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Anchorage Music & Dance Center is celebrating 30 years of private & group music instruction and 15 years of dance!
Summer Session: June 2nd - July 31st
Our Summer session gives students a chance to continue taking classes and keep their skills fresh! It’s also a great time to try a dance class that you wouldn’t normally take during the school year.
My First Ballet Class (3-5yrs)
We make your child's first experience with ballet a positive & special experience! They will receive a quality dance education in a caring and fun environment that grows with them. Classes are based on curriculum designed by internationally renowned master teachers and child development experts for these young students' bodies & their capabilities. Our teachers have all been trained in pre-ballet curriculum.
Mon: 4-4:45pm
Tues: 4-4:45pm
Thurs: 5-5:45pm
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Beginning Ballet
A beginning ballet class for students where they will learn ballet fundamentals with barre work, across the floor exercises and connecting steps & vocabulary.
6-8yrs Mon: 5-6pm
9-12yrs Mon: 6-7pm
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Ballet/Jazz (6-10yrs)
The first half of class exposes dancers to the building blocks of ballet. The basics of posture, turnout, & movement will be the focus, as well as an intro to the terminology. The second half will introduce jazz dance using a fusion of "old school" & "new school". Class begins w/a warm up designed to improve strength, flexibility, posture & alignment.
Mon: 4-5pm
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Ballet/Modern (6-10yrs) (11-16yrs)
This Ballet/Modern class invites students with 1 or more years of ballet. It incorporates the fundamentals of ballet with the free flowing movements of modern, in which dancers tell a story with their bodies. Many basics of ballet and modern will be covered.
5-6yrs Thurs: 3-4pm
6-10yrs Mon: 5-6pm
11-16yrs Mon: 6-7pm
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Ballet/Tap
Dancers learn the building blocks of ballet: basics of posture, turnout, and movement as well as an introduction to terminology. Then move into basic tap terms and moves, training muscles for isolated foot moves, and class routine. Emphasis is placed on the importance of rhythm & clear sounds. Great class for beginners who want to mix it up!
5-6yrs Wed 4-5pm
7-11yrs Wed: 5-6pm
12-16yrs Wed: 6-7pm
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Contemporary/Lyrical (10-16yrs)
This class builds on lyrical technique (combining ballet and jazz) and incorporates modern elements that allow for both lyrical expression and contemporary interpretation of fluidity and movement.
Thurs: 6-7pm
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Hip Hop (7-11yrs) (12-16yrs)
Students learn basic steps to contemporary funk hip-hop music as well as popular (age appropriate) songs heard on the radio. They will also learn how to count to music beats of the song in the form called "dancers eight";. Class will incorporate how to stay grounded, how to initiate isolations and fluid transitions.
7-11yrs Thurs: 5-6pm
12-16yrs Thurs: 6-7pm
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Intro to Dance (3-5yrs)
A great introduction to dance for littes! Students learn how to work togethr in a group and will be exposed to ballet positions, as well as jazz steps & hip-hop moves. This is a great class to help students learn about different types of dance and help them choose what classes to take in the fall!
Mon: 3-4pm
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Jazz/Hip Hop (5-6yrs)
A beginner level combination class is the perfect introduction to the high energy steps and syncopation of jazz, and the rhythm and motion of hip hop. Jazz and Hip Hop are the two most popular forms of dance and are great for those little ones who just can't stop moving!
Thurs: 4-5pm
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K-Pop Dance (6-10yrs) (11-16yrs)
Have fun learning the dance sensation sweeping the world! Learn new routines and moves from popular K-Pop (Korean pop) groups. Guaranteed F.U.N.
6-10yrs Tues: 5-6pm
11-16yrs Tues: 6-7pm
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Anchorage Music & Dance Center is celebrating 30 years of private & group music instruction and 15 years of dance!
We are a unique school offering quality private & group music and dance classes at one convenient location. Multiple students from the same family can take private or group music lessons and dance classes on the same day. That means parents only have to drive to one location for everyone's lessons & classes. What a time saver for the entire family!
We work with most all homeschool & charter schools in the State of Alaska. We are a direct bill vendor which means we invoice the school, so there is no "out-of-pocket" expense for the family!
Our network of schools include: Family Partnership; Frontier Charter School; PAIDEIA; IDEA; Mat-Su Central; Twindly Bridge; Denali Peak, PACE, CyberLynx & Raven.
Don't see your school here? Contact us and we'll see if we can work with them too!