Dress Code
No Street Clothes, T-shirts, Sweatshirts, Loose Fitting Clothing
Pre-School (Ages 3 & 4 yrs. old)
Dance Basics: Pink leotard, pink tights, pink ballet slippers.
Jump and Jive: Black leotard, pink tights and pink ballet slippers.
Tap & Dance Basics: Pink leotard, pink tights, pink ballet slippers & black baby doll tap shoes with tap ties.
No detached skirts or tutus please. Hair up off face & neck.
All Styles (Grades K & 1)
Acrobatics: Black leotard, black jazz pants, bare feet
Ballet/Jazz: Black leotard, pink tights, pink ballet slippers
Jazz/Hip-Hop: Black leotard, black jazz pants, black jazz shoes
Tap/Ballet: Black leotard, pink tights, black baby doll tap shoes with tap ties.
Hair up off face & neck.
Acrobatics (Grades 2 & up)
Any color leotard, tights, leggings or jazz pants, bare feet and hair up off face and neck.
Ballet (Grades 2 & up)
Black leotard, pink tights, pink ballet slippers. Hair up in a bun. No skirts without teachers permission
Pointe (Invitation only)
Black leotard, pink tights, Pointe shoes fitted and determined by teacher
Hip Hop (Grades 2 & up)
Any color leotard or tank top, tights, leggings or jazz pants. Black jazz sneakers. Hair up off face & neck.
Jazz (Grades 2 & up)
Any color leotard & tights or leggings or black jazz pants. Bike shorts allowed only with tights underneath.
Black split sole jazz shoes. Hair up off face & neck.
Modern (Grades 2 & up)
Leotard, tights or leggings, bare feet. Hair up off face & neck.
Tap (Grades 2 & up)
Any color leotard or tank top, tights, leggings or jazz pants. Black Jazz tap shoes. Hair up off face & neck.
Triple Threat (Grades 2 & up)
Any color leotard & tights or leggings or black jazz pants. Bike shorts allowed only with tights underneath.
Black split sole jazz shoes. Hair up off face & neck.
Class Descriptions
Dance Basics & Tap: 3 & 4 Year Olds
An introduction to the basic elements of dance. Using movement concepts such as level, directions, time, shape and rhythm, teachers instruct young children in becoming aware of and exploring their own movement and developing skills that prepare them for dance. The class includes a warm-up of stretching and strengthening muscles, developing loco motor and non-loco motor skills, exploring concepts and dancing a story.
Jump & Jive: 3 & 4 Year Olds
Jump & Jive teaches the same basic techniques as Dance Basics except in a more energetic manner. For those children who love to rock & roll, jump & jive, upbeat music in a structured yet non-stop fun environment.
Acrobatics: This style combines jazz dance with basic tumbling moves such as cartwheels, head rolls, handstands, and students work their way up to aerials, walkovers, handsprings and flips. Work is first done on mats with a spotter and ends up on the stage in a production number. Students progress at their own pace and each of their strengths are used in the recital depending on ability.
Ballet: An introduction to vocabulary, techniques, and theories of ballet. Emphasis on body alignment and effective methods for gaining strength and flexibility necessary for proper ballet training. Basic ballet technique is presented in a traditional ballet class consisting of exercises at the barre in the center, and across the floor. Emphasis is placed on body and spatial awareness in addition to ballet terminology.
Hip-Hop: or “Street Jazz”, is fun, funky, aerobic and great for students aged seven to adult, with plenty or no previous dance experience. As seen in the music videos and concert tours of Hip Hop recording artists, this style is a must for any performer considering a career in commercial dance.
Jazz: is the most commercial dance form. Emphasizing presentation, extension of the limbs and isolations of the torso, jazz is a great workout. From lyrical to funky, jazz gives all dancers a broader range of style and vocabulary of movement.
Modern: Fundamentals of modern dance: emphasis on skeletal alignment, breathing, relaxation, and the use of dynamics and rhythm in space.
Tap: is the fun, aerobic dance style that is an integral part of the musical theatre performer‘s skill set. Tap gives all dancers a greater understanding of rhythm and style.
Triple Threat: Dance Sing & Act in this class! Learn a monologue, a song and dance from different Broadway Musicals every few weeks. Recital will consist of a monologue that breaks into a song & dance
Children will not be allowed to dance without hair up and proper attire on. Make-ups, Cancellations Any class missed for personal reasons must be made up within one month of missed class. Credit or refunds will not be given for missed classes. If A.C.D. cancels a class for any reason other than snow, we will re-schedule a make-up class. Snow days may be made up like personal days. A.C.D. will no longer follow Armonk Public School closings for snow days. If it starts to snow, call our office 273-2623 one half hour before class to see if we have cancelled or not.
Class Sizes
Ages 3 & 4 |
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limit 12 students |
Grades K&1 |
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limit 14 students |
Grades 2 – 5 |
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limit 16 students |
Grades 6 – 7 |
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limit 18 students |
Grades 8 – 12 |
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limit 20 students |
Recitals
Our 3 & 4 year olds Rehearsals & Recitals t.b.a.
Kindergarten – High School recitals will be held at The Concert Hall, S.U.N.Y. Purchase College. Rehearsals will be held Tuesday May 31st 2011– Friday June 3rd 2011. Performances will be Saturday June 4th and Sunday June 5th 2011.
Recital costumes are an additional expense between $60.00 and $75.00. Alterations are parents responsibility and expense.
Refunds
There are NO REFUNDS after the 2nd class (except for physical impairment, requiring a doctor's note). A credit will be given upon request, (good for one year from termination of classes). If request is not made within 1 month, credit will be forfeited. Credits are non-transferable. Continued behavior problems can result in termination of classes with no refund. Discretion is that of management.
