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| Since opening in October 2002, Columbus Dance Centre has been providing quality dance instruction to children of all ages. Columbus Dance Centre uses dance to train confident, articulate and intelligent young persons. By building the ability to learn, think and act in an athletically artistic environment our program yields both a talented dancer and a highly successful individual. Columbus Dance Centre's experienced faculty addresses the physical, intellectual and emotional elements of a student's being in an age-specific manner. Columbus Dance Centre is designed to create a "Complete Dance Fusion" bringing under one roof a diverse variety of dance styles available for students of all ages. | |
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| About Our Classes Providing high quality dance instruction for children is one of the most important priorities at the Columbus Dance Centre. We believe that well-balanced and complete dance education of a child can only be achieved though variety of different dance experiences and exposture to different dance styles. Therefore we offer a wide range of specialized classes for children as well as fusion classes. NEW CLASSES: - Zumbatomic® (Saturday - 11:00am - 11:30am for ages 4-6 and 11:30am - 12:15pm for ages 7 and up) Zumbatomic® – Designed exclusively for kids (ages 4-12), Zumbatomic classes are rockin’, high-energy fitness-parties packed with specially choreographed, kid-friendly routines and all the music kids love, like hip-hop, reggaeton, cumbia and more. Parents love Zumbatomic because of the effects it has on kids, increasing their focus and self-confidence, boosting metabolism and enhancing coordination. Zumbatomic rounds out family fitness goals by giving parents a great reason to head to the dance studio – for themselves, for their kids, for a totally fun family experience. NEW CLASS: - Mommy & Me Dance Class (Monday at 5:30pm-6:15pm for ages 2.5-3, accepting new students) Mommy and Me Dance Class introduces: - Basic rhythm skills; - Gross motor movement; - Movement sequence; - Body awareness to any toddler accompanied by an adult. Shake, rattle and roll to the rhythms of classical music, popular nursery rhymes, and much moer. In a safe and spacious environment, wiht ample room to move and dance, you and your toddler will discover the joy of dancing together creating a bond to last a lifetime. Class requirements are must be with parent in class participating with child and potty trained. Dress Code: Girls: solid color leotard, tights, soft ballet shoes, hair should be away from the face. Boys: solid color T-shirt, black pants, soft ballet shoes. Preschool Dance Program . Our preschool dance programs are divided by age. Pre school dance Class in Columbus Ohio from Columbus DanceCentre - Preschool Dance (Monday 5:30pm-6:15pm, Tuesdays at 5:30pm-6:15pm (full) & Saturdays at 10am-10:45am ages 3-4) Ages 3-4 is an introduction to dance. The primary goal is to foster a love of movement. The creative component is quite large. Several fun or special activities happen in each class. For example, a scarf or flag dance at the end can facilitate the dancer’s own physical expression. Taking part in dancing out a narrative helps children to understand that dancing is expression. It is a means of communicating feelings and actions. The vocabulary covered in Kindergarten Dance 1 is all steps which a 3 year old can master and they build self-confidence. The vocabulary is also set up to prepare students for Tap, Dancesport, Jazz/Hip Hop or/and Ballet Classes. Dress Code: Girls: solid color leotard, tights, soft ballet shoes, hair should be away from the face. Boys: solid color T-shirt, black pants, soft ballet shoes. Pre school dance class in Columbus Ohio from Columbus DanceCentre - Tap Dance Program - (Fridays 4:45pm - 5:30pm for ages 4-5, 5:30pm - 6:15pm for ages 6-7, 6:15pm - 7:00 pm for ages 8-10, accepting new students) Tap is an exciting form of dance in which dancers wear special shoes equipped with metal taps. Tap dancers use their feet like drums to create rhythmic patterns and timely beats. The term "tap dancing" is derived from the tapping sound produced when the small metal plates on the dancer's shoes touch a hard floor or surface. A common style of tap dancing is called "classical tap." Classical "tappers" use their arms and upper bodies to blend movements of ballet or jazz into their tap routines. "Hoofers" try to use every part of their shoes to make their feet sound like drums. Dress Code: Girls: solid color leotard, tights, tap shoes, hair should be away from the face. Boys: solid color T-shirt, black pants, tap shoes. - Ballet - (Mondays 6:15pm-7:00pm ages 4-6 (full)) This introductory dance class focused on the basic dance techniques of Ballet. It is more technique based class for preschoolers. Students will learn short dances and play games that enhance cognitive and social development and prepare them for further ballet training. - Ballet - (Mondays 7:00pm - 7:45pm for ages 