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Ballroom Dancing: Social Dance for the average adult. Classes offered for Beginner to Advanced in FoxTrot, Waltz, Tango, East Coast Swing, Jitterbug, Lindy, West Coast Swing, Hustle and the Latin dances: Rhumba, Cha Cha, Salsa, Merengue, and Samba. Private Lessons available by appointment only.Creative Rhythm & Movement: Introduction to movement (ages 3 & 4), improvisation, creative movement, and music appreciation.Morning Preschool Program: Complete morning activities combine the substance of our Creative Rhythm and Movement class with tumbling, story time, snacks, and arts and crafts.Pre-Ballet: Introduction to the basics of ballet (ages 5 & 6). Children learn foot and arm positions and concentrate on proper alignment.Ballet A: The dedicated study of ballet now begins. Children are taught the fundamentals of ballet as well as emphasis on correct body placement and the proper development of muscles.Ballet B-D: Students continue training, concentrating on strengthening their alignment and balance while incorporating steps into combinations, also covering space with big jumps and turns.Pointe: Work begins only after a strong comprehensive basic technique has been developed. As a rule, pointe is not taught at the school before two or three years of preparation in academic ballet classes. Prerequisite two ballet classes weekly.Modern Dance: Working on the floor techniques work to elongate the spine. Abdominal contractions build strength. Class will involve leaps, jumps and turns. Classes are usually accompanied by drum, tambourine or piano.Jazz: Isolations of head, shoulder, ribs and hips. Strengthening and working on flexibility of the spine, as well as working on turns and jumps. Classes work on Jazz progressions which build into choreography.Tap: Involves strengthening of ankles and feet through repetition of working on time steps and rhythms. Class includes perfecting of timing and technique.Hip Hop: Urban rhythms and movements infused with dance techniques.Pilates: A blend of stretching and strengthening through the use of the bodies own resistence, incorpoating breath, alignment, and core strength to overall tone the body.
