Choreography 101 students (Previously Choreography 101): This class is for dancers, dance assistants, and dance interns who want to learn how to take a dance performance idea or theme and turn it into reality. In this class we will discuss song/music style and choice, dance styles, how to plan out group forms and contrasting movements, how to break down a song, how to write your choreography down so you can remember it, dance terms/vocabulary, creativity, using props or no props, costume and lighting choice, etc.… Students who sign up for this class are strongly encouraged to sign up to assist in a lower level ballet, lyrical or hip hop class. Students will work in class and on their own to help choreograph a dance for/with their teacher the first half of the semester. During the second half of the semester, they will practice methods of dance instruction by teaching each other the choreography. If we have extra time, the class may work on choreographing a dance to perform for parents on the last day of class.
Students may continue to satisfy their creative bent by taking Choreography 101 a second semester. During this second semester students will continue to work on choreography for the class they are assisting in, learn more choreographic elements and choreograph a dance that the class will perform in the Spring Show.
Bring a notebook and a pencil or pen and access to music for your project. (Students may use their cell phone or device in class for their music. Earbuds will be helpful.) Wear dance attire and ballet, jazz or lyrical shoes. Previous dance experience is required. Students must have taken a minimum of one year of a level two or intermediate class or message the teacher for approval. Homework: Students will be expected to follow the course syllabus and complete each weekly activity in order to be able to produce their projects by the end of the semester.
Requirements:
Previous dance experience is required. Students must have taken a minimum of one year of a level two or intermediate class or message the teacher for approval.
Each week students will work on building spectacular portfolios both in clay and on paper. Integrating color, design and patterns on paper, we will then use these inspirations for working these patterns and lines into separate clay projects. At the end of of the semester students will have completed a colorful art portfolio filled with nature patterns, watercolor, pen and ink and their own labor-of-love pottery creations. This class is ideal for artistic kids who love to draw but also are hands on and want to experience working with clay.
Each week students will work on building spectacular portfolios in clay and on paper. Integrating color, design and patterns on paper, we will then use these inspirations for working these patterns and lines into separate clay projects. At the end of of the semester students will have completed a colorful art portfolio filled with nature patterns, watercolor, pen and ink and their own labor-of-love pottery creations. This class is ideal for artistic kids who love to draw but also are hands on and want to experience working with clay.
In this class we will be integrating color, design and patterns on paper, using these inspirations for working these patterns and lines into separate clay projects. At the end of of the semester students will have completed a spectacular, colorful art portfolio filled with nature patterns, watercolor, pen and ink and their own labor-of-love pottery creations. In clay, we will make ornaments, nature and hand prints and more. The claywork is a theraputic experience for tactile kids; the drawing component excellent for the mind, including foundational drawing skills using all kinds of lines. This class is ideal for artistic kids who love to draw but also are hands on and want to experience working with clay.
In this hands-on class students will learn the basics of working with clay to construct functional pieces for their own homes and spaces, such as nature bowls and Japanese teacups, tiles and vases. As students carve, smooth and sculpt, they will be given fresh ideas on design and decoration, receiving both guidance and creative freedom. Students will glaze and take home their finished pieces when fired. Over the course of our 16 weeks together this class becomes one of the anchors in the week, a pause in the day to tap into the creative and the tactile. Students will have some cleanup chores, like washing the wooden tools and sponges in the provided water buckets and wiping down their areas after glazing days. Junior artists are bound to find great satisfaction in this class, bringing clay to life with design and patterns, weaving the art of drawing into the clay.
Requirements:
• Supply & teacher payments are due January 9th. Families must respond to Groupzu invoices by this deadline to keep their standing in the class.
Tuesday - Ceramics Studio - 004: 11:00 am - 11:50 am
Description:
In this hands-on class students will learn the basics of working with clay to construct functional pieces for their own homes and spaces, such as nature bowls and Japanese teacups, tiles and vases. As students carve, smooth and sculpt, they will be given fresh ideas on design and decoration, receiving both guidance and creative freedom. Students will glaze and take home their finished pieces when fired. Over the course of our 16 weeks together this class becomes one of the anchors in the week, a pause in the day to tap into the creative and the tactile. Students will have some cleanup chores, like washing the wooden tools and sponges in the provided water buckets and wiping down their areas after glazing days. Junior artists are bound to find great satisfaction in this class, bringing clay to life with design and patterns, weaving the art of drawing into the clay.
Requirements:
• Supply & teacher payments are due January 9th. Families must respond to Groupzu invoices by this deadline to keep their standing in the class.
Ceramics for the littles: clay, water, shells: a little dose of art therapy in the ceramics studio for parent/child. We will make ornaments, nature and hand prints and more. This class includes parents who are welcome to create alongside their child(ren).
This is a hands-on class in which students have plenty of freedom to explore the wonderful medium of clay! Come with your littles each week for special parent-child time and socialization with other parents around the clay table. 5-6 year olds can be dropped off for this class, 3-4 year olds need a parent to attend with them. Some projects for the littles will include heart and handprint bows, pencil pots and thumbprint ornaments and, inevitably, many sweet little sculptural pieces of their own. You will also have the opportunity to create a handprint tile for a wall or keepsake box. In this class parents get to make little things, too, and everyone will decorate, glaze and take home their finished work once fired. Students have some minimal cleanup chores, like washing their wooden tools in the provided water buckets, wiping down their areas after glazing days and pushing in their chairs at the end of classes. Tactile contact is one of the first experiences we have in this life; it is at our roots. So this weekly gathering with clay, water and shells is a very grounding experience for students.
Requirements:
***Supply & teacher payments are due January 9th. Families must respond to Groupzu invoices by this deadline to keep their standing in the class.
The name says it all. This is a hands-on lovely class with clay, water, shells, a canvas tablecloth and wooden tools. Tactile contact is one of the first experiences we have in this life; it is at our roots. So touching clay and experiencing ceramic art is a very grounding experience for students. Over the course of our 16 weeks together, students aged 3/4 will make some thumbprint ornaments, hand print tiles and, inevitably, sweet little sculptural pieces. Starting with pinch pots, 5/6 yr olds will be making faces, little cups and bowls to use for tea (or their daily dose of elderberry) at home. They will also learn to decorate! Designed for parents and their young students, this class has become a lovely time of parent socialization while the littles have plenty of freedom to explore the wonderful medium of clay! In this class parents get to make little things, too.
Some Notes:
-We fire the pottery here at the center and students will be able to take home their finished pieces.
-Students ages 5 and up will have some minimal cleanup chores, like washing the wooden tools in the provided water buckets and wiping down their areas after glazing days.
-Please plan to stay for class if your student is 3/4 years old.
This is a hands-on class in which students have plenty of freedom to explore the wonderful medium of clay! Come with your littles each week for special parent-child time and socialization with other parents around the clay table. 5-6 year olds can be dropped off for this class, 3-4 year olds need a parent to attend with them. Some projects for the littles will include heart and handprint bows, pencil pots and thumbprint ornaments and, inevitably, many sweet little sculptural pieces of their own. You will also have the opportunity to create a handprint tile for a wall or keepsake box. In this class parents get to make little things, too, and everyone will decorate, glaze and take home their finished work once fired. Students have some minimal cleanup chores, like washing their wooden tools in the provided water buckets, wiping down their areas after glazing days and pushing in their chairs at the end of classes. Tactile contact is one of the first experiences we have in this life; it is at our roots. So this weekly gathering with clay, water and shells is a very grounding experience for students.
Requirements:
***Supply & teacher payments are due January 9th. Families must respond to Groupzu invoices by this deadline to keep their standing in the class.