Children's Dance
Creative Dance for Children classes for Winter/Spring Semester will be offered by the Department of Dance beginning January 23, 2010. The 7-week session will culminate with an informal showing on March 6th. The 14-week session will culminate with a final showing on May 8th. Kate Kuper and Marianne Jarvi teach all classes, assisted by students from the Department of Dance.
Classes are for children ages 4, 5, 6-7 and 8-10. The age 4, 5 and 6-7 classes will introduce and build upon concepts of dance and dance making taught through music, words, props, poems and stories. The 8-10 classes will place greater emphasis on modern dance technique as well as improvisation and dance making.
CLASSES LIMITED TO 12 PER SECTION
Two session options
1) Seven Weeks (Jan 23 – March 6) - $70
2) Fourteen Weeks (Jan 23 – May 8, no class on March 13 and 20) - $140
All classes meet weekly on Saturday mornings at the Dance Studio Building (905 W. Nevada). Appropriate dress is hair off the face, loose-fitting, comfortable clothes and bare feet. The last day of the each session (March 6th and May 8th) will be informal showings for parents and families. The other sessions will be closed to observation. Parents may enjoy visiting Café Paradiso on the corner of Lincoln & Nevada or spending time in the family-friendly environment of Christopher Hall across the street from the studio, which opens at 9:00 a.m.
| Age 4 | 9:00-9:45 | Nevada B |
| Age 5 | 9:00-9:45 | Nevada B |
| Age 6-7 | 10:00-11:00 | Nevada B |
| Age 8-10 | 10:00-11:00 | Nevada A |
Bring the completed registration form and check, payable to “University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign” to:
Cindy Masko
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Dance
907 1/2 W. Nevada
Urbana, IL 61801
Cancellations with full refunds will be processed until the FIRST DAY OF CLASS. Classes will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please provide your e-mail address on the registration form, as we will contact you exclusively via email. For further information, please call at 333-1010 or email at dance@illinois.edu.
