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<em>(Ages 3 – 6 years old. Levels are based on maturity and ability to focus)</em>

The Dance to Your Own Tune curriculum was developed to help young children become more aware of their body and an understanding of how it moves through space.  It teaches increased self-control, coordination, and confidence while helping children to become more sensitive to music through movement and as a means of self-expression in response to music.  Children who are toilet-trained and can be away from their parents for an hour class will enjoy exploring dance movement with music.  <strong>Placement in class levels is based on maturity and ability to focus, not age.  It is not uncommon for young children to repeat a class level for a second year.
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Each lesson follows a theme that children can relate to and works to incorporate the learning components mentioned above by having children respond to teacher-prompted movements or by collaborating with the teacher to respond creatively to music.

EXAMPLES of Monthly Themes:
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 	<li>July/August................ Parade Day</li>
 	<li>September ........ Woodland Friends</li>
 	<li>October......................... Farm Fun</li>
 	<li>November .................. Jungle Jam</li>
 	<li>December....................... Toyland</li>
 	<li>January........ The Enchanted Castle</li>
 	<li>February................. Camping Trip</li>
 	<li>March............. Come to the Circus</li>
 	<li>April....................... Bunny Hollow</li>
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<strong> Pre-Primary</strong><strong> [PP] </strong> and<strong>  </strong><strong>Primary</strong> <strong>[P]</strong>

<em>(Approximately 5 - 8 years old)</em>

The Pre-Primary and Primary dance syllabus was developed to help children learn critical thinking, self-confidence, and social-emotional skills through a dance course that is artistically and developmentally appropriate for their age and appealing to young children.

The aims of the syllabus are to improve motor development by helping children to become more skillful in natural dance movements, improving their physical fitness, and promoting self-expression through movement.  Cognitive development is fostered through learning movements, developing creative skills, and learning musicality and sensitivity in response to music. Self-esteem and self-confidence are also developed in an environment that enables children to become independent and co-operative learners.  The program encourages creativity by engaging the students in planning exercises set to musical pieces and to express emotion through story telling.  By making children feel good about what they are doing, we help to nurture a good self-esteem.

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RAD "Grade Levels" are ballet levels, and are not the same as student's educational grade level in school.

<strong>Grade One</strong><strong> [G1]</strong>This class is for mature beginners and children who have earned their Primary certificate.  Uniform: as for Grade One.

<strong>Grade Two [G2]</strong>At this stage technical demands accelerate and a wider variety of rhythms are used.  Students should have studied Grade One work and achieved that standard.  Uniform:  as for Grade Two.

<strong>Grade Three [G3]</strong>Increasing demands of concentration, discipline and stamina make this level a challenging one.  Uniform:  as for Grade Three. Girls need to have pink ballet shoes with pink ribbons.

<strong>Grade Four [G4]</strong>Progression of technique and greater understanding of style accompany more sophisticated rhythms.  Uniform: as for Grade Four. Girls need to have pink ballet shoes with pink ribbons.

<strong>Grade Five [G5]</strong>Progression of technique, including correct transfer of weight and use of the turn-out muscles will be studied along with building of strength necessary for pointe work and Polish character steps.  Included in this class are identification of dance rhythms and an understanding of their style.  Promising Grade Five students are encouraged to attend one or two major classes a week. Uniform: as for Grade Five. Girls need to have pink ballet shoes with pink ribbons.

<strong>Pre-Pointe</strong> (teacher recommendation only) - See <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/17dRuzxe9SslEi-FHiJc1I44SNmNUiS4v/view">this Document</a> for more information

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RAD "Grade Levels" are ballet levels, and are not the same as student's educational grade level in school.

<strong><u>Upper Grades (Grades 6-8)</u></strong><strong>
</strong>Greater artistry and techniques are emphasized in these upper grade classes.  It is around this level that dancers make the transition from children’s work to professional training, although in many cases there is some overlap.  Pointe work may be included for girls, but some children may not be strong enough for this at this time.  This must be left to the teacher’s discretion. Uniform: as for majors and upper grades.

<strong>Grade Six / Grade Seven / Grade Eight [G6/ G7/ G8]</strong>Greater artistry and presentations are the focus.   Students perform studies taken from some of the most famous ballets.

<strong>Master Class
</strong>Students are offered the opportunity to do unset work once a week to challenge them mentally and allow them to respond to a variety of choreography.  While there is one primary teacher for the master classes, other instructors are occasionally invited to teach.  This better prepares vocational level students for their exams by exposing them to different instructors.

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<strong>Vocational Grades [IF/ INT/ AF/ A1/ A2]</strong>Emphasis is on strengthening technique in classical ballet.  Pointe work is included for girls. Technique at this level becomes much more demanding and requires a greater amount of strength:
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<strong>Solo Seal [SS]</strong>The highest level that can be examined is the solo seal.  Dancers must receive a “Distinction” score result from their Advanced Two examination in order to enter this level.  Dancers passing solo seal have the potential to be a soloist in a professional company.

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<strong>Contemporary Dance [CNTP]</strong>Ballet provides the foundation for many types of dance.  Students are given an opportunity to experience other forms of dance expression. This style of dance is a combination of modern + jazz+ lyrical + classical ballet. It involves free and fluid movements that express new aspects of dance with improvisation techniques and creative practice.

