Manhattan Dance Program 2010-2011 Instructors - Brianna North & Jenn RaleighBeginning Ballet: This class is designed for 3-5 year olds. This class will introduce basic ballet technique to young dancers through fun music and choreography. Students will be invited to participate in a recital on April, 17, 2011. Students should wear pink or white ballet shoes, leotards, and tights to class. Beginning Tap/Jazz: This class is designed for 3-5 year olds. Shuffle and groove to the beat as we learn basic tap and jazz steps to quicker paced music! Students will be invited to participate in a recital on April, 17, 2011. Students should wear tap shoes and comfortable clothing to class. Beginning Dance: This class is designed for 3-5 year olds Your child will learn the basics of dance, along with other skills such as: fourth and fifth positions of ballet, basic leaps, basic turns, and basic jumps. Students will be invited to participate in a recital on April, 17, 2011. Ballet shoes are needed for this class. Creative Movement: This class is designed for 3-5 year olds. Dance is so many things! It can be a leap for joy, a series of steps to music, a ritual, or a work of art. People dance socially. People dance to entertain. People dance to communicate their deepest feelings. This is the goal of creative movement: to communicate through movement. Students will learn the language of dance through movement. We will explore what our bodies can do through studies of space, time, and force. Young movers will learn basic elements of movement without a focus on specific steps or choreographed routines. Students will be invited to participate in a recital on April, 17, 2011. Wear comfortable clothing and bare feet to class. Ballet: This is designed for 5-8 year olds. This class will deliver formal ballet training through fun and flowing music and movement. Ballet provides an excellent foundation for all dance forms and athletics, as well as for developing coordination, strength, and flexibility. Students will be invited to participate in a recital on April, 17, 2011. Dancers should wear pink or white ballet shoes, and a leotard and tights to class. Tap/Jazz: This class is designed for 5-8 year olds. Shake, shimmy, and rock to your favorite popular music in this combination class. Dancers will learn basic tap and jazz steps, as well as turns, jumps, leaps, and fun choreography. Students will be invited to participate in a recity on April, 17, 2011. Dancers should wear comfortable clothing or dancewhere and tap shoes to class. We will take off our tap shoes half way through class to work on jazz-bare feet, gym shoes, ballet shoes, or jazz shoes are appropriate for jazz. Ballet/Jazz Combination Class: This class is designed for 5-8 year olds. This class is designed to learn both ballet and jazz styles of dance. The beginning of class will be focused on learning and perfecting the ballet positions and jazz technique. Jazz tends to be slightly faster and more stylistic than ballet so we will work on agility, different types of leaps, turns, and jumps, and different styles of hands (i.e. jazz hands, etc) and body placement. Students will be invited to participate in a recital on April 17, 2011. Ballet shoes are suitable for this class. Jazz will be done barefoot or in ballet shoes. Hip Hop: This class is designed for 9-12 year olds. This class is designed for students who liked Jazz and are interested in learning the basics of hip-hop. Ballet, Jazz and Modern technique are all used in hip-hop in a more fast-paced and creative style. We will learn the basics along with working on combinations, turns, and jumps. It’s a fun, high-energy class. Students will be invited to participate in a recital on April 17, 2011. Clean gym shoes are needed for this class. *Depending on enrollment, times are subject to change* *All students must be toilet-trained* *All classes are drop-off classes*
Adult Hip-Hop / Modern Dance (All Levels) This class is designed for anyone who likes to dance and wants to learn modern dance steps. These classes will take dance off the streets and into our studio! Moves are strong and smooth. It’s up to you how much energy and attitude you want to put into it! Classes will teach basic dance moves in a hip-hop style. For all levels of students.
Young Rembrandts Offered at Wilson Creek & Anna McDonald Schools Come and explore the world of art with Young Rembrandts. Students will develop their drawing skills by learning to draw a wide variety of subject matter. This program is a unique combination of what children need to learn and practice, and what they love to draw. Dry media will be used, such as pencils, crayons, markers, and occasionally colored pencils. New lessons every session. Easy and convenient for your child to attend right after school.
Holiday Crafts - Christmas Fun!! Join us for some holiday fun! This crafty class is designed for hands-on creativity and is themed for the Christmas season. We will be making some beautiful Christmas Tree Ornaments. Please dress for the mess. We may be using glue, paints, glitter and other fun and exciting materials! This is a drop-off class.
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