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Advanced Pointe

Instructor: Celia Marino
Tuesdays 11:30am
At the advanced level, there is a strong emphasis on the refinement of the technique.

Ballet VI

Instructor: Lynn Glauber-Mandel
Mondays & Wednesdays 11:30am / Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays 8:30am
Develops and refines feet work, as well as, legs, arms and head at the barre; while emphasizing on artistry and musicality. (Women do pointe work in the center and traveling in big combinations across the floor)

Ballet VII

Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 10:00am
Students work to advance their technical abilities, with emphasis on artistic and performance achievement.

Gyrokinesis®

Fridays 11:30am
Gyrokinesis® exercises are designed to work the entire body through spinal movement and joint articulation.

Horton IV

Instructor: Ana Marie Forsythe
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 11:30am
Horton IV includes a long study of Dimensional Tonus, which incorporates many aspects of the warm-up into combinations of movements that require strength, speed and flexibility.

Jazz III

Mondays & Wednesdays 11:30
This intermediate/advanced level begins with a fast-paced standing warm-up that emphasizes proper placement, increased flexibility and control.

Modern III/IV

Instructor: Jacqulyn Buglisi
Mondays - Fridays 11:30am
More complicated traveling combinations, spiral, jumps and moving with weight, power, and dynamic changes.

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