Saturday Dance Classes
For Children & Teens Interested in Musical Theater Dance
For Broadway-bound children and teens, The 5th Avenue Theatre offers Saturday morning classes in ballet, jazz and tap. Whether you’re just starting out, or well on your way to the Great White Way, you’ll find a class to fit your needs. All classes taught by professional dancers and choreographers
2009-2010 Schedule
- Spring Session: Saturdays, April 10-June 12, 2010
Spring Session-now registering!
9:30-10:40 Intro to Musical Theater Dance (ages 9-13)
10:50am-12:00pm Ballet for Musical Theater (ages 13-18)
12:10pm- 1:20pm Jazz for Musical Theater (ages 13-18)
1:30pm-2:40pm Intermediate/Advanced Tap for Musical Theater (ages 13-18)
2:50pm-4:00pm Beginning Tap (ages 13-18)
All classes held at The 5th Avenue Theatre.
Tuition
| Intro to Musical Theater |
$150.00 |
| Ballet, Jazz and Tap (beginning and int/adv) |
$170 for one class; $300 for two classes; $375 for three classes |
Class Descriptions
| Intro to Musical Theater Dance (ages 9-13) |
| This is a mixed level class that introduces musical theater dance to young students. Emphasis will be on ballet and jazz techniques and will combine barre, center work and basic dance combinations from musicals. Jazz or ballet shoes required. |
| Ballet for Musical Theater (ages 13-18) |
| This is a mixed level ballet class that introduces students to ballet fundamentals including vocabulary, body alignment, positions of the feet and arms and the essential skills for executing musical theater dance styles. Students will learn through barre, center work and basic combinations that include turns, jumps and leaps and focus on strength, flexibility, articulation and training the body to find correct alignment. Ballet shoes required. |
| Jazz for Musical Theater (ages 13-18) |
| This is a mixed level jazz class that provides students with the tools necessary to increase flexibility and strengthen the core. Students will learn essential theater dance steps, the fundamentals of turns and jumps, and a foundation for partnering. Every few weeks, students will learn a new dance combination introducing a different style, genre or era of dance. Students are encouraged to explore acting through dance while working on movement, dancing with strength, and "selling" a dance number. Jazz shoes required. |
| Beginning Tap for Musical Theater (ages 13-18) |
| This class is designed for the beginning tap student, or students looking for a refresher course on the basics of tap dance. Students will learn tap techniques from the first step through the basic steps that any tap dancer must know including shuffle, flap, cramp-roll, riff, pullbacks, and wings. Class will focus on introducing the basics and learning beginning tap dance combinations. Tap shoes required. |
| Intermediate/Advanced Tap for Musical Theater (ages 13-18) |
| This class is designed for the more advanced tap student. Students will practice basic tap steps while learning essential skills that include transition steps and combinations such as flap-ball-change,
waltz clog, maxi ford, shim sham, time steps, etc. Focus will be on presentation and musicality and students will learn essential tap dance skills to prepare for auditions. Tap shoes required. |
To Register
Please mail a completed registration form with your check, credit card information, or money order to:
The 5th Avenue Theatre / Teen Dance Classes
1308 5th Avenue, suite 735
Seattle, WA 98101
For more information, e-mail
or call 206.625.1418.