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LIL’ MISS HIP-HOP
JULY 7th-JULY 11th and AUG 18th- AUG 22nd
Ages 7-9 Year Olds
Group 1: 9:00am- 12:00pm
Group 2: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
(8:30 Complimentary Drop-Off)
Let the rhythm and beat take you away! Learn the latest and greatest moves within one of the most popular dance styles today. You’ll combine unconventional movements, such as shoulder rolls, pops, and quick arm and leg isolations to some of today’s hippest music! Come and develop your own unique signature techniques in a fun and safe environment!
KINDERCAMP
July 7th -July 11th and August 18th -August 22nd
Ages 4-6 Year Olds
9:00am-12:00pm
(8:30 Complimentary Drop-Off)
Allow your little ones to explore and build their inner performer. This fun and educational half-day camp is filled with music, theater, dance, and multi-cultural storytelling.
MUSICAL THEATER DAY CAMP
August 11th -August 15th
Placement will be determined by age and ability.
9:00am-2:00pm
(8:30am Complimentary Drop-Off)
Invite your child to expand and broaden their musical talents both instrumentally and vocally. Offering multi-disciplinary classes to create a well-rounded performer, your child will gain genuine enthusiasm for the performing arts.
DRAMATIC ARTS CAMP
July 14th -July 18th
Ages 7-9 Year Olds 9:00am-12:00pm
Ages 10-12 Year Olds 1:00pm-4:00pm
(8:30am Complimentary Drop-Off)
Building characters and scenes through improvisation games and mindful imagery and creative writing exercises, will lead your child into a magical world of self-exploration while increasing their focused listening skills, significantly building self - confidence, and cultivating a knack for collaborating as part of a team.
Private Instrumental and Vocal Instruction
June 23rd -August 22nd
12:00pm-8:00pm
(Call for individual class times)
Private music lessons for instruments and voice will be offered over the summer this year! We strongly encourage the continuity of music lessons over the Summer to preserve existing skills. Classes will be reserved for specific times with full payment of a chosen package below.
There will be flexibility of times and days to incorporate your prearranged vacation plans!
All levels welcomed!
Please call for more details about class times for individual instruments.
Instruments offered:
Piano
Voice
Violin
Viola
Guitar
Drums
Trumpet
Tuba
Euphonium
Flute
Clarinet
*Please continue to check back or call if you do not see your instrument listed*
30 minute lessons, once a week
4 week package: $88.00 dollars
6 week package: $120.00 dollars (8% disc)
8 week package: $150.00 dollars (15% disc)
45 minute lessons, once a week
4 week package: $132.00 dollars
6 week package: $180.00 dollars (8% disc)
8 week package: $224.00 dollars (15% disc)
Weekly Acrobatics/Tumbling Program
Acro Level 1: Ages 6-9- In this beginning acro class, students will learn basic acro skills, including forward and back roll, front and back straddle role, cartwheel, headstand and headstand front roll.
Dress Code: Leotards, Tights, Close Fitting Workout Clothes.
Saturdays 2 - 3 pm
Acro Level 2: Ages 7 - 12- In this low / Intermediate acro class, students will learn progress to more advanced techniques of acrobatics, including one armed cartwheel, round-off, back extension roll, back bend kick-over. Open to students who have had past experience in acrobatics.
Dress Code: Leotards, Tights, Close Fitting Workout Clothes.
Saturdays 3 - 4 pm
Acro Level 3: Ages 10 - up- This middle/ Intermediate acro class is for students with prior experience with acrobatics. Class includes work on advanced techiques, including; back walkover, front walkover, front handspring, press handstand and back handspring.
Dress Code: Leotards, Tights, Close Fitting Workout Clothes.
Wednesdays 6 - 7 pm
Tuition: Acrobatics/Tumbling :
$62.00 monthly ** (Computed at $15.55/session) 9 month billing cycle from September-May.
**36 sessions in an academic year (September-June)
Summer 2008
Option 1: Summer Intensive 7/28-7/30 9am-12noon $120.00
Option 2: 6 sessions: Starting Wednesdays July 9 & Ending August 13
Instructor: Civita Lape
Class Schedule: Weekly 6-7 pm
Tuition: $93.00
Min registration: 6 ; Maximum registration 12
Levels will be divided accordingly and additional classes added if appropriate.
DANCE/FITNESS WEEKLY SUMMER PROGRAMS
Hip Hop 101
Instructor: Nicole Rocci
Ages: 12 Years Old and Up
Start Date: Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
End Date: August, 13th, 2008
Class Schedule: Weekly, 5:30pm-6:30pm
Cost: $75 per participant
Minimum Participants: 6
Maximum Participants: 10
This beginner Hip Hop class will have those of you who have only gone as far as practicing dance moves in front of your bedroom mirror to bringing the life to any party! You will learn the fundamentals to Hip Hop as well as choreographed Hip Hop dances. Your coordination along with your self-confidence will be through the roof! Instructor, Nicole Rocci, is a native to the area and is an extremely patient and talented instructor. So, throw your dancing shoes on and sign up today! This class in open to both boys and girls! Dress for exercise, bare feet, stockings, or indoor dance sneakers.
*For students who wish to determine their existing skill level, appointments can be made to meet with the instructor.
