Our Beautiful Ballet club is a terrific way to end the school day. Students of all ages enjoy learning new moves and techniques taught by our very creative facilitator, Mrs. Kranz. Students will begin dance class by warming up with grand battements, plies, and releves. As we continue through the weeks, Mrs. Kranz will show some of the core performance movements of ballet and how to connect them to create a dance. Students will also learn jazz moves and techniques such as jazz leaps, pivot turns and hitch kicks.

Towards the end of our eight week club, students will have the change to view dance videos such as the Nutcracker and Swan Lake. After viewing, students will discuss the elements of dance that have been demonstrated as well as critique it. Finally, our students will create their own choreography that includes the different elements of dance they have learned about. As the school year continues, students will have the opportunity to perform in front of a live audience for upcoming site celebrations. Keep up the good work Beautiful Ballet participants!

The harmonious sound of children singing together is peaceful to the ears. In this club, children will learn how to improve their singing techniques, such as sitting 90 degrees and breathing from the diaphragm. We also warm up our voices by singing the music scale and various warm up songs. We have decided to sing, This is Me by Demi Lovato from Camp Rock. Everyone is so vocally talented! There are solo opportunities for those who are interested. We will be performing in front of an audience at our site celebration on September 19, 2008, and all parents are welcome to attend.