Dance Explosion School of Performing Arts

Summer Intensives 2016

During the summer, our studio hosts Summer Intensives, Master Casses, and Clinics. These are different than our regularly scheduled technique classes. These are one day to week long concentrations to focus on additional areas. These are done with staff members as well as guest artists. These include extra fees.

To Reserve your spot, please email the studio at DanceExplosionandEvents@yahoo.com or by phone at (336) 749-1494.

 

Leaps Clinic with Ms. Melanie

June 19

$5

9AM-10AM (Beginner *Ages 6-7*)

10AM-11:15 AM (Intermediate *Ages 8-10*)

11:15AM-12:45PM (Advanced *Ages 11 and Up OR Invitation Only*)

DRESS CODE

Leotard and Shorts or T-Shirt and Shorts or Tank Top and Shorts or Leggings or Dancewear.

This clinic is meant to expose children to new leaps, clean up as well as learn new leap preparations and perfect current leaps. This is used to enhance technique to allow leaps to not only gain height,  but improve in length and extension as well. It will also go over proper placement as well for where leaps should be with hip location as well as knee to toe  

 

Turns Clinic with Ms. Melanie
June 19

$5

12:45PM-1:45PM (Beginner *Ages 6-7*)

1:45PM-3PM (Intermediate *Ages 8-10*)

3PM-4:30PM (Advanced *Ages 11 and Up OR Invitation Only*)

DRESS CODE

Leotard and Shorts or T-Shirt and Shorts or Tank Top and Shorts or Leggings or Dancewear.

This clinic is meant to expose children to not only the proper placement for sucessful turns. Depending on level, various turns will be focused on to benefit each child's goals for both the summer and year.

 

Stretching and Flexibility Development/Improvement Clinic with Ms. Melanie 

June 26

$3

10-11 (ages 5-7)

11-12:15 (ages 8-10)

12:15-2 (ages 11 and up)
DRESS CODE

Comfortable clothing such as t-shirts, shorts, or tank tops and shorts or leggings.

This clinic will begin with a brief discussion on flexibility and the safe ways to gain it. It will be followed by multiple stretches to improve and develop flexibility. Each stretch will be explained before attempting as well as which muscles it targetes. Each dancer will learn of limits and the importance of injury prevention. Multiple tools will be used in assistance of teaching this clinic including yoga blocks and flexibility bands. 

 

Aerial Clinic (1 Day) with Miss Megan

June 26

$5

10AM-11AM (Must Have A Solid Cartwheel to Participate)

This one day Acro clinic is focused on dancers able to clean up, master, or learn the foundations for their aerial If your child has never learned a aerial before, we suggest they come to the beginner class. If they have been working on or mastered their aerial, they should come to the intermediate/advanced. Intermediate will continue to clean up their aerials. If your child has their front walkover, they can begin to learn front aerials as well.

DRESS CODE:

Sports Bra and Booty Shorts or Tank Top and Booty Shorts or Leggings. Tight Fitted clothes are needed to assist with spotting.

 

Pom-Pom Clinic with Miss Megan

June 26

$5

11AM-12PM (Ages 5-7)

12PM-1PM (Ages 8 and Up)

DRESS CODE: comfortable clothing or dance clothes and tennis shoes

Classical Ballet Intensive (5 Days)

June 20-24

$40

8:45AM-11AM (Ages 7-10)

11PM-2PM (Ages 11 and Up)

The ballet Intensive is five days long. Each day focuses on a different style of ballet including two days of Balanchine, and three days of Russian Vaganova. The children will do barrework, a center adagio, petite allegro, as well as grande allegro. There will also be some pre-pointe introduction for ages 7-10 and for ages 11 and up either pre-pointe work or pointework depending on level. On the final day, the girls will be learning a variation and perform it for parents the last fifteen minutes of class both as a group and individually. If any male dancers attend, one pointe/prepointe class will be dedicated to pas de deux work.

DRESS CODE: 

Girls: black leotard (it can have some color on it), pink tights, and pink ballet shoes. If a child has pointe shoes, they  should bring those. Girls are to wear their hair slicked back into a bun. Optional ballet skirts are allowed.

Boys: White t-shirts, black shorts or tight fitting pants, and black ballet shoes with black socks.

 

Back and Front Walkover Clinic AND Front and Back Limber Clinic (1 Day) with Miss Megan
July 24

$5

10AM-11AM (Front and Back Walkovers)

11AM-12PM (Front and Back Limbers)

This one day Acro clinic is focused on dancers able to clean up, master, or learn their Back and Front Walkovers and front and back limbers. This includes learning back stretches and drills that will aid in continuing progress with these skills. To attend the walkover clinic, students must be able to do a bridge from standing as well as a bridge kickover or front limber

DRESS CODE:

Sports Bra and Booty Shorts or Tank Top and Booty Shorts or Leggings. Tight Fitted clothes are needed to assist with spotting.

 

Backhandspring Clinic (1 Day) with Miss Megan

July 24

$5

12PM-1PM (Beginner)

1PM-2PM (Intermediate/Advanced)

This one day Acro clinic is focused on dancers able to clean up, master, or learn the foundations for their BHS If your child has never learned a BHS before, we suggest they come to the beginner class. If they have been working on or mastered theirBHS, they should come to the intermediate/advanced. Intermediate will continue to clean up their BHS while advanced will learn new types of BHS and clean it up as well.

DRESS CODE:

Sports Bra and Booty Shorts or Tank Top and Booty Shorts or Leggings. Tight Fitted clothes are needed to assist with spotting.

 

 

2 Hour Jazz Master Class With Mr. Shadeek
June 2016

Day and Times TBA on May 20th

 

2 Hour Jazz Master Class With Miss Allie

June 2016

Day and Times TBA on May 20th

 

 

Hoofin'/Heavy Rhythm Tap Master Class with Ms. Melanie

July 10
$5

9AM-10AM (Beginner *Ages 6-7*)

10AM-11:15 AM (Intermediate *Ages 8-10*)

11:15AM-12:45PM (Advanced *Ages 11 and Up OR Invitation Only*)

DRESS CODE

Leotard and Shorts or T-Shirt and Shorts or Tank Top and Shorts or Leggings or Dancewear.

Come learn a style different than what is normally studied throughout the year. Look into understanding the teaching's of Savion Glover's technique taught to Ms. Melanie through Jared Grimes to explore the different sounds that the tapshoe can make through the relaxation of the ankle. This class develops on the ideas of basic tap steps to understand the relationship between the foot and the floor.

 

Musical Theatre Master Class with Ms. Melanie

July 17

$5

9AM-10AM (Beginner *Ages 6-7*)

10AM-11:15 AM (Intermediate *Ages 8-10*)

11:15AM-12:45PM (Advanced *Ages 11 and Up OR Invitation Only*)

DRESS CODE

Leotard and Shorts or T-Shirt and Shorts or Tank Top and Shorts or Leggings or Dancewear.
If you love Broadway musicals and Jazz dancing, then this is a great class for you. Come dance and sing along to some Broadway faorites to create a fun combonation

 

 

Contemporary Master Class with Miss Jillian 

June 18
$10
3-4:15 (Beginner Ages 7-10)

4:30-6 (Intermediate/Advanced Ages 11 and Up *OR Invitational Only)

 

Lyrical Master Class with Miss Jillian
June 25
$10

12-1:15 (Beginner Ages 7-10)

1:30-3 (Intermediate/Advanced Ages 11 and Up *OR Invitational Only)