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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
"Baby Steps"....... 6 to 18 months.......................45 minutes to 1 hr TBA Class designed for mommy and me with an emphasis on fun and motor skills. Kinder Dance.....2.5 to 4 yr olds/1st yr..............45 min to 1 hr.....Ballet/Acro Friday 3:45- 4:30 Saturday 9:00 - 9:45 Classes designed with the child in mind still with an emphasis on fun. A combination of basic Ballet and Acro (Tumbling) from which the child will work on their basic motor skills, balance, coordination, and musicality. Students will become aware of being part of a group. Pre-School.........3.5 to 5 yr olds/1st-2nd yr......1 hr.....................Ballet/Tap Thursday 4:30 - 5:30 Saturday 9:45 - 10:45 Taking the same elements of Fun and introducing some of the disciplines needed to dance. Classes are a mixture of simple Tap steps and rhythms which will increase the students musicality and balance. Simple Ballet center and routines combine to create muscular patterning and encourage creativity while developing poise. Basic..................4.5 to 6 yr olds/2nd-3rd yr......1.5 hr.....................Ballet/Tap Tuesday 4 - 5:30 Friday 4:30 - 6:00 Saturday 10:30 - 12:00 Ballet and Tap are still the same key elements necessary to attain a strong basis for all other dance styles. Some of the fundamental steps of Lyric will be incorporated into the class to familiarize the student with another style of dance. They will continue the rudiments of Tap, progressing to more advanced sounds, including turning and traveling steps. Ballet will strengthen through fundamental center floor and barre work Intermediate.....6 to 8 yr olds/1st-2nd yr..........2 hr.................Ball/Tap/Jazz Tuesday 4 - 6 Designed for the beginner dancer who needs a little push to get them caught up to other dancers of their same age. Ballet and Tap are still the building blocks needed to acquire the essential skills for dance development. Using the skills learned from Basic and infusing them with a mixture of Secondary is the perfect mixture to add to the student's Dance Vocabulary and allow them to progress with students of similar age. Secondary.........6 to 9 yr olds/3rd-4th yr..........2 hr.................Ball/Tap/Jazz Thursday 4 - 6 At this level, classes will lengthen to incorporate three styles of Dance including Ballet, Tap, and Jazz These classes will practice Jazz warm up and routines, introducing a more dramatic level of dance while still continuing more complex Tap rhythms and patterns. Ballet technique is stressed to enhance flexibility and discipline. Pre-Teen......10 to 12 yr olds............2Hr ...........Tap/Ball (1.5 hr) Ball/Jazz (1hr 15 min) Pre Teen I Wednesday 4 - 6 Pre Teen II Friday 4 - 6 Here is where the student can start to make some decisions. Still encouraging Ballet for the basic fundamentals needed to become a strong dancer, the student now has the option to participate in Ballet only classes. In this class more time will be spent on Jazz and Tap technique while striving to let the student spread their wings a bit. Quicker Tap rhythms will be explored as well as the Jazz Techniques of Luigi and Gus Giordiano . Teen I.............13 and up...............1.5hr.............Tap/Ball (1.5 hr) Ball/Jazz (1hr 15 min) Tuesday 4:45 - 6:45 This class strives for further mastery of Jazz and Tap still with an ever growing emphasis of Ballet. Working on a knowledge of syncopated tap rhythms, expanded Jazz style, posture improvement, more complex movements and the application of variables affecting performance. Adult Classes....18 and up/Beg/Inter/Adv..........1 to 2 hrs..........Ball/Tap/Jazz Beginner: Thursday 8PM Intermediate: Tuesday 8PM Advanced: Wednesday 8PM Musical Theater ........7-11 yrs....1.5 hr and 12-18 yrs.........1.5hr 7-11 Wednesday 6PM 12 - 18 Wednesday 4:30PM It has become evident that many students lack the ability to move and sing at the same time. This class will take basic dance steps and incorporate them with songs. The student will work on harmonies, diction, and vocal skills used in the Musical Theater while working on movements at the same time. . This class is a must for the student wishing to pursue a career in Theater or who wants to be involved in theater productions. Class will also work on the acting techniques necessary to create a character and use it in a show, scene study, and diction. Ballet I, II, III Ballet I Thursday 4:30-5:30 Ballet II Thursday 5:30-7 Ballet III Thursday 7-8:30 Point Thursday 8:30 Lyric................8 yrs plus/Beg/Inter/Adv...........1 to 4 hrs (to be taken in conjunction with the same level Ballet Class) Copper Thursday 4 Silver Wednesday 6 Gold Wednesday 7 Acro...............All Ages/Beg-Adv.......................1 to 2 hrs Tuesday 5:30-7:15 Kids Kamp...5 to 7 yr olds/Beg-Inter.................1 hr ....Theater Saturday 9:30-10:30
Youth Theater..8 to 12 yr olds/Beg-Adv.......
Young Adult Theater..12-21 yrs/Beg-Adv....
Adult Theater.............18 yrs plus/Beg-Adv..
Liturgic Dance Theater..11 plus yrs/Inter-Adv......2 hrs
Competitive Dance.....7yrs old and up/Beg-Adv.......2 hr min Ball/Tap/Jazz/Lyric Copper Silver Gold ESS (Students with Special Needs)...Please see additional info Monday 3:30-7PM
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