Summer Virtual Class Descriptions
ART
Art Park - Camera & Construction | Monday 10-10:50 am | Nick Lapole | Age 7-10
We spend a lot of time inside, within the abode that is called “home”. Artwork, too, finds a place in similar locations, whether they be museums, galleries, picture frames or refrigerators. Amazing, isn’t it, to have an artwork, a person, and a location all fit together naturally?
For this session, we will be constructing unique maquettes and displays for trinkets assigned and found around the house. We will start with an artist and a brief explanation of the task for the day, and continue forth working with clay, wood, and a tiny bit of paint. We will build up, document with photography, and recycle immediately afterwards to be both spatially and materially conscious.
Animation Station | Monday 11-11:50 am | Nick Lapole | Age 8 & up
Cooperation is of the essence when it comes to our entertainment! The lighting, the writing, the cameraman and the eclectic director, all working in tandem to create a sensational tale!
This session of Animation Station will be all about this collaborative necessity… a minute or two film made in just 4 sessions! Students will work with stop-motion, traditional hand-drawing and collage, translating individual stage cues from the art director into unique, GIF-able works of art. These GIFs will then be edited into a “feature”, what with a narrative arc chosen by the students.
Simple Drawing | Wednesday 10-10:50 am | Nick Lapole | Age 7-10
Now more than ever, we need the tools to build worlds, create characters, and imagine a better future. These skills don’t come easy, but the steps needed are as simple as 1, 2, complete!
This session is as it sounds: “simply drawing” with a few new tools thrown into the mix that amplify the work with little additional expense. We will evenly divide each class into gestural, strategic, and experimental drawing, all to better aid in visualizing ideas going forward and kick-start habits that will benefit future projects.
BALLET
Ballet Barre | Thursday 10-10:50pm | Nicole Pierce | Ages 9 & up
This class assumes a year of previous training. Each class will work through a full classical ballet barre with an emphasis on proper alignment, clear execution, musicality and strengthening. A chair, table or any kind of solid ledge and about 5 feet of space is all that is necessary.
Int & Adv Ballet | Thursday 3-3:50 pm | Astrid von Ussar | Age 11 & up
These intermediate to advanced classes will focus on ballet terminology and technique through the execution of barre work, center. Your child will have a clear understanding of body alignment, movement quality, carriage of upper body, and flexibility. The class will culminate with a short center combination.
Pre Ballet | Wednesday 4-4:50 pm | Alexa Davis | Age 5-7
Beginning with stretching and strengthening exercises on the floor and using basic ballet and creative movement exercises, students will learn proper ballet positions, develop strength & coordination, while learning to move gracefully. The class is designed for children to experience the joy of dance, enrich their technical skills, and learn to appreciate this art form.
Pre-Pointe | Friday 5-5:50 pm | Lauren Bierne | Age 10-12
Pre-Pointe is a pointe preparation class for serious ballet students interested in dancing en pointe and strengthening their core, legs, ankels and feet. The class can taken barefoot, or on demi-pointe shoes. A portion of the class is spent doing foot/ankle exercises and stretches on the floor.
FAMILY
Family Yoga | Tuesday 6-6:50 pm | Lauren Bernie | All Ages
This is an introductory level Vinyasa Flow Yoga class to aquaint new movers with mindful breathing and basic postures for the entire family to experience.
Family Ballet Barre | Thursday 10-10:50 am | Nicole Pierce | Age 7-9
This class is designed for the beginning ballet student ages 7 and up. We start with a gentle body warm up and stretch. Using a nearby chair or table edge, we work through a classical ballet barre. Students learn rudimentary ballet terminology and how to execute the movement using proper use of the arms, body placement and footwork. This is a great way to expose kids and adults to ballet, focus on our bodies, stretch our limbs, listen to beautiful music and get moving! This is a great way for parents to have fun with kids while both of you learn together.
Family Sketch | Wednesday 11-11:50 am | Nick Lapole | Age 7 & up
Making art is a commitment in terms of material and time. Our goal of an artist or a hobbyist, however, is to make these commitments flow seamlessly in our everyday life.
This session will be indebted to gestural drawing with set subjects and varying degrees of time. We will discuss strategies and review the work we’ve accomplished, but the main thrust of our time together will be to simply draw as a team, to pick up on our natural tendencies and brainstorm ways of making our creative time more in line with our full and busy lives
HIP HOP
Hip Hop | Monday 3-3:50 pm | Riley McCoy | Age 5-7
Hip Hop II / III | Monday 4-4:50 pm | Riley McCoy | Age 7-10
Int & Adv Hip Hop | Monday 5-5:50 pm | Riley McCoy | Age 11 & up
Move your body to the urban beat in Hip Hop! Students will explore rhythm and cultivate coordination in this class, which combines the best of dance technique, popular culture, and self-expression.
JAZZ AND COMBINATION CLASSES
Jazz Technique | Thursday 5-5:50 pm | Riley McCoy | Age 9 & up
This class is for the dancer looking to go further with their technique and training. Students will focus on the most basic of turns through the advanced turns, fouettes, and variations of all of the above. There is also a strong emphasis on proper execution of various leaps and jumps. This is a great class for any student who wants to gain strength and flexibility, as well as advance their dance technique and vocabulary.
