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Adult Dance Classes | Children's Dance Classes | Music & Voice | Visual Arts
ADULT DANCE Open Level Adult classes will serve beginner through advanced students. No experience is necessary! Adult Ballet (Open Level - ages 18+) Tuesday 8-9am Thursday 10-11:30am Adult classes will serve the beginner through advanced students. Classes will be taught in a moderate level with focus on proper body alignment and strengthening of the muscles. We believe that many adults have studied sometime in their life and will like to return to it with a new focus... enjoyment, exercise and stress relief! back to top > CHILDREN'S CLASSES Pre-Ballet (Ages 5-6) Thursday 4:45 - 5:30PM This class is designed for 5-6 year olds students introducing simple dance combinations and ballet vocabulary. Lessons aim to teach children to focus on given movements, to quickly respond to rhythm and to identify musical patterns. Young aspiring dancers will also be able to enjoy free creative movement and dance to various rhythms. Required attire: leotard, ballet slippers, hair up in a bun Creative Ballet I (Ages 3-4) Friday 9:45 - 10:30AM & 2:15 - 3:00PM Saturday 1PM - 1:45PM The children will be taught concepts of basic ballet movements and learn to apply them in relation to their bodies; creative thinking and personal expression will be noted and developed along with musicality and rhythm. Children will gradually learn to use various tools required to achieve personal goals as well as how to interact and respect each other. Required attire: leotard, ballet slippers, hair up in a bun Creative Ballet II (Ages 5-6) Thursday 4:00 - 4:45PM Saturday 2:45 - 3:30PM The children will work on concepts of beginner's ballet movement; creative thinking and personal expression will be reinforced and developed along with understanding musicality and rhythm. Slow introduction to to ballet vocabulary. Children will gradually learn to use various tools required to achieve personal goals, as well as how to interact and respect each other. Required attire: leotard, ballet slippers, hair up in a bun Sing & Dance along with Mommy (Ages 2-3) Friday 10:30 - 11:15AM This class helps strengthen your child's muscles and also fosters development of balance, coordination and musicality. Rhythmic activities, songs, obstacles courses, scarves, musical instruments and drawing will be incorporated in this class in order to build a solid background for future group lessons. Required attire: comfortable clothes - no shoes necessary, class is done in bare foot Acting & Theater Dance (ages 4 - 8) Saturday 2:30 - 3:30PM This program will focus on the creative learning and the introduction of the dramatic arts to students and theater dance choreography. The creative drama will help them develop their speaking skills, building confidence and will enhance early social skills. Hip-Hop Youth Tuesday: 6:00 - 7:00Pm - Youth- Ages 6 and up Tuesday: 7:00 - 8:00Pm - Intermediate & Adult Hip-hop is a dance style that grew up within the streets. It's not easy to distinguish between all dance styles since everyone is using a different terminology - hip hop, breakdance, funky, urban dance, street dance, fusion). It is also important to note that different teachers will create different choreography; You might see something on TV, and think that hip hop is just one style, expecting your hip hop dance teacher to dance the same way, but it is different. Every hip-hop dancer has its own personal style (freestyle), and that stands for teachers. In this dance class each lesson begins with a warm up followed by learning a new hip-hop dance combination. Required attire: comfortable exercising or dancing clothes and sneakers back to top > MUSIC & VOICE Students will become familiar with many types of music and will develop their own music appreciation. They will work with instruments as well as use body movements to teach vocal, rhythm and some performing skills. Classes are taught in a creative, supportive and fun environment, culminating in a workshop class demonstration for each level of study. I can sing (Ages 4-6) Wednesday: 4:00 - 4:45PM Voice & Musical Singing (Ages 7 +) Wednesday: 4:45 - 5:30PM back to top > VISUAL ARTS Creative Artist I (Ages 4-6) Saturday 10:00 - 11:00AM Children will learn how to draw and color using the appropriate mediums for their age. They will be introduced to few techniques and then use their knowledge to make images that are important to them. Creative Artist II (Ages 7 and up) Saturday 11:00 - 12:00PM Students will learn tips to improve their drawing skills while creating their own characters and stories. They will use fundamentals techniques in order to make shapes and images. They will learn how to use color and forms and to know how to incorporate their relationship in their work. back to top > |
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| YMCA of Norwalk 370 West Avenue Norwalk, CT 06850 tel (203) 866-4425 fax (203) 838-4601 |
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