JR. DIVISION
(Ages 2 through 13)
CLASS
DESCRIPTIONS
NEW THIS YEAR!!
PRE DANCE CLASS
MOM & ME STYLE
AGES 2 & 3
This class is designed for our very young children. In this
class we are preparing them to be ready to enter into the world of dance. They will be moving to music in a fun and exciting
way teaching basic concepts of listening, following directions, working with others and overall basic class room adequate.
Dancers will stretch and do big and small movements to help coordination and strength. With fun songs and games the studio
will become a fun and familiar place to visit. The classes are taught mom & me style so even the shyest student will be
comfortable. These groups of dancers do not participate in the recital at the end of our school year it just prepares them
for the next level of dance to perform in the future.
WE
OFFER This Class
Tuesday 9:00 to 10:00am & Thursday 9:00 to
10:00am
NEW THIS YEAR!!
Jr. Division Performance Company
Ages 8-12
Saturday
Rehearsals
(All students must be enrolled in 1 of our Jr. Division classes for the 2010-2011 seasons.) This company is for the dancer that wants to perform more often through out the year. The 1x recital performance is
not enough. Since this is a new program to our studio we have lots
of details to work out. We hope to find fun places for our dancers to perform such as Nursing Homes, Elderly Housing, Special
Events, Parades, Holiday Festivals, etc… We want this program to include jazz, ballet, tap, and
hip hop. (Maybe even sing a song?) We also want to include tumbling on any events possible. Again how exactly this program
will work we do not know for sure at this time. We only know we want to offer to our dancers a chance to perform more often,
with no stress and no competition. We want them to perform for the excitement and fun and for the enjoyment it brings to others.
Combination Classes
Jazz/Tumbling & Ballet/TapThese are classes designed for young children introducing them into the basic concepts
of ballet, tap, & jazz dance and tumbling skills. Students work on stretch, strength, coordination, and rhythm. The classes
are taught with discipline and structure but they are taught in a very friendly and fun atmosphere as to teach the student
The Love Of Dance that will stay with them forever.
WE OFFER:
Ballet/Tap (Ages 5, 6 & 7)Monday 3:30 to 4:30
Jazz/Tumbling
Ages 3 & 4: Level A (For New Dancers)
Tuesday 2:30PM to 3:30PM / Wednesday 10AM to 11Am
Ages 4 & 5 & 6: Level B (4 year olds must have completed level A or has been involved in a previous dance class equivalent of our Level A.)Wednesday 3:30 to 4:30 ages 4&5
/ Tuesday 4:30 to 5:30 ages 5&6
Ages
5, 6 & 7: Level C (5 year olds must have completed level B or has been involved
in a previous dance class equivalent of our Level B.)Tuesday 3:30 to 4:30
Jazz ClassesStudents
learn the technique and discipline of the movements and rhythms of jazz dance. Class starts always with a stretching warm
up that teaches technique and prepares the body to move with strength and flexibility. Followed by across the floor dance
patterns to practice technique for different movements, kicks, leaps, and turns. Class finishes with a dance combination that
will inspire the overall joy and excitement one feels as the body learns to move to the beat of their favorite songs.
WE OFFER:
Ages 6-9: Level 1 Intro/BeginnerMonday 4:30PM to 5:30PM / Thursday 4:14 to 5:15
Ages
8-11: Level 2 Beginner/Intermediate (Ages 8&9 all must have completed 2 years of a level 1 or a class equivalent
of.)Monday 5:30PM to 6:30PM
Ages
10-13: Level 3 Intermediate/Advanced (All students must have completed 2 years of a level 2 or a class equivalent of). This level is for our serious dancer. We will really push technique and
expect top effort and dedication from each of our dancers.Thursday 5:15PM to 6:15PMAges 12-Adult: Advanced (All students must have completed 2 years of a level 3 or a class equivalent of). Stretching & Working Correct Technique is a Must!
