Twos & Moms: ages 18 months to three years old
      30 minute class once a week  offered weekday morning and Saturday morning
       parent works one on one with their own child
       walking, galloping, simple dance movements (ex. Ring around the Rosie)
       work with small hula hoops and playground balls
       side rolls and forward rolls on mat
       skills on
low balance beam

Creative Movement: ages 3-4
        30 minute class once a week offered weekday morning, weeknight, and Sat.
        This class is based on pantomime, pretend and make believe
        This class is a fun introduction to dance movement
        Children learn listening skills, get to use their imagination, learn movement   
        skills ( jump, hop, leap, walk, run, gallop, slide) and movement concepts
        (fast, slow, big, little)

Acrobatics:  ages 3 - 18
      30 minute classes ages 3-5, 45 minute classes ages 6-7, 60 minute classes ages 8-18
       classes are offered  once a week 30 minute weekday morning, afternoon and evening
       and Saturday, 45 and 60 minute classes are offered weekdays after school and   
       evenings with several different skill levels
       class begins with warm ups then stretches
       acrobatic (counter balance skills) and  tumbling (off balance skills) are taught
       basic skills such as side rolls, forward rolls, back rolls, cartwheels, headstands and  
       bridges  build to hand stands, splits, front limbers, walkovers, handsprings, and
       aerial  cartwheels and back tucks
       classes  also learn some skills on a low balance beam   

Ballet: ages 4 - adults
     30 minute classes 4-5 year olds, 45 minute classes 6-7 year olds, 60 minute classes 8-adult
      90 minute ballet/pointe class for advanced teens
      classes offered once a week throughout week (see acrobatics)                             
      basic classical ballet training begins with pliés, battement tendus, rond de jamb à terre,
      and grand battements  at the barré , center floor French school arm positions, adagio and  
      allégro movements, turns, and jumps
      beginning with 6 year olds terminology is emphasized as well as technique
     additional skills are taught as the student progresses
      pointé work is reserved for
advanced  students age 12 or older with individual placement
      by teacher

Tap: ages 5 - adults
     30 minute classes for 5 year olds, 45 minute classes age 6 - adult
     classes are offered once a week after school and  evenings with a class for 5 year olds on  
     Saturday classes build from 12 basic tap steps to complex syncopated rhythm patterns, and    
      several tap styles such as buck, rhythm, military and soft shoe
      beginning with 6 year olds terminology is emphasized as well as technique

Baton: ages 6 - 18
     45 minute classes offered once a week weekday afternoons and evenings
     classes build from basic twirls and struts to finger twirls, tosses, rolls, turns and two baton work
     all baton students participate in the Stokes Stomp parade and the Christmas parades

Lyrical: ages 8-18
   60 minute classes offered once a week weekday afternoon or evening
   these classes interpret the words of a song through movement
   the technique used is a combination of ballet and modern
   some sign language is used in this class
   some liturgical dance may also be part of this class

Musical Theatre: ages 8-18
   60 minute class offered once a week a weekday evening
   this class has two teachers, a vocal teacher who works with singing for 30
   minutes every other week and a acting and dance teacher who works
   with stage movement, pantomime, acting and theatrical dance
   these students have the opportunity to perform at local nursing homes,
   in the "Not too Scary" Haunted House and at  Spring Production

Jazz: ages 10 - 18
   60 minute classes and a 90 minute advanced class offered once a week
   classical style jazz with elements of modern dance                  
   warm up stretches, isolations, contractions, walks, turns and jumps with attitude
   this class also emphasizes terminology as well as technique and performance
Ballet for the Jazz Dancer- a 60 minute class twice a month is part of the advanced jazz class
   and is optional for intermediate class students. Ballet technique and terminology
   taught using jazz music. This class gives the jazz student a firm foundation  for jazz
   technique.   
Shag: adults
     60 minute classes offered in 4 week sessions on weekday evening
     couples or singles
     taught by a couple        
     this class teaches students to dance the shag
     basic steps, starting basic, several different men's and ladies' turns, half and full pivot turns
     style and counting the beat of the music are emphasized      

   
Stretch & Strengthen: ages 6 - adult
    60  minute class offered once a week  a weekday evening   This is a mother/daughter class with   
     a
special price. Mother and daughter work as partners to stretch and strengthen muscles using
    dance based exercises. A fun way to look and feel better.
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