Fall 2023 Program SessionsCreative Dance (ages 2.9-5) (12-week Fall Session) 45 min Mondays 3:30pm, Sat 9:15am (beginning in mid-Sept) see below for exact dates for each class day Creative Dance is a fun, interactive class to introduce young students to dance. Through music, singing, dance games, and props students will practice their understanding of balance, rhythm, movement, coordination, and basic ballet steps. This class will include age-appropriate movement that helps strengthen both fine and gross motor skills. In this learning environment, students will also work on developing skills such as self-confidence, discipline, structure, and also work on social skills like taking turns, making friends, teamwork, and listening. This 12-week session will be concluded with an informal showing with loved ones at NHAPA. No dress code but ballet slippers are required. 12 weeks/one day a week: $180 ($15/class) Monday Creative Dance Dates 9/18,9/28,10/2,10/16,10/23,11/6,11/13,11/20,11/27,12/24,12/11,12/8 The last class is open for parents to watch! Sat Creative Dance 9/16,9/23,9/30,10/14,10/21,10/28,11/4,11/11,11/18,12/2,12/9,12/16 The last class is open for parents to watch! Acro Sessions (9-week Youth ACRO Session) No experience is required for Acro. Each student will work at their individual pace on the skills they are ready to learn. Acro dance will compliment current students that wish to invest time and effort into improving overall flexibility to start. From there, skills can be added. Acro dance has several benefits, including helping to improve a dancers strength, flexibility, control, balance, as well as help prevent injuries. Throughout the intro session of this course, the dancers will all begin to build on these essential areas with basic training techniques to create a good platform and prepare them for more advanced moves. See our Acro page for more info. Dance with Me-Toddler/Parent Movement class (10 week Fall Session) This movement class is 45 minutes where parents and caregivers enjoy movement time with their toddlers. Through music and activities like pretend play we keep everyone active while beginning to introduce balance, flexibility and musicality. This class is for children who love moving to the music but are still too young to enter class independently. Tuesday: 9:30-10:15am Beginning in Sept 2023 Thursday:10:00-10:45am Beginning in Sept 2023 Traditional Season (Sept-May)
Primary Basics (ages 4-6) 45 min The primary basics levels of dance will further lay a foundation in both elementary ballet and tap technique continuing to foster a love of movement and music. We will build on proper terminology, simple combinations, progressions, rhythm, flexibility, coordination and balance. Students will begin to understand the concepts of moving in basic dance patterns, dancing with partners and as a group. Dress code required. View Class Schedule Hip Hop Basics (4.5-7 years) 60 min Hip Hop Basics is an introductory class to the style of Hip Hop. We explore basic movements and concepts using lots of visual and vocal cues to help with sequencing skills. This class is perfect fit for energetic students! Hip Hop Sneakers required. No dress code required. View Class Schedule Ballet/Tap Combo (7-9 years) 75 min This 75 minute class provides a transition for students who have taken Ballet Basics with the intention of moving on to Ballet I. Students will begin to complete ballet steps in sequence with a stronger focus on proper terminology and technique. Students will continue to develop their balance, musicality, coordination & flexibility. This class will also introduce students to tap. This class is designed to challenge young students to retain choreography in both ballet and tap genres. Dress code required. View Class Schedule Level I- Level III (Ages 8 +up)Ballet I 45 min
Ballet I focuses on the fundamentals of ballet technique. The class emphasizes proper placement, developing strength, building endurance, and increasing flexibility through center and across the floor exercises. View Class Schedule Ballet II 45 min Introduces a traditional ballet class structure. Students learn fundamental ballet technique through barre work, center exercises, and across the floor combinations designed to improve coordination, flexibility, endurance, and musicality. View Class Schedule Ballet III 60 min The class focuses on intermediate barre work, center exercises, and across the floor combinations. Students learn technique and placement, while emphasizing musicality. Combinations to strengthen the legs, feet, and ankles are introduced to prepare for more advanced training. View Class Schedule Jazz I 45 min - Jazz II 45 min - Jazz III 60 min Jazz I, Jazz II, and Jazz III are designed to continue the progression of skills in jazz dance including style, technique, and rhythmic structures of jazz dance with emphasis on increasing movement capabilities and personal expression. Students will learn jazz technique, focusing on jazz dance terminology, turns, jumps, and leaps. Students will also learn center and loco motor progressions as well as proper stretching techniques to enhance strength and flexibility. View Class Schedule Hip Hop I 45 min - Hip Hop II 45 min- Hip Hop III 60 min Hip Hop I, Hip Hop II, and Hip Hop III are designed to continue the progression of skills in hip hop dance. Students will continue to develop rhythm, following choreography, body control, and performance skills. Hip Hop techniques such as isolations, body control, bounces, rocks, & digs will be introduced in order to establish various grooves and rhythm patterns. View Class Schedule Tap II - Tap V 45-60 min Tap II and Tap III Students will continue to focus on timing, rhythm, coordination and musicality. Students will work on clarity of tap sounds on both the right and left side. Students will be introduced to a series of tap combinations and steps in more detailed/intricate patterns. View Class Schedule Contemporary I/II - Contemporary III 60 min - Contemporary IV 60 min Contemporary I/II to Contemporary III introduces movement techniques of contemporary dance, with emphasis on aesthetic and expressive qualities. Within this progression, students will practice contralateral movement, efficiency in floor work including transitioning in and out of the floor, and demonstrating their understanding of fully embodied movement. View Class Schedule Teen Hip Hop 60 min This curriculum includes stretching, progressions, combinations and choreography for progressing students with a passion for hip-hop. View Class Schedule Musical Theatre 45-60 min This class is designed for students that love being on stage and performing. This jazz-based class focuses on dance styles found in Broadway musicals. Students not only learn dance technique, but also work on showmanship. View Class Schedule Modern Technique 60 min An introduction to modern dance, designed to enable students to experientially understand and appreciate this art form, its discipline and its creativity. Includes basic modern dance technique and movement principles. Modern dance builds a foundation for a dancing practice that revolves around improvisational skills, initiating spontaneous physicality and movement with a heightened body knowledge/awareness. Class focus is on specificity of movement, contralateral movement, efficiency within floor work , and movement trajectories. View Class Schedule |
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