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BALLET
Pre-ICON Ballet (Ages 3‐5)
A beautiful beginning to Ballet. Students will learn classroom etiquette, basic ballet skills, and develop respect for other dancers.
Dress Code: Pink or Black leotard, pink or nude tights, chiffon skirt and ballet shoes.
Primary ICON Ballet (Ages 5‐7)
The beginning of formal ballet training. Students will gain an understanding of spatial movement and musicality. Students are expected to grasp and apply mind body awareness within the discipline of a ballet class.
Dress Code: Pink or Black leotard, pink or nude tights, chiffon skirt and ballet shoes.
ICONIC Ballet Level I, II, III (Ages 7+ with 1 year of ballet training)
A more structured class that focuses on developing ballet technique and reinforces physical strength and dance vocabulary. There will be continued emphasis on the creative response to music and consistent training. Students are challenged to strengthen their ballet technique while they learn other dance disciplines and repertory. Emphasis is on the enjoyment of dance within the respect and discipline of classical ballet training.
Dress Code: Black leotard, Nude tights, ballet shoes
Tap I (ages 3-5)
Provides an opportunity for beginning dancers to learn the basic steps of tap and musicality.
Tap (ages 6 ‐ UP)
Proper foundation of tap technique is established through exercises, creative movement and center floor combinations.
Emphasis on rhythm and coordination are exercised through basic steps, progressing to complex combinations and time steps. Focus on clarity of sounds, creating and understanding rhythms, increasing speed and developing style.
Jazz (Ages 3 and Up):In this fun class there will be an emphasis on producing the strongest dancers possible through core strength, flexibility training and ability to pick up combinations and skills with ease and careful correction. Leaps and turns are included in the technique. A fusion of ballet and contemporary dance. Dancers will be encouraged to interpret and execute moves and steps in their own way and each dancer’s individual style and originality will be allowed to shine. These classes are energetic, fun and include isolations, turns, leaps, and a variety of choreography styles.
Hip Hop I (ages 5‐10) & Hip Hop II (ages 11‐17)
Upbeat, high energy classes teaching the fundamentals of hip hop movement. Stretching, isolations, rhythms, along with across the floor progressions and “creative footwork” will all be incorporated. Not only will the dancer learn high energy hip hop choreography, but will also focus on developing strength, coordination and confidence!
Dress Code: Black Sweat Pants, Yoga Pants or Leggings, Black Shirt or ICONIC Performing Arts Academy T-Shirt ONLY
Modern (Ages 8‐Adults)These classes blend elements of Contemporary and Modern dance, such as freedom of expression, interpretation of music, principles of fall and recovery, control, breathing, balance and contraction/release. Teachers incorporate an eclectic blend of contemporary and post-modern movement into their classes. Modern and Contemporary Dance forms allow students to explore their individual dance style outside of the structure of traditional ballet and jazz classes.
Acrobatics
Focuses on developing flexibility and strength. Students will learn basic contortion and acrobatic movements such as front and back walk-overs, chin stands and cartwheels.