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Jazz, Hip-Hop & Contemporary
Dance
Our Jazz
program includes classes with incredible faculty trained in the greatest
styles of American Jazz dance, including Giordano, Fosse and more! Our
upper level classes also feature Contemporary and Lyrical work (as seen
on "So You Think You Can Dance"). In addition, we offer special Lyrical
Jazz classes -- a beautiful, interpretive style that combines ballet and
jazz.
Our jazz-based
Hip-Hop is the popular dance style you see on music videos and in pop concerts. Our teachers
regularly work with the best choreographers in the nation, and they even
keep it "clean" so parents are happy!
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Teen/Adult Jazz/Hip-Hop
Monday
7:30 - 8:30 pm |
Studio Hip-Hop
(Levels 3-5)
Requires concurrent jazz class
Wednesday 8:30 - 9:30 pm |
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Lyrical Jazz
(Levels 3-5)
Prior ballet experience necessary; concurrent ballet class
highly recommended
Monday 8:30 - 9:30 pm |
Next Step Jazz
(Pre-Professional)
Requires permission of instructor & concurrent ballet class
Monday 5:00 -
6:15 pm |
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Social Dance & Ballroom
Why should the kids have all the fun?
Imagine gliding across the
floor in your sweetheart's arms, cutting a rug to Benny Goodman or Brian Setzer, or two-stepping the night away to your country favorites. PAA
offers Social Dance & Ballroom classes designed to teach adults to
dance... HAVE FUN! We teach basic partnering and all the great moves
you'll need to twirl the night away. We'll even teach you to slow dance
with the grace of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Classes are quick enough
to keep it movin' and slow enough to allow for plenty of practice time.
Don't think you have enough rhythm? Don't worry -- if you can walk,
you can dance!
Have a wedding in your future?
We can teach the entire wedding
party, from the happy couple to proud moms and dads!
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East
Coast Swing
Scheduled on demand - call for days & times |
Two-Step
Scheduled on demand - call for days & times |
Ballroom
Basics
Scheduled on demand - call for days & times |
Wedding
preparation
Scheduled on demand - call for days & times |
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Tap
Tap at PAA features the absolute highest quality training available for
dancers from ages 2 through 92! Come tap your toes with the finest
teachers around and learn not only great technique, but the history &
evolution of this classic American art form. PAA boasts the strongest tap
program in central PA, regularly hosting live tap jams, concerts with
international artists, and regular master classes with hoofers from all over
the world!
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Teen/Adult TAP 1
Wednesday 8:30 - 9:30 pm |
Teen/Adult TAP 2/3
Tuesday 6:15 - 7:15 pm |
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Men's
TAP 2/3
Tuesday 8:30 - 9:30 pm |
Tap Technique
(Levels 3-5)
Tuesday 7:15 - 8:15 pm |
Accelerated Tap
Requires permission of instructor and concurrent tap class
Thursday 6:30 - 7:30 pm |
Next
Step Tap
(Pre-Professional)
Requires
permission of instructor and concurrent tap class
Thursday 4:00 -
5:15 |
Rhythm Tap
(Levels 3-5)
Requires concurrent tap class
Thursday 7:30 - 8:30 pm |
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Theatre
With all of the current movie musicals and dance productions making a
comeback in Hollywood and on Broadway, dancers who can sing and act (also
known as "triple threats") are
highly valued in the industry! Our Musical Theatre classes are a great way
to improve self-confidence and learn the skills needed to make it in the
"Biz"!
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Setting the Stage 2
(Ages
10+)
Our fun new acting class that walks older actors through loads of helpful information --
delivering a flawless monologue, tackling cold readings,
developing characters and choosing which acting method works for
you. Also includes audition preparation -- actors leave with the
tools to handle auditions at any level!
Students will write their own scripts to emcee the recital this
year.
Wednesday 7:30 - 8:30 pm |
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Special Classes
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Lumiere Studio Company
Class
By audition only
- next audition held September 4th, 2007. Lumiere is our
Contemporary company that performs works including classical and
contemporary ballet, modern and jazz.
Rehearsal: Tuesday 5:15 -
6:15 pm // Company Class (Next Step Jazz): Monday 5:00 - 6:15 pm |
Crunch! Productions
Studio Company Class
By audition only
- next audition held September 4th, 2007. Crunch is our
top-notch tap company that works with the leading names in the tap world.
Rehearsal: Thursday 5:15 - 6:15 pm |
Foundations Training Program
This program is designed for young students that demonstrate a
natural sense of technical ability, potential and focus. Students
are offered a complimentary 30-minute private lesson to evaluate the
student’s interests and design a program specifically focused on
their dance and theatre interests.
Foundations Members must enroll in three classes per week, and
will receive a 10% tuition discount, a 30-minute complimentary
private lesson and a Foundations shirt to wear in class.
*****
Students considering professional or college level performance art
should contact PAA for an evaluation. Our pre-professional track
offers the technical and performance training required by today’s
leading choreographers and companies. Develop the versatility to
perform a range of work and learn the practices and principles
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