Youth Dance

The Bender JCC Dance classes will be taught by instructors from ACD Dance. Each class is a combination of multiple styles including Ballet, Jazz, Creative Dance, and Hip Hop. Students will warm up, stretch, work on locomotor progressions and center combinations. Skills include alignment, flexibility, cross body connection, right and left spatial awareness, and rhythm changes. Students will learn a piece to perform in our end of the showcase scheduled for May 20. For this performance students will receive (and get to keep) their costume. Ballet shoes are required. All ECC students will be picked up directly from their classrooms.

The Bender JCC Dance classes will be taught by instructors from ACD Dance. Each class is a combination of Jazz, and Tap. Students will warm up, stretch and work on center classical jazz combinations and down the floor progressions including leaps and turns. Class moves on to the tap component where class focuses on rhythm and footwork development. Students will learn a piece to perform in our end of the showcase scheduled for May 20. For this performance students will receive (and get to keep) their costume. It’s a wonderful way to add the performance component to the art form of Dance. We are excited to highlight our students in this very positive and encouraging way while building self-confidence. Tan jazz shoes and tan tap shoes are required. More details will be sent to registered dancers regarding attire and footwear.

Students will work on stretches, strength training, barre work, center work, both adagio and allegro combinations and across the floor patterns. Students will prepare a piece to showcase in our End of the Year Performance on May 20. For this performance students will receive (and get to keep) his/her costume. It’s a wonderful way to add the performance component to the art form of Dance. We are excited to highlight our students in this very positive and encouraging way while building self-confidence. Ballet shoes are required. More details will be sent to registered dancers regarding attire and footwear.