November 6th - Jan 1st
Wednesdays 7:30pm-8:30pm

This 8-week course focuses on the fundamentals of leaps and turns. Dancers will develop flexibility, balance, and alignment while learning essential techniques. The goal is to build body awareness and basic strength required for more complex skills. This is a progressive course that introduces dynamic leaps and turns with a focus on power, control, and clean lines. Dancers will explore turn variations and jump sequences while working on stamina and stability.

Skills Focus:

• Basic stretching and conditioning for flexibility and injury prevention

• Core and leg strength exercises

• Chainé turns, piqué turns and soutenu turns

• Pirouettes (parallel and turned-out)

• Grand jeté preparation with correct take-off and landing

• Sautés, assemblés, and grand jeté variations

• Sissonnes and pas de chat

• Introduction to reverse leaps and turns

• Fouetté turns and à la seconde turns

• Turning jetés (tour jeté and saut de basque)

• Switch leaps and firebird leaps

Outcomes:

Students will develop coordination, proper spotting techniques, and confidence in performing leaps and turns. Seasoned dancers will refine technical precision and fluidity, building consistency in their turns and jumps.