F 20 Jazz Lab 6 | Ages 14- 18 yrs. | Thursdays | 5:15- to 6:30 | 18 weeks |
$545.00
F 20 Jazz Lab 6 | Ages 14- 18 yrs. | Thursdays | 5:15- to 6:30 | 18 weeks |
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(Limited Class Size 6 total, Zoom participation please notate zoom when you register. Live students masks required) Payment Plans available on request email: westseattlepa@gmail.com |
September 15- January 26
No Registration, Production or Costume Fees " WSPA Virtual Winter Performance" December
Instructor: WSPA Dance Faculty, Deep Liegel
Deepa Liegel BIO
Deepa Liegel was born in Calcutta, India and raised in Seattle, WA. She grew up dancing with Cornish Preparatory Dance, Leela Kathak Dancers and Seattle Theatre Group. She graduated in 2017 from Southern Methodist University with a BFA in Dance Performance and a minor in arts management. Upon graduation, Ms. Liegel moved to New York City to dance with the Limón Dance Company for a season. During the year, she also freelanced with Barkha Dance Company, the Bollywood Boulevard tour and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Ms.Liegel , was asked to joined the Mark Morris Dance Group - touring domestically and internationally to the UK and Ireland. Performance highlights include the Kennedy Center, Sadler’s Wells and the Metropolitan Opera. Upon the New York shutdown due to Covid-19,Ms. Liegel started teaching with The Ballet Spot and received her Pilates Mat certification with Power Pilates. She’s thrilled to join the faculty at WSPA for the fall/winter season as an artist-in-residence.
Attire: Black Leggings or Shorts, Solid colored leotard any style. Black Jazz shoes. Hair must be worn in a ponytail or up.
Description:
Jazz Lab 6 will move at an advanced pace and is recommended for dancers that have been dancing for four or more years and take other techniques such as ballet to support the work expected in this class. The class will offer a traditional warm-up based on traditional jazz, exercises, and techniques. Dancers will be expected to master these technical skills required such as turns, jumps, and isolations. The class will also offer styles offered in combinations such as Lyrical Jazz and Contemporary combinations. which will pull from the understanding of basic jazz skills. Dancers should be taking a ballet class for the basic technique to support alignment, lines of the body, and balance. This will be a challenging but fun class with a lot of work across the floor and choreography.
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(Limited Class Size 6 total ,Zoom Option please notate zoom option masks required) Payment Plans available on request email: westseattlepa@gmail.com |
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(Limited Class Size 6 total ,Zoom Option please notate zoom option when registering, masks required) Payment Plans available on request email: westseattlepa@gmail.com |
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Order Online " Discount Dance Supply"Use our school Code TP 118227 Bloch dancer's Children mask recommended for comfort |
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Attire:
Pink Tights ( Bloch T1935G Adaptatoe Elite Children's Convertible Tights)
1 Black camisole leotard and 1 white camisole leotard. Nude leotard is optional to wear under for support.
Boys: White ankle socks, White Ballet Slippers, white Short Sleeve Leotard
Ballet 5 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 4/5 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 is followed that bases each class on concepts of movement, space or the body and how it functions. Stretching will be heavily included to increase 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: I 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.