7-9, accepting new students) In this class, students will be introduced to basic ballet fundamentals, including body alignment, vocabulary, and basic positions of the feet and arms. Students will move through barre, center work and progressions which include basic turns, jumps and leaps. Dress Code: Students must wear a black leotard and pink tights and ballet shoes to class. Hair must be pulled back in a bun (off face). - Ballet/Jazz Combo - (Saturday 10:45am - 11:30am, ages 4-6, accepting new students) In this class, students will be introduced to basic ballet and jazz fundamentals, including body alignment, vocabulary, and basic positions of the feet and arms. Students will move through barre, center work and progressions which include basic turns, jumps and leaps. Dress Code: Students must wear a black leotard and pink tights and ballet shoes to class. Hair must be pulled back in a bun (off face). - DanceSport Class Level 1 (Thursdays 6:15pm-7:00pm for ages 4-6 (full) and 7:00pm-7:45pm for ages 7-11) DanceSport is a relatively new dance form becoming tremendously popular with children and youth in US and in the world. Being a highly sophisticated and demanding form of Ballroom Dancing, it contains elements of Ballet, Jazz, Modern Dance, Hip-Hop, Latin-American. It in addition is a sport presenting another layer of challenge for children (Ohio Star Ball or Arnold Classic Competitions). Necessity to interact with a partner develops social skills of the students as well. Notice that while finding a partner is eventually important, it is not a requirement to taking classes and is not crucial in the beginning stage. - DanceSport Class Level 2 (Tuesdays 6:15pm-7:00pm for ages 4-6(full) and 7:00pm-7:45pm for ages 7-11(full)) DanceSport Level 2 is design only for attending Level 1 during a previous year or danced Dancesport for at least a year. Dress Code: Girls: Solid color dress, white tights and ballroom dance shoes. Boys: Solid color shirt, black pants and ballroom dance shoes. - Pre-Jazz/Hip Hop Combo (Wednesdays 4:45pm-5:30pm ages 4-6 (full), Saturday 11:30am-12:15pm, accepting new students) Pre-Jazz Hip Hop Class is one of the most popular classes in the school. 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, Jazz/Hip Hop 7-9. The 7-9 class expands on the 10-13 class and introduces more complex moves and routines. Dress Code: Solid color T-shirt or leotard, solid color stretch pants, dance sneakers, no jewelry, hair away from the face. - Jazz/Hip Hop Combo(Wednesdays 5:30pm-6:15pm for ages 7-9(full) and 6:15pm-7:00pm for ages 10-13 (full)) Jazz style of dance is what is seen in many Broadway type shows such as “Cats”. It is a more structured, stage style of dance. Hip Hop is a fast, high energy type of dance seen in music videos and commercials. Dance moves seen in performance by artists such as Beyonce, Justin Timberlake and J Lo would be typical examples of Hip Hop. Dress Code: Solid color T-shirt or leotard, solid color stretch pants, dance sneakers, no jewelry, hair away from the face. All classes length is 45 minutes, 1 class per week. Our Parent/Child program allows parents to use their waiting time efficiently either getting exposed to what their children are learning or taking a dance class of interst. This will include social dancing, fitness aerobics, pilates etc. The classes will be scheduled at the same time as childrens classes. Many more classes will be added per requests to increase variety and accomodate time conflicts. - Dance Class Fee: 1 class a week is $55.00/month (on automatic payment ONLY) - Payment is due the 1st of each month & is late after the 7th of each month. Full monthly tuition fees are due each month even if you choose to have your child not attend class. (Example: not taking classes in December. Tuition fee is still due to hold your child's place in those classes. Teachers salaries & overhead are not adjusted for absences.) - Spring Classes are from March 5th, 2012 till June 25th, 2012 *There is a minimum of 6 students that must be enrolled in order to run a class and a maximum of 9 students for Preschool Classes and 12 students in all other classes *After trial class all students must be on automatic payment system *$30.00 Annual Registration fee will apply for all registrations(NOT REFUNDABLE IF CANCELED) - Refer a child and get $20 OFF gift express card. We do not believe we are the best because we’re the biggest. Instead, we believe we’re the biggest because families think we are the best. As a parent we realize you have a choice between several different music and dance schools. All studios are not the same. We constantly renovate and improve our facilities and provide ongoing training to our staff to ensure we are always providing our students and parents with the best experience possible. Today there are several different studios to choose from. We invite you to compare all of the features and options to see why our studio has been chosen more than any other music or dance school. 
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