Workforce Development & Community Education

40 | Visit us online at www.sunywcc.edu/wdce Textbook Required THE PERFORMING ARTS Exploring Dance! A collaboration between Westchester Community College and Rivertown Dance Academy Rivertown Dance Academy, located at the TTUMC Arts Center in Tarrytown, provides excellence in dance education without cultural or financial barriers. A comprehensive schedule offers a curriculum in ballet, modern, tap, and jazz dance taught by faculty with extensive teaching, performing, and academic credentials. Individual placement classes and regular progress reports are all part of a Rivertown Dance Academy education. All classes meet for 10 sessions, are $213, and meet at the TTUMC Arts Center in Tarrytown. Adult Ballet Adult Ballet 1 & 2: An introductory/slow intermediate class for adult beginners with little or some dance background, as well as those just returning to dance. CE-DANCE 2007, 10 Mon., Sept. 9-Nov. 18 (skip 10/14), 6:45-8:15 pm. #87566 Adult Ballet 2 & 3: For intermediate to advanced dancers: a 45-minute barre, followed by center work. CE-DANCE 2008, 10 Wed., Sept. 4-Nov. 6, 9:00-10:30 am. #87567 Open Level Adult Ballet: CE-DANCE 2043 10 Sat., Sept. 7-Nov. 9, 9:30-11:00 am. #87942 Adult Jazz Technique-based, concert jazz classes consisting of a center barre, progressions, and a combination based in any of the various jazz styles. Progressive levels build dancers’ awareness of body rhythms, coordination, performance quality, and the ability to master increasingly complex and intricate choreography. Adult Jazz 1 & 2: CE-DANCE 2011, 10 Tues. Sept. 3-Nov. 5, 7:00-8:30 pm. #87568 Adult Jazz 2 & 3: CE-DANCE 2012, 10 Mon., Sept. 9-Nov. 18 (skip 10/14), 9:00-10:30 am. #87569 Adult Modern Dance Progressive instruction introduces dancers to the techniques of Graham, Horton, Limon, and contemporary movement forms. Classes consist of a center barre, progressions, and a combination as dancers explore movement through various shapes of the body, levels, directions through space, and weight transference. CE-DANCE 2013, 10 Thurs., Sept. 5-Nov. 14 (skip 10/31), 6:30-8:00 pm. #87570 Adult Tap Dancers master tap vocabulary and techniques in classes that emphasize the development of musicality and exploration of a full range of styles. Open level classes welcome all, regardless of previous experience–beginners welcome! Family Tap welcomes adults, their partners and/or their children who wish to explore tap dance together. CE-DANCE 2014 Sec. A: Adult Tap I/II: 10 Thurs., Sept. 5-Nov. 14 (skip 10/31), 7:30-8:30 pm. #87571 Sec. B: Open Level Family Tap: 10 Sat., Sept. 7- Nov. 9, 9:00-9:45 am. #87572 All classes meet at the TTUMC Arts Center in Tarrytown at 27 S. Washington Street (off of Main Street). 914-418-5270 n dance@rivertowndanceacademy.org n www.rivertowndanceacademy.org DANCE Hip-Hop Dance Explore the fundamentals of hip-hop dance including isolation, rhythm, and improvisation or freestyle. The class draws on a fusion of dance styles including hip-hop, house, and West African dance. Students will practice body isolations that help develop personal style and freestyle. Students will learn new choreography each week. Each class will also include a (voluntary!) freestyle circle or cypher. CE-DANCE 2047, 6 Sun., Sept. 22-Oct. 27, 5:00- 7:00 pm, AAB-218, $150. J Green. #87839 Dance It Off with Belly Dancing Belly dancing workouts relax your mind and flatten your belly. Wear comfortable workout clothes and bring a bottle of water, hip scarf, veil, and if possible, a pair of cymbals. Acceptable foot attire includes socks or dance slippers. For all experience levels. CE-DANCE 2002, 5 Sat., Sept. 21-Oct. 19, 2:00- 3:00 pm, AAB-218, $60 (+ $15 optional fee for hip scarf, payable to instructor). S Everts. #87583