Tuesdays 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Combo 1 (Grades K-1st)
Description: Students will be introduced to three styles of dance; ballet, tap, and jazz. Students will participate in 20 minutes of each style per class, and each class session will focus on the fundamentals, vocabulary, and discovering the joy of dance.
Expectations: Students will have developed enough ability to be fully prepared to advance into Combo level 2.
Tuesdays 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm : Combo 2 (Grades 2nd-3rd)
Description: The Combo 2 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.
Expectations: Students will be fully prepared for single style hour long classes in ballet, tap, and jazz with an understanding of each discipline and corresponding terminology.
Mondays 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Junior Tap (Grades: 4th – 8th)
Description: Tap classes are designed to develop rhythm, style and sound. Students will learn a variety of tap styles from Broadway to Rhythm tap. Exercises focus on building flexibility of the knee and ankles, coordination, and speed of movement. The class emphasis is on developing proper tap technique, producing clear tap sounds, and having fun.
Expectations: Students will have a comprehensive knowledge of tap terminology, consistently be able to produce clean tap sounds, and are fully prepared to transition to teen tap classes.
Mondays 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Junior Jazz (Grades: 4th – 8th)
Description: Students will learn the fundamentals of jazz dance, such as isolations, flexibility, and balance. They will be immersed in a variety of jazz disciplines, including classic Broadway, Fosse, and modern styles.
Expectations: Students will have a comprehensive knowledge of jazz terminology, and be adept in basic jazz movements. They will have the skills to clearly differentiate between the major jazz styles. Upon graduation, they will be fully prepared to transition to teen jazz classes.
Wednesdays 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Junior Ballet (Grades 4th – 8th)
Description: Students will focus on building the strength, flexibility and control needed to execute ballet moves. Each class will emphasize barre exercises and may also include a combination of center floor work and across-the-floor combinations.
Expectations: Upon completion of this class, students will be familiar with ballet terminology and be able to perform all of the basic ballet movements required to advance to the next class.
Wednesdays 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Junior Hip Hop (Grades 4th – 8th)
Description: Hip hop is a high-energy class that infuses the latest styles of street dancing, breaking, popping, and locking. Hip hop is an ever-changing medium, and students will learn the most effective movements to stay abreast in modern trends. Class includes upper and lower body conditioning as well as a rigorous warm-up to help prepare students for more intense movements.
Expectations: Upon completion of this class, students will have a basic mastery of the major styles of hip hop. Students will be prepared to advance to the teen level hip-hop class.
Thursdays 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Senior Tap
Description: Tap classes are designed to develop rhythm, style and sound. Students will learn a variety of tap styles from Broadway to Rhythm tap. Exercises focus on building flexibility of the knee and ankles, coordination, and speed of movement. The class emphasis is on developing proper tap technique, producing clear tap sounds, creating improvised movement, and having fun. Students will be exposed to intermediate and advanced tap steps. As students progress through each week, the curriculum will become increasingly more complex and intricate.
Expectations: Upon completion of this class, students will have a mastery of all basic tap movements with the ability to produce consistent, clear sounds. Students will also have the skills to improvise, with a basic understanding of advanced tap movements.
Thursdays 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Senior Jazz
Description: Students will learn the fundamentals of jazz dance, such as isolations, flexibility, and balance. They will be immersed in a variety of jazz disciplines, including classic Broadway, Fosse, and modern styles. Students will be exposed to intermediate and advanced level movements throughout the course of the semester.
Expectations: Upon completion of this class, students will have a widespread knowledge of jazz terminology, and be adept in basic to intermediate jazz movements. They will also show a comprehensive understanding of several major jazz styles.
Fridays 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Senior Hip Hop
Description: Hip hop is a high-energy class that infuses the latest styles of street dancing, breaking, popping, and locking. Hip hop is an ever-changing medium, and students will learn the most effective movements to stay abreast in modern trends. Students will build the strength and stamina required to successfully execute rigorous routines. Class includes upper and lower body conditioning as well as a vigorous warm-up to help prepare students for more intense movements.
Expectations: Upon completion of this class, students will have a basic mastery of the major styles of hip hop. Through the conditioning aspect of the course, they will be able to maintain their stamina throughout a routine.
