Dance
Ballet
I: Learn the standard ballet vocabulary, the positions, port de bras,
and other ballet techniques. This class consists of work at the barre, combinations
in center-floor and across the floor. Students develop flexibility, strength,
discipline and a good technical foundation, the elements necessary for all forms
of dance. Dress Code - Ladies: Black leotard, pink tights, ballet shoes, hair
securely pulled back off the face; Gentlemen: T-shirt, dance pants, ballet flats
or jazz shoes.
Open Ballet: This class is a supplement to Ballet I. It is
designed to enhance a student's basic technique and classical ballet training.
Various levels of experience are accommodated in the class, from beginners to
advanced. Dress Code - Same as Ballet I.
Ballet-Jazz I & II: These combination classes of ballet and
jazz technique cover isolations, flexibility and strength exercises, with strong
emphasis on turns, combinations in center-floor and across the floor that engage
styles of jazz, funk, and Broadway dance from musical theatre productions. Prerequisite:
For Ballet- Jazz I, you must be at least eleven years of age with a minimum
of two consecutive years of Ballet within the last three years. Ballet-Jazz
II is more advanced. Dress Code - Ladies: Dance pants can be added to the ballet
attire, jazz shoes or sneakers (nothing bulky); Gentlemen: T-shirt, dance pants,
and jazz shoes or sneakers (nothing bulky).
Tap I & II / Beginners: Learn tap vocabulary, basic tap steps
and rhythms. This class starts with tap exercises at the barre, then moves to
center-floor and across the floor covering simple combinations and turns; Tap
II is slightly more advanced. Dress Code - Ladies: any color leotard and tights
or t-shirt and dance pants, tap shoes; Gentlemen: T-shirt and dance pants, tap
shoes.
Tap III / Intermediate to Advanced : This class goes beyond Beginners' Tap.
Students focus on syncopated rhythms and syllables, more complex combinations
and turns in center-floor and across the floor. Prerequisite: Minimum of two
consecutive years of Tap II. Dress Code - Same as Beginners' Tap.
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