Open House. This is US!
A snapshot of what goes on inside Pioneer Dance Arts. Students attending the variety of classes offered at the academy.
"Yield and push to reach and pull.."
Bartenieff Fundamentals - “Tools for Change.” A rejuvenating, self-massage journey through a somatic, mind/body process. By remembering patterns of inner connectivity you explore your articulate body.
Resulting in a balanced state of mind and body to
reduce injury, relieve stress, enable efficient movement and become more expressive.
Breathe
"Begin within. Breathe fully. Feel the flow. Let go.” Adult/Senior Bartenieff Fundamentals class begins with our focus on Breathing 3-Dimensionally.
Children's tumbling class warm-up.
Children practicing a "proud lion" pose as a leg swing kicks to the head. Ah.... The flexibility of youth.
Ms. KLee introducing BrainDance to the Youth/Adult I/II
Developed by Creative Dance Center
founder, Anne Green Gilbert. “The BrainDance sequences through the eight fundamental movement patterns of early human development which wire the central nervous system. BrainDance connects and aligns all parts of the body, brings blood and oxygen to the brain and muscles, and helps us to center and focus.The BrainDance can be done on the floor, sitting or standing and is a faster paced version of the Bartenieff Fundamentals.
Well prepared to attend the American Musical & Dramatic Academy.
Pioneer Dance Arts provides a quality dance education. Recreational students and dancers preparing for a professional career find a disciplined, nurturing environment where they learn solid technique and they stay physically fit.
Balance, turn-out, slow control stretch..... Challenge On!
The Advanced Jazz class practicing the adagio taught by Mary Lou Sanelli. Mary Lou is well known as writer/speaker/performer and also works as a dance instructor and choreographer. Mary Lou taught a vigorous advanced jazz class to Pioneer Dance Arts students, 4/20/11.
Run, turn, skip, jump. Dancing is so much FUN!
Children's Pre-Ballet class has live piano accompaniment, to enhance class continuity and the student's sense of rhythm. The dancers are performing a routine to music from the "Nutcracker".
The simple action of walking.
How Bartenieff Fundamentals has positively influenced Debbie Brown's life.
Body Half Stretch. Yield and Push to Reach and Pull. Breathe....
Adult/Senior class warming up with Therapeutic Barre.
Dance, spin, fly the night away!
Trey performing the Rumba combo, side two. With a smile finish!
Advanced Jazz Rumba Variation
Trey Baldwin dancing a Rumba Jazz variation.
