Summer Classes and Workshops   download our 2009 Summer brochure
for Teens and Adults  
June 8 to July 30, 2009


Technique Boot Camp
   
with Deborah New
   Level 3-4  Wed 5:30-7 pm   Ends July 15

Emphasis on alignment, balance, port de bras, extension, and the proper execution of turns, jumps, and leaps. Each class culminates with a combination that puts the technical work into practice. Great compliment to any style of dance!

Nitty Gritty Jazz
   with Deborah New
   Level 3-4  Wed 7-8:30 pm   
Ends July 15

Choreography encompassing a variety of jazz styles including Lyrical, Funk, Latin, and Swing all done to authentic jazz music.

Ballet

   with Holly Yacawych and Geneviève Pellman
   Level Beginner & Adv Beginner   Wed 7-8:15 pm GP
   Level Beg Intermediate & up  Tue 5:30-7 pm HY
   Level Beg Intermediate & up  Thu 5:30-7 pm GP
   Pointe
   Level 2 & up  Tue 7-7:45 pm HY
   Level 2 & up  Thu 7-7:45 pm GP

Hip Hop
   with Kiera Sauter
   Level 1-2  Tue 7-8:15 pm
   Level 3-4 Mon 7-8:30 pm

Jazz Funk
   with Kiera Sauter
   Level 3-4  Mon 5:30-7 pm

Modern
   with Isadora Snapp
   Level 1-2  Mon 6:30-7:45 pm
   Level 3-4  Wed 5:30-7 pm

Tap
   with Allison Mann
   Level 1-2  Mon 5:30-6:30 pm   
Ends July 20

African Dance Workout

   with Allison Mann
   Open Level  Tue 5:30-7 pm   
Ends July 21
   Open Level  Thu 5:30-6:30 pm   
Ends July 23

Yoga for the Week's End
   with Allison Mann
   Open Level Thu 6:30-7:30 pm   Ends July 23

Class provides the student with tools for warming up, strengthening the core, and recovering from workouts. Emphasis is on developing a long, lean musculature resistant to injury, and on preparing the body for dance, athletics, and life!



Musical Theater Workshops
with Heather White

Musical Theater Repertory - June 19
      Fri 6-8 pm - Dance experience necessary.

Take class from Musical Theater professional, Heather White, and learn a routine from the repertory of dances she has performed in auditions or on tour. Class will include a warm-up, center, and travelling sequences that prepare students for the challenging and exciting choreography.

Dance Audition Workshop - June 20
      
      Sat 1-3 pm - Dance experience necessary.

You can make the most of your audition opportunities if you know what to expect. A typical Musical Theater audition class will be followed by a discussion of successful audition strategies—what to bring, what to wear, how to act, tips for learning combos quickly, how to stand out from the crowd, and more. Learn the do's and don'ts for a successful audition from a Musical Theater professional.

About Heather White
Heather trained in jazz and ballet at CD&FS and began doing musical theater while attending Harwood Union High School. She went on to get a B.A. in Dance from Barnard College, Columbia University. She has since performed in the national tour of The Will Rogers Follies as well as several regional productions including West Side Story, Damn Yankees, and White Christmas.

Tuition for Musical Theater Workshops

1 workshop - $20
2 workshops - $35



Please Note: The following classes end June 20.

African Dance Workout

   with Allison Mann
   Open Level  Mon Noon-1 pm
   Open Level  Wed Noon-1 pm

Full Body Conditioning

   with Allison Mann
   Open Level  Sat 9-10:30 am
   (No Class Memorial Day weekend - May 23)