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DANCE CLASSES Dance Class Schedule

Class Descriptions

Philosophy – To create a safe and healthy dance environment with a well-rounded program to teach the entire dancer where dance fundamentals and principles will be the focus.
• These are the skills that need to be mastered on both the right and left side before progressing to the next level. In addition, each class will begin with a warm-up led by the instructor.

Pre-Ballet

Barre
Five positions of the feet and arms
Demi plie
Tendu
Rond de jambe
Passe

Center
Jumps
Pas de bourre

Across the Floor
Chasse
Arabesque
Skips

Philosophy – To create a safe and healthy dance environment with a well-rounded program to teach the entire dancer where dance fundamentals and principles will be the focus.
• These are the skills that need to be mastered on both the right and left side before progressing to the next level.
• In addition, each class will begin with a warm-up led by the instructor.

Philosophy – To create a safe and healthy dance environment with a well-rounded program to teach the entire dancer where dance fundamentals and principles will be the focus.
• These are the skills that need to be mastered on both the right and left side before progressing to the next level.
• In addition, each class will begin with a warm-up led by the instructor.
Ballet II

Ballet I

Barre
Demi and grand plie with port de bras
Tendu
Degage
Passe/Retire
Rond du jambe
Grand battlement


Center
Pas de dourre
Glissade
Balance
Jumps
Pirouette preparation

Across the Floor
Chaine turns
Pique turns
Chasse saute'
Leaps

 

Jazz II

Center
Pirouettes w/turns
Jazz squares
Kick ball change
Lindys

Across the Floor
Chasses
Battements
Chaine Turns
Pique turns
Leaps
Triplets

Combinations
~combine skills
~use direction changes
~stylize to music

Tap

II

Center
Shuffle
Flap
Ball change
Scuffs
Cramp rolls
Paddle turns
Riffs

Across the Floor
Heel toe w/turn
Toe heel w/turn
Waltz clog
Buffalo
Flap b/c
Flap heel turns
Maxi fords

Combinations
~combine skills
~add sounds
~stylize to music

 






Lindys in a box Scuffs
Frappe Lay-outs Cramp rolls
Rond de jambe en lair Alternating
Grand battement Across the Floor cramp rolls
Chasses Paddle turns
Center Battements turning Riffs
Jumps Chaine turns Paradiddles
Glissade assemble Pique turns Paddle & rolls
Balance with soutenu turns Leaps Time steps
Pas de bourre with retire Triplets
Pas de basque Axels Across the Floor
Pirouettes -put skills in combination Pull backs
across the floor Maxi ford turn
Acrosse the Floor -multiple turns Flap hl hl turn
Chaine turns -add arms
Pique turns -direction changes Combinations
Waltz turns -combine
Soutenu turns Combinations skills
Tour jetes -combine skills -add sounds
Leaps/Grand jete -use direction changes -stylize turns
-stylize to music -change
-multiple turns tempos