DANCE CLASSES-
September 12, 2022 - June 16, 2023
NOW ENROLLING
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EARLY CHILDHOOD DANCE PROGRAM - age 3-5
Classes are designed to enhance gross and fine motor skill development,
collaborative creativity, self-awareness, rhythm, cognitive thinking and independent processing.
Classes are fun and supportive and allow our littlest learners to flourish!
•Creative Movement - age 3-4 Saturdays 9:15-10:00am
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Children are exposed to beginning dance concepts in a fun, recreational and supportive way. Children will explore the use of the body though storytelling and music. Creative Movement class aids in the physical development of the body and exercises the imagination!
•Introduction to Dance / Pre-Ballet - age 5-6 Wednesdays 4:00-5:00 or Saturdays 10:00-11:00am
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Introductory classes aid in the development of gross motor skills, movement creativity, fitness, and body awareness. Our Rising Stars Classes blend educational concepts in a developmentally designed curriculum that places special emphasis on building self-confidence and self-esteem. Students will gain foundational awareness of Ballet Technique and Modern Concepts of Movement.
YOUTH DANCE PROGRAM - age 6-9
Comprehensive curriculum designed to ensure the proper development of young bodies. Under our professional faculty, students will enhance coordination, creativity, teamwork, task-mastering, confidence, and learning skills. Explore Rhythms, Movement Concepts and Elementary Technical Concepts.
We honor dance as an art form and not as a competitive sport or pageantry.
Students may take one or multiple classes in all genres/disciplines (dance, theatre, art, music) offered.
• Ballet 1 - age 6-7 • Ballet 2 - age 6-9 Mondays 4:00-5:00pm
Ballet 1 and 2 students are introduced to the beginnings of proper technique for ballet in a positive, inspiring, and creative environment. Classes focus on developing strength, flexibility, musicality, self-confidence and awareness, and love for dance. Ballet I class is suggested for younger students or students with little to no previous training. Ballet II class is suggested for students with previous training. Students will be assessed by faculty for correct placement.
• Ballet 2/3 - age 8-11 Tuesdays 4:00-5:00pm
Ballet 2/3 acts as an additional class for students in level 2 and 3 ballet classes. We strongly suggest students at this level participate in two Ballet classes per week for the most beneficial learning experience.
• Jazz Dance Styles 1 - age 6-7 • Jazz Dance Styles 2 - age 6-9 Tuesdays 5:00-6:00pm
Students in Jazz Dance 1 and 2 classes are exposed to a wide range of Jazz Dance styles and techniques. Students explore Classic Jazz, Broadway Jazz, Funk, Modern Jazz, and Contemporary Dance. Proper attention is paid to muscle development, body awareness, musicality, and performance skills. Students will enjoy an upbeat class that explores a variety of styles in a fun atmosphere. We highly suggest taking a Ballet class if enrolling in Jazz Dance.
• Tap 1 - age 6-9 Mondays 5:00-6:00pm
Tap I introduces students to the percussive form of dance. Children will gain a foundation in basic technical steps, terminology, and historical background while enhancing rhythm, coordination, and creative making.
• Tap 2 - age 7-9 Mondays 5:00-6:00pm
Tap 2 focuses on musicality, clarity of sound, ensemble precision, and historical context. Children will deepen their foundation of basic technical steps, terminology, and historical background while enhancing rhythm, coordination, and creative making. Prior tap experience required
JUNIOR DANCE PROGRAM - age 8-13
Careful attention is paid to young, developing bodies at this level. Authentic movement techniques are richly explored allowing students the space to build mastery of technique. Dancers will be exposed to a comprehensive curriculum that affords them the most beneficial tools for advancement. Classes will also focus on movement development, performance skills, coordination, and choreography. Students in this age group may choose a more recreational track with Level III classes or our intensive program of study with Level IV classes.
• Ballet 2/3 - ages 8-11 Tuesdays 4:00-5:00pm
Ballet 2/3 acts as an additional class for students in level 2 and 3 ballet classes. We strongly suggest students at this level participate in two Ballet classes per week for the most beneficial learning experience.
