Express Yourself - TUESDAYS 5:45-6:45pm

Dates: January 13th - May 5th

No class dates: March 22 - March 28th (Spring Break)

Registration required, repeatable. One class per week.

Built especially for dancers with specific needs, Express Yourself is a fun and energetic dance class to engage students with learning differences.

DRESS CODE: Moveable clothing and socks/barefoot

TARDY POLICY: If you are more than 5 minutes late, without giving the instructor advance notice you will be tardy, you will not be allowed into class that day.

CLASS CANCELLATION POLICY: If class is canceled due to an unforeseen circumstance, a make up date will be offered. Due to this being a session based class, there will be no refunds for the cancelled class.

Adult Beginner Ballet Sundays 10-11am SESSION B

Dates: March 15th - April 19th

No class dates: March 23rd - March 29th (Spring Break)

Registration required, repeatable. One class per week.

This class is for the beginner student who has interest in learning ballet. The class is will introduce the student to the the basic terminlogy and start at the barre and move to the center. Ballet is great for artistry, body/mind engagement and muscle toning.

DRESS CODE

Comfortable clothing required and shoes.

Adult/Teen Tap 2 Monday's 6:30-7:30 Session B

Dates: March 9th - April 13th

Holidays: March 23rd - March 29th (Spring Break)

Registration required, repeatable. One class per week.

Costume fee NOT included in registration price. Costume price will range between 45.00-80.00. We will choose the lower price when possible. The Fee will be applied the first week of February

Dress Rehersal: May 15th

Recital: May 16th

Adult Tap 2 is a continuation class from Tap 1.

Tap dance is simultaneously music and movement. This class draws on a diversity of approaches to integrating the basic fundamentals of these two elements. The emphasis will be on establishing a strong technical foundation of vocabulary, execution, clarity, and time.

Through warm-up exercises, improvisation, and choreography, students will learn how to shift weight, execute motions efficiently, recognize styles of music, and express rhythm through sound and movement.

Tap originated in the early 19th century from African-American and Irish dance forms. As enslaved peoples had traditional African percussion instruments taken from them, they created rhythmic dances with percussive sounds to maintain their traditions. This style merged with wooden clog dancing brought to America by Irish immigrants, and thus the art of Tap dancing was born. 20th century Tap was pivotal in American culture, ranging from Vaudeville acts and the Harlem Renaissance, all the way to Hollywood and Broadway. Tap dancing is characterized by shoes with metal on the toes and heel that create the percussive sounds highlighted by the rhythmic motions of the feet.

DRESS CODE

Comfortable clothing required and tap shoes.

Tiny Tots Mondays at 9:30am - 10:15am Session A

Session dates: June 8th - June 22nd

Registration required, repeatable. One class per week. This is a NOT a recital class.

Tiny Tots is a creative movement class that encourages self-discipline and self-confidence while incorporating coordination, large motor skills and rhythm. Children will learn movement skills through music, stories and imaginative games. Props such as bean-bags, hula-hoops, and parachutes will be used to explore different movement qualities, shapes, levels and dynamics.

DRESS CODE: Children should wear comfortable clothing and be sock free unless they are wearing ballet shoes. Hair needs to be pulled back. They may wear leotard and tights as well.

Dancers in this class are required to be potty trained and be able to participate in the class without their parent in the room.