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Ballet: Ballet serves as the
backbone of many styles of dance
It isa theatrical art form using stretching,turning, leaping, etc
to
convey
a story or theme. Through the discipline of ballet students
improve in
grace,strength, flexibility, and coordination.Classes
consist of barre
work,center and across the floor work.
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Belly Dance: It is a
unique form of dance characterized by sharp,
rolling movements of the hips and abdomen.
A popular choice of dance by adults for fun and exercise. |
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Creative Movement: A
class for pre-schoolers which introduces the child to dance and where
they will learn movement in a fun way to
build self-confidence, poise, balance and grace. Activities include
movement preparation , development of locomotive skills,
rythmn,and basic
dance steps. There are three classes - creative movement with ballet,
tap or tumbling. Creative movement/ ballet seems to be the favorite.
These
youngster are a part of our ballet production. |
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Hip Hop: This class is
great for students who just want to have fun! Hip Hop includes various
moves such as breaking,popping, funk,
locking etc. You will learn the latest moves that you see in
music videos.
An all
boys class is also held which is quite popular. |
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Jazz: It is an
upbeat energetic form of dance using bold,dramatic body movements
.Students learn the techincal aspects such as
fexibility, turns,jumps, and balance done to jazz/modern music |
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Lyrical: A combination
of jazz and ballet using face and body to express emotion toa piece of
music. Music with lyrics is used and the emphasis
is on balance,extention, and control as well as emotional expression. |
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Pointe: a form of
ballet for advanced students on a special shoe,
which enables the student to raise her body on the tips of her
toes.
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Tap: A form of dance in
which tap shoes are used to create rythmnic
paterns with or without music. Tap focuses on intricate steps with
upper body grace.
Emphasis is placed on the clarity of sounds and rythmn.
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Tumbling: A class set
up to help the student gain strength and flexibilty to master acrobatic
tricks.
This class utilizes gymnastics and dance. |