Summer Dance Mix | Tuesday 2-2:50 pm | Alexa Davis | Age 6-8
Summer Dance Mix | Wednesday 5-5:50 pm | Alexa Davis | Age 8 & up
What’s a greater way to start off summer than to dance and try something new! This class will be a combination of four different genres. The genres include hip hop, ballet, jazz, and modern. Each week will focus on one style and will give you a little taste by doing a warm up, basic technique and a combination at the end. Let’s dance!
MOVEMENT SPECIALTY CLASSES
Artsplus | Monday 2-2:50 pm | Andrea Ariel | Age 6-9
ARTSPLUS offers a unique experience aimed to empower students to explore realities, relationships, and ideas through creative dance and theater while incorporating additional content that relates movement to music and art concepts, as well as subjects such as math, science, language, social studies, and nature. Bringing together investigations that incorporate all these disciplines and diverse content engages and motivates students through active learning, critical thinking, and innovative problem solving. ARTSPLUS crosses disciplines and advances student progress in learning dance, music, art, and theater as well as in their academic achievement using creative movement and theater structures. The program provides a foundation and vehicle for physical development and well-being, creative expression, skill achievement confidence, self-esteem, and group communication and cooperation.
Creative Movement Story Dance | Wednesday 11-11:50 am | Hailey Kemp | Ages 4-5
Creative Movement Story Dance | Wednesday 2-2:50 pm | Hailey Kemp | Ages 5-6
Together we will explore basic elements of dance: space, time, energy and body awareness through stories, games, and free movement. With the help of props easily found at home, music, and imagination - we will dive into stories about animals, the weather, sharing, and so much more - all by using our bodies. No technical training is needed - but students are welcome to dress up. We will use simple body movements and exercises to get up, get moving, and get dancing!
Dance Fitness & Conditioning | Monday 10-11am | Erin Gottwald | Ages 13 & up
Dance Fitness & Conditioning | Wednesday 10-11am | Erin Gottwald | Ages 13 & up
An hour long class that combines dance cardio, stretching and strengthening. The goal is to maintain flexibility and dynamic physical range over the summer. By keeping our endorphins firing and our bodies centered, we continue to maintain our physicality as dancers and athletes. Ballet floor barre, yoga stretches, modern dance fundamentals and cardio exercises are jam-packed into each hour.
See www.egdance.com to register
Dance Around the World | Friday 4-4:50 pm | Lauren Bernie | Ages 7 & up
Take a trip around the dance globe! Learn about the dance forms of other cultures by visiting a new country every week. Part lecture, part movement; experience the world through its approach to dance.
Dance Film-making | Wednesday 11-12pm | Erin Gottwald | Ages 13 & up
An hour long class that builds on choreography done outside class time. Initial material will be taught and then each week more material will be self-generated by each dancer. Filming outdoors or in unusual places will occur during the week. Submitting footage prior to each class meeting is necessary in order for us to edit and watch and critique material. This a creative endeavor which requires virtual cooperation and coordination. Self-motivated, passionate students will benefit the most.
See www.egdance.com to register
SoundPainting | Wednesday 3-3:50 pm | Andrea Ariel | Ages 7 & up
Students will learn the fundamentals of Soundpainting, a unique sign language that is used to lead a group in structured improvisation and live composition. It is a fascinating tool to work with children to practice listening, understanding of group energy and improve individual skills to improvise with voice, movement, music or with a theatrical character. The class will include creative games and other structured activities to inspire creative energy and ideas. The students will also learn the first level basic Soundpainting signs, their responses in each discipline, and how to use them in improvisation and as a compositional tool. The class will give every student the possibility to perform and to compose. Andrea Ariel is a Certified Multi-disciplinary Soundpainter & Educator.
Soundpainting was created in 1974 by New York composer Walter Thompson for musicians, dancers, actors, poets, and visual artists. At present the Soundpainting language comprises more than 1200 gestures that are signed by the composer/director, known as the Soundpainter, indicating the type of material desired of the performers. Direction of the composition is gained through the parameters of each set of signed gestures. Soundpainting has grown to become an international live composing sign language used in many countries around the world both in the professional and educational arenas. Andrea Ariel has worked with Thompson since 1998, and was an instrumental part of the early explorations and development of Soundpainting. She continues her practice with this form in Austin, TX.
MODERN
Int & Adv Modern | Thursday 4-4:50 pm | Astrid von Ussar | Age 11 & up
Students will focus on the fundamentals of Horton Technique and basic Contemporary. Working on creative vocabulary and physical technicalities we will explore how to use the technique in short combinations and well as gaining strength in the core and flexibility.
TAP
Tap I / II | Tuesday 3-3:50 pm | Megan Bartula | Age 5-7
Tap III / IV | Tuesday 4-4:50 pm | Megan Bartula 7-10
Advanced Tap | Tuesday 5-5:50 pm | Megan Bartula 11 & up
An introduction to the basic technique and style of tap dance. Through creative rhythmic activities, each child will develop a sense of articulation and coordination.
Tip Tap Toe | Friday 3-30 pm | Lauren Bernie | Age 7 & up
This combination class is designed for children who have taken creative movement and are gearing up for a beginner technique class. It is an excellent introduction to basic vocabulary and fundamentals of tap and ballet with an emphasis on imagination and creative learning. They will develop coordination, musicality, rhythm and grace while having lots of fun!