WINTER 2021 CLASS DESCRIPTIONS - DANCE
BOLLYWOOD BEGINNERS
BOLLYWOOD I
Teacher: Ms. Anushya
Eligibility: 4-5 years old (Bollywood Beginners+Teacher’s Placement)
Class Size: 6 students max
Cost: $225
Our Bollywood I class focuses on basic steps, postures and spatial positioning of the students. Teachers will work towards building student concentration and focus, encouraging them to work independently. Students will be taught to listen to musical cues/beats and time their moves with respect to the beat. Utmost importance will be given to developing hand - leg coordination. Students will be taught to be aware of their movements and transitions between moves. Students will be taught one 2-3 minute choreography as well as be engaged through themes, dance games and festival favorite routines. The first half of 2021 brings us opportunity to educate our students about various festivals and their importance.
Biweekly videos will be provided for at home practice. Minimal Parental/caregiver involvement may be needed for first timers.
Teacher: Ms. Anushya
Eligibility: 3 years old (First Timers)
Class Size: 6 students max
Cost: $225
Our Bollywood Beginners class is designed to familiarize students with Bollywood dance. Our first time students are taught to start recognizing the beat using various means to identify the 8 count. Students will be taught to focus on learning basic technique and memorizing choreography using simple word cues. We will be teach one 2-3 minute choreography. Students will be engaged through themes, dance games and festival favorite routines. The first half of 2021 brings us opportunity to educate our students about various festivals and their importance.
Biweekly videos will be provided for at home practice. Parental/caregiver involvement may be needed.
BOLLYWOOD II
BOLLYWOOD III
Teacher: Ms. Shehnaaz
Eligibility: 7+ years old (or must have attended 2 semesters of Bollywood II)
Class Size: 8 students max
Cost: $225
Our Bollywood III class focuses on more complex steps and combinations including infusing various theme specific dance forms into our routines. Students will be taught to listen to underlying musical cues and the importance of timing their movements to beats/sounds outside the uniform 8 count. Teachers will also work with the students on recognizing repetitive word cues and creating a step/movement collaboratively. This will further their memorization skills. Emphasis is given to energy, sharpness, grace and expression to their dance routines. Students will be taught one 2- 3 minute choreography as well as be engaged through themes, dance games and festival celebrations. The first half of 2021 brings us opportunity to educate our students about various festivals and their importance.
Biweekly videos will be provided for at home practice.
Teacher: Ms. Shehnaaz
Eligibility: 5-6.5 years old (attended Bollywood I class for 2 semesters + Teacher’s Placement)
Class Size: 8 students max
Cost: $225
Our Bollywood II class focuses on semi complex choreography and dance stance. Students are expected to concentrate for the entire length of the class and work independently on Zoom. Teachers will focus on legwork, proper technique, spatial movement and turns. Emphasis will be given to learning the emotion of the track and basics of expression. Students will be encouraged to memorize one 2- 3 minute choreography as well as be engaged through themes, dance games and festival celebrations. The first half of 2021 brings us opportunity to educate our students about various festivals and their importance.
Biweekly videos will be provided for at home practice.
BOLLYHOP
BOLLYNATYAM
Teacher: Ms. Shalini
Eligibility: 6+ years
Class Size: 8 students max
Cost: $225
A combination of Bharatnatyam and Bollywood, our BollyNatyam class focuses on infusing the Natya, techniques and grace of Bharanatyam into our routines. Taught by our resident classical teacher, Ms. Shalini, our Bolly Natyam students will study Bharatnatyam mudras (Hastas) and learn to express the words of the songs with their body movements and facial expressions. Students will learn the classical steps of Bharatanatyam to Bollywood's latest hit tracks and be able to fuse the technical steps into songs that they love to groove to. This makes learning Bharatanatyam a more fun activity than a rigorous one. In this course we will aim to cover the basics of Bharatanatyam (mudras/adavus/ nritya) in a way that the student will relate to it by learning the steps to songs they enjoy and will surely keep everyone engaged and learning! Students will be taught one 2- 3 minute choreography as well as be engaged through themes, dance games and festival celebrations. The first half of 2021 brings us opportunity to educate our students about various festivals and their importance.
Biweekly videos will be provided for at home practice.
