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The benefits of dance

Physical and mental

Dancing can bring a wide range of physical and mental benefits:

healthier heart and lungs

stronger muscles

stronger bones and reduced risk of osteoporosis

better coordination, agility and flexibility

improved balance and enhanced spatial awareness

increased physical confidence

improved mental functioning

increased energy expenditure can help counteract unwanted weight gain

 

Personal and social

The creative and collaborative nature of dance can bring further benefits:

improved general and psychological well-being

greater self-confidence, self-esteem, and self awareness

great way to meet/make new friends

better social and communication skills

reduced social isolation and exclusion


Class Descriptions and Ages

Tots - 3 and 4 year olds(combination class- ballet, jazz, and other styles except tap)

Pre-Dance 5- 5 year olds(combination class- ballet, jazz, and other styles except tap)

Dance 1- 6 and 7 year olds (combination class- ballet, jazz, and other styles except tap)

Dance II- 2nd and 3rd graders (combination class- ballet, jazz, and other styles except tap)

Dance III- 4th and 5th graders (combination class- ballet, jazz, and other styles except tap)

Dance IV- 6th and 7th graders (combination class- ballet, jazz, and other styles except tap)

Jazz Tech 1- Jazz technique(turns, kicks, leaps) ages 7-9

Jazz Tech 2- Jazz technique(turns, kicks, leaps) ages 10-12 and up

Jazz Tech 3- Jazz technique(turns, kicks, leaps) ages 13 and up

Tap 1- tap basics for ages 6-10

Tap 2- beginning/intermediate tap steps and patterns ages 11 and up

Hip-Hop 1- beginning Hip-Hop for ages 6-9

Hip-Hop 2- intermediate Hip-Hop class for ages 10-12 and up

Hip-Hop 3 - advanced Hip-Hop for ages 13 and up

Pop'n'Lock 1- beginning Pop'n'Lock / Street Hip-Hop for ages 6-10

Pop'n'Lock 2- intermediate Pop'n'Lock / Street Hip-Hop class for ages 11 and up


Beginning Ballet- Ballet technique ages 6-10

Intermediate Ballet- Ballet technique ages 10 and up

Advanced Ballet- Ballet technique ages 12 and up

Lyrical 1- Lyrical combos and exercises for ages 7-11

Lyrical 2- Lyrical combos and exercises for ages 12 and up


Stretch- All stretch classes are for ages 6 and up

Ballet

is a formalized form of dance with its origins in the French court, further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. It is a highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary. It is primarily performed with the accompaniment of classical music. It has been influential as a form of dance globally and is taught in ballet schools around the world which use their own culture and society to modernize the art. It is best known in the form of classical ballet, notable for its techniques, such as pointe work and turn-out of the legs, its graceful, flowing, precise movements, and its ethereal qualities. Later developments include neoclassical ballet and contemporary ballet.

 

Jazz dance

 is an umbrella term that can refer to several related dance styles. All of them are connected, namely lyrical and classic jazz..Technique is the foundation for all dance movement. A strong technical foundation enables a dancer to focus on the stylistic and performance aspects of dance. Technique is essential for leaps and turns, where correct posture is essential to properly execute such moves. Also, jazz dancers' strong and sharp movements are greatly aided by a good background in ballet technique. However, while ballet movement emphasizes the upbeat of music, jazz dance emphasizes the downbeat.Jazz classes require some form of moderate intensity stretching in order to warm up the muscles and help prevent injuries. Some techniques used in the warm up consist of elongating leg muscles and strengthening the core.

 

Tap dance

 was developed in the United States during the nineteenth century, and is popular nowadays in many parts of the world. The name comes from the tapping sound made when the small metal plates on the dancer's shoes touch a hard surface. This lively, rhythmic tapping makes the performer not just a dancer, but also a percussive musician.


Lyrical dance

 is a dance style that blends ballet and jazz dance and is generally smoother than ballet and a bit faster but not as fast as jazz. techniques with choreography that strives to interpret the story and emotions of the music. It is a passionate, expressive dance style in which the dancer attempts to convey strong emotions such as love, joy, despair and anger, through movement and facial expressions. Lyrical dance is so named for the meaning of the word lyrical: having a poetic, expressive quality; expressing deep personal emotions; highly rhapsodic or enthusiastic.

 

Hip-Hop dance

 refers to dance styles, mainly street dance styles, primarily danced to hip hop music, or that have evolved as a part of the hip hop culture.By its widest definition, it can include a wide range of styles such as breaking, popping, locking and krumping, and even house dance. It can also include the many styles simply labelled as hip hop, old school hip hop (or hype), hip hop new style and freestyle.



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