J 24 Ballet 6B & Nutcracker Rehearsals | Ages 11 to 15 | Tues. 6:00-8:00/Thur. 6:30-8:30/Sat. 11:00-2:45 | $420 | 4 weeks|

Class starts January 2nd

Spring registration is open NOW

https://www.westseattleperformingarts.org/collections/wspa-youth-dance-classes-spring-2024

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Placement Questions: email us at westseattlepa@gmail.com

Instructors; Christine Juarez, WSPA Director, Sana Tepley, Thomas Fontana WSPA Dance Faculty and Dorie Raynolds WSPA Dance Faculty

Christine Juarez, Director WSPA ( Fridays) :

Christine Juarez, Executive Director of West Seattle Performing Arts, has been directing dance programs for the past 26 years. She has served as the Summer Dance Coordinator directing a national program and teaching for the  Preparatory Dance Faculty at Cornish College of the Arts since 1994- 2018. She has served as an integral part of the External Programming team for the college. She served as the acting  Director of Dance for Vashon Center for the Arts since 1996- 2017 on Vashon Island, WA, and the Artistic Director of the Vashon Center for the Arts, a pre-professional dance company, Christine has dedicated two decades to bringing classical and contemporary arts to communities in the Seattle area. She has directed and taught dance to diverse populations for the past 34 years. Christine has also served on the dance faculty of Washington University in St. Louis. She holds an M.S. from Indiana University in Modern dance and Physical Sciences and a B.S. in Ballet and Music from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Christine is a Master Artist in Residence for the state of Washington and enjoys collaborative projects annually with classroom teachers integrating academics and movement. She has been a presenter of Early Movement Education for the Dance Educators Association of Washington and numerous other conferences. Christine started to dance in Philadelphia as a young girl and was trained in the Vaganova syllabus of Ballet. Her training has included immersion in Opera and she has performed and choreographed numerous operas. To date, Christine has staged: Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Coppelia, La Fille Mal Gardee, Firebird, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Serenade, Romeo and Juliet, Rodeo,La Sylphide, and numerous others.  She believes that dance should be accessible to all and that it can be taught in a positive engaging atmosphere. She has dedicated her life to bringing dance to as many people as she can.

Dorie Raynolds

Dorienne Raynolds graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in Dance. Dorienne is classically trained and began her studies in the Royal Academy of Dance Syllabus. She completed with merit all exams and performed in the Solo Seal performance. She then when on to explore the world of modern dance and had the opportunity to perform great works by Zvi Gotheiner, Vaslav Nijinsky, Doris Humphrey, Lar Lubovitch, and Jose Limón. She has also worked with local choreographers Corrie Befort, Rob Kitsos, Alice De Muizon, Hannah Wiley, and Paige Barnes. She has presented her own choreographic works in 12 Minutes Max and Velocity Under Construction. She also went back to school for her Apparel design degree and currently works as a clothing designer for Cutter & Buck. She is very excited to get back into the classroom.

 Attire:

Pink Tights ( Bloch T1935G Adaptatoe Elite Children's Convertible Tights) 

Shoes (  Hanami 2037W Pink Ballet Slipper) run very narrow for a wider foot   (BunnyHop Slipper SO225G Pink)

 Leotard:  Black , White and Nude Camisole 

Boys: White ankle socks, White Ballet Slippers, white  Short Sleeve Leotard

  Ballet 6 is a minimum of a two to three-year intermediate/advanced technical level. On the rare occasion, a student can audition to start dance in level 4/5 if they have had previous experience or show exceptional talent to jump levels to begin. Ballet 6 is a love that prepares young girls for pointe and young males for exceptional. The concepts of locomotion, body awareness, pathways, dance vocabulary, sequencing, musicality, and a strong emphasis on anatomy, core strength in the use of proper alignment are strongly taught at this level. An 18-week curriculum has followed that bases each class on concepts of movement, space or the body, and how it functions. Stretching will be heavily included to increase the range of motion. Ballet 4/5continues with a full barre, center work petite allegro, and grand allegro exercises. It continues to dig deeper into the classical ballet vocabulary French vocabulary and the use of musical terms Students are invited to start Pre-Pointe in year 2 once they show proficiency in holding alignment, strength, and turn out.

Teaching philosophy: We as a faculty have a very strong philosophy of respect in the classroom. student to teacher, teacher to student,students to each other, the space, and the learning environment. Every student is an individual that learns in a unique way. My job as a teacher is to choose the best language and examples to create a stimulating and playful learning environment. I choose to eliminate negative words in the classroom like” No”,” not” or” wrong.” I believe in transparency. I crave an authentic and healthy relationship with both my students and their families.