Children and adults alike will practice basic locomotor movements, spacing, and rhythm while bonding with each other and classmates.
Students will explore movement through self-exploration and beginning ballet instruction.
Students will explore movement through self-exploration and beginning ballet instruction.
Students will begin their training in ballet with an introduction to body positions, terminology, barre work, and beginning ballet combinations.
Students will begin their training in ballet with an introduction to body positions, terminology, barre work, and beginning ballet combinations.
This beginning level ballet class will introduce students to the class structure and vocabulary of ballet while working on basic posture, alignment, balance, and discipline. Class elements include barre, center floor, and across the floor exercises. This is a fun way to exercise and enter into the beautiful, graceful world of ballet!
Intermediate Ballet class for those young dancers who have had previous training and have an understanding of basic ballet terminology and vocabulary. Classes begin with work at the barre, focusing on proper alignment and technique, culminating in exercises in the center and across the floor, focusing on performance quality, turns, jumps, and body control.
Intermediate Ballet class for those young dancers who have had previous training and have an understanding of basic ballet terminology and vocabulary. Classes begin with work at the barre, focusing on proper alignment and technique, culminating in exercises in the center and across the floor, focusing on performance quality, turns, jumps, and body control.
Intermediate Ballet class for those young dancers who have had previous training and have an understanding of basic ballet terminology and vocabulary. Classes begin with work at the barre, focusing on proper alignment and technique, culminating in exercises in the center and across the floor, focusing on performance quality, turns, jumps, and body control. THIS CLASS MEETS TWICE A WEEK.
It is is highly recommended that students enroll in BOTH this class and the Wednesday Ballet 3/4 Class
It is highly recommended that students enroll in BOTH this class and the Wednesday Ballet 3/4 Class.
It is HIGHLY recommended that students enrolling in this class also enroll in the appropriate level of Ballet on Mondays.
Students learn to transfer their ballet technique into dances performed
A combined barre warmup with Pointe 1 will be followed by center and travelling work en pointe for students who have achieved the strength, balance, and stamina to work away from the barre.
Dancers learn basic warm ups and stretches along with simple strengthening techniques and learn simple across the floor and centre work with turn preparations.
Dancers continue to practice basic warmups and stretches and begin to advance their work on turns, travelling, and combinations.
Lyrical is a fusion of ballet and jazz dance techniques. A lyrical dancer’s movements show the meaning of the music and is very passionate. Movements in lyrical dance are characterized by their fluidity and grace, thus ballet is essential for the dancer. This class will focus on lyrical dance technique and include a combination at the end. Previous or current ballet experience is HIGHLY recommended.
Students will transform natural movements into dance combinations and improvisations.
Students will gain an understanding of the beginnings of modern dance and explore natural movements through center work, across the floor, and improvisation.
Students will transform natural movements into dance combinations and improvisations.
This class is for anyone who wants to get up, have fun and dance to pop songs of today. It starts with fun warm-up routines and stretches ending in fun, energetic and clean hip-hop choreography. This is a good introductory class to Hip Hop. So whether you want to make a start in the dance world, build up your confidence for the dance floor or just want to have fun, come join the class.
Level TBD.
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