DANCE WEEKS ARE START ON MONDAYS AND END ON SUNDAYS

1) What will be taught? Each week will be working on alignment, spotting, jumps and more. In addition, we will spend the last 5 minutes focusing positive psychology and mindfulness (due to students requests). And learn about different countries

2) What topics will you cover? In the center we will be focusing on hip, shoulders, rib cage isolation, flexibility, and strengthening our core. In the center we will be focusing on pirouettes, chaine turns, arabesque turns, stag jumps, grand jete, jete, and more. In addition, each week we will be learning a dance combination that will feature a different style of jazz and/or lyrical. .

Week 1 (week of 1/3/22) Country Mexico: Lyrical Combination to the song Remember Me
Week 2 (week of 1/10/22) Country Canada: Jazz Combination to the Song  Run Boy Run
Week 3 (week of 1/17/22) Country Norway: theater Jazz Combination featuring Love is an open door
Week 4( week of 1/31/22): Country France: Lyrical Combination The Rose Song
Week 5( week of 2/7/22): Country China: Jazz Combination to the song Loyal Brave and True
Week 6 (week of 2/14/22) Country Morocco: Lyrical Combination to the song Arabian Nights
Week 7 (week of 2/21/22) NO DANCE CLASS WINTER BREAK
Week 8 (week of 2/28/22) Country England: Jazz Combination to the song Cover is not the Book

How is your class structured? 30min of warm up and practicing steps that will be featured in our routine 25min learning a routine and 5min focus on positive psychology 

How will you teach? I will be teaching through a live Zoom class. I encourage all students all students to have their video camera and microphone on, but it is not required after attendance. I will teach by using imagery, as well as breaking down the steps and combination into pieces.

What's your teaching style? I believe that all types of dance, can be fun if taught properly. I will teach by using imagery, as well as breaking down the steps and combination into pieces. I love using imagery such as “don’t crush your cereal box” to help with alignment of the torso. I also will be breaking down the steps and combination into pieces. For example: for a Pas de bourrée we will break down to "Back, side, front." In addition, I will also make the classes fun by doing balancing games.  I also encourage my students to speak up in my class in they are confused with anything, or they feel that they are ready to be challenged even more, for example if a Pirouette turn is easy then we can add on by making it double Pirouette turn. 

How much will learners get to interact with you and each other (mention specifics like: lecture, games, slides, video clips, discussion)?
Throughout the classes we will be interacting as a group by through the use of the games, and the history section of class. In addition, I will interact with each student individual by giving them comments of praise and small corrections to help us grow as a dancer or a class.

Any required experience or knowledge learners need? Each dancer should have at least 3-4 years of dance experience. Learners should have fully mastered or about to fully master. Know simple dance terminology such as the five basic positions, and 6th position (parallels), Plie demi and grand, tondu, releve, pas de bora, and grand jete (leap). *Please, Note I go more by level than age, therefore if you have a talented young ballerina or an older dancer that wants to brush up on technique, just let me know in advance and I will accept them.