Hereford Lone Star Dance Academy

Ladies: Any colored leotard, pink tights, and pink ballet shoes. Skirts are optional. Hair and jewelry appropriate for class. Men: Black tights, t-shirts, and ballet shoes. Hair and jewelry appropriate for class.

Classes for weeks 1 and 2 Jazz/Hip Hop/Jazz Funk. Any solid color leotard and black tights or jazz pants for both ladies and men, with black jazz shoes or hip hop sneakers. Hair and jewelry appropriate for class.

Lone Star Dance Academy offers a variety of wonderful summer programs in all locations. Amarillo Summer Intensive and Amarillo, Borger, Dumas, Hereford, Panhandle and Plainview regular summer classes. See below for details on each of these programs.

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An energetic and fast-paced class with age appropriate movements and music danced to today's popular hip hop artists. This class places an emphasis on isolations and exhibition of individual personality.

These classes are designed to encourage expressive communication through modern dance movement. Classes are based in both the Horton and Graham techniques. These techniques, developed in America, are widely recognized as the foundations for many styles of modern dance around the world.

Emphasis is on the advanced skills of jazz technique with a focus on different jazz styles, rhythmic and modern combinations of music and movement. Students will learn more advanced routines with jumps and turns as well as learn hip hop combinations.

While increasing their skills as tap dancers technically, students will dance to a variety of music styles emphasizing precise footwork, counter-rhythms, turning skills and all with an aim for speed.

Dancers with a high comprehension of ballet technique and vocabulary continue to study ballet technique. Floor combinations continue to increase in complexity beyond that of the Intermediate level. Floor exercises are customized for the ability level of each individual's class at the teacher's discretion.

Students can expect fun, high-energy music while learning the intermediate skills of jazz technique and hip hop. Class enables students to focus on the stylistic and performance aspects of dance as well as the technique that is essential for leaps and turns.

Concentrates on more complex combinations and exercises that develop coordination and rhythm while improving timing and agility.

Director Placement only. These classes are designed for students who are prepared for pre- pointe and pointe work and have completed the classes that are required.

Students explore more terminology in classical ballet while increasing their range of flexibility. Basic combinations and traveling patterns are performed in floor exercises customized for the ability of each class. Barre routines remain standard, but floor exercises increase in complexity and particular attention is given to phrasing. Floor exercises are customized for the ability level of each individual class at the instructor's discretion.

Students are introduced to the terminology of jazz, including the basic positions and rhythmic movement and styles. Basic combinations and traveling patterns are performed to fun, energetic music.

These entertaining classes combine rhythm and coordination through a variety of engaging movement exercises. They are instructed using basic steps learning dance terminology, all while encouraging creativity and group interaction. These classes are a great interactive introduction to dance and encourage the desire to learn. Classes may be instructed as combo classes in some locations. Tap: A fun-filled class that develops coordination, rhythm, basic tap technique and performance skills.

Students begin formal ballet training with the emphasis on barre work and center training to increase the students' technical skills in accordance with their physical development. Students are introduced to the terminology of classical ballet, including the basic positions. Additional emphasis will be placed on alignment and injury prevention during the barre routine; perfect for anyone who wishes to increase their range of flexibility. Basic combinations and traveling patterns are explored in floor exercises.

The curriculum is designed to take students from their very first steps through a comprehensive curriculum of classical ballet, formal jazz, contemporary/modern dance, tap and related studies. It fully prepares dancers for professional dance companies and/or continued studies in institutes for higher learning. It provides quality training for those who will not become career dancers, but will gain the poise, confidence, discipline, and fundamental life skills inherent in the structured study of dance. It emphasizes a strong foundation focusing on proper placement, technical precision, musicality, and artistic confidence.

Lone Star Dance Academy offers a variety of wonderful summer programs in all locations. Amarillo Summer Intensive and Amarillo, Borger, Dumas, Hereford, Panhandle and Plainview regular summer classes. See below for details on each of these programs.