Teacher: Ms. Shivani
Eligibility: 6+ years
Class Size: 8 students max
Cost: $225
Our BollyHop class is a combination of more complex Hip Hop moves set to Bollywood beats. Taught by Mr. Shen, the class will focus on teaching students the more advanced technique and Hip Hop footwork. Students will learn to work on their dance stance and strengthen their balance. Students will learn a great deal about spatial positioning, movement, texture and style. Emphasis will be given on mastering footwork and stylized moves. Students will be encouraged to memorize their choreography. Students will be taught one 2- 3 minute choreography as well as be engaged through themes, dance games and festival celebrations. The first half of 2021 brings us opportunity to educate our students about various festivals and their importance.
Biweekly videos will be provided for at home practice.
PRE JUNIORS
SQUAD JUNIOR
Teacher: Ms. Jessica & Ms. Shehnaaz
Eligibility: 10+ years
Class Size: 6 students max
Cost: $225
The Squad Junior class is a rigorous class geared towards learning advanced Hip Hop, Lyrical, Jazz, Contemporary and Classical genres of dance. Taught by our resident contemporary teacher, Ms. Jessica and boasting special training by our other teachers as well, the class will focus on teaching students the more advanced technique, flow and footwork. Students will learn to work on their dance stance, sharpness and strengthen their balance. Students will be encouraged to memorize their choreography and record videos. Students will be taught one 2- 3 minute choreography as well as be engaged through themes, dance games and festival celebrations. The first half of 2021 brings us opportunity to educate our students about various festivals and their importance.
Biweekly videos will be provided for at home practice.
Teacher: Ms. Shehnaaz
Eligibility: 8+ years old (Teacher’s Placement)
Class Size: 8 students max
Cost: $225
Our Pre Juniors students will be trained to represent SDA for dance submissions for virtual and in-person competitions. They will work on complex choreography, mastering dance stance, technique, stage persona and facial expressions. Pre Junior’s choreography infuses various genres of dance into their routines. Students will be taught to master movements to the underlying beats cues and the importance of timing their movements to beats/sounds outside the uniform 8 count. Emphasis is given to energy, sharpness, grace and expression to their dance routines. Students will work to hone their individual strengths, memorize routines and work on mastering the style of dance themed for the semester. Students will be taught one 2- 3 minute choreography as well as be engaged through themes, dance games and festival celebrations. The first half of 2021 brings us opportunity to educate our students about various festivals and their importance.
Biweekly videos will be provided for at home practice.
MOVE & GROOVE
BollyHIIT KIDS
Teacher: Ms. Shehnaaz
Eligibility: 5+ years old
Class Size: 10 students max
Cost: $200
Our BollyHIIT Kids class is a unique class designed as a dance movement series for children. BollyHIIT started out as an adult focused dance movement class. Since we have gone virtual, we have adapted the class to include children as well to get them moving and grooving. SDA will be provide a 45 minute dance movement class with a mix of Bollywood and English tunes to engage kids in a fun physical activity while building their strength, stamina and coordination.
A typical BollyHIIT Kids class includes a 30 min dance movement workout to fun Bollywood medleys and 15 min of learning a few seconds of choreography every class. Our aim is to provide a fun sweat sesh for our little attendees, that they can enjoy with their families from the comfort of their homes via Zoom. Each week we aim to end the session with interactive dance games and activities to keep our students engaged and entertained.
Families are allowed to join in for our BollyHIIT kids sessions.
Teacher: Ms. Anushya
Eligibility: 3-4.5 years old
Class Size: 10 students max
Cost: $200
Our Move & Groove session promises a catchy playlist, fun mix of moves, and lots of energy beats to get your feet tapping, hearts thumping and bodies moving. Lil Children are taught to identify the beat by clapping, stomping and hopping. Parents and children can use tambourines, maracas, drumsticks, hand held bells or any other props they have readily available at their homes to familiarize themselves with musical beats and the 8 count during the first half of our session.
The second half of the session focuses on teaching families a 30- 45 seconds dance sequence. The moves are tailored for the session to allow participants to comfortably learn and practice them in the given time. Simple and age appropriate word cues are used to prompt the participants to create fun dance moves based on the lyrics of the songs used in our session. This activity helps improve hand eye coordination as well as hand and feet coordination of the attendees. We end the session with poems or show and tell depending on the student popular vote. These sessions allow families to bond and be active with a fun dance class.