DanceLova Dance Academy (Irvine Studios)

Distance Learning Classes!

LIVE! Distance Learning Classes are being offered, providing an alternative way to engage in dance education remotely.

We will be doing our best to keep our dance students learning and progressing at home, but we understand that distance learning classes are not the same as learning in person at the studio.

In Acro Dance, learners gain the ability and know-how required to build their coordination, balance, flexibility, and strength in a safe manner that minimizes chances of future injuries. The teachings focus on five aspects that safely and effectively progress: flexibility, strength, balance, limbering, and tumbling. Overall, acro dance learners at this grade will learn the fundamentals for safely incorporating acro dance skills into routines. The skill set they will learn in this class consists of proper planks, penché rolls, backbends, donkey kicks and handstands.

This class is designed for adult learners ages 18 and up interested in getting educated on the A-Zs of Chinese dance. This “Chinese Dance for Wellness, Balance & Coordination” is a non-intensive class that gives adults the opportunity to pick up some fundamental Chinese dancing skills and learn pre-selected Han Chinese, Mongolian and Korean dances from existing famous productions. It will introduce adults to basic performance skills — with emphasis on artistic expression. Adult learners can now experience the beauty and subtle energy of Chinese dance while keeping the body and mind in great shape.

Our Chinese Dance IV class is designed for learners ages 13 through 17. This class focuses on aesthetics — educating the coming-of-age dancer on artistry and presentation skills, both superficial and subtle. It is also perfect for teenage learners with prior Chinese dance experience that are looking to refine their performance skills. At this grade, students will learn the dances of Tibet and Xinjiang (Uyghur culture) — two of China’s largest ethnic minorities. Additionally, the unique "fusion" dance developed by Ivy Chen that combines both Han Chinese and Western dance disciplines will also be taught. Learners will work to perfect the novel art of eclectically blending the traditional majestic forms of Chinese dance with accents of today’s contemporary dance. This power class will train dancers to shine on stage as performers, and prepare them to be able to wow audiences with this amazing part of the Chinese culture.

Chinese Dance III is designed for world dance learners of ages 11 through 12 years old. In this grade, learners receive training that focuses on proper body posture, movement and facial expressions of classical Chinese theater — collectively, the art of yun, or subtle implied gestures. Dancers will even learn how to use controlled and timely movement and breathing to communicate the various character emotions in a particular dance by applying the art of yun. Lessons will include emphasis on specific dance steps known as wu-gong, which is essentially the fusion of hard martial arts with the artistic soft body lines of dance movement. Students will also learn two highlighted Chinese Festival Gala dance choreographed pieces.

This class, for learners of ages 9 through 10, focuses on teaching the beautiful, soft and smooth circular movements that Chinese dance is highly-based on, as well as the mastery of more complex jumps and flips appropriate for this age group. The Chinese Dance II class will further the improvement of the learner's ability to connect the different and contrasting steps, soft and hard — and ultimately create seamless, harmonious flow from them. The special training techniques will allow dancers to develop both their gentleness, their strength, and the artistic transitions between the 2 types of movements. In addition to a new Han Chinese dance piece, colorful Yi as well as Miao dances will be taught to learners. This class is held every week.

The Chinese Dance I class is designed to teach learners ages 6 through 8 the different delicate gestures of their hands and fingers, as well as correct movement of their feet. Learners will learn flip skills in a very safe environment enhancing their flexibility and strength. In addition to learning fundamental skills, students will be taught a Han Chinese dance piece, plus 2 of China’s ethnic minorities’ dance pieces — Dai and Mongolian. This class is held every week.

This Contemporary Lyrical IV class is perfect for learners ages between 13 and 17. Learners will not only learn more advance dance tricks, but also learn how to communicate the feelings conveyed through songs' lyrics. Students will be challenged to dance to a myriad of song genres, ultimately guiding them to control their body and muscles using different levels of strength to smoothly flow through the expressive verses within songs. The key focus will be to help learners develop their body awareness and utilize it properly for application into their dance performance. This class is held every week.

Teenage hip hop learners ages 13 through 17 will progress toward the mastery of sophisticated techniques and the art of “self-choreography.” The class is mostly dedicated to unleashing the creativity within the learner through their own expressive styles rather than on the individual dance steps and movements. Hip Hop IV will challenge teenagers to cultivate all the dance styles and techniques they learned, transform them, and create their own new, unique and dynamic style to ultimately evolve into a true freestyle dancer. This class is held every week.

