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Youth Program 
Classes by style of dance

Spring 2006

Monday, January 2 - Monday, June 5, 2006 
Reminder:  All Bethesda youth classes run January 30 - June 25, 2006, and do not have a Spring Break.
The Youth Spring Concert is Sunday, June 11, 2006, at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Auditorium.

No classes will be held:
Monday April 10 – Sunday, April 15, Spring Break (no Spring Break for Bethesda classes)
Sunday, April 16, Easter
Monday, May 29, Memorial Day
Please note:  Classes are subject to cancellation or change in time or location based on management discretion.


Through our youth programs, we strive to provide the best dance experience for you and your children. We offer a well rounded curriculum designed to expose students to the diverse world of dance. Our younger students explore the many physical, artistic and creative skills inherent in learning dance. For older children and teens, specific technique classes teach the basics of ballet, jazz, tap, modern, hip hop and other dance forms to provide the solid background needed for the dance enthusiast. Our Youth Dance Ensemble provides a structured training program for aspiring dancers interested in making dance a primary focus, and our youth dance companies provide opportunities to aspiring young performers.

(C) = Concert Class, will perform in Youth Spring Concert 2006, Sunday, June 11, 2006.    

View Classes by Style - New Classes Added For Spring (March 20 - June 5)
                                          
Creative Rhythms (4 & 5 year olds) - ATL
                                           

Creative Movement  
Description & Dress Code
3 years olds
Creative Movement  Tuesday 4:00 p.m. 4:45 p.m. Sarah Stoodley FH
Creative Movement Thursday 3:30 p.m. 4:15 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
Creative Movement 
Saturday 9:00 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
Creative Movement 
Saturday  9:15 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Sylvana Christopher ATL
Creative Movement 
Saturday  10:00 a.m. 10:45 a.m. Josephine Nicholson FH
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Dance Basics
Description & Dress Code
4 & 5 year olds
Dance Basics Tuesday 3:45 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Josephine Nicholson DC
Dance Basics Tuesday 4:45 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Sarah Stoodley FH
Dance Basics Wednesday 3:45 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
Dance Basics Thursday 4:45 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Josephine Nicholson ATL
Dance Basics Saturday  9:00 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Josephine Nicholson FH
Dance Basics Saturday 9:45 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Monica Reid ATL
Dance Basics Saturday 10:45 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Ann Norris BTH
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Pre-Ballet
Description & Dress Code
K-1st Grade
Pre-Ballet Monday  4:00 p.m. 4:45 p.m. Kaylen Ratto ATL
Pre-Ballet  Tuesday 3:45 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Alison Crosby FH
Pre-Ballet  Tuesday 4:30 p.m. 5:15 p.m. Josephine Nicholson DC
Pre-Ballet Friday 4:00 p.m. 4:45 p.m. Sarah Stoodley FH
Pre-Ballet  Saturday 9:00 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Kaylen Ratto ATL
Pre-Ballet  Saturday 9:00 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Ann Norris BTH
Pre-Ballet  Saturday 9:00 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Francesca Jandasek FH
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Ballet
Description & Dress Code
2nd-3rd Grade
Ballet I Tuesday 4:30 p.m. 5:15 p.m. Alison Crosby FH
Ballet I  Saturday 9:45 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Francesca Jandasek FH
Ballet I  Saturday 10:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Sylvana Christopher ATL
Ballet II (C) Friday 4:45 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Sarah Stoodley FH
4th-5th Grade
Ballet I Saturday 9:45 a.m. 10:45 a.m. Ann Norris BTH
Ballet I Saturday 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Francesca Jandasek FH
4th-6th Grade
Ballet I Saturday 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Monica Reid ATL
6th-8th Grade
Ballet I Saturday 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Francesca Jandasek FH
Ballet II (C) Tuesday 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Alison Crosby FH
9th-12th Grade
Ballet I/II Wednesday 4:00 p.m. 5:15 p.m. Katerina Rodgaard BTH
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Belly Dance
Description & Dress Code
9th-12th Grade
Belly Dance I  Wednesday 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Artemis BTH
Belly Dance II (C) Wednesday 3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Artemis BTH
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Hip Hop
Description & Dress Code
Kid Hop (1st - 2nd Grade)
Kid Hop Monday 4:45 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Kaylen Ratto ATL
Kid Hop Monday 5:15 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Vikki Weinberger BTH
3rd-5th Grade
Hip Hop I  Tuesday 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Jamie Stagl ATL
Hip Hop I  Tuesday 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Bethany Jenkins BTH
Hip Hop I  Saturday 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Nikki Gambhir BTH
Hip Hop I Saturday 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Esperonto Bean ATL
Hip Hop I  Sunday 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger BTH
Hip Hop II (C)   Monday  4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Juli Calderon BTH
6th-8th Grade
