Building Kidz/ Cool & Classic Performing Arts Center
Summer Camp Program
Ballroom and Hip hop/Jazz
Instructor: Adrian Bermudez
The objective of the Ballroom program is to introduce the students to the fun and joy of partner dancing. Through partner dancing they will develop skills in teamwork and social relations. The program offers Smooth dances (Fox Trot and/or Waltz) and Rhythm dances (Salsa and/or Swing). In this way the program introduces the students to a wide variety of rhythms and step patterns which will develop them into versatile dancers. This is one half of this dance program, with Hip hop/ jazz being the other half.
Hip hop and Jazz combined is the style of dance that is choreographed for a great amount of the current popular music. Both styles complement each other quite naturally. It is ensemble or solo dancing. The student will learn to master many patterns at a slow and fast pace. It is a lot of fun and develops focus and coordination.
Ballroom or partner dancing gives the pupil the skills to dance with another pupil while in physical contact with complete synchronization, while Hip hop/ jazz allows the pupil to dance by themselves or in an ensemble fashion with others, executing the exact same step patterns. Both styles develop self confidence and pride.
No special shoes are needed for either of these styles, however leather soled shoes are recommended for the Ballroom and light tennis shoes for Hip hop/ jazz.
The programs are offered in four different durations of time: one week. two weeks, four weeks or eight weeks. The following pages give a brief description of each program.
Ballroom/Salsa and Hip hop/ Jazz
1 week
The program time is divided into two separate sections within the time allotted.
In the first section the instructor teaches a half-hour of Slow Waltz and then a half-hour of Salsa. The second section is the instruction of Hip hop/ Jazz. Each dance is initially presented with a brief but informative history of the dance. Here is a breakdown of the week to week programs starting with Ballroom/ Salsa.
In the Slow Waltz and Salsa the student learns proper body frame for each dance. They learn four different step patterns in each dance which they will be able to dance with ease by the end of the week.
2 week
In this program the class continues with Waltz and Salsa. Two to four more step patterns are introduced but review of the material from the first week is continuous to assure the memorization of all the step patterns.
4 week
In this program, since there is more time, two more dances are added to the curriculum. These dances are the Fox Trot and the East coast swing. The Fox Trot is a smooth dance like the slow waltz and the Swing a rhythm dance like Salsa. The goal is for the students to learn four step patterns in each dance and combine those patterns in different choreographic combinations which produce a wealth of dance with a few patterns. More patterns will be added according to the general ability of the class. At the end of 4 weeks there will be a demonstration of the dances.
8 week
This program is an expansion on the previous 4 weeks. No new dances will be added, however 4 more step patterns will be added to each dance. It means that each student will have to focus even more so to retain all the dance material presented to them. It also means they will be gaining more dance vocabulary to use in the future. There will be a demonstration show at the end of this program.
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