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Dance – Lake Bluff School of Dance
Lake Bluff School of Dance
Dance Director contact: Brittany Goodrich bgoodrich@lakebluffparkdistrict.org 847-457-7340
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About Our Program
Welcome to Lake Bluff School of Dance where our focus as a park district family is to provide highquality dance instruction in a fun and inspiring atmosphere. Our dance program offers a variety of dance classes for all ages to enjoy. We take pride as a community in proper technique while building and developing a student’s confidence, self-image and selfawareness. Whether students are beginning their career as a dancer or simply looking to enrich their lives through the beautiful motion of dance, Lake Bluff School of Dance will help all dancers meet their goals to their fullest potential. Our Program is a full year commitment offered in three semesters.
Details
Fees: Payment is due at the time of registration for each semester. There will be no payment plans allowed for regular dance classes except competition team classes. Note that if a class doesn’t have a minimum of four students, it will be combined with another class or cancelled.
Safety & Security:
Students should not be left unsupervised for long periods of time before or after class. Location: Dance Studio I or Dance Studio II (Located at the Recreation Center) Attendance: Students are expected to be ON TIME for their class with their DANCE ATTIRE and hair up. If a child is not in dress code, the teacher has the right to ask the child to sit the entire class. Students in Competition and Company classes are not allowed to miss more than five classes for the entire Semester I/Semester II year. All classes the week of competition are mandatory. If a student misses more than five classes, the teacher has the right to remove that student from company/competition. Commitment is necessary in order to run these kinds of programs effectively. Thanks for your understanding!
Refunds: No dance refunds will be issued after first day of classes. If a class is cancelled due to low enrollment, a full refund will be issued. Dance Attire
Ballet & Lyrical are to come with their hair in a bun, solid color leotard, pink tights and pink ballet shoes.
Demi-Pointe/Pointe classes are to come in solid color leotard, pink tights, Demi-pointe shoes. Hair in a bun.
Jazz are to come with their hair up, solid color leotard, black shorts and tan Bloch super jazz shoes.
Tap classes are to come with their hair up, solid color leotard, black shorts, and tan Bloch tap shoes.
Hip Hop are to come with their hair up, solid color leotard, black shorts and gym shoes. Boys may wear comfortable clothing.
Poms/Jumps, Leaps & Turns
classes are to come with their hair up, black leotard, black shorts and tan Bloch super jazz shoes.
Competition classes are to come in black leotard, black shorts and tan Bloch Super jazz shoes. Hair in a bun.
Pre Ballet/Tap are to come in pink or black leotard, hair in a bun, pink tights, pink ballet shoes and tap shoes for the Pre Ballet/Tap class.
Lake Forest Residents
The Park District recognizes Lake Forest citizens receive resident rates for Fitness, Paddle, Golf Club and Dance Classes. This policy includes all daily fees, memberships and class fees in these areas.
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Class Descriptions
Pre-Ballet (Beginner–Pre-School) and Dance Medley
In these levels children will develop poise and musicality in a fun and creative environment. The instructor will introduce children to a creative yet disciplined classroom structure that challenges their curious minds while introducing age-appropriate dance material. The students will express themselves physically through exercises intended to increase their coordination, strength, flexibility and their awareness of spatial concepts while beginning their understanding of classical ballet. The strong emphasis on musicality and rhythmic timing will increase their ability to listen to and dance with the music.
Ballet, Demi-Pointe and Pointe
These levels more formally offer children a challenging and disciplined classroom structure that is appropriately geared to their growing emotional and physical maturity. The students will build their knowledge of the basic structure of a ballet class with a growing vocabulary and develop proper placement of the torso, hips and legs without exceeding their anatomical limitations. They will develop a coordination of their arms and heads with a concentration on smooth transitions throughout the exercises. As they progress through the levels, the difficulty and sophistication of the classwork will increase accordingly. In addition to their dance education, students will learn about musicality, ballet terminology and general stage and theater craft.
