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Youth through Advanced Program
Level placement is ultimately determined by the director. Dancers 6 months through second grade are placed by age/grade. Students 3rd grade and up are placed according to strength, ability, maturity, technique, & prior attendance.
Modern
3rd grade & up
Modern is a form of contemporary theatrical and concert dance employing a special technique for developing the use of the entire body in movements expressive of abstract ideas.
Studio Chassé teaches elements of contemporary modern focusing on weight, isolation, suspension, contract/release, and basic human movement. Students will be exposed to a variety of techniques including Graham, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Cunningham, Limon, and others. Through committed experimentation, students will push their boundaries of expression through movement and improvisation.
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Students dance barefoot for this class. If wearing tights, they must be footless or convertible. No socks please!
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Tap
3rd grade & up
Tap is a dance form with its roots in African and African American Culture. Tap dancing is performed wearing shoes fitted with metal taps and characterized by rhythmical tapping of the toes and heels.
At Studio Chassé, emphasis placed on clarity of sounds, rhythm, timing, coordination, and style.
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Tap shoes are needed for this class. Here are child shoe suggestions. Here are adult shoe suggestions.
Jazz/Musical Theatre
3rd grade & up
Jazz is a dance form that is matched to the rhythms and techniques of jazz music, developed by African Americans in the early part of the 20th century. Musical Theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement, and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole.
Studio Chassé teaches jazz technique with an emphasis on lines and strength. Classes include stretching/conditioning, walks, turns, extensions, across-the-floor patterns, and combinations.
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Black jazz shoes are needed for this class. Here are child shoe suggestions. Here are adult shoe suggestions.
Jazz/Hip Hop
3rd grade & up
azz is a dance form that is matched to the rhythms and techniques of jazz music, developed by African Americans in the early part of the 20th century. Hip Hop dance is a vibrant form of dance that combines a variety of freestyle movements to create a cultural piece of art. Although hip hop is often used as an umbrella term for popping, locking, and breaking, hip hop is its own dance form with its own street history, culture, and foundation.
Studio Chassé teaches the foundational movements of hip hop combined with the Social Party Dances of today to upbeat, age-appropriate music. Traditional jazz technique is included in this class through stretching/conditioning, struts, turns, across-the-floor patterns, and combinations.
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Sneakers are needed for this class. Any sneakers with non-marking, debris free soles. It's your preference whether they are low top or high top.