Downtown Dance Conservatory

Students who are recommended for the honors level classes have the opportunity to be a member of this group. Members participate with the Cultural Arts Foundation and the Downtown Dance Conservatory’s mission of sharing and innovating through dance to the community with public performances and various projects. The ensemble performs both locally and internationally in performance tours and arts festivals each season. Training at the level of the ensemble requires dedication and commitment with the emphasis of a pre-professional and career building focus.

Created by Artistic Director Linze Rickles McRae, this pre-ballet curriculum is designed to spark the imagination and early dancing skills for students ages 3-5. With weekly themes on dance, nature, and social skills, students are introduced to the art of ballet in a fun and creative atmosphere.

Our teaching is consistent with the Royal Academy of Dance, the world’s leading teaching and training organization. As the Conservatory’s focus, students are taught with the belief that a good base in ballet technique trains the ability of the dancer to dance with freedom and gives the overall knowledge of dance as a whole. Introduction to classical ballet classes begin with age 6 and progress through levels to the training of beginning to advanced pointe and classical variation studies.

These free style classes are a favorite among students with work in free movement, jazz, and modern dance. Students develop their training through strength and stamina exercises, and are also involved with projects in dance theory and creative imagery through movement. Classes are divided into three levels beginning at the Grade 2 level.

The Dance Conservatory offers various dance programs and classes. Audition information and class schedules are available.

The Dance Conservatory offers dance classes. Specific details about the classes, schedule, and instructors are not provided in the text. It is part of the Etowah Youth Orchestras' offerings.

Enjoy Seuss’s book of ridiculous rhymes featuring a little boy talking about what strange creatures live in his house, such as the Yeps on the Steps. Then make your very own Wocket.

Have fun answering trivia questions while stacking your own Dr. Seuss hat to snack on!

Make Horton Ear hats and take your very own Who home with you!

We bring the Seuss kitchen to your classroom for some real green eggs and ham!

Make your very own Truffula Tree while you enjoy this Seuss favorite!

Decorate your fish bowl with painted handprints, bubbles, and more during this fun Seuss program.

Is it a liquid? Is it a solid? It’s both! It’s Oobleck! It’s the fun, slimy goo that keeps kids guessing!

Ever wonder how a huge ship floats? Learn all about ship buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle. Students work in teams to build boats that will be tested to see how many marbles their boats will hold before they sink.

With five different zones that make up over 35,000 feet, the ocean is mind-blowingly immense. Learn all about the different zones and the marine life that live there.

From bartering and trading to coins and electronic payments, learn all about the history of money with this fun program along with some fun bartering games.

Learn all about the honeybee from the different types of honeybees to pollination and how the bees are important to the earth.

You think a computer is the best thing in the world, right? Think it’s super speedy and can do everything? Well, it’s not. Welcome to the brain…it’s much more powerful than any supercomputer you can find! Learn all about the brain and it’s many functions.

Discover what makes up animal and plant cells in our newest STARLAB program. Designed for all ages, Biocell is a great addition to any class or science lab!

Students will learn about different animal habitats, each of which has distinct features and distinct plant and animal populations. Children will also learn about adaptation of animals and plants to their habitats.

Magnetic Slime: It’s slimy and magnetic! This activity invites your students to explore, play, and discover both slime science and magnetism. Children will learn that magnets attract objects made of metal. Students will discover and test different scientific laws and even find out where to find hidden magnets!

Compare and contrast, experiment, and satisfy your students’ curiosity with fun (and yummy) edible play dough! Squish, roll, sculpt, and mold: develop hand muscles so the littlest learners are ready to hold a pencil and write. Who knew playdough encourages language and literacy, science, and math skills-all at the same time!

From thunder and lightning to tornadoes and hurricanes, weather affects us every day. Experiments like rainbow in a jar and shaving cream rain clouds will have children excited to learn about weather.

Join us as we burn money, pull eggs through glass beakers and more in this entertaining and educational science program. Your students will be engaged and amazed as they see scientific principles in action!

