Curio Dance offers a 4-week summer dance session for young children, youth and adults. There are dance class options for everyBODY. Dancers are encourage to continue their dance training in the summer months and try something new.
Summer 2024
July 8-Aug 2, 2024
Littles
Ages 3-4
First Moves, ages 3-4
Ballet, Tap & Creative Movement
A summer session of fun to build gross motor skills, musicality, and kinesthetic confidence. Students wiggle and giggle in this class as they establish a life-long love of dance, exploring their world through creative movement activities Students wear tap and ballet shoes. Ladies wear a leotard and pink tights. Boys wear black pants and a white shirt (no logos or images). This class meets once a week for 45 minutes.
Tuesday | 9:30-10:15a
Tuesday | 4:30-5:15p
Children
Ages 5-9
Dance Foundations
Ballet, Tap, Jazz
This class focuses on the basic Jazz, Tap and Ballet technique with an emphasis on rhythm and activities that make learning fun! Creativity is encouraged with structured progression.
Tuesday | 4:30-5:30p
Thursday | 5:30-6:30p
Hip Hop
Hip Hop mixes funk and street dance styles to create fun and freestyle movement. Dancers have lots of fun jamming to the beat with in this high energy class with friends. Clean sneakers and comfortable clothing are worn for this class.
Hip Hop 1 (ages 5-8): Monday | 5:30-6:30p
Hip Hop 2 ( ages 9+): Monday | 6:30-7:30p
Ballet 1 | age 6-8
Work on the basics of Ballet technique, posture and grace.
Monday | 4:30-5:30p
Recreational Dance | ages 7-9
Share your love of movement and joyful dancing in this class that emphasizes the styles of Tap, Ballet and Jazz. Students are encouraged to take the Lyrical class that immediately follows.
Tuesday 5:15-6:15p
Performing Division Prep
Does your student love to dance? Want to take your training to the next level? Then consider Performing Division! This preparatory class is for students interested in joining the Performing Division classes for the 24/25 season. The 4-week summer dance is considered placement for the upcoming dance season.
Tuesday 5:30-7:00p and Thursday 6:30-7:30p
Youth
Ages 10+
Recreational Dance | ages 10+
Share your love of movement and joyful dancing in this class that emphasizes the styles of Tap, Ballet and Jazz. Dancers are encouraged to stay for the Musical Theatre class that immediately follows.
Monday | 6:00-7:00p
Musical Theatre
Improve your dancing skills with this musical theatre class that focuses on teaching dance technique while exploring the various dance styles used in Broadway shows. Dancers build strength, flexibility, coordination and refine performance skills for use in theatre productions.
Monday 7:000-8:00p
Hip Hop 2 | ages 9+
Hip Hop mixes funk and street dance styles to create fun and freestyle movement. Dancers have lots of fun jamming to the beat with this high energy class with friends.
Monday | 6:30-7:30p
Lyrical | ages 8+
Soar into this class with an emphasis placed on storytelling through fluid, graceful movement that utilizes accents in music and lyrics. Dancers will build strength in order to execute jumps, turns and floor work.
Tuesday | 6:15-7:15p
Performing Division
Interested in taking you dance training to the next level? Reach out to us and ask about Performing Division.
Performing Division
Ages 7+
Performing Division Placement Session | July 8-Aug 2
We strongly encourage all students to keep up with their skills over the summer! We have seen tremendous progress from students enrolled in this year to year! All current and potential Performing Division dancers are required to attend the summer dance session as placement for a level in the upcoming dance season. Choose your track and sign up for your 23/24 dance year level .
PD Placement Session Tracks
Dates + times vary. Placement sessions required. Choose your track and sign up for your 23/24 dance year level.
- Track A | 4 wk Evening Sessions only
- Track B | 2 wk Summer Intensive + 2 wk Evening Sessions
Performing Division Prep Evening Session | Jul 8-Aug 2 (4 wk session)
Students who are new to PD, ages 7-10
Tue + Thurs | July 8-Aug 2 (4 wk session)
Lv I, II, III PD Placement Evening Sessions
Mon + Thur | Jul 8-Aug 2 (4 wk session)
Lv IV-V PD Placement Evening Sessions
Mon + Thur | Jul 22-Aug 2 (2 wk Session)
Advanced Summer Intensive* | July 8-19 (2 wks)
- Mon-Fri | 9a-4p
- Ages 14+ | 4+ years dance required
- Ballet, tap, jazz, modern, repertoire, conditioning, cultural, acting
- Guest Teaching Artists
- *Required for BOOM participation
JR Summer Intensive* | Jul 8-19 (2 wks)
- Mon-Fri | 10a-4p
- Ages 8-14 | 2+ years dance required
- Ballet, tap, jazz, modern, repertoire, conditioning, cultural, acting
- Guest Teaching Artists
- *Required for BOOM participation
Pre-pointe ages 10-13
If your dancer’s goal is to dance en pointe in the future, this class is for you! For students who have had 3+ years of ballet experience and want to be en pointe for the upcoming 24/25 season.
Tuesday 4:30-5:30p | July 8-Aug 2 (4 week)
BOOM Dance Fest Workshops | July 31 + Aug 2
Learn from guest master class teaching artists! Don’t miss this amazing opportunity.
Placement For Performing Division
All Students intending on participating in Performing Division for the 2024/2025 season are required to attend the Summer Dance session Track A or B. We will evaluate students over the course of the summer session for their placement. This year we will NOT have a separate ‘Placement Day’ like we have in the past. This will occur during summer classes instead. Students will receive their level placement letters for 24/25 after attending Summer Dance.
Adults
Ages 16+
UpDown Funk
Add steps to your FitBit with a fun, upbeat class for young adults with different abilities. Dance with the coolest moves and grooves surrounded by positive energy. This class trains dancers for community performances. Keep your dance skills up-to-date and socialize with peers through the summer months.
UpDown Funk Jr | Ages 8-14
Tuesday 5:30-6:00p
UpDown Funk | Ages 18+
Tuesday | 6:00-7:00p
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