
6-Week Intro Series
PRICING:
Tier 1 – $117 ($19.50/class) | Tier 2 – $135 ($22.50/class) | Tier 3 – $153 ($25.50/class)
Intro Series I features engaging classes taught by our talented Teaching Artists, allowing students to confidently start from scratch and master the fundamentals of a particular dance style in a progressive 6-week series.
Intro Series II is designed for students who have taken Intro Series I or are beginners with relatively little experience who want to continue to explore dance. Students have an opportunity to master next level fundamentals of a particular dance style in a progressive 6-week series.
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IMPORTANT NOTE
After purchase, you should receive two emails, one with the purchase receipt and one email confirming which Intro Series you signed up for. If you have not received both emails, you are not confirmed and should reach out via email to adultprograms@mmdg.org to verify your registration.
For absolute beginners with relatively little experience, this series is an introduction to ballet fundamentals. It will consist of developing skills at the barre and center, as well as traveling exercise across the floor. You will gain a better understanding of terminology, alignment, balance, artistry, sequencing, and space. This series is a perfect place to begin your education of the fundamentals of ballet in a non-competitive, fun environment with musical live accompaniment.
Intro to Ballet I
For absolute beginners with relatively little experience, this class is the perfect introduction to the fundamentals of contemporary dance. The beginning of an exploration of the totality of movement and form, as well as storytelling, dynamic rhythms and energetic release. This is a great series to develop your skill set in contemporary dance elements in a non-competitive, fun environment.
Intro to Contemporary I
This series of classes is designed for absolute beginners, teaching students the rudimentary movements that are the foundation for classical modern dance to live musical accompaniment. Students will focus on contractions, spirals, basic floor work, and elemental concepts of space, time and force. They will also build core strength and flexibility in a fun and encouraging environment.
Intro to Modern I
For absolute beginners with relatively little experience, this class is the perfect introduction to the basics of jazz dance. Born out of African dance, American tap dance, ballet, and theater, jazz dance is inherently related to popular music and has evolved alongside it. A great place for beginners to gain an understanding of syncopated rhythms, body isolations, and precision in a fun, friendly, and exciting environment.
Intro to Jazz I
This series of classes is designed for students who are absolute beginners with relatively little experience with Afro Brazilian Orixá dance. Each week students will learn stories, rhythms, and symbology of an Afro Brazilian Orixá (Yoruba Deities of the candomblé tradition and spirits of nature). Through contemporary diasporic movement, students will be guided to embody their essence and connection to the elements.
Intro to Afro Brazilian Orixá
This series is designed for people who have taken Intro to tap I or have little experience with tap dance. You will further develop your skills in rhythm, syncopation, and musicality in a fun and non-competitive environment.
This series of classes is designed for students who have taken Intro to Hip-Hop or are beginners who have relatively little experience with Hip-Hop dance and want to continue to explore. This is a great place to develop and sharpen your skills in the basics of hip-hop dance including freestyle, popping, and locking in a non-competitive, fun environment.
Intro to Hip-Hop II
For absolute beginners with relatively little experience, this series is an introduction to tap dance fundamentals. This is a great place to begin developing your skills in rhythm, syncopation, and musicality in a fun and non-competitive environment.
Intro to Tap I
For beginners with relatively little experience, this series is an introduction to Hip-Hop fundamentals. This is a great place to begin developing your skills in the basics of Hip-Hop dance including freestyle, popping, and locking in a non-competitive, fun environment.
Intro to Hip-Hop I
For absolute beginners with relatively little experience, this series is an introduction to Samba & Afro-Brazilian dance fundamentals. This is a great place to begin developing your skills in the basics of Samba in a non-competitive, fun environment.
Intro to Samba & Afro-Brazilian I
For absolute beginners with relatively little experience, this series is an introduction to ballet fundamentals. It will consist of developing skills at the barre and center, as well as traveling exercise across the floor. You will gain a better understanding of terminology, alignment, balance, artistry, sequencing, and space. This series is a perfect place to begin your education of the fundamentals of ballet in a non-competitive, fun environment with musical live accompaniment.
Intro to Ballet I
For absolute beginners with relatively little experience, this class is the perfect introduction to the fundamentals of contemporary dance. The beginning of an exploration of the totality of movement and form, as well as storytelling, dynamic rhythms and energetic release. This is a great series to develop your skill set in contemporary dance elements in a non-competitive, fun environment.
Intro to Contemporary I
This series of classes is designed for students who are beginners with relatively little experience with Heels, a dance style performed while wearing high heeled shoes. This series is a great step to begin developing the movement and skills that are the foundation for Heels dance in a non-competitive and fun environment.