** If enough registrants indicate strong previous skills, a second class will be added to follow the first.
Latin Intermix
Instructor: Ambi Daniel
Ages: 13 and up
Start Date: Saturday July 12th ,2008
End Date: August 16th,2008
Class Schedule: Weekly, 1pm-2pm
Cost: $75.00 per participant
Minimum Participants: 6
Maximum Participants: 10
Learn exciting choreography that mixes the Latin styles with more traditional dance. Class begins with a comprehensive warm up for the entire body and then students will be taught choreography that both travels across the floor and works on stationary isolation. The choreography will focus on simple combinations using Latin ballroom dance as well as other dance to fuse such styles as Cha Cha and Hip Hop.
Dress for dance/exercise. Footwear: bare feet, stocking feet, ballroom shoes.
*This class will continue during the academic year at a different time and day.
Pre-Jazz Hip Hop
Instructor: Ambi Daniel
Ages: 6-9 Years Old and Up
Start Date: Thursday, July 10th, 2008
End Date: August, 14th, 2008
Class Schedule: Weekly, 6.00 pm-7.00 pm
Cost: $75 per participant
Minimum Participants: 5
Maximum Participants: 10
This beginner program allows students to take the 2 most popular forms of dance in one class. The jazz/hip hop class teaches fundamental jazz steps and combines the elements of hip hop moves and contemporary music. We have found that the combination of jazz and hip hop is ideal for this age. Students learn the necessary elements of jazz which are crucial to success in hip hop, but also get to learn hip hop moves which require the coordination and balance learned from jazz. When students complete this class they are ready to progress to the next level.
Ballroom Fitness
Instructor: Ambi Daniel
Ages: 16 Years Old and Up
6 sessions (55 minutes)
Session 1: Thursday, May 29th-Thursday July 3rd, 2008
Session2: Thursday July 10th- Thursday August 14th, 2008
Class Schedule: Weekly, 7:30pm-8:30pm
Cost: $48 per participant
Minimum Participants: 8
Maximum Participants: 15
Latin Dancers have some of the best bodies in the world...and they have the most fun getting them! Dancing in heeled shoes optimize the toning and lengthening of the body's muscles. Let the driving Latin beats work your body into shape!
**Ballroom shoes not required, bare feet or stocking feet also allowed** .
Latin/Ballroom Dance
Instructor: Ambi Daniel
Ages: 16 Years Old and UP
6 sessions (60 minutes)
Date: Monday, July 7th-Monday August 11th , 2008
Class Schedule: Weekly, 6.30-7.30pm
Cost: $150/couples; $78/single
Singles and couples are welcome to learn and dance some of the basic Latin ballroom dances such as Rumba, Cha-Cha, Samba and Jive! Ambi, our instructor focuses on instructing to the best of your ability in a relaxing and fun atmosphere!
We rotate partners frequently during class, so that you will learn to dance with different people not just your dance partner. However, we like to maintain a close ratio of men to women, therefore Pre-registration is strongly recommended.
This class is also perfect for wedding couples and their bridal party to learn a few dance steps for the upcoming occasion.
You will find many benefits, and many enhancements to life if ballroom dancing is your avocation, pastime, or hobby. You will also find an enhanced appreciation of music and its rhythms. You will experience an increased sense of balance, and a more fluid movement in walking and running.
Dancing with a partner in harmony with good music will help you develop a more open, understanding, responsive, and supportive relationship with your partner and with others. Your outlook on life will become more positive.
While all dancing has its value, there will be several completely memorable dances in one's life. A time when the partner, the music, the movement all come together in a sense of achievement and pleasure that stays in memory.
Ballroom DanceSport
Instructor: Ambi Daniel
Ages: 16 Years Old and Up
Date: Ongoing
Tuition: Please call for details!
Class schedule: more than once a week based on instructor design.
Ballroom DanceSport is the competitive version of ballroom dancing where syllabus based on the International Standard and International Latin Style is instructed. Though actual competing is OPTIONAL, class instruction focuses on criteria such as connection, frame, posture, speed, proper body alignment, proper usage of weight/ankles/feet, and grooming in graduating levels from “Newcomer” to “Gold” divisions.
Martial Arts
Instructor: AMAI
Ages: 6 Years Old and Up
Sessions: Ongoing
Class Schedule: 2x/Week Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:30pm-7:30pm
Cost: $100 per participant, 25% discount each additional member of the family
1st payment: 2 months up front
Contract: 6 months
The American Martial Arts Institute (AMAI)has two full-time locations in the state of New York and now will also have a satellite location here in Clinton. Grandmaster Clifford C. Crandall, Jr. heads AMAI and is assisted by over 47 black belt instructors
The American Martial Arts Institute which teaches "American Eagle Style" has a heritage of tae kwon do, karate and wu shu styles with self-defense that meets the needs of men, women and children of all ages. As an institute of learning the school has become also known as a certified center in the teaching traditional Laido from Headmaster Tsuneyoshi Matsuno, called "Takenouchi-Hangan-Ryu-Matsuno" and "Tai Chi Chuan".
AMAI uses hands and feet techniques equally, resulting in a more well-rounded physical program. The style is called "The American Eagle Style". The style has strong roots in the historical formulation of traditional martial arts. The given breakdown of the American Eagle Style reagarding national influences is:
American (Self-Defense & Forms) = 40 %
Korean (Tae Kwon DO) = 35%
Japanese (Karate) = 15%
Chinese (Wu Shu) = 10 %