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Bluegrass Dance Center

Helpful Descriptions

Bluegrass Dance Center www.bluegrassdancecenter.com (859) 625-93932187 Lexington Road Richmond, KY 40475

Ballet

Ballet dance is and artistic dance form based on an elaborate formal technique, characterized by gestures and movements of grace, precision, and fluidity. Ballet serves as a backbone for many other styles of dance, as many other dance genres are based on ballet. Ballet is based on techniques that have been developed over centuries. Ballet uses music and dance to tellstories.Bluegrass Dance Center provides age appropriate ballet dance training. This means classroom content and structure is createdconsidering the following: Physical development and movement capacity, reasons for dancing (recreational, competitive,intensive, etc.), emotional and cognitive maturity. No child is the same and no classroom lesson plan is the same. We takegreat care to present a group class that reflects the students desire and ability paired with the instructor’s knowledge, planning, and care. While observing classroom time parents might notice that music selections, activities, props, and conceptsare presented in efforts to instruct the entire class along as a group or a team.

Ballroom & Latin

Ballroom & Latin dancing refers to a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around theworld. Its performance and entertainment aspects are also widely enjoyed on stage, in film and on television. Within thesestyles there are various genres that may be danced, Cha Cha, Swing, Waltz, and Tango are just a few.Bluegrass Dance Center provides age appropriate ballroom dance training. This style may be learned with or without a dance partner. This means classroom content and structure is created considering the following: Physical development andmovement capacity, reasons for dancing (recreational, competitive, intensive, etc.), emotional and cognitive maturity. Nochild is the same and no classroom lesson plan is the same. We take great care to present a group class that reflects thestudents desire and ability paired with the instructor’s knowledge, planning, and care. While observing classroom time parents might notice that music selections, activities, props, and concepts are presented in efforts to instruct the entire classalong as a group or a team.

Jazz

Jazz dance may be characterized by the use of improvisation and has been influenced by rhythms and techniques of jazzmusic. Jazz Dance is an umbrella term that can refer to several related dance styles. All of them are connected via commonroots, namely tap, ballet, jazz music, and African-American rhythms and dance. Jazz is a fun dance style that relies heavilyon originality and improvisation. Many Jazz dancers mix different styles into their dancing, incorporating their ownexpression. Jazz dancing often uses bold, dramatic body movements, including body isolations and contractions.Bluegrass Dance Center provides age appropriate jazz dance training. This means classroom content and structure is createdconsidering the following: Physical development and movement capacity, reasons for dancing (recreational, competitive,intensive, etc.), emotional and cognitive maturity. No child is the same and no classroom lesson plan is the same. We takegreat care to present a group class that reflects the students desire and ability paired with the instructor’s knowledge, planning, and care. While observing classroom time parents might notice that music selections, activities, props, and conceptsare presented in efforts to instruct the entire class along as a group or a team.

Musical Theatre

Musical Theatre is a form of theatre combining music, songs, spoken dialogue and dance. The emotional content of the piece-humor, pathos, love, anger-as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music movement and technicalaspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole.Bluegrass Dance Center provides age appropriate Musical Theatre dance training. At this time, we start Musical Theatretraining for those students in Second Grade or higher. This means classroom content and structure is created considering thefollowing: Physical development and movement capacity, reasons for dancing (recreational, competitive, intensive, etc.),emotional and cognitive maturity. No child is the same and no classroom lesson plan is the same. We take great care to present a group class that reflects the students desire and ability paired with the instructor’s knowledge, planning, and care.While observing classroom time parents might notice that music selections, activities, props, and concepts are presented inefforts to instruct the entire class along as a group or a team.

Bluegrass Dance Center

Helpful Descriptions

Bluegrass Dance Center www.bluegrassdancecenter.com (859) 625-93932187 Lexington Road Richmond, KY 40475

Dance Theatre

Dance Theatre is a continuation of Musical Theatre with a greater emphasis on pairing technical dance expertise along withMusical Theatre. The content of the class requires a more detailed and comprehensive knowledge of dance. Your child’scurrent dance expertise and training will be utilized for the Musical Theatre elements of this class.Bluegrass Dance Center provides age appropriate Dance Theatre dance training. Students are expected to have a high levelof dance training. This means classroom content and structure is created considering the following: Physical developmentand movement capacity, reasons for dancing (recreational, competitive, intensive, etc.), emotional and cognitive maturity. Nochild is the same and no classroom lesson plan is the same. We take great care to present a group class that reflects thestudents desire and ability paired with the instructor’s knowledge, planning, and care. While observing classroom time parents might notice that music selections, activities, props, and concepts are presented in efforts to instruct the entire classalong as a group or a team.

Hip-hop

Hip-hop dance refers to dance styles, mainly street dance styles, primarily danced to hip-hop music, or that have evolved as a part of the hip-hop culture. By its widest definition, it can include a wide range of styles such as breaking, popping, locking,house dance and even electro dance. It can also include the many styles simply labeled as hip-hop, old school hip-hop (or hype), hip-hop new style and freestyle. Improvisation and personal interpretation are essential to hip hop dancing.Bluegrass Dance Center provides age appropriate Hip-Hop dance training. Physical development and movement capacity,reasons for dancing (recreational, competitive, intensive, etc.), emotional and cognitive maturity. No child is the same and noclassroom lesson plan is the same. We take great care to present a group class that reflects the students desire and ability paired with the instructor’s knowledge, planning, and care. While observing classroom time parents might notice that musicselections, activities, props, and concepts are presented in efforts to instruct the entire class along as a group or a team.

