Previous dance experience in Ballet and/or Modern is recommended, but not required to take this class. Contemporary Dance Repertory is a mix of Ballet and Modern, with an emphasis on safely executing the technique of both dance styles. Classes begin with a warm-up in the center, followed by exercises that bring us across the floor. […]
Previous dance experience in Ballet and/or Modern is recommended, but not required to take this class. Contemporary Dance Repertory is a mix of Ballet and Modern, with an emphasis on safely executing the technique of both dance styles. Classes begin with a warm-up in the center, followed by exercises that bring us across the floor. […]
This class will offer a fun and dynamic mixture of both set material and improvisation as students build their technical skills and versatility. Classes will most often begin with a warm-up in the center, followed by traveling movements across the floor, and then we will build phrases together. Emphasis will be on learning smart practices […]
Students are encouraged and empowered to foster their strengths in this challenging form of dance, while continuing to build their ballet vocabulary: continued work at the barre, dancing with a partner, and introducing pirouettes.
Ballet technique class with a positive atmosphere, for young people who have had some introduction to movement: ideally, students will have taken Creative Ballet, Intro to Ballet, and Intermediate Ballet. We will focus on proper alignment and execution of steps, musicality, performance quality, and classical ballet’s vocabulary, etiquette, and traditions while each student’s learning style […]
This class will focus on ballet terminology and technique through the execution of barre work, center, and across the floor exercises. Your child will have a clear understanding of body alignment, movement quality, carriage of upper body, and flexibility. Previous experience is not required.
Geared for toddlers and preschoolers, these exploratory creative movement classes focus on developing motor and social skills while using the imagination, songs, structured improvisations, and play activities to lay the foundation for more advanced studies in music and dance.*2-3 years old will explore self and general space, loco-motor movement, rhythm, and venture into imaginary play […]
This class introduces students to the traditions of ballet in an open, fun environment, where foundations of ballet technique are administered in an age-appropriate way. Students are encouraged and empowered to foster their strengths in this challenging form of dance, while building a basic ballet vocabulary: the positions of the legs and arms, dancing at […]
This class builds on the ballet fundamentals instilled in the intro class, which is a pre-requisite unless new students received a foundation elsewhere. Students are encouraged and empowered to foster their strengths in this challenging form of dance, while continuing to build their ballet vocabulary: continued work at the barre, dancing with a partner, and […]
This is a basic ballet technique class with a positive atmosphere, for young people who have had some introduction to movement: ideally, students will have taken Creative Ballet, Intro to Ballet, and Intermediate Ballet at Spoke the Hub, or a similar class elsewhere. We will focus on proper alignment and execution of steps, musicality, […]