Our students learn proper technique, class room and stage etiquette. In the process they build skills and habits that encourage pride and confidence. Our dancers carry this knowledge with them as they progress through life.
Class size limited to 10!
* DANSE4ME 1 & 2
age 3 - 4
This is a 45 minute structured class using real Ballet steps. The students learn
1st & 2nd position, plie, tendu, how to stretch their feet, Ballet runs, Ports
de Bra, skips, and a dozen simple Jazz/Tap steps. It is all geared to their age
level and creates smiling faces each week. Songs and use of props is
incorporated into the class.
* DANSE4ME KIDS age 4-6 This too is 45 minute class. In addition to the already learned steps students learn additional use of the arms, posture, Ballet walks, Fondu, parallel Pas de Chat, combination steps, level one Tap dance, some jazzy Hip Hop movements, and the beginning of turns. Again, songs and use of props is incorporated into the class.
*COMBO CLASS age 6-8 This is a one hour class of Ballet (Primary - level 1), Tap (level 2)and Jazz (level 1-2)
TAP Grades 1-9 Starting at age 6 TAP age 6+
Tap dance is the use of feet instead of drums to create percussive music. Tap dance has African, Irish and English heritage. Bill "Bojangles" Robinson brought it up on the toes. John "Bubbles" Sublet added heel rhythms. Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire added a Balletic quality. And Savion Glover has incorporated a Hip Hop style known as "Power Tapping". We use a combination of Glenn Wood Tap and Stepping Tones syllabi. You will practice steps, turns and combinations that have been handed down from generations of Tap dancers creating an exhilarating and fun learning experience.
We are the first in the USA to teach the Glenn Wood Tap Dance Syllabus from Australia!!!
BALLET Pre- Primary and Primary: An enchanting introduction to the world of Ballet with an emphasis on imagination, musical variety, and dancing out stories. All this at the same time as learning the first basic steps of Ballet technique.
BALLET grades 1-5 age 6-12
BALLET Elementary & Intermediate age 11 and over
Students study a graded classical syllabus based on the Royal Academy of Dance technique, incorporating Barre, center adagio and allegro, combinations and dances.
POINTE Point work can be started after level 4 is completed and the student is age 12. This is a separate class in addition to and following Ballet class. The student must have 3 years Ballet training, be able to maintain turnout and balance in Releve, keep a straight back, have a strong point, good stretch, and understand the concepts of Ballet posture.
JAZZ
DANCE and HIP HOP
Fathered by Jack Cole in the 50s, JAZZ DANCE is a blended form incorporating African roots, the quick footwork and intricate rhythms of Tap dance, the partnering and liveliness of Jitterbug and Swing, East Indian isolations, Cuban hip movements and Ballet jumps and turns. Our Jazz classes are based on exercises that build strength and posture, and improve technique. We start with a center warm-up and technique, then proceed to across the floor steps, turns, jumps, kicks, and jazz, funk and lyric combinations. Hip Hop is included as a part of this class. We work on popping, locking, and other popular Hip Hop moves.
IRISH STEP Grades 1-7
| BEGINNERS Grade 1 age 8 + up | Basic Reel & Light Jig |
| BEGINNERS Grade 2 | Basic Slip Jig & Single Jig, intro to Ceili |
| ADVANCE BEGINNERS Grade 3 | 2nd Reel, Basic Treble Jig with hard shoes |
| ADVANCE BEGINNERS Grade 4 | 2nd Slip Jig, Basic Treble Reel with hard shoes, heel clicks |
| INTERMEDIATE Grade 5 | 2nd Single Jig, Basic Hornpipe |
| INTERMEDIATE Grade 6 | 3rd Slip Jig & Saint Patrick's Day, box step |
| INTERMEDIATE Grade 7 | 3rd Reel, cross keys, quivers, push offs. The Blackbird |
| ADVANCE Grade 8 | 3rd Single Jig, Job of Journeywork, Garden of Daisies, Jockey to the Fair |
Ann's Studio of Dance 122 Roxbury Street Keene, NH 03431
email: annsdance@live.com 603-357-0929
