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We offer over 50 classes per week for students of all ages in a variety of styles and levels. Currently, the majority of our classes are full or closed. However, we are opening several new classes to accommodate new students who want to start dancing now. To see our current schedule of closed classes - call (480) 813-7827. The following classes are available now! They will begin upon sufficient enrollment unless otherwise noted. Please call (480) 813-7827 today and reserve your spot now! Ages 2 1/2 - 3:
Ages 3-5:
Ages 4-6:
Ages 7-10:
Ages 11 and up:
ADULT HIP HOP SESSION - Ages 18 and up. Six week session from March 24 through April 28, 2010. Wednesday nights at 8pm. Call for more info! SUMMER DANCE SAMPLER - From June 14-June 26, 2010, Desert Star Dance holds our annual "Dance Sampler" session to current students or new students who pay the fall registration fee of $25. We run our upcoming fall schedule and students are allowed to take any and all classes in their age group and level at no extra charge! Fall classes begin August 2, 2010. Our summer and fall schedule will be made available in April. Desert Star Dance is closed for the month of July. We look forward to seeing you soon! |
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| Dance Styles Offered: Jazz: These classes use stretch and strength exercises to promote proper body placement. Students will learn turns, kicks, leaps, and footwork. Jazz is a combination of technique and style. Influenced by ballet and other dance styles, it is a uniquely American dance form that is contemporary and enjoyable. Lyrical Jazz/ Contemporary: Lyrical and Contemporary Jazz are more interpretive styles combining jazz, ballet, and modern dance. Not as regimented as ballet but very disciplined. Lyrical is a type of dance that relies on a direct relationship between the lyrics of various songs/poems and specific dance movements. Ballet experience or enrollment required for these classes. Hip Hop: An urban dance form choreographed to hip hop and rap music (clean and edited). Hip Hop incorporates rhythm, isolations, arm movements, and footwork. These classes teach popping, locking, waving, breaking and more. Hip hop enhances strength and good cardiovascular fitness. Ballet: Classes emphasize the development of classical ballet skills with a focus on proper placement and alignment. Students will learn ballet vocabulary through barre and center floor work while building strength and flexibility. Musical Theater: A style seen on Broadway, in Las Vegas, and on movies and television. Musical theater classes incorporate dramatics, jazz and tap dance, comedy, singing, and lip synching. These classes are high energy, interactive, and fun. Jazz dance experience for higher level classes required. Tap: Done in special tap shoes, this dance form highlights the importance of rhythm and sound created by your feet. The higher the level the more intricate the steps and sounds. Combo: A combination of tap, ballet, and jazz for preschool and elementary aged children. Designed for the young dancer, this class uses age appropriate music and dance movement to enhance coordination development and self esteem while learning the fundamentals of tap, ballet, tumbling, and jazz. Dress Up and Dance: A class for preschoolers that uses games, dress up, and structured play to enhance coordination development. Basic dance, dramatics, and tumbling are taught using fun games and props. Jazz Technique: This class does not do a dance for our year end production. Focus is on body placement, balance, stretch, and strength. Turns, leaps, jumps, and tricks are learned. Tumbling: Forward and backward rolls, cartwheels, round-offs, and other basic tumbling skills are learned. Stretch, strength, and conditioning exercises are use to improve tumbling skills. Not a recital class.
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