Welcome to latin-jazz; the fusion you’ve been waiting for. In this class, we will explore a mixture of old school jazz along with samba rhythms and movements. This beg/intermediate combination will focus on varied timing, beats, and moving your body in unpredictable ways in order to accomplish quick and precise rhythms while tracing back to traditional jazz training.
“I’ve got to go pee?...Mommy let go, she’ll be fine...What do you mean she isn’t ready for advanced class, she’s almost 8?!...Focus..stop talking...pay attention to corrections!”. If you’ve ever had to dance around any of these questions(and so many more) this workshop is for you. We will pull out our tricks-of-the-trade together and confirm we are not alone. The cavalry has short cuts with great solutions! I’ll tell you mine, if you tell me yours!
This class will teach a series of combos inspired by some of Broadway’s classic choreographers including Jerome Robbins (West Side Story), Bob Fosse (Chicago) and Michael Bennett (A Chorus Line). We will focus on detail style and storytelling through dance. These combos will be a fantastic way to introduce your dancers to the origins of “theatre dance” while using songs from some of Broadway’s biggest hits. Get ready to have fun and all that jazz!
Geo presents fantastic curriculum specific for 3 & 4 year olds. Warm-up, games, progressions (yes progressions for 3 yr olds!) and combo.
Music editing has become a standard within the competition circuit. Specifically, for my competitive hip-hop pieces, it is a necessity to combine a multitude of songs in order to have a complete and successful piece. This course will show you how to begin the process of splicing music and combining a single (or two or more songs) together. A computer is recommended, but not required. (I will mostly use the application Ableton, but the same techniques apply to any software.)
What do the newest generation of workers and seasoned professionals have in common? They crave authenticity and connection in the workplace. Join this session with Jackrabbit Dance to unpack the three ways technology can help recruit new teachers and create data-driven relationships with instructors
Don’t knock it until you’ve tried this! During this informative and playful class, learn the keys success when offering parent-and-me classes for students as young as 3 month old!
Financial Groove CEO will help you by taking you on a deep dive into how your everyday money habits connect to your studio success. Position yourself to achieve results in your profits. Make sense of your sales tax requirements and find the best approach. Save on your income taxes by digging into the details of your daily processes. These best practices will ensure accuracy in your numbers and organize your business, so you aren’t guessing later.
Now, more than ever, we’re seeing gaps in a student’s ability to process information, regulate behavior and focus for extended periods of time. During this informative session, we’ll cover exactly what sensory processing means and how it impacts student participation in the studio. Most importantly,you will learn strategies you can use immediately.
This combination is based on commercial dance but has elements of technique and grooves. We will be working on a style that a lot of pop singers incorporate into their shows and focus on what makes it unique.
How to give verbal cues that actually work. Cueing based on anatomy helps the dancer feel the corrections in their bodies rather than fixing the way they look in the mirror, leading to cleaner technique.
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In this class we will look at anatomical truths of the body and how these organizations of bones, muscles and tissues inform us of how to move, and how to best orchestrate and organize the kinetic structures of the human body.
Incorporating principles of dance medicine and science, The Ellové Technique® is a recommended cross- training and injury reduction program for dancers, and does not require props. The pure techniques of ballet, yoga, fitness, and Pilates are set to music in a seamless movement sequence that improves alignment, control, strength, flexibility, and body awareness.
For over 24 years Steve Sirico and Angela D’Valda Sirico have been producing a Gala Fundraising Event at their studio that has generated over $700,000.00 for scholarships. They will walk you through all of the steps they use and have perfected over the years. Learn how to build your own effective event!
Charles Kelley began teaching at the age of 16 making a thorough Study of Jazz Dance with Jack Cole and Matt Mattox. His teaching lasted more than 6 decades of providing True Jazz Dance, sharing knowledge of the human body through correct anatomical techniques. As a teacher we will learn correct body placement for balance, strength and flexibility that you can teach to your students, making it your own. Proper placement of the feet, keeping the body aligned, shoulders over hips over balls of the feet