Training in Jazz IV focuses on fluidity of movement, transforming complex jazz dance steps into visual arts magic. In addition to technical skills and jumps, this grade emphasizes on quality of movement. Teenage learners will also work on perfecting group synchronization skills. Lessons will also incorporate memory and focus improvement techniques, increasing the ability to memorize new dance choreography rapidly for performances. As part of Jazz IV, preparatory training for specific dance team auditions, such as ones in both middle and high schools are also included. This class is held every week.

Character Dance lessons are outside of our regular class groupings. Nonetheless, this class provides great benefits for any learner who is serious about ballet at any grade. Students in this class further explore and learn different traditional dances from European regions, providing valuable understanding of various cultures and lifestyles that have influenced dance movements and gestures.

For teenage learners ages 13 through 17, who have already completed Ballet III. At this grade, the teaching will focus on mastering more complex jumps and turns. More artistic movements will continue to be taught, presenting more controlled techniques related to turns, adagio and body extensions. Ballet learners will additionally learn different dance pieces from both classical ballet and contemporary ballet. This is also the grade in which learners will begin to practice pointe shoe work without the ballet barre.

Hip Hop for Wickedness, Workout & Wow – Energy-driven, funky and fun dance to learn hot moves while burning calories.

Sophisticated Techniques, Creative Expression and Self-Choreography – Cultivation of all hip hop dance to evolve into a freestyle dancer.

Multi-Styles, Teamwork and Attitude – Learn more complex group moves while building social skills and coordination.

Imitation, Enhanced Musicality and Performing Skills – Work on improvement of presentation and more complex movements.

The Hip Hop Basics – A fun, cool and high-energy class that is also great for health, balance and coordination.

Hip Hop for Active Preschoolers – A perfect way to encourage individuality, self-expression and confidence at a young age.

Introduces Toddlers & Preschoolers to coordination, movement and right-brain stimulating activities.

Contemporary Lyrical for Freedom, Expression & Energy – Unleash your individuality while toning your body through dance. For Ages: 18 and up

This is a Premium Class – Master technical skills and take on challenging dance combinations. Recommended for Jazz IV learners

Fluidity of Jazz Movement, Synchronization and Choreography Memorization – Turn dance steps into magic.

This is a Premium Class – Work on à la seconde turns, leaps and intricate variations. Recommended for Jazz III learners

Intricate Jazz Dance – Work on refining progressions, steps, movements and combinations.

This is a Premium Class – Provides sequentially combined variations training for improved technique. Recommended for Jazz II learners

Rhythm, Dance and Performing Skills – Focus placed on building choreographic and freestyle dance skills for stage.

This is a Premium Class – For better pirouettes, leg extensions, and body alignment. Recommended for Jazz I learners

Fundamentals of Jazz Dance – Introduce young learners to develop and express their individual style.

Chinese Dance for Wellness, Balance & Coordination – A non-intensive class for keeping the body and mind healthy. For Ages: 18 and up

Hip Hop for Wickedness, Workout & Wow – Energy-driven, funky and fun dance to learn hot moves while burning calories. For Ages: 18 and up

Ballet Precision, Poise & Perfection – Step up your ballet game by concentrating on technique, pre-pointe and pointe shoe work. For Ages: 18 and up

Ballet for Finesse, Fitness & Fun – Your graceful journey toward wellness, recreation, and self-achievement through adult ballet. For Ages: 18 and up

Improves communication of feelings through movement and intricate dance tricks. For Ages: 13-17 years old

In Turns & Leaps, learners will work on enhancing their technique, with most of the focus being on strengthening their pirouettes and leg extensions in order for them to learn more advanced variations. Learners at this grade will additionally be guided to improve their foundation while further pushing their ability to find proper body alignment, balance, strength, and stability. This class is held every week. Recommended for Jazz I learners

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This class is a fabulous introduction to jazz dance for students ages 6 through 8. It’s designed to help the new jazz learner build the proper coordination and correct movement skills required in jazz dancing. Every month, students will learn a new dance piece that incorporates steps and movement combinations they have learned. Learners will also be guided to build their own musicality — ultimately helping them develop and express their individual style through their own basic creative movements.

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In this grade of ballet, 11-12 year old learners work on the ballet barre, but stronger focus is placed on center work and across-the-floor. Conditioning and strengthening for pointe is developed and evaluated within this grade. Approved learners will begin their first pointe shoes training at the ballet barre. Balance is another focus here. Students will be taught how to hold different turns and transition to a landing pose without the assistance of the barre. Moreover, they will be expected to recognize more than 60 taught ballet terminologies and connect them to movements upon only verbal instructions. This class is held every week.

