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I N I T I A T I O N T O D A N C E C L A S S E S F O R P R E S C H O O L C H I L D R E N
DANCE INITIATION 1 and 2 (children of 3 to 4 years old in September)
A special approach to dance and motion permitting a 3 year old child (Initiation level 1) and a 4 year old child (Initiation level 2) to gently familiarize himself or herself with the physical exercise aspect of dance, the basic first steps, the development of the ability to artistically create and communicate, the accomplishment of good work and life within an organized group. The child gains in self-confidence and can therefore really achieve progress in a serene educational environment.
Schedule : Initiation 1 Saturday 09h30 to 10h30
Initiation 2 Saturday 10h30 to 11h30
Fee for spring 2010: 207 $
P R E P A R A T O R Y C L A S S E S F O R E L E M E N T A R Y G R A D E C H I L D R E N
PREPARATION TO THE TECHNIQUES OF DANCE 1 and 2 (children of 5 to 10 years old in September)
Dance calls for numerous physical and artistic aptitudes and abilities which can all be developed in the child by an adequately structured program which will fulfill the requirements of classical, jazz and modern dance techniques. Aside from proper warm up techniques at the ballet bar, correct strength and flexibility floor workouts as well as rhythm exercises, skills of securely coordinating and preparing for jumps and turns and control of balance, the student will be able to improve his or her own motor skills, develop his creative and communication potential, his ability to learn and retain moves and steps, as well as a whole dance sequence.
More than 35 years of educational experience is our training lineup. Preparatory classes to the technique of dance are designed for children 5 to 10 years of age. These classes consist of more than a dozen complete training programs, which in turn, made of anywhere between 20 to 30 specific choreographed exercises created using unique and precise music pieces for each exercise. These total more than 350 different exercises all to be learned and mastered by the young student during a 6-year span training lineup, each of these exercises having a specific goal in itself. It is within an atmosphere of fun and joy, through gradual progressive teaching methods that personal knowledge and abilities can improve remarkably for every child.
Tap dance classes are optionally added as additional training to these preparatory classes. A descriptive note is added below.
Schedule :
Preparatory technique 1-a Preschool 11h30 to 12h30
Preparatory technique 1-b 1st and 2nd grade 11h30 to 12h30
Additional Tap for children 5 to 8 years old 10h45 to 11h30
Additional Tap Level A - Beginners 8 to12 years old 12h30 to 13h30
Preparatory technique 2 3rd / 4th / 5th primary grade 14h00 to 15h15
Fee for spring 2010 :
Preparatory technique 1 207 $
With added Tap dance 350 $
Preparatory technique 2 233 $
With added Tap dance 376 $
Tap dance only 233 $
T E C H N I C A L C L A S S E S F O R T H E R E L È V E*
Relève 1 11 to 13 years old
Relève 2 13 to 15 years old
Relève 3 15 years old and above
(*Relève is French for "those that will replace, or take over". Younger dancers are the society's artistic hopes of which future performers will emerge.)
Fee for spring 2010 :
1 class per week - 13 lessons 233 $
2 classes per week - 26 lessons 428 $
3 classes per week - 39 lessons 597 $
4 classes per week - 52 lessons 740 $ *
Combo 3 different styles
3 classes per week - 39 lessons 577,5 $
* Promotion:
Preferential discount at registration
Or:
Obtain eligibility status for a scholarship program - coming up soon.
Preferential discount:
10 $ discount for the second member of the same family.
15 $ discount for the third member of the same family.
Note: All administrative fee and discount are non refundable in the event of a break in contract.
CLASSICAL DANCE
To this day, the best way form one's body while acquiring grace and precision is, without a doubt, the classical technique. Over 400 years old, its codification still remains at this time the stable reference point for any professional dancer. Especially adapted and designed for the need of our students, their age groups and experience level, our classical dance classes give our young dancers a precise and meticulous ballet posture training and teach proper body placement and alignment, as well as the ability to master the various basic steps, the arm movements plus the development of an adequate muscle memory so as to achieve an even greater body control.
The strictness of the workout at the bar followed by center adagio* used for the development of equilibrium and strength, the turns and jumps, the exactness of the ports de bras** and the gradual approach of that style can't help but enrich the student's awareness and experience as a dancer on all aspects.
