Centreville Dance Academy

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Class Descriptions

Centreville Dance Academy offers classes in two sessions: school and summer. Our school session begins in September and ends in June with a recital at Osbourne Park High School. Our summer session runs for four weeks during the month of July. Some classes are only available during the school session; please see class description for details.


Combination Classes:

Combination classes are a great way for students to experience different types of dance in a one-hour instructional time. Classes are available for students 18 months – 10 years old. The main focus of combination classes is on students having fun and enjoying dance as an everyday activity. Class placement is based on age as well as a student's ability to learn.

Mommy & Me — NEW THIS YEAR!

Ages:
18 months through 2½ years
Class Time:
45 Minutes
Description:
This class is a great way for mom and child to interact in a fun and creative way. Mom and baby will enjoy singing songs, crawling or walking through obstacle courses and moving to favorite toddler tunes.The class objective is to enhance baby's gross motor skills and social development.

2½ Creative Dance

Ages:
2½ years old turning 3
Class Time:
45 Minutes
Description:
This class is designed for our youngest dancers who want to express their independence without the assistance of mom or dad. Dancers will have fun learning pre-ballet movement to popular children's music through singing and movement games. Props such as pom pons, hula hoops, parachutes and bean bags are used to enhance the learning experience. Class sizes are kept very small to assure plenty of individual attention for our youngest dancers.

3's Ballet/Tap

Ages:
3 years old turning 4
Class Time:
1 Hour
Description:
This popular combination class is designed for students to express their individuality through the art of dance. The 3's ballet/tap class introduces young students to ballet, tap, and basic tumbling skills through imagination activities, movement games and singing. Students will have fun learning dance along with the use of props such as pom pons, hula hoops, parachutes and bean bags.

4's Ballet/Tap

Ages:
4 years old turning 5
Class Time:
1 Hour
Description:
Students will continue to enjoy expressing themselves through the art of dance in this fun and interactive class. This class is built on the basic movements learned in the 3's Ballet/Tap combination class but is still appropriate for the first-time dancer. At this level, students will learn more challenging tap and ballet skills through imagination activities, movement games and singing. Dancers will enjoy learning basic ballet and tap terminology along with fun and engaging games.

5's Ballet/Tap/Jazz

Ages:
5 years old turning 6
Class Time:
1 Hour
Description:
Dancers will enjoy this interactive class that builds on basic movements learned in the 4's Ballet/Tap combination class but is still appropriate for first-time dancers. Jazz class includes an introduction to proper warm-ups and stretches for the body combined with across-the-floor progressions and mini combinations. The Tap portion of the class will concentrate on building confidence through mastering more difficult patterns and steps. The Ballet portion of class includes an introduction to the ballet barre and learning more challenging steps.

6's Ballet/Tap/Jazz

Ages:
6 years old turning 7
Class Time:
1 Hour
Description:
The 6's Ballet/Tap/Jazz class focuses on getting students ready to transition from combination type classes to full hour classes in a specific style of dance. Ballet class will include more challenging barre exercises while emphasizing basic terminology. The tap portion of the class will concentrate on developing intricate patterns and rhythms, while the jazz portion of class will begin to develop student's flexibility and balance skills.

Jazz/Hip Hop

Ages:
6 to 8 years old
Class Time:
1 Hour
Description:
The hip hop/jazz combination is a new concept that infuses the funky style of hip hop with the technical side of jazz. Students will learn the fundamentals of each style such as isolations and flexibility. This class will encourage students to dance outside of the box and bring their own personality to each movement. We pride ourselves on being a family oriented dance studio and go out of our way to find clean age-appropriate music.

Conditioning

Ages:
8 to 18 years old
Class Time:
1 Hour
Description:
Conditioning class is a special class we are offering this Summer to help dancers of all levels stay in shape and learn some new exercises they can use all year to increase their strength and endurance. Classes will be designed to work each dancer’s body, concentrating on the core muscle groups so vital to helping dancers at all levels improve their technique and control, as well as avoid injury.

Tap Technique

Ages:
8 to 18 years old
Class Time:
1 Hour
Description:
Tap Technique class is a special class we are offering this Summer designed to help dancers of all levels improve their tap technique. This class will be a great opportunity for dancers to focus on tap fundamentals, improving clarity, musicality and increasing speed, all while having a great time!

Turns and Leaps

Ages:
8 to 18 years old
Class Time:
1 Hour
Description:
Turns and Leaps class is a special class we are offering this Summer to give dancers of all levels the opportunity to focus on two of the most challenging areas in dance. Students will be able to work on a variety of combinations containing turns and leaps to improve their skills and gain the ability to look and feel more confident while performing these important dance techniques.

General Technique

Ages:
8 to 18 years old
Class Time:
1 Hour
Description:
General Technique class is a special class we are offering this Summer to give dancers of all levels the opportunity to “get back to basics.” Exercises and combinations will be designed to focus and develop such vital techniques as balance, control, extension and flexibility.

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