DANCE CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
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Class Name & Description
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Ages
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Length
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Attire
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| Mommy and Me This class is a fun way for parents or grandparents and children to explore and interact together. Movement, music, games, and parachute activities will be included to help parents and children explore with dance movement. Class includes a fun dress up dance! | 1.5-3 years | 45 minutes | Dance Attire: Any clothing comfortable to move in such as T-shirts, shorts, sweats, leotards, leggings. Bare feet or dance shoes. | ||||
| Creative Dance Children are encouraged to imaginatively express themselves through movement. The use of tambourines, scarves, fans, stuffed animals, and other props are used to help achieve this. Class ends with a fun dress up dance! Students will present a special performance in the studio on the last day of class. | 3-4 years | 45-60 minutes | Dance Attire: Any clothing comfortable to move in such as T-shirts, shorts, sweats, leotards, leggings. Bare feet or dance shoes. | ||||
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Intro to Pre-Tap Pre-Ballet | 4-5 years | 60 minutes | Dance Attire: Any clothing comfortable to move in such as T-shirts, shorts, sweats, leotards, leggings. Bare feet or dance shoes. | ||||
| Pre-Tap Pre-Ballet Students will learn basic ballet positions and basic tap steps, center technique, steps across the floor, and dance routines. Improvisation and creative movement will also be included.Students will learn basic ballet positions and basic tap steps, center technique, steps across the floor, and dance routines. Improvisation and creative movement will also be included. | 5-6 years | 60 minutes | Dance Attire for girls: Leotard, tights, ballet shoes, skirts no longer than knee length are optional. Pink tights and pink ballet shoes are required for performances but other colors may be worn during class. Hair must be up in a bun or pulled back away from face. Dance Attire for boys: Dance pants, sweats, shorts or tights and a T-shirt. Black ballet shoes. | ||||
| Ballet Students will learn classical ballet barre and center technique. Vocabulary, proper alignment, stretching, steps across the floor, and dance routines will be included. Class length increases with higher levels II-V. | 7+ years | 60 -90minutes | Dance Attire for girls: Leotard, tights, ballet shoes, skirts no longer than knee length are optional and allowed in some classes. Pink tights and pink ballet shoes are required for performances but other colors may be worn during class. Hair must be up in a bun. Dance Attire for boys: Dance pants, sweats, shorts or tights and a T-shirt. Black ballet shoes. | ||||
| Tap Students will learn basic tap rhythms, technique, and steps across the floor, which will then be incorporated into dance routines. | 7+ years | 60 minutes | Dance Attire: Black, flat tap shoes are required. Pre-Tap may wear Payless, Capezio or Bloch brands. For Tap I, II, III and IV Bloch oxford, synthetic or leather or Capezio leather must be worn. No synthetic Capezio. Tap shoes with flexible soles are not allowed for Tap I - IV. Any comfortable dance attire may be worn. | ||||
| Move & Groove! A simplified Hip Hopwith wholesome, upbeat music for boys and girls ages 5-7 and 7-9. A great way to begin dance if you want a stronger looking dance that is fun and energetic. | 5-7 yrs or 7 & up | 60 minutes | Dance Attire: Black athletic shoes or dance sneakers for performances but any color is fine during class. No street shoes are allowed on the dance floors so please bring in a pair of shoes that will only be worn on the dance floor. | ||||
| Jazz Students will be introduced to the basic steps of jazz including turns, leaps, isolations, and stretches. Warm-up, steps across the floor, and a dance routine will also be included. | 8+ years | 60 minutes | Dance Attire: Black jazz shoes are required. Bloch and Capezio brands are recommended. Jazz pants, bike shorts, T-shirts, leotards and tights are all acceptable. | ||||
| Hip Hop High energy, upbeat, percussive, movement. Warm-up, steps across the floor, and a dance routine will also be included. | 9+ years | 60 minutes | Dance Attire: Black jazz shoes are required, but any color is fine during class. Bloch and Capezio brands are recommended. No street shoes are allowed on the dance floors so please bring in a pair of shoes that will only be worn on the dance floor. | ||||
| Modern Students will learn modern technique, and concepts including suspend and release, falls, contractions, and core strengthening. Expression and exploration are key elements that will be included. Focus will be on body alignment, technique, breadth, and movement quality. | 9+ years | 60 minutes | Dance Attire: Bare feet and any comfortable dance attire. | ||||
| Lyrical Lyrical incorporates the basics of ballet, jazz, and modern, and concentrates on center combinations that will help students learn to dance with new freedom and expression. |
9+ years | 60 minutes
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Prerequisites: Beginning Lyrical students must have completed Ballet I and be concurrently enrolled in a ballet class of level II or higher. Dance Attire: Tan slip-on jazz ankle boots (Capezio or Bloch) and any comfortable dance attire. |
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| Stretch & Tone Did you know that stretching can improve your balance, posture, circulation, and relieve stress? It's true that with simple stretches you can achieve better flexibility, muscle tone, and range of motion, all of which help us to live better and stay stronger. Join the instructor for basic stretches and core-strengthening exercises. | Teen-Adult | 60 minutes |
Dance Attire:
Wear comfortable clothing - no shoes are required. Learn the valuable
exercises that give dancers their graceful posture and relax as you
stretch your way to better health! | ||||
| W.A.K.E. (Worship Arts 4 Kids: Equipping kids to lead in worship) Teaches use of Song, Instruments, Flags, Dance, Procession, Mime, Worship Crafts and in some years, | |||||||
Private instruction available for any group class subject. $65.-$140. per month (Thirty-minute lessons 2-4 times monthly)
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Last Modified: 2010.07.26
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