{"id":895,"date":"2018-09-22T15:19:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-22T20:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eminencedancecomplex.com\/?page_id=895"},"modified":"2024-07-31T19:41:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T00:41:52","slug":"class-descriptions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eminencedancecomplex.com\/?page_id=895","title":{"rendered":"Class Descriptions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>EDC instructs students on a wide variety of dance styles, techniques, and fitness areas.  Read below for more information about our classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Acrobatic Arts\/Tumbling<\/strong>&#8211; Students will learn the fundamentals in acrobatics and<br>strengthening skills. Teachers are certified acrobatics instructors. The program is based on<br>safe and effective progressions with proven results in 5 divisions of AcroDance;<br>flexibility, strength, balancing, limbering &amp; tumbling. Simple, thoughtful, progressions<br>take the beginner preschool level dancer from log rolls and summersaults to the<br>advanced dancer tumbling effortlessly across the stage!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ballet<\/strong>&#8211; Students will be placed in a level 1 &#8211; 7 at the beginning of the year. In each level they will learn the fundamentals of ballet, perfect their technique, and work on the French terminology of the classical art form.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Choreography\/Improv<\/strong>&#8211; Students will learn how to create their own movement through<br>improvisation and other creative movement exercises. Students will be able to create,<br>perform, and teach their choreography. This class is perfect for the dancer who wants to<br>teach and choreograph in the future. (Intermediate\/Advanced dancers only)<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Combo Classes<\/strong>&#8211; (45-minute classes, Ages 2.5-6.5) Children will learn the fundamentals<br>of tap and ballet in these classes. They will acquire classroom etiquette, learn creative<br>movement, and gain musicality and basic technique.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Company<\/strong>&#8211; Classes titled \u201cCompany\u201d are designed for the dancer who wants to compete<br>at a higher level, train as a member on our Company Team, and prepare for the 2024-<br>2025 Competition Season. (Please note: Only Company dancers can sign up for these<br>classes).<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stretching\/Conditioning<\/strong>&#8211; Students will learn what it takes to dig deep and push<br>themselves further than they have before in a workout\/stretch session. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contemporary\/Lyrical<\/strong> &#8211; Lyrical dance is a combination of ballet &amp; jazz dance techniques<br>that uses theatrical movement to interpret music and express emotion. Contemporary<br>dance is a style of dance that combines elements of several dance genres including<br>modern, jazz, lyrical &amp; ballet.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Drill Team Prep<\/strong>&#8211; Students will prepare for Drill Team Auditions while gaining technique,<br>skill, and motivation from past and current DCC\/experts, choreographers, and judges for<br>Drill Teams in the area.<br><br><strong>Hip Hop<\/strong>&#8211; This class will be to upbeat popular clean music. Students will learn various<br>styles including a mix of breaking; popping, locking, and other stylized jazz funk moves.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jazz<\/strong>&#8211; Students will be trained in both technique and honing their skills while learning the<br>true form of jazz. Dancers will perform to a variety of music including Pop, Broadway,<br>and even Instrumental.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JRDCC<\/strong> &#8211; DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS ANNOUNCE THE EXPANSION OF THEIR NON &#8211; COMPETITIVE, POM CLASSES FOR YOUTH WHO ARE DISCOVERING THE LOVE AND EXCITEMENT OF DANCE. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>****THIS CLASS HAS A SEPARATE FEE AND IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MONTHLY TUITION.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Leaps and Turns<\/strong>&#8211; Students here will learn the technique behind acquiring the skills needed to accomplish leaps and turns used in the dance world today.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Modern<\/strong>&#8211; is a highly expressive style of dance that challenges the structured dance<br>technique of classical ballet. The focus of modern dance is expression. Modern<br>dance movements are considered freeform and fluid and are often inspired by other<br>dance styles like African dance, ballet, and folk dance.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Musical Theatre\/Voice<\/strong>&#8211; Students will dance to current and classic songs from Broadway<br>and other musicals. They will not only learn about Broadway, but what it takes to<br>perform at a 100% level, let loose, and become a whole new character each week. They<br>will also learn and practice singing the Broadway tunes they are dancing to, when the<br>class is designated with a voice title.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pointe\/Pre-Pointe<\/strong>&#8211; Students will learn how to safely execute steps on the boxes of their<br>pointe shoes. While also developing their ballet technique throughout the class to help<br>them properly accomplish the steps.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Dancers will be recommended into pointe classes by teachers and will be required to<br>take at least one ballet class (two suggested) during the week, with one being directly<br>before the pointe class.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Silks<\/strong> &#8211; Aerial Arts is a captivating and unique form of dance and acrobatics performed on suspended fabrics, hoops, and slings. It\u2019s a fun and challenging way to build strength, flexibility, and confidence. Students will learn to climb, spin, and create beautiful pieces in the air all while developing coordination and body awareness . <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>***Silks has an annual $35 equipment fee for students registered in the class. 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