20 Years on Auburn Avenue!
On May 9, 2003, Imagination Stage moved from two small, compromised spaces into our beautiful home on Auburn Avenue.
Dance
Imagination Stage offers fun, non-competitive dance classes for students of all levels and abilities, meeting the needs of dancers at every stage of their physical and mental development.
Dance classes help young children improve their coordination, gain important social skills, and explore their own creativity. For older students, dance classes are essential for the well-rounded professional stage performer, choreographer, and musical theatre performer. Imagination Stage encourages all theatre performers to take dedicated technique classes in dance as well as acting and singing.
Introductory Dance Classes for students Age 3-5, Grades K-3:
These classes are designed to introduce students to movement and creative expression, through beginning dance footwork and vocabulary, as well as improvised movement and play. Students in Grades 2-3 begin applying their technique to specific show titles or genres.
Class title examples may include: Dance Disney, Mini Broadway Song & Dance, Hip-Hop Dance Crew, Dance: Disney's Descendants
Musical Theatre Dance for Grades 4-8:
Aspiring performers looking to enhance their toolkits are encouraged to take these classes to focus their growth in the Broadway Jazz style. Some classes focus on only choreography and dance technique, while others incorporate singing as well.
Class title example may include: Voice and Dance, Dance: Mamma Mia
Intensive Dance Theatre Programs for students Grades 6-12:
Dancers with an interest in a more intensive dance training environment can look to the following programs for a more focused application of ballet, modern, and jazz styles. These classes are for students with previous dance experience who are looking to focus on dance as the sole art form.
- Dance Academy: Intro to Technique and Choreography (Grades 6-12). This year long dance training program focuses on essential dance technique in the styles of ballet, jazz, and modern technique, as well as focus on improving overall strength and stamina.
- IStage Dance Theatre (Grades 8-12). This performance program is designed for students with a strong foundation in dance. Dancers build upon techniques of contemporary ballet and modern dance which are then applied to composition and choreography work. This program is a two-semester commitment with the spring semester culminating in a performance in the Reeve Studio Theatre. (Audition or Approval required)
Visit our Search Tool starting in July for our Fall semester, in November for our Winter/Spring Semester, and in January to find Summer Camps!
Explore other program areas such as Acting & Musical Theatre, Early Childhood, Filmmaking, Training & Performance, and Access & Inclusion.
QUESTIONS ABOUT DANCE
Contact Ashlee McKinnon
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