Programs 2023/2024

 

 

*Tiny Tots (3 Year Olds) - Age 3 by December 31st 2023

Class times are listed on the registration form.

 

A 30 min weekly  introduction to dance including creative movement, songs and basic technique. Dancers are encouraged to take age appropriate dance instruction, understand concepts such as making a circle or a straight line, and co-operate with their peers. *Tiny Tots participate in our annual Christmas show and year end recital at the Westlock Cultural Arts Theater. 

 

 

Predance (4 Year Olds) – Age 4 by December 31st 2023

Class times are listed on the registration form.

 

A stepping stone from “Tiny Tots”, however new students are welcome! Dancers participate in a Tap/Ballet combination class for 45 min per week. Students start class in their tap shoes for basic  instruction in rhythm, timing, and movement, then change into ballet shoes for pre-primary instruction, including dance songs.  *Predancers participate in our annual Christmas show and year end recital at the Westlock Cultural Arts Theater.

 

 

Kinderkids (5 Year Olds) – Age 5 by December 31st 2023 

Class times are listed on the registration form.

 

 This 45 min Tap/Jazz/Ballet combination class is designed for your kindergarten student! Dancers will take instruction in Tap for the first half  of class, and in Jazz or Ballet for the remainder of their lesson. This is a structured program with the focus on “fun learning”! *Kinderkids participate in our annual Christmas show and year end recital at the Westlock Cultural Arts Theater.

 

 

Jazz - Age 6 (by December 31st 2023) to Adult

Contact us for class times and availability after August 21st 2023

 

Dancers age 6 and up will learn body isolation's, positions of the arms and feet, dance vocabulary and jazz dance steps. Classes will consist of stretching, strength exercises, center floor combinations and routines for performance. Dancers will participate in festivals, as well as our year end recital at The Cultural Arts Theatre.

 

 

Tap - Age 6 (by December 31st 2023) to Adult

Contact us for class times and availability after August 21st 2023

 

Tap class for dancers age 6 and up will focus on the rhythm, footwork, and syncopation. Students will learn basic tap technique, progressive tap steps, and develop a broad awareness of music. Classes will consist of barre exercises, across the floor, and center work combining tap steps learned throughout the dance term. Dancers will participate in festivals, as well as our year end recital at The Cultural Arts Theatre.

 

Ballet - Age 6 (by December 31st 2023) and up

Contact us for class times and availability after August 21st 2023

 

Dancers age 6 and up will focus on body alignment and awareness with emphasis on proper usage of feet and legs and carriage of arms. Students will learn basic positions of the arms and feet, ballet vocabulary, beauty, flow and grace. Classes will consist of barre exercises, center floor work, and combinations of dance steps. Dancers will participate in festivals, as well as our year end recital at The Cultural Arts Theatre.

 

Lyrical –Age 12 (by December 31st 2023) and up

 

A combination of modern and classical, dancers must be registered in an intermediate Jazz and Ballet class in the 2023/2024 dance season to register.

 

 

*Some classes are full based on our spring pre-registration