*a sequence of well-controlled, graceful movements performed as a display of skill) Random House Unabridged Dictionary
**French: “carriage of the arms”), in classical ballet, both the general arm movements of a dancer and a designated set of exercises designed to improve the quality of these movements. The port de bras of classical ballet is meant to be a graceful and harmonious accent to the movements of the legs. The position of the dancer’s head and shoulders (épaulement) is important to the total grace of the port de bras. The arms together have five basic positions, and each one singly has five positions. Encyclopedia Britannica 2009
Schedule :
Classical dance Relève 1 Saturday 13h30 to 15h00
Classical dance Relève 2 Friday 18h00 to 19h30
Classical dance Relève 2 Saturday 15h00 to 16h30
Classical dance Relève 3 Friday 19h30 to 21h00
DANSE JAZZ
The unleashing or setting free of one's body in space, the pure pleasure of dancing, its unique wild rhythm, all of these are at the origin of the popularity of the jazz style. There's nothing like a great jazz class to put into action all one's technical qualities, to learn to let go and freely move, to coordinate the various parts of one's body, to push one's jumping and turning feats to even greater levels as well as taming the various chorographical elements.
Influenced by the particular contemporary changes of their era, jazz, that ever spreading phenomenon of American source, goes from the lyrical to the funky, the African culture to showbiz, the strictness of classical dance to the revolutionary aspect of contemporary dance. Jazz, weather its technique emerging from the street or within the classrooms of renown professor, calls for specific fundamental principles which are worth well knowing and mastering and they should be correctly taught to the great benefit of an incomparable ability to move from head to toes...
Schedule :
Jazz dance beginner level Relève Saturday 9h30 to 10h45
Jazz dance Relève 1 to 3 Saturday 16h30 to 18h00
MODERN DANCE
Modern dance is the principal technical base which the professional field calls : contemporary dance. Its unique character reside within the use of the trunk as part of the move, (by opposition to the classical technique which requires that the axis of the trunk remain vertical), in the fluidity of the gestures, (by opposition to jazz which is rather jerky) and in the relation between the weight of the body and gravity. Born from creative movement and the free improvisation which dates back to the onset of the XXe century, modern dance has become the technique entirely on its own that has the virtue of waking the maturity and awareness of the dancer in the most remarkable fashion. Its contemporary character places it at a position of constant evolution, then nourishing the imagination and vocabulary of the artist.
Our modern dance classes are inspired from the classical technique and from the Humphrey-Limon technique. We do recommend a certain basis in ballet or equivalent experience.
Schedule :
Modern dance Relève 3 Saturday 12h30 to 14h00
TAP DANCE
Rhythm, sounds, footwork are utter pleasure while developing keenness of mind and the sense of rhythm. Combining dance and percussion, tap dance classes, which requires properly suited tap shoes, involves this taste of "American style" dancing which have been promoted by various musical comedies, cinema and television. Our first level, Children Tap, gives a student aging from 5 to 8 years old an initiation to simple rhythm, basic music listening skills as well as using the floor. Then follows the beginner, elementary, intermediate and advance levels. Experience in and the mastering of these techniques permits one to progress towards rhythm of greater and greater complexity, with the elaborated combination of steps and speed of execution of steps which is sometimes utterly astounding !
Schedule :
Children Tap dance Saturday 10h45 to 11h30
Tap dance beginner level Saturday 12h30 to 13h30
Tap dance beginner - young adults level Friday 19h30 to 20h30
Tap dance elementary level Saturday 15h15 to 16h15
Tap dance advance level Saturday 18h30 to 19h30
P R I V A T E C L A S S E S F O R F U T U R E P R O F E S S O R S
TEACHING FORMATION
The educational training is intended for dancers who have reached advance to professional technical levels and wish to receive the necessary knowledge to become an excellent professor. The program permits the development of all the required aptitudes and covers the art of teaching dance to children according to a proven method, which has emerged from the fruit of more than 35 years of experience in that field. This method has endured real life testing for many years and the results speak for themselves. The candidates are carefully selected according to particular prerequisites and must be qualified by audition and interview. This program is a minimum of 3 years of investment and is composed of theory study classes, a series of exercises that put into real life practice what is covered, personal coaching as well as assistant work alongside of an experienced professor. At the end of the educational training and a successful internship, the candidate is thus certified by Monique Goyer and will receive all the needed placement support. Even if this certification is not recognized by the Ministry of Education, the result thus obtained in the field by the future teacher are enough to prove the actual value of that program with the hiring institution.
For any additional information on this subject, we invite you to communicate with us.
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SPECIAL COURSE : Introduction to dance for NEW STUDENTS of 3 to 5 years old. Beginning on 13 February to 24 April Saturday from 16h30 to 17h30. ( 177,00 $ ).
Taxes and administrative fees are included in all of our prices.
- Classes schedule may change without advance notice.
- The final decision as to the classification of the student lies with the Direction.
- Administrative fee as well as taxes are included in all of our prices.
- 10 $ discount for the second member of the same family and 15 $ discount for the third member of the same family.
- We accept payment in either cash or check.
- End of year show on stage on the 12th and 13th June
- Be prepared for an additional small contribution to participate to the end of year show.
- Note: Administrative fee as well as discount are non refundable in the event of a break in contract.
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Schedules and fees for the next session with be available soon !