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other styles of dance do you provide ?
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The first steps in our pre-admission
process is to complete an application-registration form, available from
the front office. Next is to schedule a personal one-on-one interview
with the Artistic Directors of the Academy, Master Slawomir
Wozniak and/or Madame Wozniak. It is through this interview that the
level of your dance knowledge is established. Following the
pre-admission interview, an appointment will be set for the physical
skills assessment portion of the pre-admission process. Only after the
interview and physical assessment will you be provided the proper level
and challenge of study.
Our name identifies ballet as the
corner stone foundation upon which endurance strength
and skill in dance is built. Some of the other styles
available include Lyrical, Jazz, Modern, Hip-Hop, Ballroom, Adagio,
etc. We provide various styles of dance so as to match and
expand upon the knowledge, skills and abilities of our
students.
First,
all dancers, no matter their age, are treated with the greatest of
respect and care so as to provide an instructional environment of
mutual respect. Voice instruction, which may at first seem to have a
harsh tone, is commonly used to help direct the dancer attention and
keep them mentally focused and aware of proper technique.
Sometimes actual hands-on and
physically assisted movement of body parts, by the
teachers, is essential to the proper teaching of ballet
technique and training.
Proper training happens only when the student feels the
correct body
position and developes "muscle memory" in placing the body
into
proper position.
The physical stress resulting from improper positioning during dance
movements can result in sever and some times long term injuries to the
dancer. We teach the dancer how to dance and how to prevent injuries
commonly linked to improper technique.
Never skrimp on warming
up/stretching and
cool-down stretching. When the body's muscle are not
adequately
prepared for a workload such as ballet, or does not have enough
flexibility for stances or posture, something is going to get strained
or pulled. Warming up and cooling down properly is crucial to the
longevity and success of all dance careers and to our dancer's
continued health. Knowing how important proper preparation is,
we
include warm up and cool down as part of the training/education
curricula inside the classroom.