Hip Hop I  Tuesday 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
Hip Hop I  Thursday 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
Hip Hop I Thursday 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Juli Calderon ATL
Hip Hop I  Thursday 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Esperonto Bean BTH
Hip Hop I  Friday 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Lizzie Palumbo BTH
Hip Hop I  Saturday 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Bridgette Blair FH
Hip Hop I Saturday 2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Esperonto Bean ATL
Hip Hop I  Sunday 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Vikki Weinberger BTH
Hip Hop II (C) Thursday 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
Hip Hop II (C)  Friday 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Angel Stone BTH
Hip Hop III (C)  Monday  5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Juli Calderon BTH
9th-12th Grade
Hip Hop I Thursday 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Juli Calderon ATL
Hip Hop I  Friday 3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Angel Stone BTH
Hip Hop I Saturday 3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Esperonto Bean ATL
Hip Hop II (C) Wednesday 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Vanessa Carmichael-Elder FH
Hip Hop II (C)  Saturday 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Bridgette Blair FH
Hip Hop II (C)  Saturday 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Nikki Gambhir BTH
Hip Hop III (C) Monday  3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Juli Calderon BTH
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Broadway Jazz
Description & Dress Code
1st-2nd Grade
Broadway Jazz  Wednesday 3:45 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Jamie Stagl DC
Broadway Jazz  Friday 3:45 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Kelly Kunst FH
Broadway Jazz Saturday 9:45 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
3rd-5th Grade
Broadway Jazz  Saturday 9:45 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Adriane Whalen FH
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Jazz
Description & Dress Code
3rd-5th Grade
Jazz I  Tuesday 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Bethany Jenkins BTH
Jazz I Tuesday 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Jamie Stagl ATL
Jazz I Friday 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Lauren Borchard DC
Jazz I  Saturday 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Ann Norris BTH
Jazz II (C) Friday 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Kelly Kunst FH
6th-8th Grade
Jazz I Monday  3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Sarah Stoodley FH
Jazz I  Wednesday 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
Jazz I Friday 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Lauren Borchard DC
Jazz II (C)  Monday  5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Sarah Stoodley FH
Jazz II (C)  Friday  4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Katerina Rodgaard BTH
Jazz III (C) Friday 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Katerina Rodgaard BTH
9th-12th Grade
Jazz I Monday  3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger BTH
Jazz I Tuesday 3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
Jazz II (C)   Wednesday 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Vanessa Carmichael-Elder FH
Jazz II (C) Friday 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Sarah Stoodley FH
Jazz III (C)  Monday  5:15 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Maurice Johnson BTH
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Street Jazz
Description & Dress Code
9th-12th Grade
Street Jazz I  Friday 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Maurice Johnson BTH
Street Jazz II (C) Saturday 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Maurice Johnson FH
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Modern
Description & Dress Code
1st-2nd Grade
Modern I Thursday 4:15 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Francesca Jandasek FH
3rd-5th Grade
Modern I Wednesday 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Lauren Borchard FH
6th-8th Grade
Modern I Wednesday 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Lauren Borchard FH
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Tap
Description & Dress Code
4 & 5 year olds
Creative Rhythms Saturday 9:15 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Vikki Weinberger BTH
Creative Rhythms            (no class 4/8)  New! Register Saturday 10:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Kaylen Ratto ATL
1st-2nd Grade
Tap I  Saturday 9:45 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Kaylen Ratto ATL
Tap I  Saturday 10:00 a.m. 10:45 a.m. Vikki Weinberger BTH
Tap I  Saturday 10:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Adriane Whalen FH
Tap II  Monday  4:30 p.m. 5:15 p.m. Vikki Weinberger BTH
3rd-5th Grade
Tap I  Saturday 10:45 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Vikki Weinberger BTH
Tap II (C) Thursday 4:45 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Adriane Whalen BTH
Tap II (C) Saturday 9:00 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Adriane Whalen FH
6th-8th Grade
Tap II (C) Thursday 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Adriane Whalen BTH
9th-12th Grade
Tap I Thursday 4:00 p.m. 4:45 p.m. Adriane Whalen BTH
Tap IV (C) Sunday 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Vikki Weinberger BTH
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(C) = Concert Class, will perform in Spring 2006    
(Co.) = Company    
P) = Program