It's early in the morning at 123 Dance Studio.
Professional dancers are already in the practice rooms.
Let's meet some of them!
Kira is a ballet dancer.
She will audition for a role in The Nutcracker soon.
That's a famous Russian ballet.
Ballet is difficult to learn.
Ballet dancers must be flexible and strong.
See how Kira stands on one foot and makes a full turn?
She must hold her body really straight to do this turn.
Her shoes have flat front ends.
The flat ends help her balance on the tips of her toes.
Female ballet dancers often wear tutus for performances.
These are short skirts with many layers.
They let dancers move their legs freely.
Good luck with your audition, Kira!
Jay teaches hip-hop dance.
He also creates dances for singers' music videos.
He sometimes performs too.
He's practicing a dance for today's class right now.
Jay's movements are quick and timed to the strong beats.
Hip-hop dancers can use every part of their bodies.
Jay dances in his everyday clothes and comfortable shoes.
This helps him to move his body freely.
It looks like class is about to start.
Let's move on.
Lisa and Mel are tap dancers.
Tap dancers make loud taps on the floor with their feet.
They make these noises with special shoes.
The bottoms of the shoes have metal plates at the heel and toe.
When the metal hits the floor, it makes a loud noise.
Tap dance performances were popular in the early twentieth century.
Back then tap dancers often performed to jazz.
But now it can be performed to almost any kind of music.
People still enjoy tap dance today.
Stomp! Stomp! Tap-tap!
Lisa and Mel can tap fast!
Being a professional dancer is a difficult job.
It takes years of training and hard work.
But dancing is fun for everyone. Watch this!