Now, learners of ages 11 through 12 can now kick their moves up a notch with Jazz III. Like in the previous grade II, every week learners will learn to dance different choreographed routines that embody the many styles of jazz dance as seen on Broadway and/or popular music videos. However in Jazz III, learners will focus on working on their progressions, intricate steps, movements, and combinations while adding their own individual style and personality to make every step unique, expressive, and fun. This class is held every week.

This is offered to students ages 9 through 10 that are ready to dive deeper into learning classical ballet skills, barre work and center, proper ballet stretches, as well as adagio, jumps and turns. Based on individual dance skills and bone structure, students may even begin to learn simple pointe shoe work on the barre. This class is held every week.

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The lessons focus on using musical exercises that effectively build your child’s coordination, balance, flexibility and strength. Most importantly, the lessons additionally provide a great way for children ages 2 years and 8 months through 5 years to begin to freely experiment with movement, as well as discover, express and develop their artistic side of the brain through specific class exercises. This class is held every week. Ongoing

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Although still a part of our Early Childhood Development Program, Pre-Ballet is a child's first official step into classical ballet training. The little learners start their lessons with a floor exercise to learn the proper ballet warm-ups. Etiquette and along with first through fifth ballet positions of arms, feet are introduced to the young learners. At this grade, the preschoolers will also begin to familiarize themselves with the ballet barre, build self-awareness of body parts from head to toes, and ballet vocabulary. Pre-Ballet students will be expected to recall a simple dance choreography of up to 2-3 minutes in length, as well as understand 20 ballet terminologies with zero to minimum instructor assistance after 6 months of weekly lessons. This class is held every week.

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Ballet I is an introduction to classical ballet for children learners. At this grade, kids ages 6 through 8 will learn the discipline of ballet, coordination, barre work, and basic ballet steps. Students will learn the basic positions of the head, arms and feet — all the fundamentals of ballet training. This class is held every week.

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Our ballet beginner dance class is designed for adults ages 18 and up who want to receive classical and ballet training. Not only will adult learners be able to naturally shape their body through ballet, they will also learn the artistry of movement to present more controlled techniques for overall wellness. It’s a complete introduction (or re-introduction to some) to ballet techniques as well as a great way to have fun with the gracefulness of ballet while getting your body into shape. Perfect for those who want to start or continue training in ballet for better health, recreation, and self-achievement. This class is held every week.

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Students at this level of Acro Dance work on refining skills from prior acro dance education alongside learning a new variety of skills. Strength and flexibility exercises will also intensify to push dancers to the next level. Our acro classes help many students build their confidence as they track their progress through skill sheets, seeing themselves achieve each and every one of their skill goals. Acro is also used to help students additionally enhance styles they may already be training in and teaches them fun skills to add into just about any routine. Students will learn the one-hand cartwheel, round off, fish flop, handstand forward roll, and more. This class is held every week. Ongoing For Ages: 6-17 years old Duration: 60 minutes per lesson

Acro Dance students at this level will learn how to achieve a Tinsica, Valdez, one-handed back walkover and aerial. Everything from grade I and II is incorporated into movement combinations and exercises in order to challenge learners' capabilities to execute clean acro dance technique and rapidly and accurately memorize combinations. This class is held every week.

This is a Premium Class - Learners of Turns & Leaps that demonstrate a strong dance foundation will continue to work on enhancing their technical skills, learning more complex variations of pirouettes, leg extensions, as well as à la seconde turns, and leaps. They will also partake in valuable class discussions about anatomical alignment and body awareness in relation to the technique exercises they are learning. This class is held every week. Recommended for Jazz III learners

In Contemporary & Lyrical III, dance students will learn to focus on executing intentional body movement versus solely on the meaning of song lyrics for combos. Every lesson will require learners to follow different musical or song genres, speed, sounds, word pitches, instruments and even silence. In grade III, learners will be challenged with more complex counts through movement and understand more dynamic beats beyond an 8-count. Improvisation skills will be further enhanced by the introduction of dance partners, and learning how to leverage natural momentum and transfer energy without verbal communication nor pre-set choreography. This class is held every week.

Intentional Movement, Momentum and Energy – Learn how to optimize your contemporary lyrical game. For Ages: 11-12 years old

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Our ballet intermediate dance class for ages 18 and up provides the next level to move up to for adults who already have ample training with ballet, and would like to challenge themselves further. The lessons highly-concentrate on correct alignment and stressing classical ballet techniques. Pointe shoe work will additionally be introduced to those students who are interested and qualified. This class is held every week.

Expression, Improvisation and Creative Body Language – A perfect addition to Ballet I and Jazz I training. For Ages: 6-8 years old

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This Pre-Hip Hop class is the official entry door into the exciting world of hip hop dance for 4-5 year-old preschoolers. Every lesson is started with proper warm-ups and simple cardio moves. The little energetic learners will be introduced to foundational hip hop styles including funk, locking and popping. The lessons, repetitive verses and dance choreography are designed to help build coordination, body and space awareness for children at this age.

