CHILDREN & TEENS
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The Rock Center for Dance represents the finest instruction for children and teens in Nevada. Our curriculum is designed to train children of all ages, skill, and confidence level to achieve their highest potential. Those who exhibit a focus toward professional level training are identified and tracked into pre-professional classes.
Serious young students train under the highly regarded program created by Quinn Callahan, developing elite level dancers who are recognized among the top in the US and internationally.
We provide the highest level of training in an environment supportive of education, communication, hard work, humility, dedication, authenticity, discipline, recognition, growth and respect; thus developing not only the dancer, but the life tools needed by every individual to succeed.
It is our goal to give each student the gift of a healthy, well-trained mind and body along with a nurtured love and respect for dance and it’s process.
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
PreDance Age (3-4)
Pre-dance introduces first steps of both ballet and tap. Students learn primary classroom etiquette and develop rhythm, balance, coordination, flexibility and basic fundamentals. This class is 40 minutes of ballet, and 20 minutes of tap.
ComboROCK (Age 4-5)
Combodance provides the same structure as Pre-dance, for ages 4-5. This busy class will build a solid foundation in dance technique fundamentals and classroom skills.
Hip Hop ROCK (Age 4-5)
This class is designed as an introduction to Hip Hop. It’s a fun class where kids will learn coordination, rhythm, and how to GROOVE!
Hip Hop ROCK with Breaking (Age 4-6)
Introducing the FUNdamentals of breakdancing with 30 min of Hip Hop! Great for active boys and girls!
Jr Ballet (Age 5-7) One-hour lessons in ballet technique. An essential class for all aspiring young dancers. Jr Ballet 1A students attend ballet class twice per week.
Jr Jazz Tap (Age 5-7)Students are introduced to the fundamentals of technique and vocabulary in Jazz foundation and important technique elements. New moves, coordination, flexibility, style, isolations, energy!! Add tap basics to continue learning musicality and steps, Jr Jazz Tap along with Jr Ballet provides young dancers a solid base.
Jr Hip Hop (Age 5-7)
This class is designed strictly for students to let loose and dance while learning class etiquette and hiphop basics.! HipHop choreography and freestyle dance promote coordination, rhythm and confidence. There is one requirement for this class – FUN!
Jr ACRO (Age 5-7)
Students will learn tumbling and acrobatic skills and technique. The instructor will challenge each student individually, through progressions involving basic skills, strength and flexibility.
Jr Elements (Age 5+)
Important supplemental class focusing on technique, alignment, active flexibility, and foundation training. The Rocks renowned elements syllabus was designed and written by our founder Quinn Callahan.
Jr Breaking (Age 5-7)
Introducing the FUNdamentals of breakdancing. Made up of variations of “standard” moves or steps, including freezes, powermoves, downrock, and toprock.
Ballet
Ballet is a highly technical dance foundation and essential for all students. Classes focus on technique and vocabulary, along with the discipline of regularly focused exercises. Barre and center work is designed to build a strong, beautiful, graceful, and healthy body with fine posture and poise. For a student to make appropriate progress in other dance forms, the study of ballet is necessary.
With sufficient progress in the study of ballet, along with proper technique, a strong body, and faculty approval, a student may advance to pointe work.
Jazz “Jazz Elements”
Jazz dance encompasses many styles and techniques that have evolved over the years. Jazz class includes full body conditioning, progressions, center work, style and choreography.
Contemporary
Contemporary combines techniques developed from a collection of methods, including ballet and jazz, with a strong emphasis in modern technique. Strength, technique, body awareness, control, coordination and flexibility are utilized within contemporary class choreography.
Elements
Important supplemental class focusing on technique, alignment, active flexibility, and foundation training. The Rocks renowned elements syllabus was designed and written by our founder Quinn Callahan.
Breaking
Calling all b-boys/b-girls! Introducing the FUNdamentals of breakdancing. Learn the variations of “standard” moves including freezes, powermoves, downrock, and toprock.
Stretch & Conditioning
Supplemental class created to give ideal conditioning and flexibility training customized for serious dancers.
Tap
Tap is rhythm and sound, and an excellent way to increase coordination of the mind and body and to develop a sense of rhythm, timing and expression! In tap class, students will learn and explore rhythm, sound, technique, terminology, style and history.
Hip Hop
Hip hop is evolved and diverse and has captured and transformed the dance world. Influenced by the choreographers who mold it, hip hop can be funky, smooth, hard-hitting, crazy, and just about anything. Students will have fun letting loose! learn and explore choreography, including new and old styles and techniques. We welcome students to just come in and DANCE!
Acro
Students will learn tumbling and acrobatic skills and technique. The instructor will challenge each student individually, through progressions involving basic skills, strength and flexibility.