artistic directors jamey hampton + ashley roland
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(14 months - 2 years) Move Together is a fun and creative way for kids and a parent or caregiver to bond in an exploration of movement and imagination. Each class focuses on a dance concept through the BodyVox approach of playful learning. Children develop brain-body skills, strengthen coordination, and learn social skills and cooperation through moving and playing together. Each child is expected to attend with a parent or adult they are comfortable with.
(3-4 years) Young students learn the building blocks of dance in this fun and energetic class. Not only will they discover their personal movement power and potential, they will also learn how to function in their first classroom experience on their own. Stories, songs, games, and concept-focused lessons will help strengthen their bodies, stretch their minds, and teach them to interact with music, movement and each other.
(3-4 years) The classes introduce basic dance skills along with gross motor, strength, balance, and flexibility and social skills like taking turns and following directions. The concepts of space, time, body, energy, force, form, rhythm, and musicality are explored during each session. Your child will develop body awareness and control while exploring his or her own creativity to understand the connection between dance, rhythm, music and creativity.
(5-7 years, 8-11 years) Stackrobats is unique class developed by BodyVox Artistic Director, Ashley Roland. Combining basic gymnastics and tumbling with dance movement and balance; Stackrobats develops strength, agility, imagination and a fearless approach to movement.
(5-7 years) Learn the fundamentals of Ballet in this unique and creative class. Basic stretching, barre, and center exercises will be given to a fun variety of music from classical to pop, world beats to jazz.
(5-7 years, 8-11 years) On this journey, students will become globe jumpers and learn movement traditions from West Africa, Brazil and America's hip hop generation. Using a blend of dance forms and related production elements, students as a group will work together towards a common goal - creating their own fantastic dance work. Get those dancing feet ready!
(8-11 years) Learn to groove in this fun hip hop class geared to young, beginning dancers. Various hip hop techniques, isolations, freestyle, and high energy routines provide conditioning and a great introduction to hip hop style and movement.
(12-15 years) Learn to groove in this fun hip hop class geared to beginning dancers. Various hip hop techniques, isolations, freestyle, and high energy routines provide conditioning and a great introduction to hip hop style and movement.
photo courtesy: David Krebs