Introduce your youngest dancers to the excitement of traveling movement with DTCE’s Synergy Across-The-Floor Combos Mini Course: Primary Hip Hop Ages 3–5—a structured, engaging, and cost-effective training program designed for ages 3–5. This course focuses on building coordination, rhythm, and confidence through across-the-floor drills and traveling hip-hop sequences, helping teachers deliver dynamic, movement-packed lessons without the stress of extra planning. With 8+ essential skills, 2+ syllabus guides, and 20+ minutes of expert-led instruction, educators get a clear, progression-based approach to teaching hip-hop fundamentals.
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Travel Smart—Build Rhythm, Coordination & Style
This course introduces traveling hip-hop steps and directional movement, helping preschoolers develop spatial awareness, rhythm, and footwork coordination in a playful yet structured way. Using a mix of interactive across-the-floor drills and creative movement exercises, dancers gain the ability to move with control, style, and confidence while having fun.
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Key Features of DTCE’s Synergy Across-The-Floor Mini Course
✔ 8+ beginner hip-hop skills developed specifically for dancers ages 3–5
✔ 2+ structured syllabus guides to support easy, age-appropriate class planning
✔ 20+ minutes of preschool-focused training with done-for-you lesson plans and real student demonstrators
👉 Buy Basic Syllabus – Hip Hop Series Bundle (List of Skill Titles)
Teaching by the Syllabus: What Teachers Need to Teach and What Students Should Master at Each Level
DTCE’s Progressive Syllabus/Interactive Curriculum provides a structured guide for teachers, outlining what to teach at each level and ensuring students master essential skills before moving on to the next stage. Educators are given a clear roadmap to introduce age-appropriate progressions, covering alignment, coordination, strength, and balance. This system eliminates guesswork and training gaps, allowing teachers to focus on hands-on corrections and refining technique while ensuring students progress safely and effectively.
👉 Buy Complete Genre – Hip Hop Series Bundle (Tutorial Videos + Basic Syllabus)
Key Skills & Techniques for Strong Technical Foundations
DTCE’s Progressive List – Dance Steps/Skills (Title Only, No Breakdown) ensures teachers have an affordable, reliable reference for which drills, exercises, and progressions to teach at each level. Along with the progressive list, we also provide a detailed course curriculum description and timestamps, making it even easier for teachers to navigate lessons, structure classes efficiently, and reinforce key techniques. With 900+ downloadable syllabus materials, DTCE streamlines lesson planning and promotes consistent, high-quality instruction across all levels.
Why Mastery Before Advancement Matters
Ensuring students develop proficiency at each level is critical for injury prevention, long-term success, and dancer confidence. Teachers must ensure dancers achieve control, coordination, and strength before progressing, reinforcing proper technique and muscle memory. With DTCE’s progression-based curriculum, educators can confidently deliver high-quality instruction while maintaining consistency across all levels.
Who Is It For?
Perfect for preschool dance teachers, PE coaches, studio owners, private studios, school programs, and competitive teams, DTCE provides a ready-to-use, affordable training system that builds dancer confidence while reducing teacher burnout.
Why Stop Here? Shop DTCE’s Best Add-On Courses!
✔ Acro Series – 960+ skills & 11+ hrs. of tutorials across Levels 1–6, Partner Work, How-To Teach, Combo Skills, Aerial & Back Handspring Training, Trendy Tricks, and Drills.
✔ Preschool Series – 160+ skills & 3+ hrs. of Pre-Ballet, Tumbling, and Tap for ages 3–5 with fun, age-appropriate progressions.
✔ Choreo Series – 16+ routines & 5.5 hrs. of multi-angle tutorials in Jazz, Ballet, Hip Hop, Tap, Contemporary, and Primary.
✔ Conditioning Series – 110+ exercises to build strength, agility, balance, and jump control.
✔ Combos Recreational Series – 3 combos, 31+ modules, 5+ hrs. of Jazz & Lyrical combos focusing on musicality, movement, and foundational skills.
✔ Combos Competitive Series – 4 combos, 20+ modules, 1.5+ hrs. of Jazz, Lyrical, Musical Theatre, and Hip Hop.
✔ Dance Team Series – 130+ skills & 32+ syllabus with drills for pom, pirouettes, leaps, jumps, headsprings, transitions, and Top 25 Skills.
✔ Flexibility Series – 150+ skills & 5+ hrs. of stretching tutorials across beginner–advanced, including Wall, Incline, and Mixed Level series.
Why Choose Dance: The Cutting Edge (DTCE)?
Video-Based Teacher Training Curriculum • Syllabus • SMART Resources • Instant Lesson Plans • Every Skill Linked to a Matching Tutorial • All Genres/All Levels
Finally—a done-for-you, all-in-one progressive curriculum that gives dance teachers the structure, clarity, and confidence they’ve been missing. With 95+ accredited courses, 4,000+ teacher training tutorial videos, and 900+ clickable syllabi, plus hundreds of video-supported, ready-to-teach lesson plans and the full 10-Month Success Kit, DTCE is the only system built to help you streamline your studio’s curriculum.
Whether you want a single course à la carte or a complete genre bundle, DTCE fits your teaching style, schedule, and budget.
Your Instructors: Preschool Experts in Hip-Hop & Curriculum Design
This series is led by Brielle Thomson, a 4th-generation dance teacher and choreographer with elite training, a Master’s in Entertainment Business, and 17+ years of competitive experience. A Broadway Dance Center alum and former FSU Dance Force officer, Brielle combines technical precision with creative edge to help dancers thrive in today’s performance world.
Created in collaboration with Kimberly Beck Thomson, a certified dance curriculum specialist with 35+ years of experience and the former Artistic Director/Owner of Dance Unlimited Miami (Top 50 Studio in the U.S.). A third-generation educator and award-winning choreographer, Kimberly is known for developing teacher training systems that strengthen technique, musicality, and classroom consistency across multiple dance genres.
Together, Brielle and Kimberly deliver a powerful system that gives dancers the tools to grow artistically while reinforcing technical foundations—making it easy for teachers to implement and exciting for dancers to learn.
Let Your Littlest Dancers Travel With Confidence—Train With DTCE Today!