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Y Dance
Class Schedules SPRING 2012 Class Schedule (Spring 2012 runs Jan. 22 – June 17, 2012) SPRING 2012 Child Registration Form & Adult Registration Form Y Dance Festival General Information
Y Dance Festival
Registration Form
Evolve Dance Festival 2012: March 16, 2012; at the Tarrytown Music Hall. An evening of visionary professional dance by innovative choreographers from New York and beyond! Brought to you by Evolve Dance Inc. Ticketing information forthcoming. www.evolvedance.org, info@evolvedance.org, 914-522-2419. Y Dance Festival 2012: March 17 & 18, 2012; at the Tarrytown Music Hall. A joyous celebration of dance by the students of the Y Dance Program at the Family YMCA at Tarrytown. Students' dedication in the classroom evolves into an extraordinary onstage experience in this professionally produced concert that is fun for the whole family. Ticketing information forthcoming. www.evolvedance.org, info@evolvedance.org, 914-522-2419.
Y Dance Each student’s class schedule is based on a careful assessment of individual needs. Each new student is placed in class by a Y Dance Director; and placement classes are free of charge. Enrolled dance students move through the Y Dance Program at their own pace, according to their individual development and in consultation with their Y Dance Faculty and the Y Dance Directors.
Y Dance Office Hours:
Monday: 12 - 5 pm Tuesday: 3 - 5 pm Wednesday: 12 - 3 pm Thursday: 2 - 5 pm Saturday: 9 am - noon All other times by appointment The Y Dance schedule offers over 50 classes each week. The hallmarks of the program are:
-An early childhood program which begins at age 3
and is designed to engage the imagination of young dancers, to introduce
group participation skills and to explore the pleasure of movement to
music. As children reach school age, they are gradually introduced to
basic dance movement and vocabulary which is appropriate to their
growing concentration span and physical dexterity—all within a creative
setting. -The rigorous, progressive pre-professional training program which begins at age 7/8 and which forms the core curriculum of the Y Dance Program. By the time they graduate the Y Dance Program at age 18, our students are dancing at a level which allows a smooth transition into professional conservatory training programs, university dance programs, and professional dance company apprentice programs: 3-4 ballet/pointe classes/week; an additional 2-3 classes/week which provide a thorough grounding in techniques of both historical and contemporary modern dance and jazz; and familiarity and mastery of the ever-shifting, cutting edge genres which I recent years has included hip hop and rhythm tap.
-A recreational dance program which welcomes students—including complete beginners to dance class—to our introductory classes in ballet, jazz and modern dance and provides the opportunity to explore such ever-changing offerings as rhythm tap, hip hop, world rhythms and aerial silks. Each class is designed for the needs of its specific age group: children with children, teens with teens, and adults with adults. -An annual Y Dance Festival at the Music Hall in Tarrytown. This Y Dance student performance is designed to teach: beginning with 8-10 weeks of rehearsals in addition to—rather than part of—dance classes so that students’ training is not interrupted; continuing through a full week of rehearsals in the theatre so that students are gradually acclimated to performance elements such as staging, sound and lighting; and culminating in a professional production.
-Our collaboration with Evolve Dance Inc., a
nonprofit professional dance company. The presence of Evolve Dance as
the dance company-in-residence at the Y provides a host of opportunities
for Y Dance students: access to special workshops on choreography and
with guest artists; opportunities to audition for Evolve’s various
apprentice and student performing groups; and performance opportunities
provided by Evolve’s production of Y Dance student performances. Above
all, it means that Y Dance students are part of the creative energy and
environment of a very active professional dance company. Click here to meet our instructors. Y Dance Highlights 2009/10: At the end of our 3rd full year, the Y Dance Program had an enrollment of 220 students, 100 of whom performed in the 3rd annual Y Dance Festival at the Tarrytown Music Hall.
Five Y dancers graduated from the pre-professional training program
in June 2010. Each of these dancers spent 11-15 hours/week in class
during the school year; each participated in additional hours of
rehearsals for the Y Dance Festival, and four were also in the Evolve
Dance teen apprentice company. These five dancers, each of whom was on
the academic high honor roll in high school, were mentored by the Y
Dance Directors and Faculty, especially during the college application
process. They in turn served as Y Dance’s ambassadors to the wider
community and as mentors to younger dancers in the Y Dance Program.
