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February 2020 Recap

As we wrap up the month of love let’s show some love to all we have accomplished:

We started the month out with Buddy Boogie – a free and fabulous party for our 2-7 year old students and friends!  Due to space constraints half the students were invited to this one and the other half will receive an invitation to the one in June.  Check out a few pictures of the great time we had!

Our Sparkling Stars had another exciting month with sweet treat themed music.  We also incorporated bean bags as our small prop this month.  Bean bags can help with body identification (e.g. put the bean bag on your head), hand eye coordination (toss and catch the bean bag) and working to cross the body’s mid line as we toss with one hand and catch with another.

 

We also brought back out the crooked balance beam and hula hoops for our large prop.  It’s always exciting to see what shape we will put it out and practice our 2 footed jumping in multiple patterns.

Our large motor activity –  Exercise game #1 saw us moving all over the studio jumping, marching and crawling to name a few.

And lastly for our littlest friends we started working on cartwheels with our 4 and 5 year old students.  Some of them have gotten the coordination down nicely and are really kicking their legs up there!

All classes have been working diligently on their recital dances and I am happy to report most are 2/3 of the way done.  Costumes have been tried on and are currently extras put together along with packaging so they are ready to go home March 9th as long as March tuition has been received.

Our dancers that are going to Disney have started rehearsing their two numbers for their performances there. With a group of 9 dancers that spreads over 4 classes they have come together and worked so well and we couldn’t be prouder of them.  I cannot wait to see them shine down there.

Last but not least – a giant thank you to all who came and danced with us during Dance With Your Love week.  I hope you enjoyed getting a different peek at what we do every week in class and I know the kids truly enjoyed having you there.

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To Sign Up or to Drop In?

You may be looking at the offerings of our studio or other studios and see an array everything from a drop in class to classes that run a full year.  It’s enough to make your head spin!  So we are here to break down the difference between the two in our studio in order to make your decision easier.

 

Drop In Class Regularly Scheduled class
Commitment No commitment- come and go as you please. Typically a month to month commitment with the expectation you are going to try for the entire 10 months.
Lesson Plan Can vary depending on age of participants, will usually fall into a middle age category. Researched curriculum with a clear progression through the program, and consistent themes and prop rotation.
Participants Can vary from 1 to 10 depending on the week, so interaction and socialization amounts can vary. Set number of participants which helps foster connections, interactions and socialization among peers.
Price Is slightly cheaper, but there are no discounts for other events, no birthday party discounts, no free events or “fun weeks” that we have studio wide. Is slightly more expensive but includes discounts on studio events, discounted birthday parties, early registration for classes and events, free events for students, small appreciation tokens, and fun weeks at the studio.
Performance No Optional but all dancers age 3 and up are invited to be a part of recital.

To sum up drop in classes are meant to be a once in a while option when you are looking for something new to try, something to do or can not make a long term commitment, not in place of a regularly scheduled class.  Either way we hope you make it in and dance with us soon!