Gaze into an infinitely vast universe of stars and celestial bodies while learning basic astronomy, Greek mythology, and Native American folklore in our portable planetarium. The StarLab program is adjustable for any season of the year and can be programmed to suit all ages. For outreach, 400 square feet of space with at least a 12′ ceiling clearance is necessary.

This program teaches the concept primary colors! Using the story “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” students will make their very own caterpillars and ink blot butterflies to demonstrate that from the primary colors blue, red, and yellow, all other colors can be made!

Experience the Triassic, Jurassic & Cretaceous periods with this fun program that teaches students about dinosaurs through art, games, and literature! Students will develop a context for the study of dinosaurs, understand the differences in herbivores & carnivores, learn the differences in prominent features & their uses for different dinosaurs, and discover the world that the dinosaurs lived in, as well as how they have an impact on us today

Suzy Sunshine is an energetic and fun character who will engage and teach your students through themed activities, fun songs, and interactive learning programs. Suzy Sunshine can also make a custom program geared towards the needs of your class. Every day is a Suzy Sunshine Play Day when you let your imagination shine!

Who doesn’t love playing with bubbles? In this activity, students get their hands into some big bubbly fun! Become a bubble-ologist while learning about surface tension and more. You’ll even create a bubble print to take home! We’ll get messy so you don’t have to!

Created by Artistic Director Linze Rickles McRae, this pre-ballet curriculum is designed to spark the imagination and early dancing skills for students ages 3-5. With weekly themes on dance, nature, and social skills, students are introduced to the art of ballet in a fun and creative atmosphere.

Created by Artistic Director Linze Rickles McRae, this pre-ballet curriculum is designed to spark the imagination and early dancing skills for students ages 3-5. With weekly themes on dance, nature, and social skills, students are introduced to the art of ballet in a fun and creative atmosphere.

These free style classes are a favorite among students with work in free movement, jazz, and modern dance. Students develop their training through strength and stamina exercises, and are also involved with projects in dance theory and creative imagery through movement. Classes are divided into three levels beginning at the Grade 2 level.

Students who are recommended for the honors level classes have the opportunity to be a member of this group. Members participate with the Cultural Arts Foundation and the Downtown Dance Conservatory’s mission of sharing and innovating through dance to the community with public performances and various projects. The ensemble performs both locally and internationally in performance tours and arts festivals each season. Training at the level of the ensemble requires dedication and commitment with the emphasis of a pre-professional and career building focus.

Students who are recommended for the honors level classes have the opportunity to be a member of this group. Members participate with the Cultural Arts Foundation and the Downtown Dance Conservatory’s mission of sharing and innovating through dance to the community with public performances and various projects. The ensemble performs both locally and internationally in performance tours and arts festivals each season. Training at the level of the ensemble requires dedication and commitment with the emphasis of a pre-professional and career building focus.

These free style classes are a favorite among students with work in free movement, jazz, and modern dance. Students develop their training through strength and stamina exercises, and are also involved with projects in dance theory and creative imagery through movement. Classes are divided into three levels beginning at the Grade 2 level.

Design your own street sign during this fun program. We celebrate with a party to honor Dr. Seuss’ first published book.

Learn about the 10 most common natural disasters and then dive deeper into what causes earthquakes. Students work in teams to build earthquake-proof cardboard houses that will get tested on our "earthquake" shake tray.

Squish it, mash it, wedge it, slip it, coil it, understand it. Discover all the curious properties of clay, from where it comes from to what you can do with it and learn two simple techniques to make a pot that you will take home.

Explore the world and origin of our country’s most popular confection. Children will learn about liquids and solids then compete for chocolate in a fun and informative trivia contest before creating their own chocolate masterpiece.

Dish through the secrets of this delicious dessert while the kids make their own delicious ice cream. Discover the amazing, changing states of matter in this tasty experiment then eat the results.

How does recycling affect our every day lives? Learn and observe how long items take to disappear/disintegrate/degrade in a landfill and how we can do our part to reduce waste. Create a recycled necklace/bracelet out of newspaper and magazines.

We’ll turn the classic still life into scratch and sniff art. Your students will be amazed when the oranges really smell like oranges and the lemons smell like lemons!