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TTA Mini's
(2 years to 3years)
TTA Mini's is a parent/child or individual dance based class. Each session is only 12 weeks long and we have a session in the Fall that ends with a peformance at Home Town Christmas and a Spring session that ends with a performance at the year end dance concert in May. Your little ones will be working on agility, coordination, dexterity, promotion of reading, confidence, and mental/physical stimulation. Along with classroom basics. How to line up? Wait your turn? Working with a new teacher and in a new environment.
Children can attend the class with a parent or alone. Parents can work with the instructor in order to find the fit that works best for the dancer.
Both parent and child can dress comfortabley to attend dance. No leotard or tights are required in this class.
Shoes are not required for the Fall Session of Mini's but they will be required for the Spring session. Special shoe pricing for these tiny dancers is $15.00.
Pre-Ballet
(Ages 3 & 4)
A class to help the young students become aware of their body and begin to make it move like they want. We work on very basic steps and ballet terms. Each class is 30 minutes long and Ballet shoes are required.
Ballet
Ballet I (Ages 5 through 1st grade)
Ballet II (2nd grade and 3rd grade)
Ballet III (4th grade and 5th grade)
Ballet IV (6th grade through 8th grade)
Ballet V (9th grade through 12th grade)
A combination of building strength and balance through exercise to develope grace, beauty and poise. It takes many years of effort, repetition, and persistence to develope a dancer. Each class is 45 or 60 minutes long and Ballet shoes are required.
Pointe
(Teacher Placed)
"Toe Dancing" as it is most often called, is classical ballet. It is the most difficult dance, technically for the female ballet dancer. We work on proper technique as well as terminology. Each class is 30 to 60 minutes long and Pointe shoes are required.
Jazz
Jazz I (Ages 5 to 1st grade)
Jazz II (2nd grade through 3rd grade)
Jazz III (4th grade through 5th grade)
Jazz IV (6th through 8th grade)
Jazz V (9th grade through 12th grade)
Incorporates many different dance moves from the past and present into free moving dances. We use popular music from the past and present while still stressing strong body movements. Each class is 45 or 60 minutes long and Jazz shoes are required.
Tap
Tap I (Ages 5 through 1st grade)
Tap II (2nd grade through 3rd grade)
Tap III (4th grade through 5th grade)
Tap IV (6th grade through 8th grade)
Tap V (9th grade through 12th grade)
We work with rhythms, patterns, basic sounds, and movements in order to put combinations and dances together. Each class is 30 minutes long and requires Tap shoes.
Modern Dance
*Further descriptions below for each class type*
Pre-Modern (Kindergarten to 2nd grade or Ages 5 to 9 years old)
Modern (2nd grade through 5th grade or Ages 9 to 12 years old)
Tech/Chor (4th grade through 6th grade)
Technique (6th grade through 12th grade)
Choroegraphy (6th grade through 12th grade)
Involves learning as much as possible about the body's capabilities for expressive movement. Classes help students discover movement, master it technically, and apply it creatively for expressive purposes. Each class is 30 or 60 minutes long. No shoe is required.
Pre-Modern/Modern Descriptions
Pre- Modern I (Kindergarten to 2nd grade or Ages 5 to 9 years old)
Modern (2nd grade through 5th grade or Ages 9 to 12 years old)
We work on the technique of movement, creative assignments and basic locomotor steps.
Tech-Chor (4th grade through 6th grade)
This class explores the same areas as the modern classes, but in more depth. After two years of Modern II-III we encourage dancers to move into Tech-Chor. Tech-Chor is a preparation for the higher technique and higher choreography classes.It is a building block as it touches on both types of class. It allows for some creativity with choreography and for continued work with the dancers technique.
Technique
Middle School Technique (6th through 8th grade)
High School Technique (9th through 12th grade)
Solely age based after Tech-Chor. Focus mainly on technique of motor skills and movement. You cannot join Technique your childs senior year so please note that your child will want to take Technique throughout their high school time to be apart of Senior Technique.
Choreography
Chor I (6th through 8th grade)
Chor II (6th through 12th grade)
Chor III (9th through 12th grade)
After Tech-Chor, dancers may move into choreography. Choreography of their dance is solely made up by the students in the class with teacher approval. Their lessons focus on special awareness, levels, rythm, and quality of movement to learn what makes a complete and good dance.
***Please note: Choreography CANNOT be taken back to back unless also participating in a Ballet or Technique class along with this class.
Acro Dance (Ages 3rd grade & Up)
Acro dance is a style that blends acrobatic skills with dance seamlessly. Variations on scorpions/contortion skills, bridges and handstands as well as walkovers, aerials, and partner tricks are all part of acro dance… these tricks are fun to use in choreography but require strength, flexibility and proper training. This class will teach proper technique and progressions for acro skills.
**Required: 3rd grade and up; with 2 years' experience in dance or gymnastics.
***MUST THE SUMMER SESSION OF ACRO. ESPECIALLY IF NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE***
Pom Dance
Grade School Pom (2nd grade through 5th grade or Ages 5 to 12)
Middle School/High School Pom (Grades 6th through 12th grade or Ages 12 to 19)
Pom is a high energy class where we will learn how to use articulation in our arms to create college patterns while using pom poms. This class will teach your dancer to use their arms separately and challenger their brains at the same time. Purchase of poms may or may not be required. Price runs about $30.00.
Jazz shoe is required for this class.
Musical Theatre Dance Class
Grade School Muscial Theatre (2nd grade through 5th grade)
Middle School/High School Musical Theatre (6th grade through 12th grade)
Musical Theatre is a jazz-based class filled with Broadway style dancing and music. This form of dancing emphasizes learning performance skills (such as acting/character development and improvisation) along with using dance technique, to enhance story telling.
Jazz shoe is required for this class
Adult Dance (Ages 18 & Up *All experience levels welcome*)
This class will cover the following styles of dance in an 8 week sessions. Modern, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop. Do you have to take part in all sections? No. You can take part in the sections of dance you wish but we do highly recommend at least giving each style a try. You might find you like it! 4 styles of dance at 8 weeks each does not make our full calendar year of dance. Like it was previously run, we will take 4 weeks off in December/January as we know adults get very busy during that time. Class will start with Modern and then move to Tap. For these styles of dance the class will be held on Monday nights from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. Please note: The class time/day will shift depending on the instructors schedule for Jazz and Hip Hop. We will do our best to accommodate everyone's needs. Shoes are not required for class but if you own your own shoes you can use them. Otherwise you can order through the TTA shoe store or attend shoe day and order some. Modern does not use shoes at all.
TTA Fire Competitive Dance Team
Our competitive dance has been in existence for over 25 yeas. Each year they get better and better! Dancers are all invited from currently enrolled students and from there the family and dancer decide if it is something they wish to pursue. Dancers compete in 4 competitions throughout their season as well as local performances in Ice Cream Days, Hometown Christmas, parades and any other performance they are asked to attend. Auditions are held in the Spring and dancers are placed in 1 of 5 teams.