Class Descriptions
AUDITION ONLY
Applause Players: Applause’s theater group works weekly starting in October to put on a spectacular full-length musical come Spring. Under the current direction of Oceana Marie Dunsire, students learn character development, various acting techniques, dance routines, and vocal training. Ages 8 to 18.
Competition Team: Competition Team is for the committed dancer who wants to push their abilities to the limit. These students work hard learning platinum level choreography to compete against the best hip hop crews in the area. A required convention allows dancers to work with leading names in the dance industry and expand their repertoire. All dancers must be enrolled in Hip Hop to be eligible to audition.
Performance Team: This is the optimal team for a student who loves to sing, dance and perform. The performance team creates its own 45 minute variety show which includes all types of dance styles and musical numbers. The prestigious performers on this team learn at least four different highly entertaining routines in one class from different instructors that challenges both their dance technique and vocal abilities. All dancers must be enrolled in Ballet and/or Tap to audition.
PRESCHOOL LEVEL CLASSES
Pre-Ballet: These little dancers are introduced to ballet through a magical world of pretend where everything is grace and beauty. They learn positions, leaps, and to point toes, all the while making strong cognitive connections to dance through becoming a flamingo, a cat, a deer, a prince or a princess. Watch them twirl and spin on their tippy toes while they explore movement and make friends. Ages 3-5.
Li’l Music Experience: Music, movement, and fun. We work on strength, coordination, and balance through all types of dance, from ballet to tap. By playing with puppets, singing, and reciting verses, your little ones will develop their verbal skills and cognitive thinking. Your child will enjoy spending time with our loving, and experienced teacher. Ages 3 & 4.
Li’l Hip Hop: The perfect way to start learning hip hop. These kids get a head start taking in the grooves and rhythm of hip hop movement. It builds a great foundation of discipline, working together, patience and body awareness. Ages 3-5.
Curtain Call Kids: The perfect introduction to ballet, jazz, and tap. Students learn basic dance techniques along with acting and singing. They will connect to movement through animal and character association, learn diction through tongue twisters, and get familiar with the stage. A fun and loving environment to learn grace, discipline, and body awareness. Students also work on following audible and visual directions, kindness, and respect for others. Ages 4 & 5.
BEGINNING LEVEL (AGES 6-12 AND TEEN/ADULT)
Beginning Ballet: The perfect introduction to ballet. Students learn basic ballet technique while * connecting to the movement through animal and character association. A fun and loving environment to learn grace, discipline, and body awareness. Students also work on following audible and visual directions, kindness, and respect for others, working together to put together a beautiful ballet piece. *not in Teen/Adult class
Beginning Jazz: An upbeat technical form of dance, Jazz is the style for wide smiled and high energy students. Lots of kicks, footwork, turns, leaps and big open hands, teachers of this style are full of creative ideas to perform to familiar popular songs.
Beginning Tap: We mix traditional tap steps with fun new steps to create entertaining routines. All leaves of the basics, with emphasis on technique and combinations. We dance from traditional to funk.
Beginning Lyrical: An emotional, technical form of movement, lyrical is for the quiet soul that has something important to say. Powerful leaps, strong turns, and meaningful extensions, as well as learning discipline, focus, and body awareness. Students work together to put together a serious and moving routine.
Beginning Contemporary: For students who think outside the box and want to experiment, and create new shapes and movement with their body. Dancers have fun trying new things. This is the most artistic form of dance for students who enjoy movement without rules.
Beginning Hip Hop: The perfect way to start learning hip hop. These kids get a head start taking in the grooves and rhythm of hip hop movement. It builds a great foundation of discipline, working together, patience and body awareness.
Beginning Musical Theatre: A triple threat on the stage is a person who is proficient in singing, acting, and dancing. Talented kids need a class that will stimulate all their passions at once and this class is it. Introduction to acting, kids will play games to enhance their ability to perform with emotions on stage. They will receive vocal training and learn how to control their breathing in order to properly execute each note. Lastly, they will learn fun movements that will help tell the story of their piece and entertain the audience.
Acting: Students will learn the fundamentals of acting in a fun, supportive, and creative atmosphere. Through theatre games and improvisation, students concentrate on the basics of acting: the who, where, why, and how. Students will then apply these concepts to basic scene work.
INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED
(needs to have completed a beginning level class or approval from the instructor to enroll)
Intermediate & Advanced Ballet: Technique driven with barre, center and across the floor work. This class is for students that are ready for more advanced combinations and builds musicality and artistry upon technique. There is a focus on stability and strength for pre-pointe/pointe work and requires a twice a week commitment to be able to safely work towards/perform en pointe.
Intermediate/Advanced Jazz: An upbeat technical form of dance, Jazz is the style for wide smiled and high energy students. Lots of kicks, footwork, turns, leaps and big open hands, teachers of this style are full of creative ideas to perform to familiar popular songs. (required to take Ballet in addition to this class)
Intermediate/Advanced Lyrical: An emotional, technical form of movement, lyrical is for the quiet soul that has something important to say. Powerful leaps, strong turns, and meaningful extensions, as well as learning discipline, focus, and body awareness. Students work together to put together a serious and moving routine. (required to take Ballet in addition to this class)
Intermediate/Advanced Contemporary: For students who think outside the box and want to experiment, and create new shapes and movement with their body. Dancers have fun trying new things. This is the most artistic form of dance for students who enjoy movement without rules. (required to take Ballet in addition to this class)
Intermediate/Advanced Hip Hop: Rhythm based movement incorporating break dance, pop and lock, tutting, and footwork. We hold hip hop to a high standard and teach the moves of the street in a family friendly and appropriate way. Clean moves and clean music make a safe introduction to an extremely fun style of dance. In the group class kids also learn hard work, confidence, body and spacial awareness, appropriate behavior, and a healthy, creative emotional outlet.
Intermediate/Advanced Musical Theatre: A triple threat on the stage is a person who is proficient in singing, acting, and dancing. Talented kids need a class that will stimulate all their passions at once and this class is it. Students enrolled in the Intermediate/Advanced level of Musical Theatre will further develop their acting, singing, and dancing abilities, which will prepare them to audition for musical productions
PRIVATE LESSONS
Voice: In these lessons, students will learn vocal technique, ear training, music theory, rhythm, and songwriting. We will talk about proper vocal care as well as learning to sing with a healthy sound! We will do a combination of songs that the instructor will assign and songs that the student chooses each week, while continuing to work on technique. Students will be given access to a Google slide link that they can revisit at any time to see the weekly lesson plan, homework, and games that the instructor will update after every lesson so that students can stay up to date on all of the things they do inside of the lessons.
Piano: Through games, dancing, and critical listening/thinking, students will learn music theory, ear training, composition, and sight reading/reading sheet music. We believe that everyone learns differently and has so much creativity, so we try to tailor the curriculum for each lesson towards the individual we are teaching. In the lessons, the student and instructor will take turns choosing songs to work on. We feel it is really important to give structure and learn new material, but to also learn material that the students will enjoy and engage with while continuing to learn the technical portion of music making. Students will be given access to a Google slide link that they can revisit at any time to see the weekly lesson plan, homework, and games that the instructor will update after every lesson so that students can stay up to date on all of the things they do inside of the lessons.
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