<strong>              Students enrolled in our Fall/Spring School Year <u>will perform</u> in our Annual Showcase</strong>; there is no performance for those enrolled in the Summer Session program.  There is <strong>no</strong> RAD examination or Nutcracker performance.

<strong>Modern</strong><em>:</em>  Modern dancing is more specific with a more defined structure that incorporates strong techniqye coupled with expressive movements. It is a good middle ground between contemporary and classical ballet.

<strong>Lyrical</strong><em>:</em>  Lyrical dance is a dance style that blends ballet and jazz dance.  Lyrical dancers use movement to express strong emotions through their dancing.  Movements in lyrical dance are characterized by fluidity and grace, with the dancer flowing seamlessly from one move to another, holding finishing steps as long as possible.  Leaps are exceptionally high and soaring, and turns are fluid and continuous.  A lyrical routine will showcase a dancer’s strength, musicality, emotion and resistance.

<strong>Lyrical / Jazz [LYRC]</strong>Separate level classes will be offered in Lyrical/Jazz.  Lyrical/Jazz “Junior” classes are for younger students in levels Primary through Grade 3.  Lyrical/Jazz “Senior” classes are for older students in Grade 4 and above and can include older beginners such as teens. <em>Jazz*</em> and <em>Lyrical*</em> genres will be combined to create a fun, exciting, yet challenging class that will allow students to expand and build upon their dance training while introducing new ways to communicate through movement. <strong>Students enrolled in our Fall/Spring School Year <u>will perform</u> in our Annual Showcase</strong>; there is no performance for those enrolled in the Summer Session program. There is <strong>no</strong> RAD examination or Nutcracker performance.

<strong>Jazz:</strong><strong> </strong> Jazz dance is fun and energetic, consisting of unique moves, fancy footwork, big leaps and quick turns.  To excel in jazz, dancers need a strong background in ballet, as it encourages grace and balance.  A separate form of technique is developed in Jazz, and this will be introduced and instructed through an extensive warm up, across the floor and continued through to a choreographed jazz routine.

<strong>Lyrical</strong><em>:</em>  Lyrical dance is a dance style that blends ballet and jazz dance.  Lyrical dancers use movement to express strong emotions through their dancing.  Movements in lyrical dance are characterized by fluidity and grace, with the dancer flowing seamlessly from one move to another, holding finishing steps as long as possible.  Leaps are exceptionally high and soaring, and turns are fluid and continuous.  A lyrical routine will showcase a dancer’s strength, musicality, emotion and resistance.

<strong>Stretch and Conditioning [S&amp;C] </strong>Our stretch and conditioning classes are based on the Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) where students understand the depth of training muscle memory in achieving their best in classical ballet. The effective exercises will strengthen their core stability, muscle control, balance, posture, and technique.

<strong>Hip Hop [Hip Hop] </strong>We seek to broaden the understanding of the body, and how students can use movement to shape ideas through their connection to the music. We shine light on the foundation of the culture by embracing the fundamentals of Hip Hop funk styles such as Waving, Popping, Tutting, and Gliding. In order to bring awareness its evolution, we also shed light to how other styles such as Jazz, Ballet, and Modern, to show how they have influenced the journey of Hip Hop movement. By pulling similar concepts and movements from these other styles, we show the correlation on how all genres of dance are universal to understanding the body and how we utilize our instrument of expression.
*Technical Training : Popping, Waving, Tutting, Gliding,
*Exercises and Concepts to Improve Freestyle
* Combos and Choreography
*Tips to Understanding/Expanding Movement in Hip Hop

<strong>Acrobatics [Acro] </strong>Acro (or acrobatic arts) is gymnastic fundamentals for dancers. Acro is designed to promote excellence in flexibility, strength, balance, limbering, tumbling, basic contortion, and partner/group stunting for dancers. Learning acro will improve the overall technique of a dancer in all genres, and will move your dancer one step closer to perfecting their technique in their passion. Danielle's Acro targets students from Primary to Grade 5.

Saturday Acro/Body Work class will consist of core connectivity, inversion balance and strength, and basic acrobatic skills. Body work is included in class to develop deep muscle connections and movement from a somatic (body/mind) approach. Acro work will be based upon progressions, dancer modifications, and safety. Class will be a Yin/Yang style: students will explore both Inner Connectivity and Outer Mobility. Connie's Acro focuses on Vocational students.

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<em>Note:  Most of our students in the upper grades (Grades 6, 7, and 8) train concurrently in a graded class and a vocational class; we refer to this as studying for "double exams" (one Graded, one Vocational).  Grades 6, 7, and 8 focus on dances that emphasize performance and artistry; vocational classes focus on technique.  The combination of both graded and vocational classes helps our students develop into well-rounded dancers who perform with proper technique as well as artistry.</em>

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<strong>All ballet classes follow the developmentally-based and internationally recognized Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) currciulum.</strong> The RAD training includes character dance and pointe classes (for our upper grades). Rachel's Ballet also offers a variety of contemporary, lyrical and jazz classes as well as additional opportunities for performance and competition through our Pre-Professional Dance Company. We offer dance classes for ages preschool through adult, in two locations: Dublin and Fremont. Studio schedules are posted above.
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