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Mommy and Me: Mom, dad, grandparent or caregiver joins this fun and interactive class with child. This is a lightly structured creative movement class that helps the development of motor skills as well as communication and social skills. Creative Movement: We’ve restructured our Creative Movement class.
Pre-ballet: This class provides a basic ballet foundation. Students learn to move to simple rhythms, improve coordination and balance, and learn basic ballet steps and terminology. Other activities include skipping, hopping, walking on the balance beam with fun and familiar songs. Children must be able to take this class without a parent and be able to follow directions.
Ballet (beginning, intermediate and advanced): Ballet is a very controlled, structured and disciplined form of dance. Depending on age, dance experience and ability, students begin and move forward at various levels in ballet dance. Students with no dance background begin with the very basic technique of ballet, moving forward to more difficult techniques as they master the skills at each level. Preparation with work at the ballet barre and in the center of the room is instrumental to students being able to properly perform the various ballet techniques.
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Tap: Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by using one's shoes, as well as the floor, as a percussive instrument. As such, it is also commonly considered to be a musical form as well. Students dance to contemporary, Broadway musical or hip hop music.
Jazz: Jazz is a style of dance influenced by ballet, contemporary, hip-hop, lyrical, and acro. It is one of the key elements of musical theater. Because of its influences from hip-hop and contemporary, it is often used in music videos and competitive dance. Modern jazz evolved from the Broadway, Bob Fosse influenced style to what you see now in music videos influenced by choreographers like Sonya Tayeh and Mandy Moore. Hip Hop classes are high energy. Students learn “street moves” danced to the rhythms of today’s favorite R&B, hip hop and pop music. All music is age appropriate and free of any suggestive language.
Pom: We will work on pom techniques that will prepare you for your schools’ tryouts or just provide you with great fun and exercise. This is a fun high energy class.
D.I.Y (Dance it Yourself): In this high energy creative dance class for ages 12 and up, students will learn how to choreograph dance routines. Working individually and in teams they will learn the art of choreography with 3 diverse dance styles: ballet, jazz and hip hop. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in three community performances. Audition is not required but students will be asked to discuss their interest in this class with Miss Koren before being able to register for this class.
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The Jackson School of the Arts offers 40 different dance classes for all ages and levels. The dance program runs September through May 20 when we have a spring dance recital.
There are a few classes that can still accept enrollment for the 2011-12 year through January. See those classes here.
Adults: please see adult class link on left. |