Tap & Urban Tap

Tap dance is a form of dance in which a tapping sound is made when metal plates on the dancer’s shoes touch a hard surface.Because the dancers make sound they are considered percussive musicians. Tap dancing is an exciting form of dance inwhich dancers use their feet like drums to create rhythmic patterns and timely beats. Tap dance training can surround thevarious styles of music available and genre’s done throughout the decades. Soft-shoe, tap or kick-line (Rockette style),Rhythm tap, and Urban tap (pairing movements found in hip-hop dancing) are all wonderful representations of what may belearned in a tap dance class.Bluegrass Dance Center provides age appropriate Tap dance training. Physical development and movement capacity, reasonsfor dancing (recreational, competitive, intensive, etc.), emotional and cognitive maturity. No child is the same and noclassroom lesson plan is the same. We take great care to present a group class that reflects the students desire and ability paired with the instructor’s knowledge, planning, and care. While observing classroom time parents might notice that musicselections, activities, props, and concepts are presented in efforts to instruct the entire class along as a group or a team.

Modern & Creative

Modern dance is a style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as classical ballet. Here at Bluegrass Dance Center Modern dance is a continuation of Creative Movement. Dance movements in modern dance are expressive of feelings andconcepts. Modern dance is a more relaxed, free style of dance. It uses emotions and moods to design ones own steps, and ithas a deliberate use of gravity. In this style students have the opportunity to take note of how their bodies and minds work together in creating movements. Modern dancing allows a guided yet safe setting for students to explore all dancing has tooffer.Creative dance uses elements of dance to explore movement. Students find self-control and creative problem-solving skillswhile learning how to move through space. Creative movement can reflect thematic material or concrete images. Danceeducation uses problem- solving and the creative process to integrate choreography, improvisation, and technique.Bluegrass Dance Center provides age appropriate Modern and Creative dance training. Physical development and movementcapacity, reasons for dancing (recreational, competitive, intensive, etc.), emotional and cognitive maturity. No child is thesame and no classroom lesson plan is the same. We take great care to present a group class that reflects the students desireand ability paired with the instructor’s knowledge, planning, and care. While observing classroom time parents might notice

Bluegrass Dance Center

Helpful Descriptions

Bluegrass Dance Center www.bluegrassdancecenter.com (859) 625-93932187 Lexington Road Richmond, KY 40475

that music selections, activities, props, and concepts are presented in efforts to instruct the entire class along as a group or ateam.

Baton Twirling

Baton is a competitive sport involving the manipulation of a balanced metal rod with the hands and body to a co-coordinatedroutine, similar to rhythmic gymnastics. The distinguishing fundamental characteristics are: Handling of the baton instrumentto create visual images, pictures and patterns, executed with dexterity, smoothness, fluidity, and speed, both close in andaround the body and by releasing the baton into the air. Twirling allows expression of the body through dance and movementto create a demonstration of strength, flexibility, physical fitness, beauty, aesthetics, and harmony in coordination with themanipulation of the baton. The incorporation of gymnastic movements adapted to baton twirling to create additional elementsof risk and excitement. The discipline requires the simultaneous blending of these fundamental characteristics all set tomusic, utilizing time and space to display both technical merit and artistic expression in creating a total package for theviewer’s eye.Bluegrass Dance Center provides age appropriate Baton Twirling training. Physical development and movement capacity,reasons for dancing (recreational, competitive, intensive, etc.), emotional and cognitive maturity. No child is the same and noclassroom lesson plan is the same. We take great care to present a group class that reflects the students desire and ability paired with the instructor’s knowledge, planning, and care. While observing classroom time parents might notice that musicselections, activities, props, and concepts are presented in efforts to instruct the entire class along as a group or a team.

Age Categories

Age categories provide a basic guideline for class placements. It is beneficial for children to have the opportunity to be at both ends of the age spectrum when attending a class. This experience allows a child’s learning to come full circle and becomplete. As the youngest in class, children have the benefit of learning along with older dancers that may bring to classvaried experience and maturity. In turn, when a dancer reaches the older end of the age category, they will then have thechance to experience the benefits of being a mentor, role model, and example for other students.3-4 years Geared for those not yet in pre-school and those in pre-school.5-6 years Geared for those about to enter Kindergarten and those in Kindergarten.7 years and up Geared for children in at least first grade.10 years and up Geared for children in at least fourth grade.Teen Geared for children that are at the end of middle school and entering high school.Children’s age determination is based upon their age as of October 31

of the dance year.We offer classes that begin in January for those children that will not be 3 until the end of year. They grow so much in even afew months – for their enjoyment – why not wait until then?

Level DescriptionsPre-Dance

Introduction to movement, class structure, and awareness of self and others.

Kindgergarten Dance

An introduction to dance and basic terminology of dancing, continued team work andexploration into the world of dancing.Within any given age category, a child may begin again at a level I. For example, a 7 year old might be a Level II, and whenthey turn 10, might need to enter a Level I class. In addition, each dance school creates and maintains a unique system of leveling. What one school might consider Level III might be measured differently here at Bluegrass Dance Center. Alwayskeep in mind, as long as your child is doing well, what the class is called is unimportant!

Level I

A foundation and the most important level of a child’s dancing journey. Students may dance atthis level and enjoy dancing for 1-3 years of dance classes. It also is common that a student may be Level IIin Jazz, and Level I in ballet. Again, the circle of learning (new, returning, mentor applies to Level I just asthe other levels offered here at Bluegrass Dance Center).

Level II

A continuation of Level I. At this level students are given the opportunity to addnuance, finesse and performance ease to some of the elements learned in a Level I class. New concepts in