Children’s Programs:

By giving a dancer a strong technical foundation in ballet, they will be able to pick up any form of dance they may wish to try at any point in their life. We realize every child may not be interested in ballet so each class is designed to help the dancer improve on their technique.

Creative Movement

Creative Movement is a pre-Dance class ( 3-5 years) that introduces children to the joy of dancing while giving them the building bock skills of not only ballet but all forms of dance.
Although structure is introduced into the class though songs and games, the children have the freedom to explore movement and music during free dance periods, mimes, and with the use of props ( scarves, instruments, balloons, …)
Curriculum includes the beginning skills such as:

	* Distinguishing right from left
	* Developing the concepts of tall/short, big/small, fast/slow, straight/floppy, round/square, etc.
	* Skipping, Pony Trots, Pony Gallops, Demi Point Walk, Marches, and Walking
	* Following a leader and/or doing movements one at a time (sharing skills)

Ballet

Pre-Primary is the next step in a dancer’s development. Continuing work on the skills learned in Creative Movement the class now runs like a structured ballet class. Children learn about posture, formation, and starting and finishing with the music. Use of foot is taught with emphasis on natural turn out , pointed toes and stretched ankles. Expressive arms are encouraged.

Primary introduces basic ballet steps and terminology such as Plié, Tendu, and Rise. Proper use of the head is encouraged and jumps are introduced in parallel ( the safest way to introduce jumps).

Grades One to Three sees progressive development, producing a dancer with strong qualities of movement and music. The student will acquire a good understanding of the terminology used in each grade and an understanding of how the muscles related to ballet class work.

Tap/Jazz/Hip Hop

Tap To The Beat is a fifteen to thirty minute complimentary class to pre– primary, and primary Ballet class. This class focuses on teaching the child about beat, rhythm, and musicality accomplished threw the use of percussion instruments, song,, and dance. Learning names for body parts is taught to better prepare them for beginner tap .Some basic tap steps are taught

Beginner Tap is comprised of learning the basic feet and arm motions that make up all tap steps. Each consecutive Year in Tap grows the child's movement and word Vocabulary; each step preparing for the next.

Hip Hop/Jazz combines classic jazz steps with the funk of hip hop. Age appropriate music is used to teach flow of movement and stylized moves. Since Jazz can take many forms, one simple step like skipping can be done as many as 5 different ways.

Hip Hop/Cheerleading (6-12)combines funky hip hop dance moves with the precision and discipline of cheerleading. Students work on cheers, dance routines, and gymnastic skills get the best of each world while creating a unique team bond.

Character Dance

Character Dance is a specific subdivision of Classical Dance based on national and folkloric traditions that have been stylized and included in classical ballet.
Many Classical ballets feature Character sections, most popular in the Classical Character repertoire are the national dances of Hungary, Russia, Poland, and Spain: csárdás, mazurka, flamenco, etc. As an example, the ballet Don Quixote features many Character Variations based on the flamenco dance Andalusia which have been stylized for Classical Dance performance.

Shoe A black heeled shoe not unlike a tap shoe but without the metal tap is worn for Character Dance. Giving the satisfaction of stomping mixed with the grace of Ballet

Drama Programs:

Kinder Drama:

lets children express their imagination using theatre exercises and improv games.

Beginner Drama: :

Classes will cover the basic skills of theatre to develop the voice, the body and especially the imagination using theatre exercises and improv games.

Movie Magic:

Learn how to make a movie beginning to end. Write the Script, make the props, find the costumes, produce the film sound and music. End results will be a group movie produced by you.