CONTEMPORARY DANCE
CONTEMPORARY DANCE AGES 7-9 (60 minutes) – MONDAY
Students develop a sense of independence and self-expression while studying contemporary dance vocabulary. Each class is built upon the Limon Technique with a heavy focus on improvisation and creative development using the Five Elements of dance, which make the foundation of all dance forms.
DATE(S): February 24 – April 27, 2020
DAY(S): Mondays (7 sessions)
- Excluding: Spring Break (March 16 & 23), April 13th, 2020
TIME(S): 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
AGE(S): 7-9 years
COST(S): $105 ($15 Class/7 Classes)
LOCATION: Tahayghen Elementary School, Large Gym Masset
PLEASE NOTE: Drop-ins are not available for this program and a minimum of 5 pre-registrations are needed to make this program sustainable, thank you.
CONTEMPORARY DANCE AGES 10-12 (75 minutes) – MONDAY & WEDNESDAY
Students develop a sense of independence and self-expression while studying contemporary dance vocabulary. Each class is built upon the Limon Technique with a heavy focus on improvisation and creative development using the Five Elements of dance, which make the foundation of all dance forms.
DATE(S):
February 24 – April 27, 2020 (Mondays)
February 19 – April 29, 2020 (Wednesdays)
DAY(S):
Mondays (7 sessions) – those registering for Monday must also register for Wednesday!
- Excluding: Spring Break (March 16 & 23, 2020) & April 13th, 2020
Wednesdays (9 sessions)
- Excluding: Spring Break (March 18 & 25, 2020)
TIME(S):
- Monday: 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM
- Wednesday: 5:30 PM – 6:45 PM
AGE(S): 10 – 12
COST(S):
- Wednesdays ONLY: $162.00 ($18 Class/9 Classes)
- BOTH Monday & Wednesday (over 15% savings!): $240.00 ($15 Class/16 Classes)
LOCATION: Tahayghen Elementary School, Large Gym Masset
PLEASE NOTE: Drop-ins are not available for this program and a minimum of 5 pre-registrations are needed to make this program sustainable, thank you.
CONTEMPORARY DANCE ADULTS (90 minutes)
A Limon Technique based dance class geared to promote strength, flexibility, community & expression.
DATE(S): February 19 – April 29, 2020
DAY(S): Wednesdays
TIME(S): 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
AGE(S): 19+
COST(S): $162 ($18 Class/9 Classes)
LOCATION: Tahayghen Elementary School, Large Gym Masset
PLEASE NOTE: Drop-ins are not available for this program and a minimum of 5 pre-registrations are needed to make this program sustainable, thank you.
INSTRUCTOR: Alison Keery
BIO:
Alison Keery is a certified Limon Instructor, a British Association of Teachers of Dance (BATD) Associate and did her BFA Dance Honours at York University with a specialization in Motor Learning and Motor Development. She has taught recreational and competition modern, ballet, jazz and contemporary dance for upwards of 20 years and is currently a teacher with Making Music Together and runs programming for various Daycare Centres in Toronto, ON.
Over the past 7 years, she developed a Movement Literacy Program which she has taught in Elementary Schools throughout School District 57, BC. She also taught a similar program called SunDance through Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre in Toronto, ON. The goal of these programs are not to create dancers, but rather to provide students with the skills necessary to be able to interpret movement through the 5 Elements of Dance, rather; to develop “dance literacy” rather than technical dancers. Alison believes passionately that all children are born ready to dance and that tapping in to their personal creative and expressive voices allows them to connect more deeply with themselves.
When Alison is not in the studio or teaching she can be found snuggling with her cats or with her nose buried in a book.
