Make hip-hop fun, age-appropriate, and ready to teach with DTCE’s Synergy Center Combo Mini Course: Primary Hip Hop Ages 3–5. This playful mini-course features 3 energetic combinations designed to introduce rhythm, coordination, and musical timing to your tiniest dancers. With 3 combo breakdowns, 2+ matching syllabus guides, and 8+ minutes of expert-led instruction, teachers can easily deliver movement-focused choreography without the stress of creating combos from scratch.
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DTCE’s Preschool Hip Hop Curriculum—Synergy Mini Series for Ages 3–5
This series introduces preschoolers to center-based choreography with simple, structured combos that promote rhythm, body control, and musical awareness. Teachers receive step-by-step breakdowns of fun hip-hop movements—designed specifically for dancers ages 3–5—to ensure clear instruction and a consistent classroom experience. The result? Happy dancers and a no-stress teaching experience.
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Key Features of DTCE’s Primary Hip Hop Combo
✔ 3 fun and energetic hip-hop combo breakdowns designed for ages 3–5
✔ 2+ syllabus guides offering structured, progression-based instruction
✔ 8+ minutes of expert guidance focusing on rhythm, coordination, and musicality
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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 early childhood dance 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.
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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 keeping lessons consistent 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, 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 full access through a membership or you just need a single course, syllabus, or lesson plans à la carte, DTCE fits your teaching style, schedule, and budget.
DTCE’s affordable, accredited curriculum gives dance educators ready-made, comprehensive lesson plans that eliminate the stress and guesswork of choreography. DTCE is the go-to solution for studios that want results without burnout.
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.
Make Every Preschool Hip-Hop Class Count—Train With DTCE Today!