Laurenzi Dance Class Guide: Click Links for Class Times

 

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Mommy, Daddy, & Me!: Their very first dance class…with mom or dad at their side! The purpose of this class is to help your little one develop coordination at an earlier age. Come shake it with your little dancer! You’ll take home ideas to practice with them on your own time.

 

            -2 & 3 yr olds

 

Pre- Dance: Helping to develop grace, coordination, and self-esteem, in this class we teach the very beginning of dance & movement concepts through activities, games, pantomime, and music of course!

 

            -3 & 4 yr olds.

 

Pre-Ballet, Jazz, & Tap: This class is perfect for our younger dancers who are newer to the art form and want to experience a variety. In this class, students learn the basics and fundamentals of each style helping them to decide which form to study more intensely later on.

 

            -6-8 yr olds

 

Dance Experiment: Ideal for giving your child a good start in the classical forms of dance. This class incorporates ballet, jazz, & tap for your aspiring dancer.

 

            -3 – 5 yr olds

 

Kinder Dance: A blend of ballet and jazz. This class teaches the basics of ballet and jazz to help your child on the road to a strong foundation in both disciplines.

 

            -5 & 6 yr olds

 

Ballet: In these classes your child learns the most beautiful and classic form of dance through a blend of the Russian, Cecchetti, and French teaching methods.. Ballet creates a well-balanced and intelligent dancer through barre work, centre, adage, and petit/grande allegro. Strength, poise, flexibility, control, and balance are developed through ballet training which helps a dancer to succeed through all forms of dance. 

 

       -Pre Ballet: Approx. 6-8 yr olds

            -Level I: Approx. 7-10 yr olds 

            -Level II: Approx. 9-13 yr olds

            -Level III: Approx. Pre-teen/Teen

 

*Pointe available soon to students whom instructors declare ready

  

 

 

Jazz: Strong and grounded, Jazz dance is filled with ups and downs! Jazz dance is a very athletic form of dance. Dancers learn choreography that may be quick and then slow and involve jumping and floor work all in one breath! A strong center is imperative in jazz dance and so exercises are done to maintain and develop core strength in order to accomplish the quick movements. Today, “jazz dance” is sort of an umbrella term that can imply a mix of hip hop, lyrical, & modern, as a student advances. Ballet technique is always present in an advanced jazz routine. It is strongly recommended that all jazz students take ballet classes to help them progress quicker and balance their dance training.

 

            -Level I: Approx. 7-10 yr olds

            -Level II: Approx. 9-13 yr olds

            -Level III: Approx. Pre-teen/Teen

 

 

Teen/Adult Ballet & Jazz:  A blend of the Russian, Cecchetti, and French teaching methods, in these classes you will learn the most beautiful and classic form of dance. In this class we also incorporate jazz steps, movements, and combinations to get the class moving and we send them home each week with a little choreography to practice on their own. This class invites adults, also teens, with little or no dance experience to learn these classic forms of dance. You will achieve good posture, strength, balance, flexibility, toned muscles and a happy heart. Dance can bring joy into everyone’s lives…why not yours too?

 

            -Teen/Adult

 

 

Tap: Tap is a classic form of dance made popular by film greats like Gene Kelly & Fred Astaire. In class, you’ll learn a little traditional show tap, but mostly mix it up with today’s tap styles done to more contemporary music. In tap class, your child learns musicality, history, techniques, and choreography.

 

            -Makin’ Noise!: (Level I) Approx. 7-10 yr olds

            -Level II: Approx. 9-13 yr olds

            -Level III: Approx. Pre-teen/Teen

 

 

Teen/Adult Tap: Tap is a classic form of dance made popular by film greats like Gene Kelly & Fred Astaire. In class, you’ll learn a little traditional show tap, but mostly mix it up with today’s tap styles done to more contemporary music. In tap class, your child learns musicality, history, techniques, and choreography.

 

            –Teen/Adult

 

 

Modern: Modern is earthy and free. Ballet class is recommended when taking these classes. Dancers move in and out of shapes and poses learned in ballet classes with room for interpretation.

 

            -Beg. Modern: 9-13 yr olds

            -Int./Adv. Modern: Pre-teen/Teen

 

 

Hip Hop: Hip hop is one of the newer forms of dance and is always constantly changing with new music. In this class your dancer will get down to some old school tunes as well as fresh new songs. Hip hop styles varying from coast to coast, steps from past and present, choreographed routines, and guided free style dancing.

            -Youth Hip Hop (Beginner)

            -Youth Hip Hop (Intermediate)

            -Teen Hip Hop (Mature & Advanced Hip Hop Dancers)

            -Teen/Adult Hip Hop (Beginner/Intermediate)

            -Boys Only Hip Hop (8 – Pre-Teen)

 

 

Musical Theatre Mania:This class is inspired by catchy Broadway show tunes, movie musicals, and the signature dance steps of great choreographers like Jerome Robbins & Bob Fosse. Your dancer will experience an upbeat class filled with fun steps and smiles. (We will not provide vocal instruction!)

 

            -9-14 yr olds

 

Tumbling: The instructor of this class is a former gymnast and cheerleader. Now a dancer, she will coach students and show them how to tumble and incorporate it into dancing. It is most helpful to have some tumbling skills as a dancer. Perfect for the cheerleader, dancer, or gymnast. Students will be spotted and coached on mats.

 

           

 

 

Lyrical: A lyrical dance is filled with emotion and grace. The movement is fluid and involves ballet technique. Level II Ballet is recommended.

 

            -9-14 yr olds

 

 

Jumps, Leaps  & Turns: This class was designed to help students focus on their technique used to master various jumps, leaps, and turns used in ballet, jazz, modern, and twisted into choreography. This class is ideal for the advancing young dancer. This ½ hour class will provide them with additional skills & tricks used in dance essential to their growth as a young artist..

 

            -Level I: Students taking Ballet II

            -Level II: Students taking Ballet III