Dance Programs and Schedule


Dress Code

The students will be required to wear a body suit of a colour code to match those of their class. Pink tights are also required. A ballet skirt of any colour would be nice but is not mandatory. All students should wear their hair neatly up.


Ballet

We recommend the ballet technique for its extreme discipline on the body and the mastery of balance, poise and coordination. A ballet class consists of two parts: the 'barre', and the 'centre'.

During a ballet barre, each part of the body is worked individually from the fingertips to the toes, to strengthen every muscle while concentrating on the centre within the body for ultimate alignment and balance.
Flexibility, turn out, and poise also are goals for the dancer at the barre. A barre can vary from a half hour to an hour depending on the level and stamina of the student.

The centre exercises consist of foot work, small jumps, turns, port de bras adagios, big jumps and combinations of all. It teaches how to move through the floor with ease and use space as a canvas.

Ballet technique is recognised by most sports athletes, from basketball players, skaters, actors and most of all dancers of other styles as a real boost to attain to physical excellence. It provides good posture and self-confidence and gives young boys and girls a good start. It is hard work but for those who love dance, it is mostly a lot of fun.

Creative Movement

Creative Movement is a free expression of Dance. We offer this course for the very young dancer to prepare her or him for the finer techniques as she or he grows. Games to music will be emphasised, yet some exercises will be introduced.

We offer this course for the very young dancer to prepare her or him for the finer techniques as she or he grows. Games to music will be emphasised, yet some exercises will be introduced.

Young bodies are flexible and learn fast, but the concentration span is short. All this is taken into consideration. We want to share the love of dance and make it fun. This is a half hour class.

Pointe  
   
Pointe work is half an hour class added to an advanced or intermediate ballet class.  It is for the serious dancer.

Modern Jazz

Over the years, there have been many new styles of dance, following the evolution of music and the diversity of people, and their traditional styles, Alvin Ailey, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Twyla Tharp, and others are all creators of these new styles and are now recognised as modern and jazz techniques worldwide. They provide a different approach to Dance. Turn out is not emphasised, and therefore is less demanding for the body. The upper body is worked individually, shoulders, head and back and adds another dimension to the rigorous ballet technique. We recommend it for all those who want a well-rounded vocabulary of Dance.

Schedule for 10 week Fall workshop
September to December 2008

Mondays in Inverness

Ballet beginner Beginner Ballet Tots / Beginner Ballet Adults	3:30 - 4:00 PM
Modern Jazz	4:00 - 4:30 PM
Ballet technique	4:30 - 5:00 PM
Pointe	5:30 - 6:00 PM

Wednesdays at the Middle River Hall

Ballet Beginner Beginner Ballet Tots / Beginner Ballet Adults	3:30 - 4:00 PM
Ballet Beginner Ballet technique	4:00 - 5:00 PM
Pointe	5:00 - 5:30 PM

Thursdays in Bellecote, at CHBH

Ballet 1+Ballet 2 Beginner Ballet Tots / Beginner Ballet Adults	3:00 - 3:30 + 3:00 - 4:00 PM
Ballet Beginner Ballet technique	4:00 - 5:00 PM
Pointe	5:00 - 5:30 PM

Fridays at The Civic Center in Port Hawkesbury

Ballet 1 Beginner Ballet Tots / Beginner Ballet Adults	4:00 - 4:30 PM
Ballet 2 + Jazz	4:30 - 5:00 PM
Jazz 2	5:00 - 5:30 PM
Ballet 3	5:00 - 6:00 PM