Class Descriptions
CREATIVE MOVEMENT
Age 3 & 4
This is the perfect class for your young dancer. We focus on creative movement which builds on the necessary gross motor skills needed for primary dance instruction. We use fun, upbeat music to learn basic skills like hopping, skipping, jumping, galloping, and balance coordination. Students will engage in dramatic music movement and learn introductory ballet steps. These include plies, tendu, releve, arabesque, the five positions of the feet, and other introductory dance steps.
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Ages 7 to Adult
Jazz dancing lays the groundwork for technique in up-beat dancing. Students will learn a variety of dance combinations, jumps and turns. This class is a must for students wanting to learn the fundamentals of classic jazz technique. The music selection ranges from popular top 40 hits of various decades.
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Ages 7 to Adult
Learn the latest new moves like seen on MTV, current music videos, and L.A.'s coolest street style dance. Hip-Hop is the newest trend in dance. Students will learn what it takes to make basic dance moves look hip and funky as they move to up beat techno mixes with strong base.
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Ages 5 to Adult
Learning to tap dance is a skill that will last a lifetime. Beginners start by learning the basic shuffle and flap. Young students spend a lot of time on tap technique. As students mature, they progress through a series of leveled steps. Students learn common steps like the buffalo, maxi ford, pull backs, wings, time steps, and much, much more.
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Ages 7 to Adult
Today's clogging is taking on a new look. As country songs are becoming more modern, so is the art of clogging. Using the rhythm of the music, a clogger dances on the heel of the tap shoe more than a traditional tap dancer. Dancers will learn the basic clog and partner steps to current country hits. Dancers may wish to invest in a clogging tap shoe which consists of a jingle tap, however, the jingle tap is optional.
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Ages 5 to Adult
Ballet is the backbone to all forms of dance and is a must for the serious dancer. Dancers study the Cecchetti method of ballet. Serious instruction, with heavy emphasis on technique begins around the age of eight. Barre exercises are of primary concern in the early stages of training so dancers become aware of their center (balance). Dancers eventually work into centre floor exercises and learn classical steps and movements.
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Ages 7 to Adult
Lyrical is a cross between jazz and ballet. The dancer often shows an interpretation of the music. Dancers will learn to demonstrate these movements by use of balance, extension, and contemporary movements.
^ back to topKINDERGARTEN THROUGH 2nd GRADE
Primary students have the option of participating in a tap/ballet combination class. During this stage of dance development, introductory technique is the primary focus in ballet. Students learn the 5 positions of the feet, arm positions, and participate in basic barre exercises such as plies, tendus, and rond de jambe. Tap technique includes steps like stamp, shuffles, stomps, flaps, running flaps, buffalos, maxi ford, drawbacks, and many more. Students will dance a series of repetitive movements which build upon each other. The tap combinations and ballet technique learned throughout the year are choreographed into a modern dance piece which is performed in our annual recital. Our ballet program is aligned with the American Cecchetti Council of Ballet.
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Ages 12 months to not-yet-three
Build an appreciation for music & movement with your child. Activities include finger plays, group songs, beanbag fun, parachute activities, and much, much more!! You and your child will explore musical movement in an environment designed to promote the fundamentals of music appreciation and dance fitness.
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Ages 7 to 20 (select dancers)
Advanced dancers with high standards and strong dance training, will find our competitive groups to be a winning match. Students interested in competitive dance must be enrolled in at least two classes per week. One must be a ballet class. The dancers participate in spring competitions and must be willing to practice above and beyond the average dancer. Competition students are provided the opportunity to attend local and national dance conventions to further enhance their dance education.
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Age 3 to Adult
Private classes are for students interested in receiving training that is more individualized. Students may enroll in a single, double or triple private. The student(s) determine the type of instruction and whether a choreographed number is to be learned for our end of the year performance. Whether the dance is a solo, duet or trio, prices remain the same for all privates. A private lesson is a wonderful way to improve a students technique and/or focus on specific dance skills.
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