• Registration, Policies and Fees •
• Children's School Year Program • Adult School Year Program •
June 23- July 11, 2008
(For adult summer offerings click here)
Summer Classes & Camps
for Children
• Creative Dance (3-4yrs)
• Preparatory Dance (5-7yrs)
• Ballet/Character Dance/Modern/Jazz I-II Dance Camp (8-12 yrs)
• Ballet/Baroque Dance/ Modern/Jazz III-IV Dance Camp (10-14 yrs)
• Musical Theater/Costume Design & Production Camp (7-12yrs)
• Int./Adv. Contemporary Dance Intensive (12-20 years)ALL CLASSES ARE LOCATED AT
4015 STONE WAY N.
UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE
Creative Dance (3-4yrs)
Cost: $130: 2 days per Session / $75: 1 day per Session
Enrollment Limit: 12
Dates: July 7-Aug. 2 (four weeks)
Time: Mondays and/or Wednesdays and/or Saturday 9:00-10:00AM
Attire: Loose, comfortable clothing and bare feet. Long hair must be pulled back into a ponytail or bun; short hair may be clipped back away from face.
Imaginative dance to inspire creative little minds! Children are the co-creators as we explore in an enriched, multi sensory learning environment. "Hands on" experiences enhance their learning by using a variety of musical instruments, props and related art projects.
Preparatory Dance (5-7yrs)
Cost: $130: 2 days per Session/ $75: 1 day per Session
Enrollment Limit: 12
Dates: July 8-Aug. 2 (four weeks)
Time: Tuesdays and/or Thursdays 9:00-10:00AM and/or Saturdays 10:00-11:00AM
Attire: Ladies may wear any solid color leotard and footless tights or leggings. Pink ballet slippers are optional. Long hair must be pulled back into a ponytail or bun, short hair may be clipped back away from face; Gentlemen may wear leggings and a tee shirt.
Children begin the preparatory stage of basic ballet and modern dance technique. Increased levels of concentration, group work, and cognitive development are emphasized.
Ballet/Character Dance/Modern/Jazz I-II Dance Camp (8-12yrs)
CLASS FULL. SORRY!
Cost: $265
Before (from 8-9AM) or after (from 4-5PM) care available for $16 per hour
Experience: none to three years of ballet or modern dance study
Time: Monday through Friday 9:00-4:00PM
Dates: June 23-27 (one week)
Attire: Ladies may wear any solid color leotard, pink tights and ballet slippers for ballet & jazz dance, knee length circle skirt with character shoe or (non street) shoe with a 1-2” heel for character dance, footless tights for modern dance. Long hair must be pulled back into a bun, short hair may be clipped back away from face; Gentlemen may wear leggings, white t-shirt and white ballet slippers for ballet and jazz and character shoe or (non street) shoe with a 1-2” heel for character dance.
Students will receive instruction in Ballet, Character Dance, Modern, Jazz & Composition. This one week full day camp is appropriate for the young beginning student who wants to experience different forms of dance to the more experienced dance student to wants to continue dancing into the summer! The students will be divided into groups according to experience and/or age. Emphasis will be placed on body alignment, carriage, quality of movement, musicality and coordination, as well as their own creativity.Ballet/Baroque Dance/ Modern/Jazz III-IV Dance Camp (10-14yrs)
Cost: $265
Before (from 8-9AM) or after (from 4-5PM) care available for $16 per hour
Experience: at least three years of ballet or modern dance study
Time: Monday through Friday 9:00-4:00PM
Dates: July 7-11 (one week)
Attire: Ladies may wear any solid color leotard, pink tights and ballet slippers for ballet & jazz dance, knee length circle skirt with character shoe or (non street) shoe with a 1-2” heel for baroque dance, footless tights for modern dance. Long hair must be pulled back into a bun, short hair may be clipped back away from face; Gentlemen may wear leggings, white t-shirt and white ballet slippers for ballet and jazz and character shoe or (non street) shoe with a 1-2” heel for baroque dance.
Students will receive instruction in Ballet, Pointe (or pre-pointe), Modern, Jazz & Composition. This one week full day camp is appropriate for the dance student who has experience in the all forms of dance offered in this camp and is preparing for or has begun pointe work. The students will be divided into groups according to experience and/or age. Emphasis will be placed on increasing body strength, continued education in body alignment, carriage, quality of movement, as well as opportunity to create their own composition.Musical Theater/Costume Design & Production Camp (7-12yrs)
Cost: $500 includes costume & two tickets to Performance
Before (from 8-9AM) or after (from 4-5PM) care available for $16 per hour
Time: 9:00AM-4:00PM
Dates: Monday through Friday July 28- Aug.8 (two weeks)
Performance: Friday August 8 at 6:30PM
Attire: Loose, comfortable clothing
Throughout each day the students will actively take part in costume design and production or musical theater practice. Along with the rehearsal process, days will also include vocal instruction, dance movement, theater-based activities and ice breakers. Weather permitting; supervised lunches at a nearby park or Fremont public art site will be one of the many highlights of the day! Two weeks of fun and hard work will culminate into a mini-musical based on Alice in Wonderland. Performance will be Friday, August 8 at 6:30PM. Students should bring a lunch, water bottle & snack.Click here for registration page.
