Dance Concept: Classes

Fall 2011 - Spring 2012 - classes begin Monday, September 12
Fall 2011 Class Grid

To Register by Mail: Complete the Registration Card and indicate your preferred class(es). Send completed card, along with registration fee and one month's tuition to:

Questions? - Please call Dance Concept at 817.738.8763, email us at danceconceptoffice@gmail.com, or stop by during class hours.

PRESCHOOL 1 & 2 (age 2-4 / 4-6) are designed to develop major motor skills through tap and pre-ballet. The program refines coordination, rhythm, and personality projection through beginning ballet and tap technique in a song/dance format, with imagination exercises, games, & rhythm instruments. (1 class/wk)

BALLET / TAP (age 5-7 / 7-9) focus on an expanded dance vocabulary and stretch benefits in ballet, while the degree of difficulty in tap combinations is increased. Both age groups utilize the song/dance format. (1 class/wk)

JAZZ (age 5-7 / 7-9) are geared for the very beginning level jazz student. Basic jazz technique is studied through simple turns, jumps, progressions and combinations - all taught to age appropriate music. (1 class/wk)

JAZZ 1-5 (age 7 & up) are 5 levels of twice/week jazz classes. The first class of the week is devoted to a full standing warm-up, floor work, turns, jumps and combinations. The second class includes a traveling warm-up through progressions and routines. Form, line and style are explored in depth, and performance technique is emphasized at all levels. (2 classes/wk)

HIP HOP (age 5-7 / 7-10 / 10&up / 14&up) focus on street style jazz with an urban feel. The younger classes introduce a high energy, contemporary, "jammin' " environment with age appropriate music. The older classes involve more complicated choreography with floorwork. (1 class/wk)

Tricks & Freestyle is an advanced Hip Hop class designed to explore intricate floorwork, jumps, spins and gymno-tricks. Fall Semester only (1 class/wk)

LYRICAL 2-5 (age 7&up) study a poetic dance form that defines jazz technique through a style that features balance, extension and emotion.

BALLET 1 & 2 (age 7-11) consist of barre and floor work for the beginner tointermediate ballet student. Strength and flexibility are increased through a studyof classical line and movement. (1 class/wk)

BALLET / POINTE 3-5 (age 10&up) are designed for the intermediate-advanced ballet dancer. Pointe students must be recommended by the teacher, but pointe work is not required at any level. (2 classes/wk)

TAP 1-5 (age 7&up) accommodate the beginner to advanced tap dancer. Tap vocabulary increases and combinations become more complex with each class level. Tap styles range from Broadway to "Buck & Wing" to Rhythm tap. (1 class/wk)

Six week courses in a variety of subjects. Pick and choose the sessions that interest you - or take them all! (1 class/wk)