You and your child can enjoy open play time in our studio #8/9 gym. Obstacle courses, gym mats, toy zones and game stations will be set up around the room to stimulate and invigorate your child through exploratory movement. A DDC&G staff member will be available to answer any questions during your self-guided play time. You can take advantage of this opportunity with a 10-class punch card for $150 or daily drop-ins for $18.
Toddler Time is a fun weekly class that allows parents and toddler to safely explore movement! During this class, music, storytime and parachute games are intermixed with free time and a circuit course for your child’s large motor development and socialization skills. This class uses gymnastics equipment so toddlers can climb, hang, and balance with the aid of their parents.
This weekly class allows toddlers to safely and slowly learn how to move their growing bodies. Teachers utilize the dance studio, gymnastics mats and props for a fully rounded introduction to movement. Parents are welcome to join their toddler in class to help them ease into the new environment. New movers are guided to be independent in a classroom while learning the basics of dance and gymnastics.
This program was specially developed as a supplement to the student’s pre-school education. The highly developed curriculum is based on studies proving the benefits of movement for young student’s language acquisition, physical development, and creative problem-solving. This 2 ½ hour morning or afternoon offers 2 ½, 3, 4 and 5-year-old’s a joyful way to explore movement through music, develop physical skills, channel energy, stimulate imagination and promote creativity. Story-time, crafts and other stimulus divide the directed movement time.
Drawing from our Creative Movement Program, developed and refined over the years, Preschool Movement offers children:
Creative Dance classes are the most rewarding and educationally stimulating classes for young students. DDC&G teachers are trained to use the creative teaching philosophy; children are encouraged through verbal imagery, the use of props, and age-appropriate themes.
Teachers use creative tools to reach and engage their students in learning the basics of the art form. The safe and supportive classroom environment allows children to learn early social skills, cultivate their imagination and develop cognitive thinking routines. The physical activity throughout every class promotes a healthy lifestyle and builds confidence and strength in young bodies. Creative Dance classes are based on ballet technique that is suitable for young, developing muscles and minds. Basic terminology and steps are presented and incorporated into creative choreography.
Each of these classes includes a full-body warm-up appropriate for the age group and their physical maturity. Basic floor gymnastics such as rolls, headstands, handstands, cartwheels, round-offs and more are taught. Locomotor skills and basic leaps, jumps, and turns are practiced. Creative Dance is incorporated so students may explore basic elements of dance through personal imagination and individual expression. Creative Gymnastics classes safely integrate basic floor, tramp, vault, and bar skills for young children.
The best of both! This stimulating class takes place in the gym. Teachers present basic ballet terminology and steps and incorporate creative choreography. Basic floor gymnastics such as rolls, headstands, handstands, cartwheels and more are taught. Leaps, jumps, and turns are practiced. Teachers use creative tools to reach and engage their students in learning the basics of each art form. The safe and supportive classroom environment allows children to cultivate their imagination and develop cognitive thinking routines while developing strength and coordination.
Creative Dance classes are the most rewarding and educationally stimulating classes for young students. DDC&G teachers are trained to use the creative teaching philosophy; children are encouraged through verbal imagery, the use of props, and age-appropriate themes.
Teachers use creative tools to reach and engage their students in learning the basics of the art form. The safe and supportive classroom environment allows children to learn early social skills, cultivate their imagination and develop cognitive thinking routines. The physical activity throughout every class promotes a healthy lifestyle and builds confidence and strength in young bodies. Creative Dance classes are based on ballet technique that is suitable for young, developing muscles and minds. Basic terminology and steps are presented and incorporated into creative choreography.
This dynamic class combines the fundamentals of ballet and hip-hop. Teachers present basic ballet terminology and steps and incorporate creative choreography. Children participate in creative games and practice combinations that develop the child’s rhythmic knowledge, physical coordination, and mental stimulus. From the control and structure of ballet to the energetic rhythm of hip-hop, children can explore a variety of movements and art forms.
This class is geared to the younger student and is taught through a creative process. Creative Dance, fundamentals of modern dance concepts, plus basic jazz and hip hop skills are introduced. Creative hip hop/jazz is fun, energetic, and age-appropriate. Creative games and practice combinations develop the child’s rhythmic knowledge, physical coordination, and mental stimulus.