Worforce Development & Community Education - Spring 2020

Visit us online at www.sunywcc.edu/wdce | 41 LIFELONG LEARNING & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Latin Dancing Merengue, bachata, cumbia, salsa. No experience necessary; no partner required. Steps broken down to make it easy and comfortable for all to follow. CE-DANCE 2003, 6 Sun., Jan. 26-Mar. 1, 10:00- 11:30 am, AAB-218, $130. F Elia & A Akhu. #15214 Ballroom Dancing: Beginner to Intermediate Dances include fox trot, waltz, tango, rumba, and cha-cha. No partner required. Steps broken down to make it easy and comfortable for all to follow. CE-DANCE 2001, 6 Sun., Mar. 8-Apr. 19 (skip 4/12), 10:00-11:30 am, AAB-218, $130. F Elia & A Akhu. #15215 Ballet for Adults and Teens Explore ballet’s foundations and learn the basics. Class sessions will include barre work, center floor, adagio, pirouettes, as well as petite and grande allegro. Emphasis is on correct body alignment and use of terminology; work on dance combinations to improve technical skill, memory, and performance. Bring soft ballet slippers, tights, and leotard or leggings (no baggy clothing). For beginners and intermediates. For ages 14 and up. CE-DANCE 2000, 10 Sun., Jan. 26-Mar. 29, 11:30 am-1:30 pm, AAB-218, $225. I Kent. #15115 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 in this box 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., Jan. 27-Apr. 20 (skip 2/17, 3/23 & 4/6), 6:45-8:15 pm. #15366 Adult Ballet 2 & 3: For intermediate to advanced dancers: a 45-minute barre, followed by center work. CE-DANCE 2008, 10 Wed., Jan. 22-Apr. 1 (skip 2/19), 9:00-10:30 am. #15367 Open Level Adult Ballet: CE-DANCE 2043 10 Sat., Jan. 25-Apr. 25 (skip 2/15, 3/28-4/11), 9:30-11:00 am. #15368 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. Jan. 21-Apr. 14 (skip 2/18, 3/24 & 4/7), 7:30-9:00 pm. #15369 Adult Jazz 2 & 3: CE-DANCE 2012, 10 Mon., Jan. 27-Apr. 13 (skip 2/17 & 4/6), 9:00-10:30 am. #15370 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., Jan. 23-Apr. 16 (skip 2/20, 3/26 & 4/9), 6:30-8:00 pm. #15371 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., Jan. 23-Apr. 16 (skip 2/20, 3/26 & 4/9), 8:00-9:00 pm. #15372 Sec. B: Open Level Family Tap: 10 Sat., Jan. 25-Apr. 25 (skip 2/15, 3/28-4/11), 9:15-10:00 am. #15373 All classes in this box meet at the TTUMC Arts Center in Tarrytown at 27 S. Washington St. (off of Main St.). 914-418-5270 ■ dance@rivertowndanceacademy.org ■ www.rivertowndanceacademy.org