Jazz
Jazz class will focus on learning proper dance technique such as isolations of the body, improving performance quality and developing complex rhythms and patterns. Students will be exposed to various styles of jazz such as Broadway, Street and Contemporary to help develop a well-rounded dancer. Class curriculum is based on ballet technique layered with traditional jazz movement and includes a proper warm-up, stretches, isolations, jumps, leaps, turns, and across-the-floor progressions and combinations. As students progress through each level curriculum will become increasingly more complex and intricate.
Tap
Tap classes are designed to develop rhythm, style and sound. Students will learn a variety of tap styles from Broadway to Rhythm tap. Exercises focus on building flexibility of the knee and ankles, coordination and speed of movement. The class emphasis is on developing proper tap technique, producing clear tap sounds and having fun. As students’ progress through each level curriculum will become increasingly more complex and intricate.
Pre-Hip-Hop
Hip hop is a high-energy class that infuses the latest styles of street dancing, breaking, popping and locking. Classes will encourage students to step outside of the box by bringing their own individual style and personality to the movements. Hip hop dance requires students to have the strength and stamina to successfully perform moves. Therefore class includes upper and lower body conditioning as well as a rigorous warm-up to help prepare students for more intense movements.
Jumps, Leaps, and Turns
In this class, you will be learning the proper technique, alignment and execution of the most popular turns, leaps and jumps; fouette turns, turns a la seconde, pirouettes, chaine and pique turns, grand jetes, center leaps, surprise leaps, turning leaps, barrel leaps, Russian jumps, attitude jumps, ring jumps and much more. This class is great for those that are interested in doing Poms in grade school and in high school.
NEW!
Mini Petite Competition Team
For those that love to dance and perform petite competition team is the right fit for your dancer. We welcome dancers from any studio or school to join our competition team. No auditions are required and all are welcome to sign up and join. Dancers will partake in dance classes where they will learn a jazz routine that they will perform at two local dance competitions. Dancers will borrow costumes for the competition performances. They will also get to perform at our end of the year dance recital at Gorton Theater in Lake Forest. No class spring break of March 20–April 1. Dance class makeup week is May 8–11.
CODE: 17503
Day: Thursday Time: 4–5 pm Dates: January 12–May 4 (15 week session) Age: 9–11 years Instructor: Brittany Goodrich Studio: II
Tuition Payment Plan: Price includes dance classes to learn the jazz routine, costume rental, recital, and
two dance competitions. Discount Tier does not apply to Competition Team. Payment will be divided into four payment plans. Due at time of registration: $134.00 February 15: $134.00 March 15: $134.00 April 15: $134.00
Tumbling Private/Semi-Private Lessons with Miss Brittany
NEW!
30 min private (1 student): $60 30 min semi-private (2 students): $30
Non Recital Dance Classes NEW!
15 Weeks—January 9–May 6 $295
No classes for spring break of March 20–April 1. Price reflects a minimum of 4 Dancers in order to run.
CODE: CLASS: LEVEL: DAY: TIME: AGE: INSTRUCTOR: STUDIO:
17497 Junior J, L, T Intermediate Monday 6:40–7:30 pm 9–11 years Brittany Goodrich II 17498 Teen J, L, T Advanced Tuesday 5:40–6:30 pm 12–14 years Brittany Goodrich II 17499 Junior Demi-Pointe Intermediate Wednesday 4:50–5:40 pm 8–11 years Rachel Premo II 17500 Cheerleading Beginner Thursday 7–7:50 pm 7–11 years Sofia Artac II (This class is taught by Sofia who is on the Cheerleading team at LFHS.) 17501 Junior Poms Intermediate Thursday 6:10–7 pm 9–11 years Jillian Vogel II (This class is taught by Jillian who is on the Varsity Poms team at Libertyville High School.) 17508 Teen Poms Advanced Monday 7–7:50 pm 12–14 years Lilly Pedian I (This class is taught by Lilly who is on the Varsity Poms team at LFHS.) 17509 Petite Tumbling Beg/Int Saturday 9:45–10:30 am 5–10 years Brittany Goodrich Tumble Rm
