2025 Spring Schedule

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Spring Dance Concert will be April 25th at 7pm and April 27th at 2 pm at Richland Community College Shilling Auditorium

Monday Classes:

05:00 PM – 06:00 PM Apprentice/Junior/Senior Dance Company (DNCE 9314) Cost: $129.50

Students interested in performing should join the DCD dance company. Students pursue a pre-professional level of performance by developing a sense of showmanship, expression, and energy.

06:00 PM – 07:00 PM Beginning/Intermediate Jazz (DNCE 9309) Cost: $129.50

This class is for the beginner to introduce basic jazz skills with exercises in the centre and across the floor in a creative, fun way!

07:00 PM – 08:30 PM Advanced Ballet (DNCE 8178) Cost: $149.50

Continuing instruction for students who already have ballet experience; students will learn new vocabulary, steps, and technique. Students should have at least 4 previous years of ballet (not including pre-ballet). Advanced students may attend on pointe.

08:30 PM – 09:00 PM Intermediate/Adv Pointe (DNCE 9248) Cost: $74.50

Designed for students with 2 or more years of pointe, this class will expand their experience with ballet variations while reinforcing the mechanics of good ballet technique.

Tuesday Classes: (Tuesday classes begin on 08/13/24 & end on 11/26/24)

04:00 PM – 04:45 PM Ballet I (DNCE 9247) Cost: $129.50

Intended for the young dancer; an introduction to correct posture & technique, proper ballet vocabulary, short combinations, and beginning character dance. Intended to develop a love of movement while gaining self-assurance and strength.

04:45 PM – 05:45 PM Ballet II & III (DNCE 9185) Cost: $129.50

Students will progress steadily learning additional steps, turns, combinations, character dance, and vocabulary for ballet. Students are challenged to maintain technique while increasing their skills and stamina.

05:45 PM – 07:15 PM Ballet IV/V (DNCE 9186) Cost: $149.50

This class will advance the student to more difficult barre and centre exercises that stress the importance of technique, increase the vocabulary of steps, and introduce beats. Goals are to give the dancer challenging enchainments and to build strength

07:15 PM – 08:15 PM Adult Ballet (DNCE 8572) Cost: $129.50

This class is designed for the adult with prior ballet experience who would like to refresh their ballet skills. Class will consist of barre exercises, stretching exercises, enchainements, and combinations across the floor.

Wednesday Classes:

03:30 PM – 04:30 PM Ballet/Tap/Tumbling (DNCE 9254) Cost: $129.50

This is a great introductory class to allow your child to discover what they are interested in. Students will learn basic skills in ballet, tap and tumbling. This class teaches posture, grace, coordination, dancing to the beat & developing flexibility.

04:30 PM – 05:30 PM Beginning Ballet/Tap (DNCE 9291) Cost: $129.50

This class is geared toward the beginner with some dance experience. The students will further their vocabulary in ballet and tap. The steps will become more difficult and we will be connecting the intricate steps together with emphasis on technique.

05:30 PM – 06:30 PM Teen/Adult Hip Hop & Tap (DNCE 8825) Cost: $129.50

This is a high energy dance class. This class if or the first-time dancer or one who has taken several years of dancing. This class will continue their knowledge of difficult dance moves while learning new moves. The choreography will be more intricate.

06:30 PM – 07:30 PM Beginning/Intermediate Pointe (DNCE 9301) Cost: $129.50

Class begins with a warm up, followed by barre exercises. Students will work on intermediate vocabulary of steps including some enchainements. This point class will be adjusted to meet the needs of the students. Doctor’s permission note must be on file.

07:30 PM – 08:30 PM Advanced Jazz (DNCE 8206) Cost: $129.50

This class is designed to increase the student’s proficiency in jazz with centre jazz exercises and combinations that increase the student’s flexibility. Students will concentrate on correct technique and movements as the perform combinations.

Thursday Classes:

03:45 PM – 04:30 PM Kids Hip Hop (DNCE 9307) Cost: $129.50

This class is a great introduction to Hip-Hop for young students. This class breaks down the basics of Hip-Hop for dancers to understand and enjoy. If your child is a free spirit, this class will help them to develop their own individuality.

04:30 PM – 05:30 PM Youth Hip Hop (DNCE 9244) Cost: $129.50

This class is a great way to further a students’ Hip-Hop knowledge. This is a high energy class to get your child moving and grooving to music. They will learn to work as a team and also develop individuality with their free-style movements.

05:30 PM – 06:15 PM Beginning Tap & Jazz (DNCE 9188) Cost: $129.50

This beginners class will introduce various basic tap skills and jazz exercises. We will work on simple combinations in the centre and across the floor. Tap will each the students rhythms with their feet and jazz will get them dancing to the beat.

06:15 PM – 07:00 PM Tap/Jazz (DNCE 9189) Cost: $129.50

This beginner class will further your child’s tap and jazz vocabulary and skills. We will work on more difficult combinations in the center and across the floor. In tap and jazz your child will progress and learn new steps.

07:00 PM – 08:30 PM Intermediate/Advance Ballet (DNCE 9256) Cost: $149.50

Students will be challenged to learn advanced barre and center exercises to increase their endurance, ability, and technique (advanced beats & how to connect steps fluidly) while learning multiple variations. Doctor’s pointe authorization required.

08:30 PM-9:15 PM Intermediate/Advanced Tap (DNCE 9500) Cost: $129.50

This class is for students who already have a good knowledge of tap vocabulary and steps. Students will learn more advanced tap combinations and choreography.

Saturday Classes:

09:00 AM – 10:00 AM Contemplative Ballet (DNCE 9001) Cost: $129.50

Movement-based prayer, processing our experience of God and scripture through classical ballet, and building community.

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM I’m Two, I’m Terrific (DNCE 9266) Cost: $109.50

This class is geared toward two year old’s who need a delightful, thirty-minute class filled with activities and fun games.

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Pre-Ballet (DNCE 9273) Cost: $109.50

Your child will be introduced to the love of moving to music, increasing body/spatial awareness, and balance. Rhythm and beginning dance techniques will be incorporated using games, props, and other musical activities.

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM Primary Ballet (DNCE 9306) Cost: $129.50

This primary ballet class will introduce the young dancer to correct posture and technique, proper ballet vocabulary, short combinations, and beginning character dance. The goals in this class are to develop the love of movement and gain self assurance.

Sunday Classes:

05:00 PM – 6:30 PM Salsa/Bachata Cost: $125.00

This class will teach the fundamental techniques and vocabulary for Salsa/Bachata dancing. This class is for beginners with little to no experience with dance or Latin dance. No partner is needed, we will change partners during class.