Musical Feet Dance Classes

Musical Feet offers two programs from which to choose: A Performing Program which runs a full school-year and a shorter length Non-Performing Program which is offered each term.

Performing Program 2010-11

(10 Months) September 13 - June 18
Classes assemble in the fall and apply their dance studies to three progressive performances during the season, enhancing technique and skill-building, team work, responsibility, and the joy of performance. There are two in-progress performances during the year and the year ends with a fully staged concert at the Hult Center.

Non-Performing Program 2010-11

12-week sessions for fall term

10-week sessions for winter and spring terms
8-week session for summer term
Short-term classes begin fresh each term. Students apply the technique and skills they learn to short dance phrases without the pressure of performance deadlines. Students may join a non-performing class at any time during the season. Summer session offers a variety of choices and an opportunity to sample different dance forms and build skills for the next level. These sessions maintain open enrollment, space permitting.

Bunny Warmup

Non-Performing Term Sessions 2010-11

Fall Term: Sep 20 - Dec 18
Winter Term: Jan 10 - March 19
Spring Term: March 28 - June 4
Summer: June 27 - August 19

Training - Technique is the cornerstone of the training program. Both children and adults are taught the progression of skills, vocabulary, and improvisational methods of the dance form they are studying. We specialize in age-appropriate costumes, music, and choreography.

Our Studios are outfitted with floated maple dance floors. This provides resilience which minimizes potential for fatigue or injury. The surface is comfortable to dance on and produces high-quality tap sound.

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Tap Dance – Beginning, Intermediate & Advanced – ages 6 and up

Musical Feet was founded in the 1970s as a school of tap dance and has since expanded to include five levels of tap expertise in its curriculum. As beginners, students learn the basics of the tap dance vocabulary as it was danced during the heyday of tap on Broadway (1920s – 1940s) and in the Hollywood musicals. As they progress to Tap II and III, they learn the more intricate footwork that is used in jazz/rhythm tap. With emphasis on musicality and laying the foundation of the classics of tap’s early history, students learn to make music with their feet, with traditional as well as contemporary music as their accompaniment. The School has three levels of tap companies: Double T's aka Teeny Tappers, Junior Sonic Soles & Sonic Soles. Along with the hip hop companies, these dancers have increased opportunities to perform in the community, including a show of their ow.

Hip Hop – Beginning Intermediate & Advanced – age 8 and up

Hip Hop has become a secondary leader in our dance training program. With an emphasis on age-appropriate choreography and music, we are able to turn kids onto dancing with the music they relate to and the contemporary moves of the day. The School now has three levels of hip hop companies: Project Bounce, Project Soul and Synergy. These dancers have increased performance opportunities in the community during the season, as well as a show of their own.

Hip Hop Jr. – ages 4-7

Students are introduced to dance fundamentals with contemporary music. With an emphasis on fun, there will be dance games and exercises, as well as learning dances for performance.

Creative Movement - 3 year olds

Children age 3 are introduced to dance through creative movement, which accesses their imagtination while teaching them fundamental of movement and music.

Ballet/Tap - ages 4-5 This class includes classical ballet and beginning tap dance

Tap/Jazz/Ballet – 4-8

Students are given an introduction to all three dance forms. Wearing tap shoes, they learn the basic tap vocabulary and begin immediately to learn dance steps, as well as playing rhythm games. During the part of class when they wear ballet or jazz shoes, they learn dance rudiments and the “personality” of each of the dance forms.

Musical Theatre - All Ages
Experience what it's like to perform in a musical play, while learning song and dance in the same class. Several songs will be learned during the year from popular musicals.

Bellydance – Teen/Adult
Bellydancing is a dance that is designed for the body of any age, size or shape. It tones and exercises the body with stretching and low-impact aerobics. You will learn how to shimmy, snake your arms, undulate your torso, and work different parts of your body in isolation, all while listening to exotic and upbeat music in a safe learning environment. Have fun and get fit while you study the ancient art of Bellydancing! Bring a scarf to class to tie around your hips.

Ballroom – Teen/Adult
Ballroom dance is a fun and social activity! In this series, you will learn six different dances- Waltz, Foxtrot, Rumba, Cha Cha, Merengue, and East Coast Swing. No partner necessary. Learn to elegantly glide across the floor with a Waltz or Foxtrot, or steam up the dance floor with a spicy Cha Cha or Merengue. All this and more in your exciting introduction to Ballroom!

Salsa – Two Levels - Teen/Adult

Learn an upbeat rhythmic dance that is being danced at local venues such as the Vets Club and Cosmic Pizza. We will dive into this hot spicy dance with cool patterns, as we cover the necessary technique to make you look good on the dance floor. This class will include lead and follow skills as well as Cuban Motion. No experience is necessary to take this class. A partner is not mandatory.

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