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Instructors for Huff ‘n Puff dance classes are highly qualified and experienced.

Huff ‘n Puff offers classes in dance, gymnastics, and cheerleading. Depending on age and skill level achieved, your child may choose to participate in either the recreational or the competitive programs offered within each program. Be sure to consult class schedule for times offered.

We are very proud of our dance department that has continued to grow under the tutelage of our instructors. Our dancers and gymnasts proudly represented Huff ‘n Puff with their performances for Wing Ding in Oct. Then, the Huff ‘n Puff dancers, young and older, participated in the Jacksonville and Sherwood Christmas parades. The younger dancers won the Second-Place Award and the older Dancers won the First-Place Award in Jacksonville for the parade performances. The Sherwood parade has become quite a bit larger in the past several years and Huff ‘n Puff was pleased to win both first-place performance awards.

We also look forward to the talents offered to our dancers by our instructors: As Director of Dance, Ms. Laurel has always encouraged her dancers and teachers to be even better; We will miss Ms. Kim who had been with us for seventeen years and was so talented and helpful - Besides teaching kindergarten, Ms. Kim is also going to work on her master's degree; Ms. Lois has been with us for thirteen years and works so very successfully in both areas of instruction—competitive dance and team gymnastics. Ms. Lindsey who has also been with us for thirteen years and, who last year, taught both dance and team gymnastics for us will be teaching even more dance classes this year. Ms. Sara Rettstatt, with her many talents, will be in her third teaching for us - besides teaching dance classes at LRAFB TCAC, Ms. Sara will be assuming more responsibilities with both recreational and company programs at HnP. Ms. April Kiser will be in her third year of teaching for us, having also taught years in the past. Ms. Michelle McGowan will also be taking on some of the responsibilities of the dance department, as well as being so invaluable in the gymnastics area. We are indeed fortunate to have this level of experience from these instructors and we are looking forward to a wonderful year in the dance department.

Dance classes are held for girls and boys, ages three to teens and adults. We have added a ballet and tumbling class for 3-4-5- years olds to the ever popular Tap ‘n Tumbling classes, which are combination dance and gymnastics classes for 3-4-5 year olds. One-hour combination classes of ballet, jazz and tap are offered for five to six-year and seven to nine year-olds. Separate classes or a combination of the different genre are offered for different age groups. A combination class of tap and hiphop/jazz for adults is also offered.

CHEER POM, Ages Five to Nine; and Ten and Up – classes include cheer technique.

JACKSONVILLE COMPANY DANCE – JDC

Ages range this year from six to sixteen and adult

Genre includes Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Hiphop and Musical Theater

Different levels – small and large groups

The dancers are grouped by level rather than by specific age. The ages of each performing group or level are averaged for competitions. Technique classes are also required for each genre of dance competed by the student.

Selection to company is made by audition once a year – usually in late July or early August, in each of the dance genre listed above. Company dancers will participate in several competitions yearly. For additional information on company dance, please contact Ms. Laurel.