Recreational Division, Ages 6+
The Recreational Division is for students 7 through 18 looking to learn or continue their dance education in a fun and enjoyable environment. Classes are offered for any skill level and in different disciplines.
** See New Teen Program Offering at the bottom of this page
Intro to Ballet 2, Ages 6-9
Length: Twice a week for 2 Hours | Cost: $106.00/month
This class will continue to introduce younger students to basic ballet vocabulary and technique in a structured yet fun setting. Simple coordination, musicality, rhythm, and concentration will be emphasized. Students will learn more difficult combinations, work at the ballet barre, and learn ballet etiquette.
Class Offerings:
Mondays at 5:15-6:15 pm & Saturdays 9:15-10:15 am with Camille Jones-Tucker
(Saturday Class joined with Intro to Ballet 1)
Uniform:
Girls: Approved Motionwear leotards in Sunset Coral with embroidery. Pink tights and pink leather or canvas ballet shoes.
Boys: White fitted shirt with black tights and white calf height socks. White canvas shoes.
Ballet 1, Ages 8-10
Length: 1.5 Hours, 2 times a week | Cost: $137.00/month
With two ballet classes each week, students will learn the basics of ballet technique and will see consistent growth and improvement. It is more formal and gives students the discipline to mature as dancers. The importance of strength, flexibility, rhythm, musicality, and memorization will be emphasized. Basics of performing and ballet history will be introduced.
Class Offering:
Mondays and Wednesdays 5:00-6:30 pm with Alexa Goldberg
Uniform:
Girls: Approved Motionwear leotards in Raspberry with embroidery. Pink tights and pink leather or canvas ballet shoes.
Boys: White fitted shirt with black tights and white calf height socks. White canvas shoes.
Ballet 2, Ages 8-10
Length: 1.5 Hours, 2 times a week | Cost: $137.00/month
Prerequisite: Ballet 1
Ballet 2 cultivates a young ballerina in a more focused manner than Ballet 1. With two ballet classes each week, students will develop the basics of ballet technique and will see consistent growth and improvement. Ballet 2 builds on Ballet 1 vocabulary and physical strength. The importance of strength, flexibility, rhythm, musicality, and memorization will be emphasized. Artistry is introduced as an element to their training.
Class Offering:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:00-6:30 pm with Alexa Goldberg
Uniform:
Girls: Approved Motionwear leotards in Raspberry with embroidery. Pink tights and pink leather or canvas ballet shoes.
Boys: White fitted shirt with black tights and white calf height socks. White canvas shoes.
Jazz & Tap , Ages 7-10
Length: 1 Hour | Cost: $66.00/month
Jazz dance is fun and energetic! The class will include a warm-up with stretching, isolations, strengthening exercises, and moves across the floor. Students will learn basic turns, leaps, jumps, and runs set to age appropriate music. Tap is a great change of pace for dancers who have had significant training and want to enhance their dynamics and versatility. Dancers with previous tap experience of 2-3 years will enjoy this class as a fun way to enhance coordination, rhythm, and performance skills.
Class Offering:
Mondays 6:30-7:30 pm with Alexa Goldberg
Uniform:
Girls: Approved Motionwear leotards in ballet class level with black shorts and black slip on jazz shoes.
Boys: White fitted shirt with black tights and white calf height socks. Black jazz shoes.
Lyrical & Contemporary, Ages 7-10
Length: 1 Hour | Cost: $66.00/month
Lyrical dance is a combination of classical ballet, jazz, and modern dance which transforms words into visual art. Students will learn to dance expressively, being both subtle and dynamic, while conveying musicality and emotion through movement. This class will push students to cultivate their skills for movement while adding in the emotional element to the performance of lyrical and contemporary styles of dance.
Class Offerings:
Tuesdays 6:30-7:30 pm with Alexa Goldberg
Uniform:
Girls: Approved Motionwear leotards in ballet class level with black shorts.
Boys: White fitted shirt with black tights and white calf height socks.
Pointe Class
Pre-Requisite: 3-6 Months of previous pointe work.
Mondays 7:30-8:30pm | Cost: $66/month | Begins January 2021.
This class is great for those who are approved to start pointe and for dancers who want to continue strengthening their pointe work. Outside students must already have been approved for pointe work, for 3 to 6 months minimum, in order to be considered for this class.
Class Offering:
Mondays 7:30-8:30 pm with Alexa Goldberg
Uniform:
Girls: Approved Motionwear leotards in Maroon with embroidery. Pink tights and pointe shoes with ribbons and elastics.
Teen Ballet 1, Ages 13+
Length: 1.0 Hour | Cost: $66
Basic ballet vocabulary, technique and etiquette, as well as stretches and strengthening, and barre work will be introduced. An hour and a half class is the classical structure for the ballet environment to optimize a dancer’s learning and consistency and allows simple coordination, musicality, rhythm, and concentration to be emphasized.
Class Offerings:
Tuesdays at 7:30-8:30 pm with Alexa Goldberg
Uniform:
Girls: Approved Motionwear leotards in Maroon with embroidery. Pink tights and pink leather or canvas ballet shoes.
Boys: White fitted shirt with black tights and white calf height socks. White canvas shoes.
