Kids Classes and Creative Learning

FULL SCHEDULE OF HEALDSBURG CLASSES

Healdsburg Dance Collective 

4 different dance studios, classes for ages 3-73, Many Genres & Levels

Visit & register for ALL Classes 

UPside Kids Classes- Tiny & Mighty

Day: Wednesdays, 4-4:45pm,
Series: 10 Weeks September 11th-November 13th
Studio: Dragonfly Farm Studio, Healdsburg
Cost: $240/10 class series
Ages: 3-5
Instructor: Courtney Jansen (UPside Company dancer)

Class Description: The Creative Movement Class will be an opportunity for children in the three to five year old ages to experience structure, solo movement as well as collaborative movement. Each class will start out with a warm up wiggle song, a stretching song, and hops, skips, marchs, etc. around the space.  Movements together as a group to understand group activities, a shared goal and spatial awareness.  The class will also include improvisation,  play with props and taking turns.  Courtney’s goal is to keep it creative while providing a safe space for your child to explore movement in a class setting.
Limited class size.  Please Register and sign-up at Healdsburg Dance Collective or by emailing dancinjansen18@gmail.com

Our Vision for UPside Dance incorporates Creative Learning in our practice as Teachers and Choreographers.  Dance is a educational gem for teaching all ages of student.  In our Creative Movement Classes for Adults and our outreach to schools in Sonoma County for youth, we hope to bring dance to the community to strengthen both dance as an art form, physical/mental health, and creative communication.  

Different Kind of Dance Class Format:

 UPside Dance classes emphasize photo 2 (2)creative movement, multi-media collaboration, and the ‘famous’ UPside infectious optimism.  Using our background training in Dance, Pilates, Yoga, Ballet, Design, and Performance Art, UPside develops non-traditional and adventurous dance classes.  The world of dance can be mysterious, even the word ‘dance’ can be intimidating to some.  Kate and Tanya invite people to ‘move’ and ‘create’ rather than using technical dance jargon that might discourage newcomers. In UPside, there is a strong belief that everyone is a dancer: “If you can move, you can dance” Kate and Tanya always say.  Although there is dance technique vocabulary taught in the intermediate classes, like ‘plie’, ‘tondu’, ‘jete’, UPside has shifted their teaching method. The movement is described using imagery and action words to increase the body’s vocabulary and mobility. Before you know it…. you’ve created a dance piece and are dancing in full flourish!  

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