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Attire
Pre-school Ballet/Tap
Combination
Pink leotard, pink
tights, pink leather ballet shoes, black baby doll tap shoes.
Hair in a bun.
Students enrolled in the 6/7 years classes and older
Ballet
Black leotard, black
tights, pink leather shoes. Hair in a bun.
If needed, the students can wear black booty shorts over the leotard, or a black
ballet skirt.
Jazz/Musical Theater/Lyrical/Modern
Black leotard, black
tights OR black jazz pants. Black jazz
shoes, or dance paws (and footless tights). Hair in a pony pail, neatly away from
the face.
Hip Hop
Free-style comfortable
dance clothes, black jazz sneakers.
Hair in a pony tail.
Tap
Black leotard, jazz
pants. Black tap shoes with laces. Hair in a pony tail.
No bare legs, no jeans,
sweats or street clothes.
No street
shoes are permitted in the studios.
Furthermore, no jewelry should be worn in class, as it can be dangerous, and when
asked to be removed it is usually lost in the changing area.
Please note that it
is the dancers’ responsibility to adhere to the dress code required by the studio. It is only through mutual respect that
we can offer a successful program, therefore the staff should not be enforcing the
dress code in class. Come prepared to dance!
Dance Terminology
Ballet: Ballet education begins
with mastering the placement of the body, legs and arms. Beginner students work
towards developing technique and coordination. As students advance, classes become
increasingly complex in terms of the development of strength, stability and grace.
Tap: This dance form involves
rhythmic sounds that are created the feet to teach the student rhythm, timing, and
balance.
Hip Hop:
This dance
form focuses on the current “street style” of dance. The dancer will learn high
energy routines demonstrating style and rhythm.
Jazz:
Jazz, a form
of dance technique with roots in classical ballet, focuses on a combination of musical
theater, lyrical and modern. Throughout all levels of jazz, students focus upon
proper body alignment and conditioning. The style of dance commonly referred to
as jazz can be characterized by isolations, quick body movements and complicated
rhythms.
Lyrical: Lyrical is an expressive
yet technically challenging form of dance that combines ballet, jazz and modern
dance styles. It involves an in-depth emotional performance by the dancer. Usually
inspired by slow music, this expressive dance form is a growing trend in dance today.
Musical Theater: A jazz class that is
Broadway and theater oriented incorporating the jazz styles used in musical theater
productions.
Leaps and
Turns:
Focus is on personal development and growth in flexibility, leaps and turns. This
class is for the dancer looking to go further with their technique and training.
Because of the dedicated nature to growth in technique, this class does not have
a recital dance so each student can use the entire class for growth purposes for
the entire year.
Modern: This class explores
movement, rhythm and space through the dancer’s creativity. Students will be introduced
to various modern techniques through warm up, progressions and combinations.
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