Nurturing a Love of Dance! 

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DC1 & DC2 is for children 3 and 4 up to age 5.

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Children under 5 are in their creative mind and all movement is learned from creative expression which is essential at this time. 

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***Children just want to play***

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Short attainable goals help foster children who feel successful. They desire a lot of encouragement and reassurance at this delicate age.  We use creative images like tip-toe their feet into the cold water, oooohhh that's cold!  Press the magic button and warm up the water. . . .Voila!  they know how to point their feet beautifully so they land their jumps safely! They giggle and ask for this one! 

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While they can learn challenging steps, work with partners, and with coordination-they often will not be able to remember it or integrate until closer to age 5.  

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You'll find they pick up learning other movement skills like skiing or hiking easier because they acquire better balance and agility in dance class.

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Benchmarks for a successful student in DC1 & DC2:

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Musicality- 4 count beat with an instrument and with then with movement

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Levels:  High, medium, and low

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Time: Fast/slow

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Spatial Awareness: personal & general

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Direction: forward, backward, up, down

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Path: circular, small & large, straight, diagonal, wavy, zig-zag

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Movement Vocabulary:

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Bending in parallel and 1st position,

pointe front and side,

jumping with 2 feet and one at a time,

ballet walks,

marching,

ballet curu runs,

pony gallops,

marching with hops,

side gallops,

running and stopping,

contract and lengthen body

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Children at this age also learn classroom etiquette, to follow instructions, and to work together in a classroom while building skills that help them foster their imagination & build success.

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It's not what we do.  It's how we do it that matters.  All of this is taught as creative play which is best for this group to learn in a creative and nurturing environment.

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