Participation in a ballet class is also is strongly suggested if taking this class. This level is for our most serious dancer. Thursday 7:00PM to 8:00PM
Tumbling
ClassesStudents learn tumbling skills as simple as a forward roll & cartwheel and eventually accomplish
stunts as difficult as back handsprings, no handed flips and more. Classes are taught with safe spotting by qualified instructors.
Classes are offered by the levels of the student’s skills not their age. Tumbling skills are learned in a series of
building blocks. You start with the smaller, easier skills and increase in levels to reach the much bigger, harder skills.
WE OFFER All CLASSES TO AGES 6 & UP:
Level 1 & 2: This level is for students who are beginners with no experience and also for students with some
experience that know the basics but have not yet learned successfully how to accomplish the skill of a standing backbend and
pulling back up.
Friday
3:30PM to 4:30PM
Level 2 & 3: All students have learned the basic skills already and they
successfully can do a standing backbend including pulling back up. In this level the student is ready to move on to the next
level of tricks learning front limbers pulling up non-stop, front walkovers and back walkovers with foot pointed correctly.
Some may already know how to do a back walkover but they have just learned this skill and they have not yet learned
the variations.Wednesday
4:30PM to 5:30PM
Level 3 & 4:
This level is for the students who can do back walkovers easily and all the variations but maybe not
yet the Valdez. They also do front walkovers. They may still be challenging but basically can do. Back handsprings and ariels
may be new or not new but they still need work.
Monday 6:30PM to 7:30PM
Level 4 & 5: Students in this level can easily do front walkovers. They also can do or are very close to accomplishing
all the front walkover variations. They can easily do all back walkovers and variations including the Valdez. They can do
a standing back handsprings and may or may not know back handspring variations. We will work back handsprings variations and those ready will start back tucks. They will work on front
handsprings with variations & aerials.Tuesday 5:30PM to 6:30PM
Level 5 plus: This is our most advanced level. All students must already know how to do all
front walkover variations, back walkovers variations. Also they easily do back handsprings, including all variations of them
also. They should be able to do front handsprings and front handspring variations plus they can do or are close to doing aerials.
Students will be working on back tucks, front tucks, aerials, forwards and variations of all these tricks.Wednesday 5:30PM to 6:45PM
Ballet ClassesBallet is the base
of all dances. It teachers technique, grace, and form. It is the most discipline form of dance. Its precision and beauty is
like no other. It is a must for any student who wishes to pursue a career in the dance world. WE OFFER:
Ages 6-11: Level 1&2
Beginner/InterThursday 3:30PM
to 4:15PM
Ages 10-14: Level
3 Ballet - Lyrical MixIntermediate/
Advanced (Students must have completed 2 years of
level 2 or a class equivalent of.) Thursday 6:15PM
to 7:00PM
Tap ClassesIn this
class you learn to make sounds with your feet, tapping out rhythms to the beat. We will work on coordination, technique and
rhythm. A style of dance that is fun for all ages.WE OFFER:Ages 6-9: Level
1BeginnerFriday 4:30PM to 5:15PM
Ages 8-11: Level 2&3 Intermediate/Advanced(Students must have completed 2 years of level 1 or a class equivalent of.)Friday 5:15PM to 6:00PM
Ages 12 & up will enter our SR. Division tap classes
Hip Hop ClassesHip Hop is the most popular
style of dance offered that everyone wants to learn. It is upbeat, funky and lots of fun. In this class students learn today’s
latest moves to today’s hottest music. (Hip Hop is awesome, although this style of dance does not teach technique and
does not prepare our younger students with the dance knowledge needed to be successful in the dance world. Therefore this
class is only offered only to students who are enrolled in a jazz class where they will work on stretching, strengthening
and technique.) WE OFFER:Ages 9-12: Level 1 Beginner/IntermediateWednesday 6:45PM to7:45PM
Ages
11-13: Level 2 Intermediate/Advanced (Dancers must completed level 1 for 1 or more years or a class
equivalent of.)Tuesday 7:15PM to8:15PM