3 Year Old Creative Movement
Pre-Ballet & Pre-Tap
Classes meet once a week for one hour and include fun songs and activities for gross motor skill development. Various props are utilized, such as musical instruments, scarves, parachutes, ribbons and more. An introduction to Pre-Ballet and Pre-Tap are presented. This age group has a special end of year performance at the studio.
4 Year Old Creative Movement
Pre-Ballet & Pre-Tap
This class meets once a week for an hour and is divided into three 20 minute segments for the first half of the year. We begin with a creative movement warm up, proceed to the barre for basic technique, center floor for adagio and allegro, and then 20 minutes of song and tap. This group will participate in our end of year recital with some assistance by the instructor.
Ballet & Tap I
At this level we may have 5 and 6 year olds together. In an hour we work for 30 minutes each on basic ballet and tap technique. As the attention span lengthens we increase our knowledge base.
Ballet & Tap II
This is for the student who has had a basic introduction to Ballet & Tap. We work to refine the skills presented in Ballet & Tap I while also increasing the speed. This level prepares us for a full hour of study the following year.
Ballet I-V
This is an hour class progressing through classic ballet technique. Barre, Center and Progressions across the floor are given and clean technique is emphasized.
Intermediate Ballet
This is an hour and a half class progressing to pointe preparedness.
Advanced Ballet
This is a 2 hour class including 30 minutes of pointework at the end of technique class.
Jazz
Jazz classes are similarly structured with Advanced level classes extending to an hour and a half. Warm ups are always included as well as stretching and strengthening exercises, progressions across the floor and choreography. Many styles are presented including Theatrical, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Traditional and Modern Jazz.
Tap
Tap classes are also structured by level and mastery of skills. Introduction of theatrical tap dancing as well as rhythm tap are presented at all levels.
Modern Dance
Modern dance is open to those students who are a minimum of 12 years of age and have at least 5 years of dance technique backround. Modern dance incorporates many styles and requires body awareness and full body manipulation.
Adult Tap
Adult Tap is offered twice a week for those who are starting tap as a beginner and for those who wish to resume tap as an adult dancer. This is a non-performing group and a fun filled technique class with a lot of laughs.
Adult Jazz
Adult Jazz is offered once a week and includes the basic stretching, toning and technique work as all other jazz classes. This is also a non-performing group.
Open Classes
Open Classes are offered on the weekend and are for those students who are age 11 and up. They are pay as you go and very often we have different guest teachers to present many styles of dance. Presently on the schedule for spring 2006 is Jessica Costa teaching Musical Theatre Jazz on Saturdays at 1:00. Call for details.