KIDS DANCE CLASSES in DITMAS PARK, BROOKLYN
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GET MOVING! | Ages 3-6
Developed by Director Alden LaPaglia, ALDEN MOVES Dance Theater's signature approach to creative dance wraps method inside fun. Classes cultivate musicality while building strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, body awareness, and self-discipline. Children learn dance fundamentals like positions-of-the-feet, plié, élevé, sautés, and skips. No leotard or tights required! Dress Code: Clothes kids can move comfortably in -- pants that stretch or leotard/tights. No zippers or dresses. |
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Rhythm & Moves | Ages 5-7
Progressing dance fundamentals in a high-energy, rhythm-rich format that appeals to boys and girls alike. Class focuses on building strength, flexibility, coordination, balance, body awareness and expressive style through traditional dance steps like plie, eleve and saute as well as conditioning challenges involving jumping jacks, downward dog, and crab walks. Students are introduced to modern dance-style floorwork and work with principles of movement texture as well as rhythm. This class advances GET MOVING! creative dance fundamentals and serves as wonderful preparation for Theater Jazz as well as Pre-Ballet classes. Dress Code: Clothes kids can move comfortably in -- pants that stretch or leotard/tights. No zippers or dresses. |
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PRE-BALLET | Ages 5.5-8
Ballet is graceful lines, thoughtful movement, and live piano accompaniment in classes. Our imaginative approach introduces ballet fundamentals in creative exercises that engage minds and bodies, laying a solid technical foundation while instilling a lifelong love of dance. At this age, students are better able to execute dance fundamentals cleanly, and basic steps like the plié, élevé, tendu, and sauté are used as a means of developing a child's body for further dance training. Dress Code: White leotard (no attached skirt), pink tights, pink ballet slippers, hair pulled back neatly in a ballet bun |
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BALLET | Ages 7.5 +
Ballet is graceful lines, thoughtful movement, and live piano accompaniment in classes. In classical ballet classes, students build on the foundation they've established in pre-ballet. They have better command of their turn-out, allowing their body to work comfortably and properly in 3rd, 4th, & 5th positions of the feet. This also enables them to develop greater flexibility and tackle more intricate steps like rond de jambe, country pas de basque, and pas de chat. They begin to incorporate epaulement, or the positioning of the upper body in addition to the positioning of the hips, legs, and feet, and gain a real understanding of the lines that define the art form.
Dress Code: Black leotard (no attached skirt), pink tights, pink ballet slippers, hair pulled back neatly in a ballet bun |
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JAZZ | Ages 8.5+
Theater Dance is the study of music through movement. In theater, dancers must have full command of jazz, ballet, and modern techniques in order to achieve the sophisticated styling required to portray any given character. Theater Dance at ALDEN MOVES gives students the opportunity to build on their fundamentals in an arena outside of a classical ballet class. Students get an introduction to Luigi technique and style while working musicality, weight shifts, and direction changes through weekly "combinations." Students in Theater Dance should be enrolled in 1-2 classes per week. Dress Code: Jazz pants or sweatpants, solid colored shirt or leotard, and black jazz shoes |
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CONTEMPORARY MODERN DANCE | Ages 10+
Rooted in ballet and modern techniques, our contemporary dance class gives students the knowledge and physical awareness needed to accomplish the beauty of contemporary dance. Students perfect lines and curves as they learn how to free their movement in pursuit of stunning moving pictures. Dress Code: Jazz pants or tights, leotard or tank top, bare feet or socks |
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