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To develop students with proper technique, performance, creativity, and confidence through the art form of  DANCE!

Silver Spring, MD

Teens

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Get your teen signed up for our dance classes. It’s a great extra-curricular activity.

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Classes

Fall session begins the Tuesday after Labor Day


DDC Ballet & Contemporary Fusion, Intermediate---13-15 years of age
This class is an hour long class focusing on a Ballet barre fusing contemporary movement for choreography. Students will master more advanced technique, body alignment, grace, rhythm, spatial awareness, strength, choreography, and performance in this class. Students will complete a full ballet barre, adagio, petit allegro, and center floor combinations followed by more modern dance phrasing. Students should have multiple years of prior training before taking this class.
Class Time: See schedule of class on the home page
Dress: Any color leotard and tights (black preferred for leo), students may also wear boy cut briefs
Shoes: Pink ballet shoes, bare feet, or dance paws

DDC Tap, Intermediate---13-15 years of age
Students take a 45 minute class discovering complex tap rhythms. Students will become proficient with pull backs, wings, time steps with variations, toe stands and more! Tap dancers are strong on their feet and develop a versatile dancer, highly encouraged for students.
Class Time: See schedule of class on the home page
Dress: leggings, boy cut briefs, black yoga pants, t-shirt, tank top, leotard, or tights
Shoes: Black Tap shoes

DDC Jazz/Modern/Hip-Hop Fusion, Intermediate---13-15 years of age
Dancers take an hour-long class studying technique, choreography, space, time, and effort in this class. Dancers will demonstrate self-expression in performance and develop confidence, self-esteem, and discipline. Students are encouraged to take Ballet and Tap along with this class. This class works on pirouettes, leaps, jumps, turns, and choreography of the styles jazz, modern, and hip-hop-fused together.
Class Time: See schedule of class on the home page
Dress: leggings, boy cut briefs, black yoga pants, t-shirt, tank top, leotard, or tights
Shoes: Tan Jazz shoes, bare feet, or dance paws


DDC Hip-Hop, Advanced-Intermediate---12-19 years of age
Dancers in this class study the culture of street dancing in an hour-long dance class. These movers will discover multiple genres like Voguing, Wacking, Locking, Popping, Break-Dancing, B-Boy/B-Girl, etc…styles of dance. Students will explore different rhythms and choreography in an upbeat class!
Class Time: See schedule of class on the home page
Dress: Basketball shorts, sweat pants, leggings, t-shirt, or tank top
Shoes: Tennis shoes

DDC Technique Class---12-18 years of age:
This class is an hour-long class. Dancers who are new or need extra help are encouraged to take this class to work on components such as leaps, turns, fouettes, jumps and choreography sequencing.
Class Time: See schedule of class on the home page
Dress: leggings, boy cut briefs, black yoga pants, t-shirt, tank top, leotard, or tights
Shoes: Jazz shoes or bare feet

DDC Poms/Cheer Dance---12-18 years of age:
This class is an hour-long class. This class is tailored to precision and execution for technical proficiency which is important for anyone interested in Poms, Cheerleading, or Dance/Drill Teams. Students will explore: pirouettes, leaps, turns, jumps, fouettes, arm motions, and choreography. This class is typically offered over the summer session but is available for specific groups and private instruction for teams and individuals. Please email for more information on class times.
Class Time: See schedule of class on the home page
Dress: leggings, boy cut briefs, black yoga pants, t-shirt, tank top, leotard, or tights
Shoes: Jazz shoes or bare feet


DDC Pointe, all levels---13-19 years of age:
This is a 30 minute class studying the classical style of Pointe. Pointe students must have a pre-requisite including many years of solid Ballet training. Dancers in Pointe discover new vocabulary, advanced technique, choreography, and performance. Students who wish to take Pointe must also take either Intermediate Ballet or Advanced Ballet.
Class Time: See schedule of class on the home page
Dress: Black leotard and tights, students may also wear ballet skirt or boy cut briefs
Shoes: Pink Pointe shoes

DDC Ballet & Contemporary Fusion, Advanced---16 years and up
This class is an hour long class focusing on an advanced Ballet barre fusing contemporary movement for choreography. Students will master advanced technique, body alignment, grace, rhythm, spatial awareness, strength, choreography, and performance in this class. Students will complete a full ballet barre, adagio, petit allegro, and center floor combinations followed by more modern dance phrasing. Students should have multiple years of prior training before taking this class and must be approved by Ms. D’Anna
Class Time: See schedule of class on the home page
Tuesday: Tuesday 6-7:15pm
Dress: Any color leotard and tights (black preferred for leo), students may also wear boy

cut briefs
Shoes: Pink ballet shoes, bare feet, or dance paws

DDC Tap, Advanced---16 years and up
Students take a 45 minute class discovering complex tap rhythms. Students are proficient with pull backs, pick-ups, wings, time steps with variations, toe stands and more! Tap dancers are strong on their feet and develop a versatile dancer, highly encouraged for students.
Class Time: See schedule of class on the home page
Dress: leggings, boy cut briefs, black yoga pants, t-shirt, tank top, leotard, or tights
Shoes: Black Tap shoes



DDC Jazz/Modern/Hip-Hop Fusion, Advanced---16-20 years of age
Dancers take an hour-long class studying advanced technique, choreography, space, time, and effort in this class. Dancers will demonstrate self-expression in performance and develop confidence, self-esteem, and discipline. Students are encouraged to take Ballet and Tap along with this class. This class works on advanced pirouettes, leaps, jumps, turns, and choreography of the styles jazz, modern, and hip-hop-fused together. This class requires stamina and high energy!
Class Time: See schedule of class on the home page
Dress: leggings, boy cut briefs, black yoga pants, t-shirt, tank top, leotard, or tights
Shoes: Tan Jazz shoes, bare feet, or dance paws

 

 *The DDC Company
Class times:
Jr. Protégé Company: Wednesdays 6-7pm
Protégé Company: Wednesday 7-8pm
Jr/Sr/Elite Company: Wednesday 8-9pm


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