The Y Dance Program Faculty continue to extend and strengthen the program’s connection to a network of professional dance in our neighborhood, region, and far beyond. A sample of Y Dance Faculty activities in 2090-10: Jane Alexandre: presented academic papers on dance leadership at a symposium at the University of Otago in New Zealand/Aotearoa, Dancing Across the Disciplines: Cross-Currents of Dance Research and Performance Throughout the Global Compass and in Los Angeles at UCLA’s Dance Under Construction conference; and joined Westchester Community College as an adjunct faculty member. Julie Johnson: completed her Masters Degree in Nonprofit Management from Milano The New School for Management & Urban Policy; joined Westchester Community College an adjunct faculty member where the Continuing Education Division picked up courses such as “Community and the Arts”; taught Intermediate Modern Dance and Dance Pedagogy as a Guest Artist at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia; initiated and implemented an international Dance & Cultural Exchange in which she and members of Evolve Dance collaborated with arts organizations in Ghana, West Africa, including the Ghana Cultural Ballet and the Accra Artisans Exchange; and conducted arts-integrated dance residencies at Mt. Kisco Elementary School and the Lee F. Jackson School in Greenburgh, both on behalf of ArtsWestchester. Karenne Koo: represents Evolve Dance Inc. on the Advisory Committee of the Charles B. Wang Chinatown Health Clinic's "Chinatown JUMP" initiative, a 5-year program supported by grant funding from the Dept. of Health to address childhood obesity and its corresponding health issues by developing sustainable and accessible programs in the Chinatown community where most families live below poverty levels with limited resources. Mona Afable: performed with the Metropolitan Opera (Turandot at the Metropolitan Opera House), C Eule Dance (at St. Marks Church-in-the-Bowery), Tina Croll + Company (at Judson Memorial Church), Thang Dao Dance Company (at Manhattan Movement Arts Center), and Narcissister (at The Kitchen); attended Brooklyn College and the NY Institute of Technology; and joined a grassroots organization, Filipinas for Rights and Empowerment (FIRE), performing in one of their events campaigning against violence against women, and now helping organize FIRE’s cultural presentation slated for a conference in Montreal. Colleen Cintron: was a member of Evolve’s teaching/dance interchange in Ghana; joined John J. Zullo Dance Company, performing throughout the region including in the Evolve Dance Festival; performed her own choreography in Connecticut’s Rebound Dance Festival in collaboration with Katie Jackson of 313 dance company; taught Evolve Dance’s partnering workshops as a Guest Artist with John J. Zullo; performed and taught at the Detroit Institute of Art and Wayne State University; and is currently a teaching artist at the Highview School in Westchester.
Therese Wendler:
served as Dance Captain & Instructor for Rebecca Kelly Ballet Onstage
Summer Program in Potsdam & Lake Placid, NY; danced in the Latin
Choreographer's Festival at DNA for Thomas/Ortiz Dance in "Undamely";
performed with Rebecca Kelly Ballet at Bryn Mawr College in
Philadelphia, and in RKB’s spring season in NYC; performed as Guest
Artist in separate productions of The Nutcracker in Plattsburgh,
NY , Lake Placid, NY, and White Plains, NY; performed with the
Connecticut Ballet in Peter and the Wolf, and Ballet New Fest;
and performed with Francis Patrelle in Murder at the Mask at the
Danny Kaye Playhouse in NYC LITTLE FEET: For ages 3-4, a creative movement class designed to engage the imagination of young dancers, to introduce group participation skills, and to explore the pleasure of movement to music. ELEMENTARY DANCE: For ages 5-6, an introduction to basic dance movement and vocabulary in a creative setting, building on the dancer’s growing concentration span and physical dexterity. BOYS DANCE: For ages 5-7. An Elementary Dance class designed for the specific energetic and creative needs of boys. BALLET I, II, III, IV, V: In 5 graduated levels of instruction, training in barre and centre work develops students’ dance vocabulary, alignment, coordination, core strength and musicality.
JAZZ I, II, III: These are technique-based, concert jazz classes consisting of a centre barre, progressions, and a combination based in any of the various jazz styles. Progressive levels build dancers’ awareness of body rhythms, coordination, performance quality, and the ability to master increasingly complex and intricate choreography.
MODERN I, II, III: Progressive instruction through 3 levels introduces dancers to the techniques of Graham, Horton, Limon and contemporary movement forms. Classes consist of a centre barre, progressions, and a combination as dancers explore movement through various shapes of the body, levels, directions through space, and weight transference.
HIP HOP: For ages 11 and up. An upbeat warm-up followed by combinations that focus on rhythm, energy, and individual style. RHYTHM TAP: Dancers master tap vocabulary and techniques in classes which emphasize the development of musicality and exploration of a full range of styles.
Adult Classes and Workshops ADULT BALLET I, II, III: A 45 minute barre, a 45 minute center; optional Pointe work is offered. Emphasis is placed on developing strength, flexibility, and technique. ADULT JAZZ I, II, III: These are technique-based, concert jazz classes consisting of a centre barre, progressions, and a combination based in any of the various jazz. ADULT MODERN I, II: Classes consist of a warm-up, movement combinations and choreography that is geared towards developing awareness of the body, enhancing strength and flexibility, and finding new ways to move. Y Dance Student Handbook
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