Unfortunately due to the low enrollment of our Dance Academy we are forced to cancel our program. Please know this was not an easy decision to make. We feel the Dance Academy has been a huge part of our department.
Moving forward we will be re-vamping our dance program, and please be on the lookout for a new 8 week classes starting in the Winter. We believe these shorter programs will offer more people the opportunity to participate in a more affordable and quality program without being tied into a 30 week commitment. Our new programs will be available for registration in November.
The Plymouth Recreation Dance Academy is affordable and professional. Our instructor Nicole has over 20 years of dance experience and owns her own dance studio in town. Our “studio” includes mirrors, low to no cost costumes and inexpensive recital tickets ($3.00 per person). We will work with you and your family to allow your child to participate in our dance program by setting up payment plans.
Kinder Dance (Ages 5-6) - AM Time: 10:00a-10:45a or PM Time: 1:00p-1:45p
The Kinderdance class teaches the basic fundamentals of Ballet, Tap, and Jazz while continuing to focus on rhythm, body position, and counting. Dance attire required: black leotard, white tights, pink ballet shoes, black tap shoes.
Preschool Dance (Ages 3&4) - Time: 11:00a-11:45a
This class is a combination of Ballet, Tap, and Jazz. The class is 45 minutes divided into 15 minutes of each subject. This class teaches rhythm, body position and counting, while developing an interest in dance. Dance attire required: black leotard, white tights, pink ballet shoes, black tap shoes.
Elementary Dance I (ages 6-8)- Time 4:30p-5:30p
Elementary level dancers will have 20 minutes each of Ballet, Tap and Jazz. Ballet will teach proper alignment, technique, balancing, turns and leaps. Students will develop a strong and fl exible body with good posture and poise. Tap combines the study of rhythm, precision, and fluidity of movement. Jazz class begins with floor warm-up, isolations, and across the fl oor techniques including jumps and turns. Jazz dance will give the students flexibility, strength, and understanding of body alignment. Dance attire required: black leotard, black shorts, pink/white tights, pink ballet shoes and black oxford tap shoes with low heel.
Elementary Dance II (ages 9-11)- Time: 5:40p-6:40p
Dancers will have 20 minutes each of Ballet, Tap and Jazz. Ballet will teach proper alignment, technique, balancing, turns and leaps. Students will develop a strong and fl exible body with good posture and poise. Tap combines the study of rhythm, precision, and fluidity of movement. Jazz class begins with floor warm-up, isolations, and across the fl oor techniques including jumps and turns. Jazz dance will give the students fl exibility, strength, and understanding of body alignment. This class will be prepping for the Advanced dance class in the future. Dance attire required: black leotard, black shorts, pink/white tights, pink ballet shoes and black oxford tap shoes with low heel.
Hip Hop and Lyrical (ages 9+) 6:50p-7:35p
Lyrical combines ballet and jazz technique and also develops the students’ emotional interpretation of dance through music, and develops muscle strength and improves coordination. High energy is required for this aerobic workout that involves many different hip hop styles to stylized rhythmic music. Students will be given the opportunity to explore their own personal hip hop dance style through improvisation and interpretation.
Ballet/Lyrical - Jumps, Leaps and Turns (ages 10-17) - Time: 7:35p-8:20p
A technique class that focuses on jumping and turning, two technical aspects of dance that are used in almost all forms of dance and choreography. This class will teach students how to properly prepare for a jump safely to prevent injury to the body and also how to turn properly on the body’s center access to prevent from falling over or feeling unstable. The ability to jump and turn correctly is very crucial to a dancer’s technical progress.
Instructor: Nicole Purtell
Date: Thursday October 1st– May 19th (no class: 11/26, 12/24, 12/31, 2/18* & 4/21*)
Location: Memorial Hall - Blue Room for 9:30a-1:45p**
Memorial Hall - Auditorium for 4:15p-8:20p** (83 Court Street)
Fee: $330 for all dance programs / 2 installments of $165
1st Installment is due upon registration - 2nd Installment is due January 7th, 2016
(Children will not be permitted to take class after the January 14th class if payment is not received.)
The Recital will be held on May 19th, 2016 at 6:00pm. The dress rehearsal will be on May 12th at 6:00p. Morning classes will still happen as regularly scheduled that day, but the 4:15p-8:30p groups will only participate in the rehearsal that day. *If a class has to be cancelled due to weather, or any unforeseen circumstance, classes may be made up during February and/ or April vacation.
There will be minimum attendance requirements children must meet to preform in Recital. Please check our website under Dept Info - Forms for the 2015-2015 Dance Academy Hanbook for more information.
**Parents and siblings are not permitted to be in the Blue Room or Auditorium while class is in progress. They may sit outside the room. Should a parent or sibling become disruptive at any point during the class, they will be asked to leave the building. Parents will be invited to observe the classes during the last class of each month.