CURRICULUM
Preschool
This class will be a combination of Jazz, Ballet and Tap, each will last about 20 minutes. This way your child can learn all different styles of dance and decided which one they like best as they get older. This class will involve lots of fun songs and props for the kids to use to help them use their creativity and explore their imagination.
Jazz / Hip Hop
Our Jazz and Hip Hop classes are combined to learn two styles in one class. Hip Hop is a contemporary style like free style, street dance, and funk. Jazz is more like Broadway style which involves isolations, stretches, footwork and movement of the whole body.
Lyrical / Contemporary
This style of dance has become more popular because of the TV show “So You Think You Can Dance.” Lyrical and Contemporary is a mix between Jazz and Ballet. It is a very emotional and slow movement style with numerous of cool tricks. This class focuses on balance and flexibility.
Ballet
This is the most important style of dance as it is the basis to any styles of dance. You will work on grace, posture, and technique. The technique you learn in Ballet will help you become better at different styles of dance. Ballet you will learn the foundation and as you continue to grow you can be put on pointe if your teacher thinks you are ready.
Tap
Tap is one of the most American forms of dance; it is helpful in developing kid’s musicality. As your child grows he or she will learn the fundamentals and progressive tap sounds to learn different tap steps. Also listen to the mood of the music, rhythm, and timing. Tap has most to do with bending your knees to make your sounds more powerful.
Private Lessons
Here you can have a private lesson to learn more things in a one on one instead of a classroom with 10 students. Also you can have a private lesson if you want to work on one special thing for example pirouettes.
DANCE ATTIRE
Discount Dance is a dance online store that has leotards, tights, shorts, shoes, and much more. I would recommend getting your shoes and tights from here because I have a specific style I would like you to have for class. You can order them through the website www.discountdance.com. Once you buy the dance shoes they should last you throughout the whole dance year which is August to May. The tights that are listed below with each class, the color tights they will need to wear at their dance recital in May so you might want to buy two pairs one for class and one for the recital.
Preschool: Capezio “Cobra” Ballet Slippers for children in Pink around $15.00, Dance Now Girl’s Student Tap Shoe in Black around $17.00, Capezio Convertible Tights in Ballet Pink around $10.00, wear a leotard in any color, skirt, shorts, tank top, and hair in a pony tail. (You need both ballet and tap shoes because 30 minutes of the class will be ballet/jazz and the other 30 minutes will be of tap)
Jazz/Hip Hop: Capezio Unisex Triple Stretch Slip-on Jazz Boot in Suntan around $33.00, Capezio Convertible Tights in Suntan around $10.00, wear a leotard in any color, skirt, shorts, jazz pants, tank top, and hair in a pony tail.
Lyrical: Capezio Unisex Footundies in Light Suntan around $16.00, Capezio Convertible Tights in Suntan around $10.00, wear a leotard in any color, skirt, shorts, jazz pants, tank top, and hair in a pony tail.
Ballet: Capezio “Cobra” Ballet Slippers in Pink around $15.00, Capezio Convertible Tights in Ballet Pink around $10.00, wear a leotard in any color, skirt or shorts so I can see your body lines, and hair in a pony tail or a bun.
Tap: Dance Now Jazz Tap Shoes in Black around $20.00, Capezio Convertible Tights child in Suntan around $10.00, wear a leotard in any color, skirt, shorts, jazz pants, tank top, and hair in a pony tail.
Preschool: Capezio “Cobra” Ballet Slippers for children in Pink around $15.00, Dance Now Girl’s Student Tap Shoe in Black around $17.00, Capezio Convertible Tights in Ballet Pink around $10.00, wear a leotard in any color, skirt, shorts, tank top, and hair in a pony tail. (You need both ballet and tap shoes because 30 minutes of the class will be ballet/jazz and the other 30 minutes will be of tap)
Jazz/Hip Hop: Capezio Unisex Triple Stretch Slip-on Jazz Boot in Suntan around $33.00, Capezio Convertible Tights in Suntan around $10.00, wear a leotard in any color, skirt, shorts, jazz pants, tank top, and hair in a pony tail.
Lyrical: Capezio Unisex Footundies in Light Suntan around $16.00, Capezio Convertible Tights in Suntan around $10.00, wear a leotard in any color, skirt, shorts, jazz pants, tank top, and hair in a pony tail.
Ballet: Capezio “Cobra” Ballet Slippers in Pink around $15.00, Capezio Convertible Tights in Ballet Pink around $10.00, wear a leotard in any color, skirt or shorts so I can see your body lines, and hair in a pony tail or a bun.
Tap: Dance Now Jazz Tap Shoes in Black around $20.00, Capezio Convertible Tights child in Suntan around $10.00, wear a leotard in any color, skirt, shorts, jazz pants, tank top, and hair in a pony tail.