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DANCE PROGRAMS
HUFF ‘N PUFF DANCE INSTRUCTORS
Instructors for Huff ‘n Puff dance classes are highly qualified and experienced.
Please see later paragraphs.
DIRECTOR OF DANCE MS. LAUREL SPEARS
INSTRUCTOR MS. KIMBERLY HOLLADAY
INSTRUCTOR MS. LOIS BRYAN
INSTRUCTOR MS. EMILY MOLER NEAL
INSTRUCTOR MS. SARA RETTSTATT
INSTRUCTOR MS. APRIL ATKINS KISER
INSTRUCTOR MS. LINDSEY SWEET
INSTRUCTOR MS. MICHELLE MCGOWAN
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.
DANCE
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. Awards were not given this past year 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; Ms. Kim has been with us for seventeen years and is so talented and helpful; Ms. Lois has been with us for twelve 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 twelve 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 second year teaching for us, having joined our staff last summer. Ms. April Atkins-Kiser rejoined us last year to teach dance at the base. We are also being joined this year by a well-known area dancer, Ms. Emily Moler Neal. 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. Tap ‘n Tumbling is a combination dance and gymnastics class 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 jazz and tap for adults is also offered, as well as a popular hiphop class for adults.
TAP 'N TUMBLE - Ages Three-Four-Five - 30 minutes tap and 30 minutes preschool gymnastics
COMBINATION: BALLET-TAP-JAZZ, Ages Five and Six; Ages Seven to Nine
BALLET-LYRICAL, Ages Five to Nine; and Ten and Up
JAZZ – BALLET, Ages Ten and Up
JAZZ-HIPHOP, Ages Five to Six; and Seven to Nine
TAP – HIPHOP, Ages Ten and Up
CHEER POM, Ages Five to Six; Seven to Nine; and Ten and Up – classes include cheer technique.
ADULT CLASSES – Jazz –Tap; and Hiphop
JACKSONVILLE COMPANY DANCE – JDC
Ages range this year from six to sixteen and adult
Genre includes Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Hiphop and Pom
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 as a part of the dance program.
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.
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