BALLET
Beginning
This class explores the basic positions and structure of a ballet class. Students begin at the barre and move to center work that includes stretches and rhythmic exercises that dance across the floor. The perfect introduction to the beginning dancer. No previous experience necessary.
Beginning/Intermediate
For the dancer who has studied ballet for 2 – 3 consecutive years. Beginning/Intermediate Ballet continues to build on the basic progression of a ballet class. Students work at the barre and move to more complex center exercises and movement sequences across the floor. This class will combine ballet vocabulary, rhythmic exercises, and stretches in a progressive class at a instructed pace for students to gain strength, increase flexibility, and greater body control.
Intermediate
For the dancer who has studied ballet for 3-6 consecutive years. Intermediate Ballet continues to build on the progression of a ballet class. Students work at the barre and move quickly to more complex center exercises and movement sequences across the floor. This class combines ballet vocabulary and rhythmic exercises at a instructed pace for students to gain strength, increase flexibility, and greater body control.
Intermediate/Advanced
For the experienced dancer and/or professional that is familiar with the progression, etiquette, and structure of a ballet class. This class moves quickly through the barre, center work (adagio and pirouettes), and jumps (petit allegro and grande allegro).
Pointe/Variations
For the adult dancer that is looking for a comprehensive pointe class to continue building strength in pointe work. Pointe class is designed to be taken after technique class. The primary focus is pointe technique and building endurance in the shoes. Variations from the classical ballet repertoire are introduced once strength, endurance, and body control are achieved.
TAP
Beginning
This class is designed for students with little or no tap experience. Basic tap steps will be introduced such as shuffles, flaps, and cramp rolls, building a foundation for combinations of steps to be performed.
Beginning +
This class focuses on articulating your feet and ankles as well as exploring musicality, tone, rhythm, and syncopation. Basic steps and combinations are expanded upon and class moves at a faster pace.
JAZZ
Beginning/Intermediate
This class is designed for students with a minimum of 1 year consistent Jazz or Ballet dance class experience. Basic progression of a Jazz dance class beginning with a warm-up to moving across the floor exercises to a culmination of a choreographed combination to finish.
THE DANCE LAB – FITNESS
The Dance Lab – offers three distinct fitness classes
Stretch, Strengthen, & Tone (SST) – This class combines stretching and strength building exercises with the assistance of a low flying trapeze (aerial dance). SST is for people looking for a challenging strength building workout utilizing trapeze. Students will learn basic circus arts components in order to safely execute exercises that build overall body strength and tone with the trapeze.
Rebound Bounce (RB) – This class is designed to get your heart rate up quickly. It uses “rebounders” (trampolines) to offer a low impact aerobic class that will invigorate your brain and tone up your buns. It’s fun bouncing while building endurance and strength. Come get your bounce on!
It is ideal to have your own individual bounce equipment for this class. Check out what we use in our RB class and purchase your own: Rebounder
GYROKINESIS®
This class is a exercise class that combines yoga, pilates, dance, and Tai chi. A wonderful movement methodology for any age or mobility level. No movement experience necessary. GYROKINESIS® classes encompass sitting, lying, and standing positions. A wonderful form of exercise that improves mobility, flexibility and functional support for daily living. Learn more about it HERE
GYROTONIC®
This class is a individual/private or duo exercise class (work out with a friend) that utilizes the GYROTONIC® pulley tower equipment. Assisted by the equipment, the student is guided through a set of functional exercises that increase range of motion pathways that stimulate energy and vitality to the body. A limitless movement methodology for any age or mobility level. No movement experience necessary. GYROTONIC® equipment classes encompass sitting, lying, and standing positions. A balanced form of exercise that will help improve the circulatory, respiratory, skeleton, digestive, and nervous system of the body. Learn more about it HERE
Things to know:
- Health and Safety Protocols are in place
- Arrive early: Please arrive 10 – 15 minutes prior to your class time so you may check in and prepare for your class.
- Building: ARC is located in the Crown Hill Center which is a security coded access building. If you are attending Open Class for the first time, please phone our office upon your arrival. All Open class students must sign in at the office upon arrival.
- Inside our studios: To safeguard and protect our Studio floors, please observe the following rules
- Remove street shoes outside of our studios
- No street shoes, food or drinks (water OK), gum
- Pointe Students that wear pointe shoes, please do toe taping and sewing outside of all studios.
- Avoid using perfume, fragrances, powders, sprays, lotions, oils, and creams that may come in contact with our floors and other dancers that have sensitive fragrance allergies. Clothing that has been exposed to fabric softener or dryer sheets should not come in contact with our floors.
- Studio Closures/Inclement weather: ARC follows the Seattle Public School district during the weekdays for weather closures. If you are uncertain of a Open class operating on a weekend, please phone the school office.
- Electronic devices: Please silence cell phones and electronic devices prior to entering the studios. ARC has a policy of NO cell phone/electronic device use in our studios. We would like to optimize the “human connection” in our studios.
- Photos & Filming: Photography and/or filming of any kind is not allowed without first obtaining written permission from ARC.
- Student minimum: All Open dance classes must have a minimum of three students in order to operate. This also applies to The Dance Lab fitness classes: Stretch, Strengthen, & Tone (SST), Rebound Bounce (RB), and GYROKINESIS®.
