Technique Classes (9+)We offer classes in ballet, pointe, jazz, modern, and tap.
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Youth Ensemble (11+)Our Youth Ensemble is a pre-professional company experience and is the highest level of study at our school that encompasses technique classes, enrichment, and repertory rehearsals. Most Ensemble members join the Honors Society.
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Bonus Offerings:
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Technique Classes: Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Modern, Tap
Our youth technique classes are for curious learners who want to incorporate the values of dance training into their lives. Our classes are taught in a progression that references important historical figures and eras in dance. The classes include a mix of ages and levels and this is built into the teaching approach, with some times where the students are separated by age or level to focus on different things, and other times where the students are together exploring the power of working across age and experience. Students in our youth technique classes receive high quality instruction in their chosen genre(s) and perform in the annual FusionFest in June.
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Ballet
Monday 4:30-6:00pm
Sep 11, 2023 - May 20, 2024 Classical ballet technique is taught with an anatomical focus that is geared towards understanding design, clarity, and lines of the body and space.
Ballet with Pointe (invite only)
Monday 4:30-6:15pm
Sep 11, 2023 - May 20, 2024 Pointe is customized by student. At the beginning, the students work on pointe exclusively for the 15 minutes following the ballet class. At the students develop their skills, they wear their pointe shoes during more and more of the class.
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Tap
Wednesday 5:45-6:45pm
Sep 6, 2023 - May 29, 2024 Tap explores the integral connections of rhythm and movement as students make music with their feet, learning terminology and movement patterns that are common in the tap genre.
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Jazz
Wednesday 6:45-7:45pm
Sep 6, 2023 - May 29, 2024 Jazz explores traditional and contemporary jazz styles in a fun and energetic way, building strength, articulation, and flexibility with a variety of musical styles.
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Modern
Thursday 4:30-6:00pm*
Sep 7, 2023 - May 30, 2024 Modern dance, an evolving art form, provides students with a strong understanding of technique while fostering individual creativity.
*From Sep-Dec, the modern class ends at 5:45pm.
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Tuition: $620 - $2,555 for the school year, September to June. Admission is rolling and tuition is prorated based on start date. Payments can be in full for a 5% discount or in 5 installments. See full tuition breakdown and policies.
Fusionworks Youth Ensemble
Fusionworks Youth Ensemble (FYE) dancers learn, rehearse, and perform works by master choreographers; have dances set on them by contemporary dance artists; and create their own dances. They also engage in collaborative activities with Dancing Legacy’s network of professionals and community members, uniting the students with the broader field of dance. In addition to their annual concert, they perform year-round on mini-tours throughout the region. These types of pre-professional experiences are rare in studio settings and unprecedented for students of this age.
- Technique Classes: Students are required to take Ballet and Modern and can also add Jazz and/or Tap.
- Enrichment Curriculum
- Repertory rehearsals for students to study and perform dance masterworks
- Improvisation and composition sessions for students to work on their own choreography
- Professional Opportunities: Additional time may be scheduled in connection with specific activities
- Collaborative activities with Dancing Legacy’s network of professionals and community members, uniting the students with the broader field of dance
- Performances throughout the year
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Class times - Returning Ensemble
Sep 6, 2023 - May 30, 2024
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Class times - New Ensemble
Sep 6, 2023 - May 30, 2024
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Tuition: $2,085 - $3,100 for the school year, September to June. Admission is rolling and tuition is prorated based on start date. Payments can be in full for a 5% discount or in 5 installments. See full tuition breakdown and policies.
Bonus Offerings: Enrichment & Honors Society (11+)
The Enrichment Program provide an opportunity for students to not only learn physical material, but also fully develop their understanding of dance in the context of the world today. Enrichment topics include: anatomy and dance conditioning to support students in better understanding the mechanics of how their bodies work; dance history units that introduce the legacy of artists who have created our evolving art form, connecting the students to their dance ancestors; Laban Movement Analysis, a method and language for describing and interpreting movement; and dance communications workshops to increase the students’ skills in articulating what they do as dance artists.
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The National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHDSA) is led by the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO). With a mission to advance dance education in America, NDEO manages NHSDA as a tool to help schools and communities recognize outstanding artistic merit, leadership, and academic achievement. Membership in this national organization is not only a reward for the students’ fine work in our program, but also offers a vehicle to support and inspire rigorous pursuits through dance. The Fusionworks Chapter aims to give our dancers a voice in the programming within Fusionworks Dance Center, while producing projects and initiatives that increase dance awareness and experiences in the greater community.
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Tuition: $275 for September to December (or less if bundled with multiple classes/week).
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Monthly Meetings once inducted.
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