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Ballet & Tap Dance Combo Class for 5-8 Year Olds

Completed by 911 learners
Ages 5-8
Live Group Class
Experience the joy of ballet and tap dance! We learn the fundamentals of both ballet and tap dance, and include social time to connect with other students, and a creative movement game for creativity and self-expression.
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:
(372 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week
4-10 learners per class
45 min

What's included

1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

This class combines the grace and beauty of ballet with the rhythms and excitement of tap dance. Fun, age-appropriate, and structured for beginning to intermediate dancers. The class will include a warm-up and technique in both ballet and tap dance, creative movement activities, and learning a new dance routine each week. 

Class structure:
- Introduction and welcome
- Tap Warm-up Exercises
- Tap Technique
- Social Time while changing shoes
- Ballet Warm-up Exercises
- Stretches
- Ballet Technique
- Routine of the Week, with video and short discussion
- Creative Movement Activity
- Cool Down and Reverence

We use the Al Gilbert Tap Syllabus. From SchoolworkHelper.net: "The Gilbert Syllabus has many merits as a teaching and learning tool.  Because of the wide range of levels, it can be taught to any age category and any ability level.  The syllabus is designed to accommodate the enthusiasm, as well as the lack of attention span of small children.  It accommodates the growing skill and maturity of older children, and can even be used to teach beginning adults and senior citizens, because of its straightforward, un-biased manner...From Primary to Grade Eight, each level builds on knowledge and technique from the previous levels, while remaining a separate and complete entity.  In Primary, exercises introduce basic steps such as shuffle, hop, toe back, step, ballchange, dig and marches.  These elements are done slowly, with many holds.  This allows beginning dancers to carefully execute new movements, and gives them the opportunity to concentrate, between each movement.  The slow tempo also helps young dancers who have not developed acute fine motor skills.  In Tap 1, students review many exercises from Primary.  The new exercises introduce elements such as the Irish, jump, gallop, balancé, and buffalo."

Ballet Steps learned include, but are not limited to: Plié, Tendu, Rond de Jambe, Soussus, Arabesque, Grand Battement, Balancé, Piqué, and various jumps, used alone and in combination. These steps will be incorporated each week, and/or additional steps added, depending on the level of the dancers. 

We will learn a short routine, alternating each week between ballet and tap. There will be a video shared, highlighting Dance History, Performance, or Emotional Expression, with a short discussion, and application to the choreography.

Learning Goals

The students will learn the basics of ballet and tap technique, while also fostering the children's imaginations and self-expression through creative movement. 
We will learn a short routine, alternating each week between ballet and tap. There will be a short video presentation highlighting Dance History, Performance, or Emotional Expression, with a short discussion, and application to the choreography.

Other Details

Parental Guidance
To ensure safety, children should be supervised by a parent or guardian during dance class, and please make find a slip-proof area to dance. If dance shoes are not worn, bare feet are preferable over socks. We do not offer makeups or refunds for missed classes. 5-year olds are strongly recommended to start with 3-5 year old Ballet/Tap Combo Dance Class, unless they have prior dance training.
Supply List
Preferred materials: Ballet and Tap Shoes, but children may participate with bare feet or slip-proof socks. Please wear a leotard and tights or other athletic wear with hair pulled back from the face.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

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Joined April, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
All our instructors are industry professionals, with years of experience teaching children of all ages. Each instructor has their own style, but all are passionate individuals who love their art, and are adept creating a positive learning experience, and a personal connection with each and every child.

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