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ITHACA TFDDA'S BRONZE MEDAL TO THEATER ARTS MEDAL PROGRAMS:
ITHACA DANCE MASTER ROGER M. CHRISTIAN TFDDA'S
DANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS:
After the initial 38 hour The American ( Ithaca ) Social Dance Economy Program.
Latin Dance Classes Ithaca ~ Ballroom Dance Classes Ithaca ~ Swing to Lindy Hop Dance Classes Ithaca~ Hot Hip Hop Action in Ithaca~ Modern Dance Classes Ithaca ~ Latina Danza
de Arte .
Then, the client may want to enter the following Dance Medal
Programs:All programs it is
suggested that you take at the same time Yoga.
BRONZE = SOCIAL DANCE MEDAL PROGRAM:?
This is very much like a B.A. in a Fine Arts Degree. A complete
Social Dancer.
Dances:
Requirements, The Ithaca Social Dance Economy Program, or Equal Experience.
BALLROOM DANCE, Foxtrot, American Tango, and Waltz.
LATIN DANCE Merengue, Cha Cha
Cha, Mambo, American Rumba, Samba, Bachata, Guaracha, and Son Montuno.
RYTHUM DANCES, Swing, Jitterbug, Free Styling and West Coast Swing, and
Hip Hop.
SILVER = DANCE HOBBY MEDAL PROGRAM:?
This is very much like a M.A. in a Fine Arts Degree.?A dance hobbists.
Dances:
Requirement, The Bronze or Equal Program.
BALLROOM DANCE, Foxtrot, Waltz, and Vienna Waltz.
LATIN DANCE, Cha Cha Cha,
Mambo, Guaracha, Cumbia, Samba, Bolero, Son de Cuba, and Argentine Tango.
RYTHUM DANCES, Lindy Hop, Hip Hop, and The Hustle.
GOLD = PRO - AMATUER COMPETITION MEDAL DANCER FOR THE COMPETITION
AMERICAN SMOOTH DANCE STANDARD, AND LATINA DANZA de ARTE. This is very much like
earning a Phd. In Fine Arts Degree.
Dances:
Requirements, The Silver Program or Equal Program.
BALLROOM DANCE, Waltz, Foxtrot, Vienna Waltz / Russian Waltz.
LATINA DANZA, Paso Doble, Bolero,
Argentine Tango, Guaracha - Son Montuno - Pangcha, Mambo, and Dan " Z " ing to " da " Jazz..
BALLET INTERMEDIATE - " REQUIRED " , The Ithaca Ballet, or Karen Hanson in
Owego---Three Units.
MODERN DANCE ~ OPTIONAL, The Ithaca Academy of Dance, or The Ithaca Ballet, and
Possibly Karen Hanson - Owego---two units.
STAR = PRO - AMATUER COMPETITION MEDAL DANCER FOR THE COMPETITION
AMERICAN SMOOTH DANCE STANDARD, AND LATINA DANZA de ARTE. This is very much like
earning a Post Phd. In Fine Arts Degree.
Dances:
Requirements, The Gold Program or Equal Program.
BALLROOM DANCE, Adagio Pas Duet Waltz and Foxtrot, Russian Waltz, Lyrical Waltz.
LATINA DAN
ZA, Lyrical Mambo, Paso Doble, Bolero, Flamenco,
Argentine Tango, Guarguaracha, and Lyrical Samba.
BALLET ADAGIO, and PAS DUET LEVELS ~ REQUIRED, The Ithaca Ballet, or Karen Hanson in
Owego---Three Units.
ADVANCE MODERN DANCE ~ REQUIRED, The Ithaca Academy of Dance, or The Ithaca Ballet, and
Possibly Karen Hanson - Owego---two units.
BALLROOM DANCE, AND LATIN DANCE THEATER ARTS = PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE
DANCE MEDAL PROGRAM, AND DANCE MASTER ENTRY.This is a Post Phd
in Fine
Arts Degree.
Dances:
Requirements: The GOLD MEDAL PROGRAM, or EQUAL DEGREE. Two years, or 16
units, of Classical Ballet. One year of Modern Dance.
INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM STANDARD = INTERNATIONAL COMPETITOR DANCE MEDAL IN
THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD DIVISION: This
has a B.A. all the way to a Phd
levels known as Associate (Bronze), Members( Silver), and Fellows ( Gold and Star).
Dances:
Requirements, The Silver, or Equal Program.
BALLROOM DANCE STANDARD, Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep, and Tango.
TOP SECRET: THE DANCE MASTER'S " BASIC
" DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
NOTE: Each dance has 10 to 12 " School
Figures ", steps, and 4 to 7 variations.
School figures: These the are steps which defines the movement of an
individual dance in a paticular certain direction, i.e.
straight, turns, twist, or spins in which the client learns to master the
various experiences of dance movement. However, as it must be also pointed out,
neither the school figures, nor their variations are the ends of
learning the movement of the individual dance. What they are is an aid to the client in formulating an organized physical approach to conditioning the body and to develop advance muscle memory. This is the critical developmental stage in which the client will be able to demonstrate sophisticated dance movement.
Dance Instructional Formulas:
Economy = 8 Class Hours to One Private.
Mandatory attendance 4 hours per week.
Mainstream = 4 Class Hours to One Private.
Mandatory attendance 6 hour per week.
Fast Track = Total Privates
Mandatory booking 2 hour per week/ Competition mandatory 4 to 6 hours per
week.
Cost $ 3,600.00 to $ 42,000.00/Six Year investment.?Amount of total time to be invested 280
to 1120 hours over a six year period.
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THE CHILDREN'S DANCE HOUR:
The objective behind the Children's Dance
Hour is to facilitate the individual " little client " to develop
his or her own personal connection to the music through engaging their
innate creative drives to explore dance. What this entails is strict
facilitation in which the instructor does not assume ownership over their
individual resulting "creative" dance movement, but to assist
in their development.
The program 4 hour follows this format:
Warm up, Simon Says, innovative moves are shown to be copied, then 20
minuets structure followed by freestyle dance, where the interactive
facilitation is developed and impromptu performances, where ownership is
developed.
The moral emphasis on mutual support of each
aspirations of creativity are also taught a lesson which is most
welcomed.
Starting age groups are 3 to 8 Y0, and 9 to 12 YO, and after a volume
number is reached then the age groupings are as follows:
3 and 4
5 and 6
7 and 8
9 to 12 stays the same.
Costs $ 20.00/Four lessons after which a sliding scale fee of $ 5.00 to $
8.50 per hour is paid in monthly increments. It is my hope that the
parent understands that the sliding scale fee is based on their family's
monthly budget, and that I know that changes from month to month occurs; thus
there are no words to ever be spoken about this arrangement.
Later on, when the "little client " is
fully aware of what dance form they wish to take, then, and only then, referrals to
classical schools will be given for those who interests are in this
direction. What was discovered, and what you the parent will likewise
discover, is that most will want to take the social approach, and
programs to meet this future demand are now being designed. Plus the
additional benefit that " if " a new
movement evolved out of this process, then the" little client "
may come to experience they are part of new avant
garde...WOW.
During this process, the parents are encourage
to develop links in which they can produce social dances for their
children-according to their regions.
With all this going on " the little client
" suddenly realizes that they are important, and that their own
creativity is fully recognized as a vital function; this produces great
school grades and better domestic behavior at the same time ( Dr. David
Barney, Professor PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT, University of Chicago ).
The All American Dance Troupe is free.
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