Bravo! Dance Outreach Partnership Program, Sponsored by Coppin State University Dance Program

BRAVO! DANCE FIRST STEP PROGRAM:

The First Steps program focuses on developing and improving basic movement techniques preparing the body and the mind to perform at a higher level of mental concentration and physical endurance for the next level. A placement audition is not required.

Class	Ages	Day	Time	Instructor
Ballet Basics+	4-5	Sat	10:30am	Marcia	Intro+
Theatrical Jazz Dance	6-9	Sat	10:30am	Tracy	Intro+
Modern Dance Fundamentals	6-8	Sat	11:30am	Diedre	Intro+
Ballet Basics+	6-8	Sat	12:30pm	Marcia	Intro+
Modern Dance	9+	Sat	12:30pm	Jenise	Intro+
Ballet +	9+	Sat	11:30am	Marcia	Some prior dance experience required
Tap	7-12	Sat	1:30pm	Rolanda	6 year olds w/ experience may apply
Hip Hop	7-12	Sat	2:30pm	Pattier	6 year olds w/ experience may apply
African Dance	7+	Sat	2:30pm	Mya	Open to all level students and ages

+ Open to students with training

BRAVO! DANCE NEXT STEP PROGRAM:

The Next Step Program offers students with some prior training who are interested in a more intense training program. Students are required register several classes. The curriculum is a continuum of the first step program requiring students to concentrate on perfecting their technical training. A placement audition is not required.

Class	Ages	Day	Time	Instructor
Theatrical Jazz Dance	9+	Sat	3:30pm	CJay
Modern Dance	7+	Sat	12:30pm	Jenise
Ballet	7+	Sat	11:30pm	Marcia	Some prior dance experience required
Hip Hop	7+	Sat	1:30pm	Pattier
Tap	7+	Sat	2:30pm	Rolanda
African Dance	7+	Sat	2:30pm	Mya	Open to all level students and ages

THE FINAL STEP PROGRAM:

A Placement Audition or Consent by instructor is required. The Final Step Program offers students with previous years of training classes designed to stretch their technical and artistic performance abilities. Students placed in the Final Step program must register for several classes per week to develop their skills as a young performing artist.

Class	Ages	Day	Time	Instructor
Theatrical Jazz Dance	9+	Sat	3:30pm	Guest Workshop
Ballet	10+	Wed	6:00pm	Marcia
Hip Hop+	10+	Wed	7:00pm	Lorenzo
Modern Dance	Open	Fri	6:00pm	Vanessa
Tap	Open	Fri	7:00pm	Quynn	Prior dance experience required
Tap Dance Company	Audition	Fri	8:00pm	Quynn	Extensive dance training

PRE-PROFESSIONAL STEP 1 PROGRAM (Ages 10+):

Students are required to attend a Placement Audition (first class) or receive consent by instructor to participate in the Pre-professional Training Program.

The Pre-Professional Dance Training Program offers students with significant training skills to continue their studies by focusing on honing their technique and performance skills. Pre-professional students are required to register for a ballet and/or modern dance class in additional to other classes. These students are expected to participate in Dance Week Master Class Series with guest artists and the New York Dance Trip.

Request for an exception must be in the form of a written petition prior to registering for any classes.

Class	Ages	Day	Time	Instructor
Theatrical Jazz Dance	10+	Sat	3:30pm	Guest Workshop	Prior dance experience required
Ballet	10+	Wed	6:00pm	Marcia
Hip Hop+	10+	Wed	7:00pm	Lorenzo
Modern Dance	10+	Fri	6:00pm	Vanessa
Tap	10+	Fri	7:00pm	Quynn	Prior dance experience
Tap Dance Company	10+	Fri	8:00pm	Quynn	Extensive dance experience
CSU Dance Company I	10+	Sat	9:30am	Everlea	Audition date: Saturday, October 15 @ 9:30am or 3:30pm
African Dance	10+	Sat	2:30pm	Mya	Walk-in $10 per class

Class Descriptions:

* The Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet is one of the most famous and influential classical ballet schools in the world, and is named after the renowned pedagogue Agrippina Vaganova, who cultivated the method of classical ballet training that has been taught at the school since the late 1920s. Graduates of the school include some of the most famous ballet dancers, choreographers and teachers in history and many of the world's leading ballet schools have adopted elements of the Vaganova method into their own training. Students of the school are successful in achieving employment with ballet and contemporary companies worldwide, such as the Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and the Mikhailovsky Ballet.