Hip-Hop Training Made Easy for Preschool and Early Childhood Dance Teachers
Introducing hip-hop to your littlest dancers just got easier (and way more fun). DTCE’s Primary Hip Hop Full Course Series: Ages 3–5 delivers a budget-friendly, progression-based program designed to help teachers build rhythm, coordination, and confidence in young movers—without the stress. With 50+ foundational skills, 22+ structured syllabus guides, and 4.4+ hours of tutorial videos, this course is your ready-to-go solution for teaching clean, age-appropriate hip-hop with zero guesswork.
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DTCE’s Preschool Hip Hop Curriculum—Built for Synergy, Urban & Kinetic Training
This leveled course uses DTCE’s signature Synergy (center work), Urban (across-the-floor), and Kinetic (choreography) formats to help young dancers explore movement in a safe, progressive way. From center drills and playful combos to early choreo and direction changes, dancers develop spatial awareness, musicality, and movement memory—skills they’ll carry into every genre as they grow.
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Key Features of DTCE’s Primary Hip-Hop Series
✔ 50+ essential hip-hop skills designed specifically for preschool dancers
✔ 22+ matching syllabus guides to support structured, age-appropriate lesson planning
✔ 4.4+ hours of preschool-focused training with real demonstrators and teacher cues
👉 Buy Basic Syllabus – Hip Hop Series Bundle (List of Skill Titles)
What’s Included in DTCE’s Primary Hip Hop Full Course Series?
✔ Primary Synergy Hip Hop Center Skills – Includes 35 foundational skills like isolations, rhythm drills, and groove-based movement taught over 2+ hours of video instruction.
✔ Primary Synergy Hip Hop Center Combos – Features 3 high-energy routines with clear step-by-step breakdowns across 8+ minutes of tutorial content.
✔ Primary Synergy Hip Hop Across-the-Floor – Contains 8 across-the-floor combos designed to build direction changes, coordination, and confidence, all covered in 20+ minutes of instruction.
✔ Primary Urban Progressions Across-the-Floor – Offers 10 beginner-level across-the-floor combos with front and back views to support rhythm and clarity, spanning 35+ minutes of guided practice.
✔ Primary Kinetic Choreo – Delivers 2 beginner-level performance routines (Beatbox & Uptown Funk) broken down into 10 choreo breakdowns with 20+ minutes of choreography instruction.
👉 Buy Complete Genre – Hip Hop Series Bundle (Tutorial Videos + Basic Syllabus)
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.
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Key Skills & Techniques for Strong Technical Foundations
DTCE’s Progressive List – Dance Steps/Skills – Title Only – NO Written Breakdown ensures teachers have an affordable, reliable reference for which drills, exercises, and progressions to teach at each level. This structured roadmap helps educators implement well-rounded training, ensuring students develop strong technical foundations before advancing. 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 confidence in their dance training. 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, maintain consistency across all levels, and set students on the right path for success.
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. Built for beginner–advanced with a strong focus on safety, spotting, and injury prevention.
✔ 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 for targeted muscle training.
✔ 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 for beginner–advanced dancers.
✔ 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 over 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, your schedule, and your 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.
Meet Your Instructor
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.), this series blends innovative choreography with progression-based structure. 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.
Give Your Youngest Dancers the Best Hip-Hop Start—Train with DTCE Today!