• Ballet 3 - ages 8-11 Mondays 4:00-5:00pm
Ballet 3 students work to master proper technique for ballet in a positive, inspiring, and creative environment. Each week students perform a classical barre, expand knowledge of technical exercises and concepts, practice petite allegro, center work, progressions and grande allegro. Classes focus on developing strength, flexibility, musicality, self-confidence and awareness, and love for dance. Students should take Ballet 2/3 in addition to Ballet 3
• Ballet 4 - age 10-13 Tuesdays 4:00-5:00pm
Students will build upon and enhance their basic technical foundation into a rich classical practice. Students will experience intricate barre work, pre-pointe preparation, center practice, progressions, and classical variations. Students will make the theoretical connections from training to performances and develop a strong balletic aesthetic and facility.
• Ballet 4/5/6 - ages 10+ Mondays 6:00-7:00pm
Ballet 4/5/6 acts as an additional class for students in Level 4 Ballet class. We strongly suggest students all Level 4 dance students participate in two Ballet classes per week for the most beneficial learning experience.
• Modern 4 - age 10-13 Thursdays 6:00-7:00pm (must be taken with Ballet 4 and Jazz/Contemporary 4)
Modern dance is a highly expressive style of dance that challenges the structured dance technique of classical ballet. The focus of modern dance is expression, rather than following a rigid set of postures or technical positions that ballet dancers are trained in. Modern dance movements are considered freeform and fluid, and are often inspired by other dance styles—like African dance, ballet, and folk dance.
• Jazz/Contemporary Dance Styles 3- age 8-11 Mondays 6:00-7:00pm
Contemporary Styles explores the post modern genres of dance - Jazz (Broadway, Funk, Street), Modern Dance, Contemporary, Improvisation/Choreography. Students develop a strong sense of musicality, coordination, and personal style. It is strongly suggested to take this class with Ballet 3
• Jazz / Contemporary Dance 4- age 10-13 Wednesdays 5:00-6:00pm (must be taken with Ballet 4 and Modern 4)
Jazz Dance 4 is an intensive study of Jazz Dance Techniques. Students will expand their classical jazz vocabulary though a study of leading Jazz Dance styles including: Classic, Broadway, Commercial, Street, Latin, and Afro Jazz. Students will engage with physical warm-up of the body, center floor technical skills, progressions and traveling phrases, choreography.
• Tap 3 - age 8-11 Mondays 5:00-6:00pm
Tap 2 focuses on musicality, clarity of sound, ensemble precision, and historical context. Children will deepen their foundation of basic technical steps, terminology, and historical background while enhancing rhythm, coordination, and creative making. Prior tap experience required
• Tap 4 - age 10-13 Thursdays 4:00-5:00pm
Students in Tap 4 will gain a strong awareness intermediate/advanced technical steps, terminology, and historical background while enhancing rhythm, coordination, and creative making. Attention, at this level, is paid to proper technical execution, clarity of sound, rhythm analysis, musicality, speed and syncopation. Students will engage with improvisation and choreographic development to enhance their communication as a tap dancer.
• Kids Hip Hop - age 8-13 Wednesdays 5:00-6:00pm
Hip Hop is fun and exciting class where students learn coordination, rhythm, and how to GROOVE! This class is designed for students to let loose and DANCE! HipHop choreography and freestyle dance promotes coordination, rhythm and confidence
• Musical Theatre 3 - age 8-11 Tuesdays 6:00-7:00
SING! DANCE! ACT! SHINE! Students will immerse into the world of BROADWAY where they will study various Broadway shows and learn music and choreography from select titles. Musical Theatre students will have a blast as they spend their time learning new music and dance, stage presence, performance skills and foundational performance theories.
• Musical Theatre 4 - age 10-13 Thursdays 7:00-8:00pm
Musical Theatre class is an exploration of American Musical Theatre. Students will study the work of the actor/singer/dancer and use their gained knowledge to develop as performers. Students will prepare and present as soloists as well as members of small groups and larger ensembles. Students will also gain tools for audition preparation.
TEEN DANCE PROGRAM - age 12+
Advanced Beginner / Intermediate Level. Students at this level engage with comprehensive curriculums designed to enhance their technical skill, historical context, performance execution, creative making and critical thought. Our Level 5 classes are for students looking to engage with dance on a recreational level or for the newer dance student.
• Ballet 5/6 - age 13-18 Tuesdays 6:00-7:00pm
Classes include basic and intermediate ballet vocabulary as well as barre work, center work, and progressions, which develop strength, coordination and flexibility. Students at this level will be introduced to classical variations and historical context.
