ADU Artistic Dance Unlimited

Class Definitions and Criteria

PRE-SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY CLASSES
Children must be the appropriate age by October 1st.

JUNIOR LEVEL CLASSES
Junior classes are for dancers 8 though 12 years of age. Students must be at least 8 years-old by October 1st to qualify.  Dancer’s level placement will be determined by his/her ability and mastery of fundamentals.

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL CLASSES
Classes for dancers who have mastered Beginner and Junior level fundamentals.

TEEN CLASSES
These classes are for students age 13 and older.  Two levels of Teen Jazz are offered.  Level I being a beginner level for students with little or no dance experience.  Level II for students who have had previous dance experience (i.e. 3 years or more)

SENIOR CLASSES
Classes for dancers who have mastered Intermediate fundamentals. Classes are taught at the advanced level.

STRETCH/ TURN/ LEAP
This class is designed for Dance Company students only  and will focus on technique, body strengthening, and flexibility.

ADULT CLASSES
Dance is fun at any age!  These classes are designed for Adults who want to learn basic dance technique.  These classes do not perform in the Recital and are for recreation only.  Adult classes are offered in Tap, Jazz and Hip Hop.

PLACEMENT
To ensure that all students have a positive learning experience and dance to their fullest potential, they will be placed in a level appropriate for their technical ability at the discretion of the Directors of Artistic Dance Unlimited. Please see Alette Chase or Ursula Margolis if you have any questions regarding registration.

Youth Dance Classes

At Artistic Dance Unlimited we offer dance classes for ages 3-years to adult from beginner to advanced skill levels. We take great pride in our ability to teach all disciplines of dance at the most advanced levels. Ballet is the backbone of all dance forms; however, we feel all disciplines of dance are of equal importance.

Adult Dance Classes

Our Adult dance classes consist of a one hour class which will alternate in six week sessions of Ballet, Jazz, and Modern. This format enables the recreational adult student the ability to experience three forms of dance. Each dance discipline is distinctly different in style. Learning the technical aspects of all three dance forms will provide an excellent overall workout for the adult dancer. Following this one hour combination class, we will also offer a 30 minute Tap class. This class will be geared to the Beginner-Intermediate level. This is a wonderful class that focuses on basic tap fundamentals, rhythm sequences, and tap combinations.

ADU now offers Hip Hop for the adult dancer. Hip Hop is great cardiovascular exercise as well lots of fun. The classes will consist of a warm-up, body isolations, and fun, energetic combinations. The Hip Hip class is designed for adult students to have fun while exercising and improving their flexibility and overall health.

Jazz

A technical class which combines the beauty of traditional "Broadway Jazz" with the ever-changing styles of today. Each fun and challenging class consists of full-body warm-up, isolations, traveling exercises across the floor, turns, and upbeat combinations.

Tap

This classic dance form can be learned by even the youngest dancer and is an excellent form of exercise and recreation for adults as well. Classes emphasize rhythm, coordination, speed, style, clarity of sounds.

Ballet

Ballet training is the backbone of almost any dancer. This unique process, which gradually develops the body in a beautiful manner unlike any other physical activity, has been proven to be beneficial to all dance forms. Each of our ballet classes consist of various exercises including barre, center placement, adagio, allegro, port de bras, and turns.

Pointe

Most female ballet students are eager to approach this beautiful form of classical ballet; however, pointe class may only be taken by recommendation of the instructor, as there are many factors to be considered. Those who are enrolled in pointe class must also be enrolled in at least one ballet class.

Lyrical

Lyrical dance is a combination of classical ballet and jazz techniques. The movements are slow and controlled; therefore the class will have a technical format. In order to take lyrical, students must be enrolled in either ballet or jazz technique classes (both are recommended). Lyrical dance is an expressive form which interprets the lyrics or theme of the music.

Hip Hop

Hip hop dance refers to dance styles, mainly street dance styles, primarily danced to hip hop music, or that have evolved as a part of the hip hop culture. Hip hop dancing is evolving in many different directions today, heavily influenced by the evolution of hip hop music and its popularity in media. As hip hop dancing is such a broad genre, the teacher has much freedom and room for personal interpretation, and often mixes various styles freely, even mixing them with other dance forms such as jazz.

Contemporary

Contemporary dance is a fusion of free movement with a mix of modern and classical dance techniques. The general focus in contemporary dance is on dynamics, inner core strength, exploring height levels, and spacial awareness. Based on the techniques of Martha Graham and Jose Limon, the contemporary classes will consist of floor work, improvisation techniques, progressions, and center exercise.