At Jitterbugs Dance Lessons the children learn two dances a term, their main dance and a group dance, and get to present these dances on stage in front of an audience at the end of the term. The end of term show is an informal show to show friends and family what the kids have learnt during the term and is held at a local venue – normally Rototuna Junior High, Fairfield College or Waikato Diocesan for Girls.
Kids can wear whatever they like to dance lessons and will be provided with a t-shirt or mini’s dance outfit to wear at the end of term show.
The kids also receive a lollipop and certificate each term for their efforts and are provided with video’s of their dances to practice to at home. Every term they work towards achieving an attendance award which is a Trophy at 2 Years, a Sash at 4 Years, a Special Certificate and Necklace at 6 Years, a Special Certificate read out at the show and a Jitterbugs Drink Bottle at 8 years, and at 10 Years a $20 Voucher towards your fees, a $20 Gift Voucher for your Jitterbug to buy something special with, a special balloon and chocolates.
We have something for everyone!
All sessions are 30 minutes long apart from the Mini’s which are 25 minutes long. Dance sessions include a mix of jazz/aerobic style moves except for the Hip Hop session.
Lessons are currently held on a Monday – Wednesday afterschool. Monday sessions are held at Rototuna Junior High in the dance studio. Tuesday and Wednesday lessons are held at Common Ground (formally called Flagstaff Fitness) in their fitness studio.
Note due to COVID restrictions we may not be able to use the school or hall at times, so lessons may move to the park, Horsham Downs Hall or Jolie’s house! We will do whatever it takes to keep lessons going. Online sessions may also feature, but will not be more than two weeks in a row as I know online learning isn’t for everyone.
All Ages Welcome
Ages 3 – 8yrs
There are four sessions that might suit your child in this age group. The Jitterbugs Mini’s and MiniJam (unisex) sessions are for pre-schoolers, the Jitterbugs Junior and JitterJam (unisex) sessions are for kids who have settled into school and the Jitterbugs JuniorPlus session is for those who have progressed from the Junior session and are preparing for the Intermediate session.
Ages 8 – 14yrs
The kids in this age group have the choice to join the Jitterbugs Intermediate session or if they are over 9 years old the Jitterbugs Hip Hop session. The Hip Hop session is taught by an experienced Hip Hop teacher and requires the girls to put in quite a bit of practice. The Jitterbugs Intermediate session prepares the girls for the Jitterbugs Senior and Jitterbugs Advanced Sessions.
Advanced Sessions
Once the girls have been dancing at Jitterbugs for a while and we think they are ready, we will invite them to join the Jitterbugs Senior session where they will get more help with their timing and technique. The Jitterbugs Senior session works towards preparing the girls for the Jitterbugs Advanced session, where the girls will be challenged with moves and formations.
Check out our Classes
Visit our Dance Class page for our entire list of class sessions. Jitterbugs offers something for everyone!
Why Jitterbugs?
Great Fun
Welcoming
Fitness
Social Skills
About Jitterbugs
Jolie started Jitterbugs Dance Lessons after hearing from a lot of parents that their children loved dancing, but it was too expensive and they couldn’t always be bothered with the stress of the end of year shows.
Jitterbugs Dance Lessons began in February 2011 with around 10 students and at one stage had over 200 students, thanks mainly to the word-of-mouth of parents.
Jolie is a qualified Chartered Accountant so alongside running Jitterbugs and JitterFit (Adult Fitness Sessions), she also has an Audit Contracting business.
Dancing started out as a small hobby, but now consumes more time than Jolie’s accountancy work and she loves every minute of it!
Jolie has two children, Cameron 19, Paige 16, and a very supportive husband and if it wasn’t for their help and support she wouldn’t being doing everything she currently does!
Instructor &
Director of Jitterbugs
In Jolie’s younger days she was a Tap Dancer and spent many hours practicing each week, sitting exams and lots of weekends away at competitions. She started dancing when she was 5 and kept at it for around 7 years! The competitions involved Jazz as well as Tap and she always did well at the “Impromptu” dances where dancers had to listen to a song for 3 minutes then go on stage and make up a dance to it with no practice! Obviously she enjoyed doing her own style of dance, which is the style she bring to Jitterbugs!
Jolie also has over 25 years experience teaching aerobics and fitness sessions. Jolie still currently teaches at the Uni Rec Centre and runs another business called JitterFit (Fitness Sessions) alongside Jitterbugs. Jolie is super passionate about helping both adults and kids in anyway she can.
Hip-Hop Instructor
Paige is a Year 12 Student at St Paul’s Collegiate and has been dancing since she was 3 years old.
Paige had done Jazz, Acro and Hip Hop at various dance studios and has been teaching Hip Hop at Jitterbugs for over 3 years.
Paige LOVES all sports including swimming, dancing, netball, hockey, touch, and adventure racing and enjoys spending summer at the lake water skiing, wake boarding, knee boarding etc. Paige gets a real buzz seeing the girls progress with their dancing and gaining confidence each term.
Let’s get started!
Get in touch about enrolling in our Jitterbugs Dance Classes. We have a variety of options for different ages and skill levels.