Students enroll for a full school year from September through June and may pay monthly, yearly or by half year. Fall time is spent learning new steps and nurturing technique, posture, placement, building muscle memory. Recital routines start in January as part of class along with regular technical exercises. No new beginner students will be admitted after November 1.
All classes are structured and will require focus. Dance class should be a happy experience and the child must be emotionally ready for it by being able to listen, and follow directions.
All classes are structured and will require focus. Dance class should be a happy experience and the child must be emotionally ready for it by being able to listen, and follow directions.
STYLES OF DANCE
BALLET: A formal technique of movement using turn out in the hips and feet, body alignment that allows for that, graceful arms, pointed feet
and a set syllabus of steps that have been handed down for centuries. Ballet dancers are known for their grace and appearance of seeming to be light as a feather.
JAZZ DANCE: Originating in the early 1900s is a mixture of many styles of dance. It has various styles such as Classic, Broadway, Swing, Blues, Lyrical, Funk (a mixture of Hip Hop & Jazz ) & more. Classic Jazz dance is typically done by dancing on the balls of the feet (forced arch) and with the knees bent (plié). Jazz dance uses both turn out and parallel. Jazz includes kicks, jumps, turns and a myriad of steps.
TAP: The use of feet to creat rhythm and patterns of sound. Tap shoes are specially made with metal plates, known as taps, affixed to the toe and heel of the sole. When a dancer steps or dances they create a percussive sound that characterizes tap dance. The art form is indigenous to the Americas, with roots in West African step dances.
BALLET: A formal technique of movement using turn out in the hips and feet, body alignment that allows for that, graceful arms, pointed feet
and a set syllabus of steps that have been handed down for centuries. Ballet dancers are known for their grace and appearance of seeming to be light as a feather.
JAZZ DANCE: Originating in the early 1900s is a mixture of many styles of dance. It has various styles such as Classic, Broadway, Swing, Blues, Lyrical, Funk (a mixture of Hip Hop & Jazz ) & more. Classic Jazz dance is typically done by dancing on the balls of the feet (forced arch) and with the knees bent (plié). Jazz dance uses both turn out and parallel. Jazz includes kicks, jumps, turns and a myriad of steps.
TAP: The use of feet to creat rhythm and patterns of sound. Tap shoes are specially made with metal plates, known as taps, affixed to the toe and heel of the sole. When a dancer steps or dances they create a percussive sound that characterizes tap dance. The art form is indigenous to the Americas, with roots in West African step dances.
ANN'S CLASSES
PRE-SCHOOL BALLET & TAP age 4-5
45 minutes...
Includes: floor stretchs, beginner turn out, how to point the feet, Passés (lift toe to knee) and skips, rhythm and timing, simple turns,
parallel jumps for ankle training, steps in 3s,transfer of weight, and folk dances. 15 minutes of Tap dance includes Shuffles, flexes, single tap rudiments. The use of songs, games & props for balance, motor skills, spatial awareness, and musicality makes the class fun for this age.
PRIMARY BALLET & TAP age 5-6 & 6-7 (45 minutes)
Ballet will start at the barre with classic exercises and then procede to center where the dancers learn Port de bras (posture & hold to hold their arms), basic ballet steps, plus across the floor combinations and folk dances. This will be followed by Tap dance exercises and simple combinations.
BALLET age 8 -18
Ann’s provides a well rounded Ballet syllabus. incorporating Barre, center adagio and allegro, combinations and dances. Students learn proper technique, body alignment, use of head and arms, articulation of foot muscles, exercises for quickness of footwork and power in jumps. National character danceas used in professional Ballets, is taught in the styles of Hungarian, Russian, Polish, Ukrainian and Italian.
JAZZ DANCE age 6-18
Class includes Barre and center warm ups that build a strong technical foundation, strength and balance along with artistic expression. Students learn body alignment, isolations, stretches, and many types of kicks, jumps and turns. Jazz includes many styles, such as:
Classical with Fosse & Mattox influence, Jazz Funk or Street dance (mixture of Hip Hop and Jazz), Lindy, Swing, Charleston, Latin, and Lyrical.
TAP ages 5 & up
Ann’s uses Al Gilbert graded tap syllabi. Dancers learn the traditional steps and combinations that have been handeddown for generations. Class includes Barre, center, across the floor, turns and combinations.
PRE-SCHOOL BALLET & TAP age 4-5
45 minutes...
Includes: floor stretchs, beginner turn out, how to point the feet, Passés (lift toe to knee) and skips, rhythm and timing, simple turns,
parallel jumps for ankle training, steps in 3s,transfer of weight, and folk dances. 15 minutes of Tap dance includes Shuffles, flexes, single tap rudiments. The use of songs, games & props for balance, motor skills, spatial awareness, and musicality makes the class fun for this age.
PRIMARY BALLET & TAP age 5-6 & 6-7 (45 minutes)
Ballet will start at the barre with classic exercises and then procede to center where the dancers learn Port de bras (posture & hold to hold their arms), basic ballet steps, plus across the floor combinations and folk dances. This will be followed by Tap dance exercises and simple combinations.
BALLET age 8 -18
Ann’s provides a well rounded Ballet syllabus. incorporating Barre, center adagio and allegro, combinations and dances. Students learn proper technique, body alignment, use of head and arms, articulation of foot muscles, exercises for quickness of footwork and power in jumps. National character danceas used in professional Ballets, is taught in the styles of Hungarian, Russian, Polish, Ukrainian and Italian.
JAZZ DANCE age 6-18
Class includes Barre and center warm ups that build a strong technical foundation, strength and balance along with artistic expression. Students learn body alignment, isolations, stretches, and many types of kicks, jumps and turns. Jazz includes many styles, such as:
Classical with Fosse & Mattox influence, Jazz Funk or Street dance (mixture of Hip Hop and Jazz), Lindy, Swing, Charleston, Latin, and Lyrical.
TAP ages 5 & up
Ann’s uses Al Gilbert graded tap syllabi. Dancers learn the traditional steps and combinations that have been handeddown for generations. Class includes Barre, center, across the floor, turns and combinations.
We use elements of the Baa Baa Ballet program in our young dance classes. Children dance using Nursery Rhymes and props keeping the dancers engaged and entertained.
TO REGISTER
Email [email protected], to receive a placement in a class.
You will receive an email confirming your class, and a registration form to fill out. Return the form with a $25 registration fee to hold your place in class. Yearly enrollment ends October 28..
Email [email protected], to receive a placement in a class.
You will receive an email confirming your class, and a registration form to fill out. Return the form with a $25 registration fee to hold your place in class. Yearly enrollment ends October 28..