Classes
Ballet
Ages 5 years and up
St. Augustine Ballet is proud to include the AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE® National Training Curriculum, a breakthrough 8 level program that combines high-quality artistic training with the basics of dancer health and child development. The ABT® National Training Curriculum consists of a comprehensive set of age-appropriate, outcome-based guidelines to provide the highest quality ballet training to dance students of all ages and skill levels. All ballet levels are determined by age first, skill level placements are determined by the director.
Creative Movement
3 - 5 years
Creative Movement, the very beginning of dance education, teaches young children to better understand themselves and the world around them; inspiring the inner self in conjunction with the physical body. Through imaginative lessons, children will be inspired to move in ways that build balance, rhythm, and reflexes, as well as creativity and art and music appreciation. A cultural experience for the young explored through movement. Students must be potty-trained and able to dress/undress (teacher cannot leave others to help in the restroom).
Jazz
Ages 5 years and up
An intense focus on jazz technique that consists of parallel positioning, isolations, progressions, and staccato movement. This class develops strength, flexibility, and correct body placement knowledge while improving performance quality and developing complex rhythms and patterns. Students will be exposed to various styles of jazz such as Broadway, Street, Commercial and Contemporary to help develop a well-rounded dancer. Jazz classes are fun and energetic and they include such elements as kicks, leaps, turns, and splits.
Tap
Ages 5 years and up
Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by using the sounds of tap shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion. Students are taught rhythms, timing, and coordination done to various types of music. The class emphasis is on developing proper tap techniques and producing clear tap sounds.
Contemporary
Ages 10 years and up
A mixture of “modern” or current movement and lyrical dance, which requires an understanding of ballet and jazz technique. Movement is set to music that promotes storytelling through lyrics and emotional response. Contemporary dance uses music to evoke emotion and movement.
Tumbling (Acro)
Ages 5 years and up
This class is designed to improve a dancer's range of motion, enhance muscle flexibility and increase their level of core muscle strength. No matter what your preferred style of dance is, tumbling can add depth, dimension, height transitions, and demonstrate a dancer’s sense of control in a routine. In many lyrical and contemporary routines, back walkovers, aerial cartwheels, and front aerials are used for creative movement and the overall presentation of choreography.
Musical Theatre
Ages 10 years and up
Theatrical dance expresses a story and emotion such as humor, love, or anger. It's a combination of ballet, tap, and jazz that is typically Broadway-style with Broadway music. This class trains more than just the basic dance techniques by giving them a foundation in showmanship and stage choreography.
Conditioning
Ages 12 years and up
Our Conditioning class is designed to build stamina and condition the body for advanced dancing while improving a dancer's range of motion, enhance muscle flexibility and increase their level of core muscle strength. Strength training is important for a dancer's overall ability, strengthening the body’s opposing muscles is vital to avoid injury. Flexibility work is important so that the dancer’s movement seems effortless and light.
Competition Team
Ages 10 years and up
The competition team includes both ballet solo/group competitions and dance team competitions for the 21-22 season. Team rehearsals are required and you must also take a ballet class(es) and a musical theater class.
Planned ballet competitions for 22-23 Season:
-YAGP: YAGP Dates/locations to be announced later
-UBC: March 17-19th - Regionals (Jacksonville)
-Shake the Ground: April 21-23rd - Regionals (Jacksonville)
-UBC Finals: May 25-29th - Finals (Jacksonville) to be determined by placement at the regional competition
*If interested please see the director. The deadline to audition is Nov. 1st. *
Bollywood
Ages 5 years and up
Bollywood dancing is a colorful, dynamic, and highly theatrical dance style seen in Indian films. It combines classical forms of dance including traditional Indian, folk, salsa, belly dance while also incorporating more contemporary western forms such as hip hop, jazz, and funk. It is unique in its ability to tell a story through bodily movements. Bollywood dance is full of color, showing a perfect amalgamation between music, dance, storytelling, and costumes.
Class taught by Sonali Anand
Aged 24, an Indian woman born and raised in South Florida, is earning her Doctorate in Physical Therapy at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences with a love for health, physical medicine, and movement. She has danced her whole life and has participated in, choreographed, and performed a variety of dance forms, Bollywood/Hip-hop being her favorites. She is excited to work with students ages 3+
Private Lessons
Ages 10 years and up
See Director for details.
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