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KIDS DANCE CLASSES

                                                                     


                                                                     PRE-BALLET

                                                 (THIS IS A LEVEL PRIOR TO BALLET 1)

STUDENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD POSITIONS IN BALLET.

THEY WILL DO A SHORT BALLET BARRE AND SOME FUN STRETCHES ON THE FLOOR  FOR

FLEXIBILITY, FOLLOWED BY ARM EXERCISES  IN THE CENTER AND A FEW JUMPS.

THEY WILL LEARN THE 3 BASIC DIRECTIONS OF THE BODY AND HOW TO BE AWARE  OF

THEIR SPACES IN ACCORDANCE WITH OTHER  STUDENTS IN CLASS.

THEY WILL ALSO BE INTRODUCED TO "BALANCING" ON 1ST AND 2ND POSITIONS.


                                                                       BALLET  1

                                 (IN THIS LEVEL, STUDENTS WILL LEARN)

  • THE 5 BASIC POSITIONS OF THE FEET AND ARMS
  • THE 3 BASIC DIRECTIONS OF THE BODY
  • HOW TO BALANCE 
  • EXERCISES FOR FLEXIBILITY AND TURN OUT
  • A SHORT ADAGIO
  • SOME BASIC JUMPS AND STEPS
  • HOW TO BE AWARE OF THEIR OWN SPACE AND FORMATION
  • BASIC CHOREOGRAPHY

  

                                                                       BALLET  2

                       (IN THIS LEVEL, STUDENTS WILL LEARN, ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP)

  • MORE  FLEXIBILITY AND TURN OUT
  • BETTER BALANCE
  • BETTER POSTURE
  • COORDINATION
  • MORE STRENGTH AND CONTROL
  • LONGER  ADAGIO
  • THE 8 DIRECTIONS OF THE BODY
  • FASTER PACE JUMPS
  • ABILITY TO PICK UP RHYTHMS, BEATS AND SOUNDS.
  • SUITABLE CHOREOGRAPHY


                                                                      BALLET  3

                                        (IN THIS LEVEL, STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP)

  • GRACEFULNESS OF THE ARMS, HANDS, HEAD AND UPPER BODY
  • BETTER BALANCE
  • BETTER POSTURE
  • ALIGNMENT
  • MORE FLEXIBILITY AND TURN OUT
  • BETTER COORDINATION
  • MORE CONTROL OF THEIR BODIES
  • MORE CHALLENGED JUMPS AND TURNS.
  • MORE FOCUS AND CONCENTRATION
  • MORE PERCEPTION
  • MORE DISCIPLINE
  • BETTER MUSICALITY
  • MORE INTRINSIC  CHOREOGRAPHY


                                                                    BALLET  4

THE STUDENTS IN THIS LEVEL AND THE NEXT LEVELS  5, 6, AND 7  WILL HAVE A MORE

INTENSE TRAINING. THESE LEVELS HELP TO FOCUS  AND PREPARE THEM

TO BECOME AND ACHIEVE THE PRE- PROFESSIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL  LEVELS.


                                                                    POINTE

                                                               (BEGINNERS)

THESE CLASSES HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY FORMULATED TO GRADUALLY WARM UP 

THE FEET AND ANKLES FOR POINTE AS WELL AS TO BUILD TOLERANCE ON THE TOES.

PADDING OF THE TOES WILL BE TAUGHT AND SUGGESTED BY THE TEACHER SO EACH STUDENT

 WILL LEARN  HOW TO BEST PROTECT THEIR TOES.

EXERCISES WILL BE GIVEN AT THE BARRE AND VERY FEW IN THE CENTER. 

NOTE: IN ORDER TO START POINTE, STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE 2 BALLET CLASSES A WEEK CONSISTENTLY AND WILL HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE TEACHER FIRST.


                                                                     POINTE 

                                                             (INTERMEDIATE)

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO IMPROVE AND PERFECT TECHNIQUE FOR THE NEXT LEVEL UP

AND GET FAST RESULTS, THIS CLASS IS FOR YOU!

FEET, ANKLES AND KNEES WILL BECOME STRONGER AND YOU WILL BEGIN TO FEEL

 MORE COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR POINTE SHOES, ACQUIRING MORE TOLERANCE AND

 KEEPING UP WITH THE EXERCISES.