Fridays 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Lyrical
Description: This class gives students the opportunity to experience lyrical dance, which combines techniques and skills from ballet, jazz and modern. Students will also explore how lyrical dance emphasizes interpretation of music lyrics to tell a story with movement that can be fluid or abstract.
Expectations: Upon completion of this class, students will be able to express a character or a reflection of themselves through the art of dance.
Saturdays 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Ballet Fundamentals
Description: Students will be exposed to the basic moves that often get left behind but are paramount to success in ballet. Beginner students will improve, and intermediate and advanced dancers can solidify the foundation of their ballet technique.
Expectations: Upon completion of this class, students will see continued technical growth in the foundation of ballet.
Saturdays 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Senior Ballet
Description: Students will focus on building the strength, flexibility and control needed to execute ballet moves. Each class will emphasize barre exercises and may also include a combination of center floor work and across-the-floor combinations. In this class, students will be exposed to intermediate and advanced ballet technique.
Expectations: Upon completion of this class, students will be familiar with ballet terminology and have a mastery of basic ballet movements.
Saturdays 9:00 am - 11:00 am | Tricks and Turns
Description: This course focuses on developing the necessary technique, strength, and conditioning to execute advanced movements. Throughout the semester, students will primarily focus on competition style tricks and advanced turning techniques.
Co-requisite: Teen/Adult Ballet
Expectations: Upon completion of this course, students will have a basic understanding of the mechanics required to execute advanced moves.
Partnering
Description: Students will explore partnering and weight sharing exercises combined with basic techniques and skills from ballet, jazz, modern, and ballroom. Students will learn a series of lifts and partner turns, along with the rigorous conditioning required to safely execute lifts.
Co-requisite: Teen/Adult Ballet
Expectations: Upon completion of this course, students will have a basic understanding of the mechanics required to execute partnering moves.
Private Lessons
Description: Students can utilize private lessons to focus on improving any particular area of dance, or to help with unique and individualized choreography for college auditions or competitions. Please contact Jarek at jarekstultzdanceacademy@gmail.com to inquire about scheduling.
Description: Students will be introduced to three styles of dance; ballet, tap, and jazz. Students will participate in 20 minutes of each style per class, and each class session will focus on the fundamentals, vocabulary, and discovering the joy of dance.
Expectations: Students will have developed enough ability to be fully prepared to advance into Combo level 2.
Tuesdays 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm : Combo 2 (Grades 2nd-3rd)
Description: The Combo 2 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.
Expectations: Students will be fully prepared for single style hour long classes in ballet, tap, and jazz with an understanding of each discipline and corresponding terminology.
Mondays 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Junior Tap (Grades: 4th – 8th)
Description: Tap classes are designed to develop rhythm, style and sound. Students will learn a variety of tap styles from Broadway to Rhythm tap. Exercises focus on building flexibility of the knee and ankles, coordination, and speed of movement. The class emphasis is on developing proper tap technique, producing clear tap sounds, and having fun.
Expectations: Students will have a comprehensive knowledge of tap terminology, consistently be able to produce clean tap sounds, and are fully prepared to transition to teen tap classes.
Mondays 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Junior Jazz (Grades: 4th – 8th)
Description: Students will learn the fundamentals of jazz dance, such as isolations, flexibility, and balance. They will be immersed in a variety of jazz disciplines, including classic Broadway, Fosse, and modern styles.
Expectations: Students will have a comprehensive knowledge of jazz terminology, and be adept in basic jazz movements. They will have the skills to clearly differentiate between the major jazz styles. Upon graduation, they will be fully prepared to transition to teen jazz classes.
Wednesdays 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Junior Ballet (Grades 4th – 8th)
Description: Students will focus on building the strength, flexibility and control needed to execute ballet moves. Each class will emphasize barre exercises and may also include a combination of center floor work and across-the-floor combinations.
Expectations: Upon completion of this class, students will be familiar with ballet terminology and be able to perform all of the basic ballet movements required to advance to the next class.
