GARDEN CITY DANCE STUDIO CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
Mommy & Me: This 30-minute class provides an ideal first step to a preschool environment with the reassurance of someone special by their side. We offer a setting that will encourage early learning, hand/eye coordination, and major motor skills. Our mommy and me class will build social skills and teach cooperation while fostering confidence and independence.
Creative Movement: This 45-minute class is for toddlers working on separation from parents and independence. This class consists of hand/eye coordination and major motor and social skills. Students begin to learn basic dance movements (Ex: skipping, jumping) and focus on activities that will help them as they grow into strong dancers.
Little Stars Pre 3 & 4: This 1-hour class is for toddlers working on separation from parents and independence. This class consists of hand/eye coordination and major motor and social skills. Students begin to learn basic dance movements (Ex: skipping, jumping) and focus on activities that will help them as they grow into strong dancers.
Ballet/Tap - Jazz/Tap: These classes are one hour long and offer students a combination of ballet & tap or jazz & tap. Students learn fundamentals of both dance disciplines. The ballet portion of this class will be mainly focused on barre work and center floor work. Tap is a style of dance that uses precise rhythmical patterns of foot movements to create dance that is audible. Jazz will be mainly focused on strength, flexibility, and technique in order to help the students learn to execute jumps, turns, leaps, and stylized progressions across the floor.
Ballet & Pointe: Emphasis will be placed on technique and the development of body placement, coordination, and stamina. Barre work and center floor work will be done in each class. The teacher will recommend pointe to students who have shown strength and discipline and are ready to move on to this more advanced level.
Acrobatics: This one-hour class offers students basic skills in acrobatics such as cartwheels, handstands, back/front walkovers, back/front handsprings, bridges, and more. These acrobatic classes are non-recital classes, meaning these dancers will not perform in the recital.
Jazz: Traditional, Contemporary, and Broadway styles of jazz will be explored throughout the year. Students will practice strength, flexibility, and technique to execute jumps, turns, leaps, and stylized progressions across the floor.
Jr. Hip Hop: This class offers easy-to-follow dances for the very young. Students will learn street and funk style dance moves as seen in music videos and many TV commercials. Throughout the year, students will gather information on rhythm, basic hip-hop movements, and more.
Hip Hop : This class offers age-appropriate choreography as seen in music videos and TV commercials. Students will learn about rhythm, groove, and quality of movement. Dancing to some of the most popular music heard on the radio, this class has quickly become a favorite here at GCDS.
Lyrical: Lyrical is the blend of ballet technique while telling a story to the lyrics of the music. Lyrical is a slower-moving genre of dance with elegant and soft movements of the body.
Musical Theater: Students will receive training in acting, dance, and voice. Focusing mainly on songs from hit Broadway shows paired with theater games and exercises. Students will learn the skills needed to be on Broadway.
Tap: Tap is a style of dance that uses precise rhythmical patterns of foot movements to create dance that is audible. Students will learn rhythms, patterns, and choreography applying this technique. A specific shoe called a “Tap Shoe” will be required for this class. This shoe is similar to a jazz shoe, with metal taps on the bottoms.