18 months (or walking) - 2.5 years
Dancers participate with an adult. This class is for dancers who have never been in a class setting before. Dancers will learn how to interact with an instructor, their peers and learn awareness of their own bodies and space.
What Does My Dancer Learn?
Body Awareness
Spatial Awareness
How to prepare for class
Learning from an instructor
Interacting with Peers
Motor Development
Locomotive Movement
Improvisational Dance
Musicality
When Does this Class Meet?
Monday 3:30-4:00pm
Saturday 9:30-10:00am
2.5-3.5 years
Dancers participate on their own in this class. This class is for dancers who are within age range and just starting tumbling. Dancers will learn basic tumbling skills, coordination and strength through obstacle courses.
What Does My Dancer Learn?
Body Awareness
Spatial Awareness
How to prepare for class
Learning from an instructor
Interacting with Peers
Balance
Somersaults
Donkey Kicks/Handstands
Rolling Backwards
Flexibility & Strength
Other basic tumbling skills
When Does this Class Meet?
Monday 3:30-4:00pm
2.5 years - 4 years
Dancers will be in class all on their own. We also begin dress code with a leotard and tights that must be purchased at MPA. Dress Code creates responsibility and discipline in the classroom.
What Does My Dancer Learn?
Ballet and Tap Vocabulary
Basic Ballet skills such as turn out, plie, releve, passe, saute and more.
Basic Tap skills such as brush, step, stamp, march and shuffle.
Parts of the body, foot and shoe.
Continuation of Body Awareness
Spatial Awareness
Motor Development
Locomotive Movement
Improvisational Dance
Musicality
When Does this Class Meet?
Monday 4-4:45pm (2.5-3.5yrs)
Tuesday 1:30-2:15pm (2.5-4yrs)
Thursday 5:30-6:15pm (4yrs)
Saturday 10:45-11:30am (2.5-4yrs)
5 years - 6 years
Dancers will be in class all on their own. This class does have a specific dress code with a leotard and tights that must be purchased at MPA.
What Does My Dancer Learn?
Ballet and Tap Vocabulary Expanded
Ballet skills such as spotting, leaping, stretching, all ballet positions, port de bras and more.
Tap skills such as flap, paradiddles, paddles, shuffle variations and more.
Continuation of Body AwarenessSpatial AwarenessMotor DevelopmentLocomotive MovementImprovisational DanceMusicality
When Does this Class Meet?
Monday 4:45-6:00pm (6yrs)
Monday 5:00-6:00pm (5yrs)
Tuesday 1:30-2:15pm (3-5yrs)
Saturday 10:45-11:30am (3-5yrs)
4 years - 7 years
Dancers will be in class all on their own. The dress code for this class is any comfortable clothing and clean sneakers.
What Does My Dancer Learn?
Basic Hip Hop Terminology
Weight shifting
Body halves
Isolations
Distinction in types of movement
How to make your movement look like your music
Improvisational movement
Sequences of movement that can be done in place and how to move that across the floor
Basic breaking skills on the floor
When Does the Class Meet?
Monday 6:00-6:45pm
Tuesday 4:45-5:30pm
3 years - 5 years
Dancers will be in class all on their own. The dress code for this class is any comfortable clothing and clean sneakers (dancers will go barefoot for the tumbling portion).
What Does My Dancer Learn?
Basic Hip Hop Terminology
Weight shifting
Body halves
Isolations
Distinction in types of movement
How to make your movement look like your music
Improvisational movement
Sequences of movement that can be done in place and how to move that across the floor
Basic breaking skills on the floor
Basic Tumbling skills
Somersaults, Handstands, Hips over head, Tuck and Arch, Bridge and more.
When Does the Class Meet?
Tuesday 2:15-3pm
Thursday 4:45-5:30pm
Saturday 10:00-10:45am
4 years - 6 years
This class is for dancers who are within age range and just starting tumbling or who have one year experience. Dancers will learn basic tumbling skills, coordination and strength through center group work, partner work and obstacle courses.
What Does My Dancer Learn?
Body Awareness
Spatial Awareness
How to prepare for class
Learning from an instructor
Interacting with Peers
Balance
Somersaults
Donkey Kicks/Handstands
Flexibility & Strength
Cartwheels
Backbends & Bridges
Other basic tumbling skills
When Does the Class Meet?
Monday 6:45-7:45pm
Tuesday 5:30-6:30pm
Friday 4:45-5:45pm
Sunday 11:00-12:00pm
4 years - 6 years
This class is for dancers who are within age range and just starting Poms or who have one year experience. Dancers will learn basic poms motions, jazz technique and jumps and turns.
What Does My Dancer Learn?
Body Awareness
Spatial Awareness
How to prepare for class
Learning from an instructor
Interacting with Peers
Balance
Body Rotation
Jumps
Poms Motions
Poms Vocabulary
When Does the Class Meet?
Friday 4:00-4:45pm
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