Colburn’s Early Dance Program is designed to foster the love of dance and music in little dancers between the ages of 2 and 6.
This class develops imagination, physical coordination, and musicality for young dancers.
This class is designed to introduce our youngest dancers to the ballet studio, whether they are completely new to group classes or have had experience in Colburn’s Early Childhood program. The instructor leads the dancers through creative storytelling, patterns, and fundamentals of posture, arm movements, stretching, traveling steps, all with a focus on musicality. Class is 45 minutes in length and features live piano accompaniment.
Grow in technique and artistry through these multidisciplinary class levels.
Level 1 lays the foundation for a young dancer in the technique and musicality of both ballet and tap dance. This level also includes a Stretch & Strengthen class to help these young dancers understand and develop their bodies as athletic artists.
Tuesday, 4-5:30pm: Ballet
Tuesday 5:30-6:15pm: Stretch & Strengthen
Thursday 4-5:30pm: Ballet
Thursday, 5:30-6:15pm: Tap
This class provides an opportunity to explore ballet and related dance genres in an encouraging boys-only class environment.
This class establishes a strong dance foundation for young male students in an encouraging boys-only environment, then moves to a coeducational setting for their fundamentals of tap dance. A Stretch & Strengthen class is also included in the curriculum to help the students understand their bodies as athletic artists.
Tuesdays: 4:00-5:30pm – Technique (Jarvis) Studio B
Tuesdays: 5:30-6:15pm – Stretch & Strengthen (Sloan) Studio B (combined with Level I )
Thursdays: 4:00-5:30pm – Technique (Jarvis) Studio B
Thursdays: 5:30-6:15pm – Tap (Royster) Studio B (combined with level I)
Level II continues the technical work begun in Level I in both the ballet and tap dance. Students in this level begin to expand their vocabulary of dance movement and deepen their body awareness and strength through their Stretch & Strengthen class.
Mondays 4-5:30pm Ballet with Kelly Ann Sloan in Studio B
Mondays 5:30-6:30pm: Stretch & Strength with Sloan in Studio B
Wednesdays 4-5:30pm: Ballet with Sloan in Studio B
Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm Tap with Joseph Wiggan in Studio B
Fridays 4-5:30pm Ballet with Cowgill in Studio B
Level III begins a more intensive schedule in ballet (adding beginning pointework), continues with more complex concepts in tap dance and physical conditioning, and introduces modern dance technique to the students. At this level, students experience the intensity and interdisciplinary dimensions of pre-professional dance education.
Mondays 4-5:30pm Ballet with Robyn Gardenhire in Studio A
Mondays 5:30-6:30pm Beginner Pointe w/Gardenhire in Studio A
Wednesdays 4-5:30pm Ballet w/Gardenhire in Studio A
Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm: Modern w/Tamsin Carlson in Studio A
Fridays 4-5:30pm: Ballet w/Kelly Ann Sloan in Studio A
Fridays 5:30-6:30pm, Stretch and Strength w/Kelly Ann Sloan in Studio A
Saturdays 9-10:30am: Ballet w/Jasmine Perry in Studio A
Saturdays 10:30-11:30am: Tap with Denise Scheerer in Studio B
The Young Adult Program builds the bridge from foundational dance training to a more conservatory-level rigor and interdisciplinary dance education.
The Intermediate Level includes rigorous and multifaceted training in ballet, tap, and modern dance to develop well-rounded technical and expressive dancers.
Mondays: 4:00-5:30pm – Ballet (Cowgill) Studio GRH
Mondays: 5:30-6:30pm – Pointe (Cowgill) Studio GRH
Tuesdays: 4:00-5:30pm – Ballet (Gardenhire) Studio GRH
Tuesdays: 5:30-6:30pm – Stretch & Strengthen (Cowgill) Studio B
Wednesdays: 4:00-5:30pm – Ballet (Cowgill) Studio GRH
Wednesdays: 5:30-6:30pm – Pointe (Cowgill) Studio GRH
Fridays: 4:00-5:30pm – Ballet (Gardenhire) Studio GRH
Fridays: 5:30-7:00pm – Tap (Sullivan) Studio B
Saturdays: 10:30am-12:00pm – Ballet (Romy Karz) Studio A
Saturdays: 12:00-1:30pm – Modern (Carlson) Studio A
The Advanced Level is the most intensive and multidimensional ballet-focused course in Colburn’s afternoon class offerings. Students train in ballet technique, as well as supplementary ballet courses in pointe, variations, and pas de deux (partnering). They continue with modern dance technique, add an additional day of physical conditioning in their Stretch & Strengthen class, and add Artistic Inquiry—a weekly university-style course that explores the history and development of ballet and its relationship with other dance forms and disciplines.
Mondays: 5:30-6:30pm – Stretch & Strength (Jarvis) Studio Early Childhood
Mondays: 6:30-8:00pm – Ballet (Cowgill) Studio GRH
Tuesdays: 4:15-5:15pm – Artistic Inquiry (Jensen) Studio Early Childhood
Tuesdays: 5:30-7:00pm – Ballet (Belliston) Studio GRH
Tuesdays: 7:00-8:00pm – Pointe (Sloan) Studio GRH
Wednesdays: 5:30-6:30pm – Stretch & Strength (Jarvis) Olive 5th floor
Wednesdays: 6:30-8:00pm – Ballet (Sloan) Studio GRH
Thursdays: 4:00-5:30pm – Ballet (Perry) Studio GRH
Thursdays: 5:30-6:30pm – Variations/Rehearsal (Sloan) Studio GRH
Fridays: 5:30-7:00pm – Ballet (Ady) Studio GRH
Fridays: 7:00-8:00pm – Pas De Deux (Ady) Studio GRH
Saturdays: 9:00-10:30am – Ballet (Cowgill) Studio GRH
Saturdays: 10:30am-12:00pm – Modern (Carlson) Studio GRH
Men can take the following class instead of Pointe:
Tuesdays 2:30-4:00pm – Advanced men’s (Belliston) Studio A
The Dance Academy is a rigorous pre-professional ballet training program that both honors the great traditions of classical ballet and embraces the new and contemporary.
Students learn masterworks and deepen their understanding of the great tradition of this art form. They also collaborate with the choreographers of today and develop their own creative voices. Our holistic artistic education shapes dancers as thinkers, artists, and performers as they experience life in the cultural heart of a global city.
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