You’ve marked your calendars, you’ve checked out the schedules, and you’ve got your dance bag packed:
Now, it is FINALLY time to DANCE!
Our 2010-2011 School Year Grand Open House is this Saturday, July 31st from 10:00am – 2:00pm at our St. Matthews Studios.
Stop by to try out one of our demonstration classes, meet our faculty, tour the facilities, and register for classes. New students are invited to take an orientation classes to determine class placement for the new school year.
Please note the following schedule for our open house festivities:
| Time | Class | Instructor |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Pre/Beginning Ballet Demo | Abbie Whitman |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Youth Ballet Demo | Christy Forehand |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Youth Modern Demo | Tamara Begley |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Youth Tap Demo | Christina Clements |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Creative Movement Demo | Christina Clements |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Orientation & Placement Class (Ages 8-11) | Abbie Whitman / Elena Fillmore |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Youth Jazz Demo | Amy Delaney |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | National Dance Day Dance Party! All ages! | Christina Clements |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Adult Beginning Ballet | Abbie Whitman |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Orientation & Placement Class (Ages 11-18) | Daniel Mallott / Elena Fillmore |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Orientation & Placement Class (Ages 5-8) | Amy Delaney / Mikelle Bruzina |
| 12:30 – 1:00 | National Dance Day Dance Party! All ages! | Christina Clements |
| 1:00 – 1:30 | Adult Zumba | David Thurmond |
| 1:30 – 2:00 | National Dance Day Dance Party! All ages! | Christina Clements |
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And new this year, we will be celebrating National Dance Day by learning the official So You Think You Can Dance hip hop routine by Tabitha and Napoleon D’umo!
As part of his commitment to support dance education and physical fitness in the United States, Nigel Lythgoe is launching National Dance Day on “So You Think You Can Dance.” National Dance Day will take place on July 31, 2010 and will include a variety of dance-themed activities for people of all ages. It will empower, challenge and inspire everyone to try various styles of dance ranging from hip-hop to ballroom to anything that moves. Above all, it will encourage everyone to DANCE as a means to stay fit and be healthy.
We hope you can join us as we kick off this new school year with a fun-filled day of dance!