NOTE: IN ORDER TO TAKE POINTE, STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE AT LEAST 2 BALLET CLASSES A WEEK.


                                                                      POINTE

                                                                (ADVANCED)

                                             IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT POINTE:

THIS CLASS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PERFECT YOUR POINTE WORK TECHNIQUE 

AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO FLOW THROUGH CHOREOGRAPHY AND DEVELOP THE

TOLERANCE ON YOUR TOES AND KEEP IT!

THIS LEVEL WILL HELP YOU TO ADVANCE IN BECOMING A PRE - PROFESSIONAL BALLET DANCER!

NOTE:  IN ORDER TO TAKE POINTE, STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE AT LEAST 3 BALLET CLASSES A WEEK 

              


                                                             LYRICAL BALLET

THIS FORM OF DANCE IS A SLIGHT DIVERGENCE OF CLASSICAL BALLET, IN WHICH

 CERTAIN MOVEMENTS OF THE LEGS CAN BE TURNED IN INSTEAD OF OUT, 

THE ELBOWS CAN BE DROOPED AMONG OTHER MODIFICATIONS, BUT ALWAYS HAVING 

SOME CLASSICAL BALLET STEPS AND MOVEMENTS IN BETWEEN THESE DIVERGENCES.

THESE MOVEMENTS OR STEPS CAN BE TAUGHT IN EITHER SLOW, MEDIUM OR FAST PACES.

DYNAMIC JUMPS AND TURNS ARE A "MUST" IN THESE CLASSES.

THE MUSIC USED FOR LYRICAL BALLET IS USUALLY A SONG  SUNG BY SINGERS 

(THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IT'S CALLED LYRICAL) OR ELSE INSTRUMENTAL.

WE RECOMMEND THAT STUDENTS  WILL HAVE A GOOD FOUNDATION OF

 CLASSICAL BALLET FIRST, IN ORDER TO START LEARNING LYRICAL BALLET.


                                                                             JAZZ

JAZZ HAS A STRONG ROOT IN CLASSICAL BALLET AND STUDENTS MUST BE ENROLLED

 FOR AT LEAST TWO BALLET CLASSES A WEEK.  

THESE CLASSES CONSIST OF A WARM - UP FIRST, STRETCHES, TURNS, DIAGONALS

(PROGRESSIONS), JAZZ STEPS AND LEAPS AND A SHORT CHOREOGRAPHY  AT THE 

END OF THE CLASSES.


                                                                          

                                                              TURNS AND  LEAPS

                              LOTS OF DIFFERENT TURNS WILL BE TAUGHT LIKE:

  • PIROUETTES EN DEHORS
  • PIROUETTES EN DEDANS
  • PIROUETTES IN ATTITUDE FRONT AND ATTITUDE BACK
  • PIROUETTES IN ARABESQUE
  • PIQUET TURNS EN DEDANS AND EN DEHORS
  • CHAINEES, SOUTENUS, EMBOITEES, FOUETTES....ETC....

                             ALSO  MANY BALLET AND JAZZ LEAPS AND JUMPS LIKE:

  • GRAND JETEES, TOUR JETEES, CABRIOLES, TEMPS DU FLECHE
  • STRADDLE JUMPS, STAG LEAPS AND MORE.


                                                              

                                                                    TUMBLING

IN THESE CLASSES, KIDS WILL  START OFF WITH SOME STRETCHES FOR 

THE ARMS, HANDS, LEGS AND BACK. THEY WILL LEARN HOW TO DO:

  • BASIC FLIPS
  • CARTWHEELS
  • HAND STANDS 
  • HEAD STANDS  AND MORE....


                                                           MUSICAL THEATER

THESE ARE CLASSES IN WHICH THE STUDENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO 

ACTING (SPEAKING LINES), DANCING AND SINGING. 

THEY WILL BE TAUGHT HOW TO USE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, GESTURES AND 

BODY MOVEMENTS ACCORDING WITH THEIR PART OR ROLE.

THEY WILL SING ALONG WITH THE MUSIC OR SONGS GIVEN BY THE TEACHER, 

USUALLY FROM A PLAY, MOVIE OR STORY.

AND OF COURSE THEY WILL LEARN FUN A CHOREOGRAPHY.

          

                                                                    

                                                            



                   

                        



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