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NEW Dance Performance Group at Lifesong for Dancers Ages 6 and older Lifesong DANCE Studio - Information, Policies & Descriptions Initial placement in dance classes is determined at registration and is based on the student’s age, experience and ability. Our staff will evaluate students during the first few weeks of class to ensure proper placement. Guidelines for appropriate dress in class: comfortable, non-restrictive, modest. Hair should be up and out of the dancer’s face for all classes. Shoe requirements are listed below. Pre-Ballet Class This ½ hour class is for 2 year old beginners. Ballet, Tap & Tumbling Combo Class This 1 hour class is for dancers 3-5 years old. Christmas Recital Fee: $20 Ballet, Tap & Jazz Combo Class This 1 ½ hour class is for dancers in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Christmas Recital Fee: $20 Individual Classes Dancers may begin taking individual classes at 8 yrs old. Class placement is based on age and ability. See class descriptions below. Shoe Requirements for Individual Classes Ballet Technique: pink ballet w/pink elastic ~ (leotard and tights required, any color) Leaps & Turns: jazz shoe, foot thong or pedini Drill Team Technique: jazz shoe or pedini Jazz: black pedini Lyrical: tan pedini Tap: black, hard-sole, lace-up oxfords Clogging: white lace-up oxfords w/Stevens Stompers clogging taps Hip-Hop: white tennis shoes Modern: no shoes required Pointe: instructor will advise Costume Fees Combo Classes: $65 per costume Individual Classes: $75 per costume Competition Classes: $85 per costume Costume fees are due on or before November 1, 2008 Recital Fee $50 first family dancer $30 each additional dancer in the family Recital fees are due on or before February 1, 2009 Attendance & Make-up Classes INDIVIDUAL CLASS DESCRIPTIONS Ballet technique is foundational for all forms of dance and is strongly recommended for all dancers. This class teaches the traditional style of ballet, which stresses the academic technique developed through the centuries of the existence of ballet. Extensive barre work, center floor and across the floor exercises allow the dancer to focus on body placement, balance and proper technique. Leaps & Turns is a technique class that gives the dancer the opportunity to perfect their leaping and turning skills. Extensive focus is on stretching and flexibility. Across the floor combinations are designed to challenge the dancer. This class is great for all dancers and is especially recommended for those wanting to improve their technique. Drill Team Technique is a preparatory course to familiarize the student with the requirements to audition for High School Drill Team or Dance Team. This class includes focus on stretching, flexibility, basic dance terminology, basic leaps and turns, traditional High Kick technique, and splits. This class is designed to prepare and develop any level of dancer for their Drill Team or Dance Team audition. Jazz dance is a stylized and technical form of dance that requires a ballet foundation. In order to steadily build on our dancer’s repertoire, a wide range of technical elements and combinations are presented during class. From traditional to commercial jazz, this ever-broadening form of dance allows students to develop a strong sense of artistic expression. Lyrical dance is a contemporary dance form which fuses the techniques of modern, jazz and ballet. This class, while emphasizing excellence in technique, focuses on the artistry of the movement and the interpretation of the music. Dancers are encouraged and inspired to connect the emotion of the lyrics with the art of movement. Tap is a stage dance in which rhythmic patterns are sounded by the toes and heels striking the floor. Tap is a style of American theatrical dance using precise, rhythmical patterns of foot movement and audible foot tapping. This class is fun and challenging for dancers at every level. Clogging is characterized byflat-footed, stomping steps and percussive, enthusiastic footwork. This high-energy class is not only fun, but a great workout! Hip-Hop is a class focusing on a “street” style of dance and teaches the newest moves that are popular with young people today. Hip hop dancing is evolving in many different directions, heavily influenced by the evolution of hip hop music and music videos. Music and movement used in Lifesong’s hip hop classes are carefully chosen to be content and age appropriate. Modern: Modern is a class that concentrates on use of breath, proper and efficient dynamic alignment, oppositional energy, and fall and recovery from a variety of modern dance styles and techniques. Partnering and improvisation are also explored. Pointe: Sur les pointes, or "on pointe," is on the tips of the toes--literally. Children should not be allowed to go on pointe until the bones of their feet are fully developed. This classical form of ballet is geared towards the more serious, technically trained dancers.
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