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Students enroll for a full school year from September through June and may pay monthly, yearly or by half year. No new students will be admitted after October 15.
ANN'S CLASSES are structured and graded by age & level. ballet grades are based on Royal Acedmy of Dancing levels. Technique used is a mixture of Italian, Russian, British and French.

​PRE-SCHOOL BALLET age 4-5
45 minutes...
Includes: floor stretches, 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.  The use of songs, games & props for balance, motor skills, spatial awareness, and musicality makes the class fun for this age. 

PRIMARY  & Jazz age 5-6 & 6-7 (45 minutes)
This introduces your child to the wonders of a real Ballet class. It is a structured class where the dancers learn basics they can build on. Imagination, focus and play all come together with classical music. Fun and lively Jazz combos will finish out the class. 

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. 

LYRICAL BALLET
Lyrical dance combines Ballet & Jazz using emotion to express the song. It is usually done to a slow song that has lyrics. This class must be taken as a 2nd Ballet class for Level 4/5 dancers. Class will include a lot of choreography.  
         
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.



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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.
Ann's Studio of Dance  122 Roxbury Street, Keene, NH 03431 
email: [email protected]
Established 1964.
We keep Keene dancing!