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• Jazz/Contemporary 5- age 13-18 Tuesdays 7:00-8:00pm
Contemporary Styles explores the post modern genres of dance - Jazz, Modern, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Improvisation. Students will deeply engage with creative making in addition to mastering technical accuracy.
• Musical Theatre 5/6 - age 13-18 Thursdays 4:00-5:00pm
Musical Theatre class is an exploration of American Musical Theatre. Students will study the work of the actor/singer/dancer and use their gained knowledge to develop as musical theatre performers. Students will prepare and present as soloists as well as members of small groups and larger ensembles. Students will also gain tools for audition preparation.
• Tap 5 - age 13-18 Thursdays 5:00-6:00pm
Students in Tap IV/V will gain a strong intermediate/advanced technical steps, terminology, and historical background while enhancing rhythm, coordination, and creative making. Attention, at this level, is paid to proper technical execution, clarity of sound, rhythm analysis, musicality, speed and syncopation. Students will engage with improvisation and choreographic development to enhance their communication as a tap dancer.
• Modern 5 - age 13-18 Thursdays 6:00-7:00pm
Modern dance is a highly expressive style of dance that challenges the structured dance technique of classical ballet. The focus of modern dance is expression, rather than following a rigid set of postures or technical positions that ballet dancers are trained in. Modern dance movements are considered freeform and fluid, and are often inspired by other dance styles—like African dance, ballet, and folk dance.
SENIOR DANCE PROGRAM - age 13+
Students at the Senior level engage with comprehensive curriculums designed to enhance advanced concepts of technical skill, historical context, performance execution, creative making and critical thought. Level 6 classes require multiple days and genres of training and assume an intermediate/advanced knowledge of classical and contemporary dance techniques. Senior dancers are preparing for the next chapter of their arts and academic training and professional life. These students are engaged artists, leaders, and proficient in advanced dance concepts. Students in Level 6 must take all classes listed below
• Ballet 6 - age 13+ Mondays, Tuesdays 6:00-7:00pm and Thursdays 4:00-5:00pm
Ballet 6 meets three times per week and assumes prior Ballet experience at the secondary level. Students will enhance their basic technical foundation into a rich classical practice. Students will experience intricate barre work, pre-pointe/pointe work, center practice, progressions, and classical variations. Students will make the theoretical connections from training to performances and develop a strong balletic aesthetic and facility.
• Modern Dance 6- age 13+ Mondays 7:00-8:00pm and Wednesdays 4:00-5:00
Modern 6 explores multiple methods of modern dance, such as, Graham, Horton, Limon, and Duncan. Students are versed in contextual and historical awareness of modern dance, exemplify a strong foundation of technical movement concepts, and richly build/refine creative voice through improvisation and collaborative movement making activities.
• Jazz Dance 6- age 13+ Tuesdays 7:00-8:00pm and Wednesdays 5:00-6:00pm
Jazz Dance V is an intensive study of Jazz Dance Techniques. Students will expand their classical jazz vocabulary though an advanced study of leading Jazz Dance styles including: Classic, Broadway, Commercial, Street, Latin, and Afro Jazz. Students will engage with physical warm-up of the body, advanced center floor technical skills, complex progressions and traveling phrases, challenging and rigorous choreography.
• Tap 6- age 13+ Thursdays 5:00-6:00pm
Students in Tap V will possess a strong knowledge of intermediate/advanced technical steps, terminology, and historical background while enhancing rhythm, coordination, and creative making. Attention, at this level, is paid to proper technical execution, clarity of sound, rhythm analysis, musicality, speed and syncopation. Students will engage with improvisation and choreographic development to enhance their communication as a tap dancer.
• Contemporary Dance 6 - age 13+ Thursdays 6:00-8:00pm
Contemporary dance is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet. Contemporary dancers strive to connect the mind and the body through fluid dance movements. Students will refine their artistry and performance presence, as well as, enhance their physical strength in combination with fluidity of movement.
• Dance Company - age 13+ (must take all above dance classes to become a member)
An innovative Dance Company for Social Change. The Complex Performing and Creative Arts Centre’s Dance Company is a place for creative exploration and growth. Students develop their own work through a rich process of research, observation, consideration, ideation, and collaboration. Students learn to advocate for their visions, ideas, and creations. The Company produces full-length dance performances that speak to issues, injustices, and situations that are on the minds of our young people. The Company brings their work to this and various communities to evoke social change. Under the direction of Nichola Johnson, MFA