New students may begin September - January only.
This class will teach basic ballet techniques while enjoying playful and creative movement. Beautiful music, improvistaion and story dances engage preschooler's active imagination, all while incorporating proper technique and termonology.
Attire: Solid colored leotard, pink footed tights, pink leather ballet shoes. Hair in a bun.
This ballet class will teach the fundamentals, develop skills at the barre as well as traveling exercise across the floor. While the jazz class will teach elements that are big, bold, energetic and fun. Both ballet and jazz will provide an opportunity to develop good balance, coordination, musicality, grace and patience.
Attire: Solid colored leotard, nude footed tights. Pink ballet shoes and tan jazz shoes. Hair should be up and out of the face.
Ribbon Dancing is a beautiful art form that uses sharp rhythmic movements and colorful ribbons to express ourselves through music. Dancers will swish, leap, circle and glide to different rhythms as we learn to synchronize all of our elements as a group.
Attire: Leotard, dance shorts, tan colored jazz shoes. Hair must be pulled back.
This Ballet & Tap combo class will be focusing on intermediate ballet and tap skills. We will be focusing on technique, flexibility, rhythm and musicality.
Attire: Leotard, tights and/or dance shorts, ballet skirt or leggings. Dancers will need pink ballet and black tap shoes.
This class will help build muscle, strengthen the whole body and push students to perform out of their comfort zone. Students will build human pyramids, balance on different aparatuses and work on flexibility to perform acrobatic tricks including juggling. Come take your turn in the spotlight!
Attire: Leotard and gymnastics shorts or Fitted shirt and shorts. Black Acro shoes CLICK HERE FOR SHOES
Fun rhythms and cool moves are introduced as the basics of Hip Hop, an American Jazz dance form, are taught. Strength and coordination are developed through exposure to different total body exercises. Hip Hop is an invigorating, full body workout danced to the latest and coolest music
Attire: Comfortable tshirt and shorts/pants. Shoes need to be flat bottom BLACK dance shoes of your choice. CLICK HERE FOR SHOES
Our goal is to express how we feel while listening to a given piece of music. We will use our whole body including our facial expressions to express ourselves and help the audience feel what we are feeling as well as telling a story through our actions.
Attire: Comfortable, athletic clothing, no jeans. Tan jazz shoes
Fun rhythms and cool moves are introduced as the basics of Hip Hop, an American Jazz dance form, are taught. Strength and coordination are developed through exposure to different total body exercises. Hip Hop is an invigorating, full body workout danced to the latest and coolest music.
Attire: Comfortable, appropriate clothes to dance in - leggings or shorts and tshirt. Clean sneakers.
This Ballet & Tap combo class will be focusing on intermediate ballet and tap skills. We will be focusing on technique, flexibility, rhythm and musicality.
Attire: Leotard, tights and/or dance shorts, ballet skirt or leggings. Dancers will need pink ballet and black tap shoes.
Musical Theater is a jazz based class filled with Broadway style dancing and music. Classes incorporate the style of dance one would typically see on a Broadway stage. This form of dancing emphasizes learning performance skills such as connecting with the audience and facial expressions.
Attire: Leotard, tights and/or dance shorts, tank top or t-shirt with leggings, black jazz shoes.
Contemporary is a style of expressive dance that fuses together several dance genres including, modern, jazz, lyrical and ballet. Dancers will be immersed in a wide variety of movement skills, emotions and choreography combinations.
Attire: Leotard, tights and/or dance shorts, tank top or t-shirt with leggings. Dancers can wear ballet shoes or dance in bare feet.
Tap utilizes rhythm, syncopation and sound in addition to movement. An emphasis is placed on musicality, expression and improvisation.
Jazz dance includes strength, flexibility and conditioning technique and progressions including turns, kicks and leaps. In a Jazz class the dancers also learn many fun and trendy dance steps that are used for all forms of dance.
Attire: Leotard, tights and/or dance shorts, ballet skirt or leggings. Dancers will need black tap and black jazz shoes.
2023 Dance Recital
Rehearsal: Wednesday, June 14, 3:45pm
Recital: Friday, June 16, 5:30pm
Location: Elmira High School, 777 S Main Street, Elmira NY 14904
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