Jazz II is designed for learners ages 9 through 10 who have had at least 1 year of prior dance training. Every week, learners will be taught different choreographed steps, rhythms, and freestyle movements from Broadway and/or popular music videos. In addition to improving the learner’s dance skills, the building of his or her performing skills will also be a focus. This class is held every week.

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This is a Premium Class - Learners in this Turns & Leaps class will learn new and more challenging variations of pirouettes and leg extensions. The variations are often sequentially combined so learners strengthen the execution of clean technique and greatly enhance their ability to quickly memorize choreography.

This Contemporary Lyrical I class is for learners ages 6 through 8. We highly-encourage students currently receiving Ballet I and Jazz I training to enroll in this class to complement their understanding of dance. The lessons are designed to help students learn how to apply their technical training to music and expressive lyrics of songs.

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In this faster-paced class, kids ages 9 through 10 will be led to improve their presentation skills. Students will learn to dance along to popular hip hop performers’ styles. Dance steps and movements seen in today’s hip hop music videos will be broken down for learners to provide a better understanding and enhancement of musicality. Hip Hop II offers a motivating learning environment in which learners can challenge themselves to incorporate more complex dance movements. It’s a fantastic way to build self-esteem in children by providing them a way to gain a genuine sense of accomplishment. This class is held every week.

This class a smart choice for the learner who's used to an energetic drive in their young life. Hip Hop I is designed to help kids ages 6 through 8 build balance, coordination, as well as a good & healthy body structure. This high-energy class offers kids a fun environment in which they are encouraged and guided to create and dance their own styles while applying the different basic hip hop movements they have learned. This class is held every week. Ongoing For Ages: 6-8 years old Duration: 60 minutes per lesson Dress Code: See dress code for this class Here's what to wear for your DanceLova Hip Hop I class:

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At the Hip Hop III, kids ages 11 through 12 will learn a multitude of hip hop styles. In this class, learners will be trained to understand and know the differences between each style in order to adapt and apply them as a team. Encouraging students to learn to perform more complex moves as a group teaches kids the importance of teamwork, spirit and attitude. Aside from being a truly fun class, this hip hop class is also great for building kids’ needed social skills, further-developing coordination and stimulating the brain. This class is held every week.

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Our hip hop class is a high-energy class, funky and fun dance class. It is designed for dance learners of adult ages 18 and up who are looking to stay on top of the hottest dance moves in pop culture while burning some serious calories and toning their entire body. Not only will you learn to groove like a star in music video in this class, but also improves your cardiovascular health in a more enjoyable way. This class is held every week.

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This is a Premium Class - This particular Turns & Leaps class is designed for learners working toward mastering technical skills and taking on new challenges. The lessons consist of learning complex exercises and combinations. At this grade, refining technique and strengthening necessary important dance skills become highlighted. This class is held every week. Recommended for Jazz IV learners Ongoing For Ages: 6-17 years old Duration: 60 minutes per lesson Dress Code: See dress code for this class

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The Contemporary Lyrical class is designed for learners ages 9 through 10. In this grade, students will learn different contemporary lyrical dance moves based on ballet and jazz dance techniques. The paced lessons will help learners begin to develop the sense of rhythm and body coordination. Every week, students will dance to popular rock, folk, pop, or alternative songs and learn to perform the dance by combining emotion, focus and technique. This class is held every week.

Emotions, Focus Intensity and Dance Technique – To develop the sense of rhythm and body coordination. For Ages: 9-10 years old

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In this Acro Dance class, learners focus on working toward the mastery and perfection of cumulative acro skills, while continuing to learn new difficult maneuvers that further enhance their acro dance education. Acro learners will perform high-level strength and flexibility exercises including an assortment of challenging variations of aerial flips, back handsprings, and more.

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Through contemporary lyrical dance, a dancer in this class will be able to unleash their individuality and originality in the form of art on the dance floor. Adults who take this class describe it as energetic, expressive and subtly sexy. The beat of the music alone in this class will get you moving, exploding with energy and burning pounds with both isolated and full body movements. Adults taking contemporary lyrical dance very often also take up our Adult Ballet Intermediate class to improve their grace and balance — 2 learned skills which are great to have for Adult Contemporary Lyrical. This class is held every week.

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A fabulous 2013 August camp for kids, with availability and a few open spots left. Registration deadline is August 16, Friday with a 5:00 PM cut-off. The camp runs from August 19-23, 2013, Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 3 PM daily.