Wednesdays 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Junior Hip Hop (Grades 4th – 8th)
Description: Hip hop is a high-energy class that infuses the latest styles of street dancing, breaking, popping, and locking. Hip hop is an ever-changing medium, and students will learn the most effective movements to stay abreast in modern trends. Class includes upper and lower body conditioning as well as a rigorous warm-up to help prepare students for more intense movements.
Expectations: Upon completion of this class, students will have a basic mastery of the major styles of hip hop. Students will be prepared to advance to the teen level hip-hop class.
Thursdays 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Senior Tap
Description: Tap classes are designed to develop rhythm, style and sound. Students will learn a variety of tap styles from Broadway to Rhythm tap. Exercises focus on building flexibility of the knee and ankles, coordination, and speed of movement. The class emphasis is on developing proper tap technique, producing clear tap sounds, creating improvised movement, and having fun. Students will be exposed to intermediate and advanced tap steps. As students progress through each week, the curriculum will become increasingly more complex and intricate.
Expectations: Upon completion of this class, students will have a mastery of all basic tap movements with the ability to produce consistent, clear sounds. Students will also have the skills to improvise, with a basic understanding of advanced tap movements.
Thursdays 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Senior Jazz
Description: Students will learn the fundamentals of jazz dance, such as isolations, flexibility, and balance. They will be immersed in a variety of jazz disciplines, including classic Broadway, Fosse, and modern styles. Students will be exposed to intermediate and advanced level movements throughout the course of the semester.
Expectations: Upon completion of this class, students will have a widespread knowledge of jazz terminology, and be adept in basic to intermediate jazz movements. They will also show a comprehensive understanding of several major jazz styles.
Fridays 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Senior Hip Hop
Description: Hip hop is a high-energy class that infuses the latest styles of street dancing, breaking, popping, and locking. Hip hop is an ever-changing medium, and students will learn the most effective movements to stay abreast in modern trends. Students will build the strength and stamina required to successfully execute rigorous routines. Class includes upper and lower body conditioning as well as a vigorous warm-up to help prepare students for more intense movements.
Expectations: Upon completion of this class, students will have a basic mastery of the major styles of hip hop. Through the conditioning aspect of the course, they will be able to maintain their stamina throughout a routine.
Fridays 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Lyrical
Description: This class gives students the opportunity to experience lyrical dance, which combines techniques and skills from ballet, jazz and modern. Students will also explore how lyrical dance emphasizes interpretation of music lyrics to tell a story with movement that can be fluid or abstract.
Expectations: Upon completion of this class, students will be able to express a character or a reflection of themselves through the art of dance.
Saturdays 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Ballet Fundamentals
Description: Students will be exposed to the basic moves that often get left behind but are paramount to success in ballet. Beginner students will improve, and intermediate and advanced dancers can solidify the foundation of their ballet technique.
Expectations: Upon completion of this class, students will see continued technical growth in the foundation of ballet.
Saturdays 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Senior Ballet
Description: Students will focus on building the strength, flexibility and control needed to execute ballet moves. Each class will emphasize barre exercises and may also include a combination of center floor work and across-the-floor combinations. In this class, students will be exposed to intermediate and advanced ballet technique.
Expectations: Upon completion of this class, students will be familiar with ballet terminology and have a mastery of basic ballet movements.
Saturdays 9:00 am - 11:00 am | Tricks and Turns
Description: This course focuses on developing the necessary technique, strength, and conditioning to execute advanced movements. Throughout the semester, students will primarily focus on competition style tricks and advanced turning techniques.
Co-requisite: Teen/Adult Ballet
Expectations: Upon completion of this course, students will have a basic understanding of the mechanics required to execute advanced moves.
Partnering
Description: Students will explore partnering and weight sharing exercises combined with basic techniques and skills from ballet, jazz, modern, and ballroom. Students will learn a series of lifts and partner turns, along with the rigorous conditioning required to safely execute lifts.
Co-requisite: Teen/Adult Ballet
Expectations: Upon completion of this course, students will have a basic understanding of the mechanics required to execute partnering moves.
Private Lessons
Description: Students can utilize private lessons to focus on improving any particular area of dance, or to help with unique and individualized choreography for college auditions or competitions. Please contact Jarek at jarekstultzdanceacademy@gmail.com to inquire about scheduling.