Class Description
Pre-Ballet 1 & 2: (Ages 3-5)
Introduce your young dancer to the world of ballet. Watch them spread their wings as they learn poise and rhythm. Enjoy the dance stories they learn. Pre-Ballet engages children through the use of their imagination while learning proper ballet terms, correct body placement and gross motor skills: skips, gallops, marching, leaping and balancing.
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Classical Ballet…
Teaches grace, coordination and discipline. From Basic Ballet to Advance Ballet the fundamentals of ballet are stressed to allow for a safe advancement. Each level has a syllabus. students must show proficiency at each level before advancement to the next level. We offer Basic Ballet, Basic Intermediate Ballet, Intermediate Ballet One, Intermediate Ballet Two and Advanced Ballet. Intermediate Ballet meets twice a week. Advanced Ballet meets twice a week.
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Pointe
Classical Ballet Pointe is the dream of every ballet dancer who trains for many years to achieve the grace, coordination, hard work and discipline it takes to be able to balance and dance on pointe. Isabelle follows the The Perfect Pointe System by Lisa Howell to prepare her students for the rigors of pointe dancing. The pointe class is by teacher recommendation only. (Ages 12 and up)
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Jazz Dance
Jazz is an upbeat rhythmic dance style and has many forms! Different styles of jazz are explored including Broadway, Fosse, Latin Rhythm, Lyrical, Street, Hip Hop and Funk. Jazz Technique, isolations, turns, leaps, and combinations from the basic to the complex are explored. Each level has a syllabus. Students must show proficiency at each level before advancement to the next level.
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Partner/Lyrical
Experience dancing with fellow students. Apply the techniques of jazz, ballet, modern, contemporary, and ballroom with your partner.
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Adult Ballet
Adult Ballet classes include barre, center floor, stretching, adagio and allegro work. If you don’t know what these terms mean then not to worry, we will teach you. Whether brand new or an experienced dancer this is the adult class for you.
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Contemporary Dance
Theatrical dancing that employs all dance forms ballet, jazz and modern in spectacular new ways. Through the movement of the dancer, a story unfolds an is interpreted by the music. Let your creative juices flow and enhance your dancing skills with the freedom of contemporary dance. Modern Dance techniques of Graham, Horton, Ailey, Taylor and many more great choreographers are taught and explored. (open level contemporary must be at least 10 years of age)
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Drop-In Classes
Perfect class for the dancer who wants a weekly drop-in class for various levels of dance to learn something new and exciting or brush up on and jam with a style of dance that you already know. Come learn Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Swing, Latin or even make a request! Great for that theater, cheerleader, gymnast, social dancer who wants to add other dance styles to their technique and repertoire but maybe can’t commit to a full year. There is no yearly commitment and no end of the year performance for this class. Class style will change monthly, or per class upon student popularity. Look to our Facebook page to see what style we will be focusing on per month, or make a request! (a one-time registration fee will apply.)
Tap Class (All ages)
“tap dance, a style of dance in which a dancer wearing shoes fitted with heel and toe taps sounds out audible beats by rhythmically striking the floor or any other hard surface.” – Encyclopedia Brittanica
For all ages and levels! Come let your inner Shirley Temple or Gene Kelly out and let’s make some noise!!!
Discover the Wonderful World of Ballet
Discover the Wonderful World of Ballet at Isabelle’s Dance Time is a 8 week session This is a fun and educational class. Your little dancer will learn basic ballet and creative movement through dance, music, concepts and storytelling Here at Isabelle’s Dance Time, it’s not about WHAT we teach to our early childhood dance students, but HOW we teach it. We approach dance education through the exploration of the concepts of dance. Because of this, we are able to teach ANY and ALL styles of dance. We do this by centering our lesson plans around 11 concepts of dance. By focusing on the essence of movement FIRST, we build a solid foundation for the skills and movements needed to progress our specialized dance skills IN ANY STYLE OF DANCE.