notifications for our Class Schedule. We look forward to having you as a part of our SCDC family! Please contact us for more information or to learn [...]
SCDC’S owner and artistic director, Danyele Gardner, is recognized in the Lake Murray Magazine, April 2012
South Carolina Dance Company of Lexington SC's owner and artistic director is featured in the Lake Murray Magazine's April 2012 edition. SCDC's Danyele Gardner on the cover of Lake Murray Magazine, April 2012Danyele Gardner of Lexington SC was the honored by the Lake Murray Magazine [...]
BALLET – South Carolina Dance Company’s Ballet Instruction are Among the Best in Columbia, SC
South Carolina Dance Company Provides Excellent Instruction in Ballet Ballet is one of the oldest and most famous styles of dance that can be traced back to the 15th century. The word "ballet" originates from the latin word "Ballare" which literally means "to [...]
JAZZ – South Carolina Dance Company’s Jazz Classes Are a Foundation for Great Dance Technique
South Carolina Dance Company Offers Excellent Instruction in Jazz Jazz dancing is a form of dance that highlights a dancer's individual style and originality. Each jazz dancer has a unique interpretation of movement and executes dance moves and steps in their own way. Jazz dancing [...]
POINTE – South Carolina Dance Company Provides Exceptional Pointe Instruction by Professional Dance Instructors
South Carolina Dance Company Provides Excellent Instruction in Pointe Pointe is a vital part of ballet technique, and it is made possible by specific shoes that are reinforced called pointe shoes. Pointe shoes enable dancers to dance on the tips of their toes for extended [...]
TAP – South Carolina Dance Company Offers Award Winning Tap Instruction
South Carolina Dance Company Has some of the Most Experienced Tap Instructors In the Lexington, SC and Greater Columbia, SC Area Tap Dancing is a a specialty at South Carolina Dance Company. Owner and Artistic Director, Danyele Gardner, has been studying and dancing Classical Tap for [...]
LYRICAL – South Carolina Dance Company Teaches Lyrical With a Fusion of Ballet and Jazz Techniques
What is Lyrical Dance? Lyrical dance is a style that incorporates ballet and jazz into a unique genre. Lyrical dancing uses movement to express emotions such as love, anger, joy, and sadness. Lyrical dance moves range from graceful, fluid, free-flowing moments to powerful leaps and [...]
PRE SCHOOL & TERRIFIC 2’S – SCDC Offers Dance Classes for 2 Year Olds
Dance Instruction for Pre-School Age Children and Terrific Twos. These classes introduce dancing to our future stars by including instruction that includes stretching, dance games, use of props, theater games, songs. More importantly, our children are learning ballet fundamentals, beginner level tap steps, all [...]
HIP HOP – South Carolina Dance Company’s Hip Hop Classes – Broad Instruction That Is The Merging of Jazz, Tap, American, African, and Latino Dance Cultures
South Carolina Dance Company's Hip Hop Classes are Award Winning, Very Popular, and are a Favorite Among SCDC Students. Hip Hop dancing has exploded onto the dance scene, and it is a favorite genre among our SCDC students. SCDC students rave about the instruction given [...]