2008 Summer Open Classes
for Adults, Ballet IV & Above• Beginning Ballet (must register for session)
• Intermediate & AdvancedClassical Ballet
• Modern Dance Classes
• Intermediate/Advanced Jazz Classes
• Tai Chi Chuan
For Beginning level ballet class, adult students must register for the six-week session on Mondays and/or Wednesdays. Tuition will be refunded if class enrollment is too low.
Beginning Ballet:
Time: Mondays and/or Wednesdays 6:30-8PM; begins week of June 23- July 30 (Six Weeks)
Tuition: Beginning Ballet: Monday or Wednesday-$75 / Both days-$115
Explore the basics of ballet in an encouraging environment with professionally trained instructors. All adult dance classes are taught with an emphasis on learning. Steps are broken down clearly and logically.Adult students attending the following open classes may use class cards.
Int. Ballet: Tuesday/Thursday 6:30-8PM (Begins week of June 16- Aug. 23)
Int./Adv. Ballet: Monday throughThursday Morning 10:00-11:30AM (Begins week of June 16- Aug. 7)
Int./Adv. Ballet: Saturday Morning 9:30-11:00AM (Begins week of June 16- Aug. 23)
These ballet classes are also taught with an emphasis on learning. Imagery and anatomical information help the adult student to understand the body mechanics. The class begins with a thorough barre and culminates to a well-prepared center floor work. Adult classes also focus on correct placement with an emphasis on style and musicality.Saturday Intermediate /Advanced Jazz Class in July & August (until 8/23) 11:00-12:30PM
Paula Peters teaches a classical jazz class in the tradition of Jack Cole, Bob Fosse, Matt Mattox, Luigi and Joe Tremaine. Class begins with a center-floor warm up, focusing on the fundamental elements of jazz technique of isolation, stretching, strengthening and rhythmic phrasing. Incorporating all these elements, class culminates with a high-energy combination designed to improve a student's jazz technique and movement skills.Saturday Intermediate /Advanced Modern Dance Class July 5 & 12, 12:30-2:00PM
Jason Ohlberg’s modern dance class is mainly influenced by revolutionary inventors of modern dance and ballet technique. Jason creates his own distinctive style of teaching, integrating the principals of spiral and contraction of Martha Graham, the breath, swing and release of Jose Limon and the spine, curve and line of Merce Cunningham. Without attempting to water down these forms of dance or tying his teaching to their historical context of origin, Jason makes these techniques accessible and useful within the vocabulary of today’s contemporary dance student. Jason’s goal is to teach students to move from their center allowing them to discover the freedom of expression in their dancing, and to use this technical foundation to push themselves to new levels and to learn the power of travel and flight.Class begins with a center series of back exercises that gradually incorporates larger movements of the spine then moving into the extremities. The center concludes with a full body back exercise that works in and out of the floor followed by a centering adagio. In conclusion, students move across the floor with a series of turns, petit and grand allegro.
Saturday Intermediate /Advanced Modern or Jazz Dance Class July 19 & 26 12:30-2:00PM
Experience the Simonson Technique, an organic approach to movement created and developed by Master Teacher Lynn Simonson (see Fauculty page)! Based on principles of anatomy and kinesiology and inspired by jazz music, this comprehensive technique has received recognition from dancers throughout the world for over 35 years. Hailed as an intelligent and logical method to prepare the body for dance, the Simonson Technique, with its emphasis on injury prevention, comprises a complete dance technique that not only trains dancers in jazz dance, but prepares them equally well for working in modern dance and other dance vocabularies.Saturday Intermediate /Advanced Limón Dance Class in August (until 8/23) 12:30-2:00PM
Brenna Monroe-Cook formerly of the Limón Dance Company of New York will teach Limón technique that features the use of breath, weight, opposition, isolation, succession, musicality and expressive gesture. Brenna’s lovely demonstration of movement for class work is supported by her ability to clearly and creatively communicate instruction. She teaches anatomically correct classes balanced with an emphasis on body mechanics and performance quality, bringing the Limón experience into her classroom.Tai Chi Chuan
This class is for teens and adults from beginners through advanced levels.
You may use your class card (see tuition section) or drop in for a single class for $13
Wednesdays 8:30-9:30AM from June 18-August 20.
Attire: Wear comfortable clothing.
In this class Stephanie Adelman teaches Traditional Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan. This is the most commonly practiced style. Pacing is uniformly slow throughout the form. Continuity is the key. Students can imrove their strength, coordination, posture, concentration, and general level of energy. There are many health benefits to the movements of Tai Chi Chuan. It improves balance and circulation. It aids in memory, improves breathing, relieves stress, and improves joint movements.Private Ballet Instruction
By appointment only: $80 per hour
Time restrictions and traditional structure of a regular ballet class does not always allow for individual students' needs. We encourage discussion during private session and use of alternate tools or methods to address challenges one may experience in their technique.
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Photos by Bev Sparks.www.dogphotography.com.
