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• Jazz/ Lyrical Praise Dance (Ages 8 & Up) **May Be Offered 2019-2020** In this FUN
course, intermediate level dancers will further develop their technique and style as we explore
a variety of jazz disciplines including Lyrical, Contemporary, as well as Broadway Jazz. Lyrical
jazz is slow and very expressive, and a beautiful way to praise and worship our Lord.
Contemporary jazz combines modern dance, ballet, and jazz technique. Broadway jazz
emphasizes character and musical theatre skills (without singing). A variety of turns and leaps
will be strengthened. Students are highly encouraged to take at least 1 ballet course and
stretch / strength course along with this course. Prerequisites: At least two years of ballet and
one year of jazz. Special permission may be given to others. Please contact the instructor.
Instructor: Tanya Fisher Recommended Donation of $12 per weekly session.

• Lyrical Praise 2 (Ages 8 & Up) - Come experience a beautiful new way to worship and
glorify God through this unique dance discipline! Lyrical is a very graceful and expressive art
form that combines ballet, jazz, and modern dance techniques. Pre- requisite: at least 12
months of ballet training. Students need to wear form fitting, stretchy clothing, and jazz
shoes. Students are highly encouraged to simultaneously take a ballet course, leaps / turns
course, acrobatics course, and / or stretch and strength course Instructor: Tanya Fisher
Recommended Donation of $12 per weekly session.

• Tap 3 (Ages 8 & Up) - This course is for the dedicated students working to perfect their
technique, increase speed, improve stage presence / showmanship, all while learning and
creating new and interesting rhythms! pre-requisite: at least 12 months in tap level 2.
Instructor: Tanya Fisher Recommended Donation of $12 per weekly session

• Tap 4 (Ages 10 & Up) – Similar to Tap 3 only students will be given more advanced steps
and combinations. Audition may be required. Instructor: Tanya Fisher Recommended
Donation of $12 per weekly session

• Advanced Irish Step Dance (Ages 8 & Up) - A continuation of Beginning Irish Dance,
students in this course will learn more complicated dances like slip Jig and single Jig. They
will continue to build muscle strength and coordination as they work their way up to beginning
dances in hard shoe, the electrifying type of dance seen in shows like River dance and Lord
of the Dance. Instructor: Christopher McGrory Recommended Donation of $12 per weekly
session

• Intro to Classical Ballet (Ages 12 & Up) -This course is for the student who is 10 and older
and has never had ballet training. Students will be introduced to barre work, proper ballet
posture and alignment, port de bras and beginning ballet vocabulary. This course is great for
anyone wanting to become more graceful, flexible and strengthen their core. Great for moms,
teenagers, theater students, athletes. Students will learn a basic group dance to perform at
the end of the year at the Fine Arts Festival. Instructor: Amy Stahlman Recommended
Donation of $12 per weekly session