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MONDAY

FUN WITH SCULPTURE

Mitch Coombs
Monday             4:00 - 5:15 pm
$75/$85 + $10 Supply Fee
6 Week Session
Ages 5 yrs. +
Students will have fun working with their hands to create      3-dimensional sculpture, using clay, plaster and Paper Mache.  This is a fun class and a solid     introduction to art. 3/14 

MOSAICS & COLLAGE

Mitch Coombs
Monday          5:30 - 6:45 pm
$75/$85 + $10 Supply Fee
6 Week Session
Ages 5 yrs. +
Students will create mosaics and collages using various mediums including paper, plaster, beads and photographs.  Reference will be given to Masters of the medium such as Picasso and Matisse. 3/14

 CLAY CREATIONS

Cherie Hackler
Monday              6:30 - 8:30 pm
$100/$110 +$15 Supply Fee
8 Week  Session
Clay cost not included
Ages 8 yrs.+
Students will learn techniques associated with ceramics, coil, slab, pinch and the wheel.  Making individual projects which will be glazed in different ways.  Students will have fun while discovering their clay creativity.  Creating 3-D artwork that will last forever.
NO MAKE UP CLASSES 6/12

TUESDAY

 WORKING WITH
POLYMER CLAY


Steven Kean
Tuesday            6:00 - 8:00 pm
$90/$100 + $10 Supply Fee
6 Week Session 
Ages 8 yrs. +
Students  will learn the Italian glassworking technique of Millefiori “a thousand flowers”, and simulate this technique using Polymer clay.  You will create Polymer Clay Covered Glass Jars that can be used to store loose change or jewelry.  The jars that are created may also act as brightly colored candle holders.  We will also create colorful and re-usable ink pens using the Polymer Clay. 7/15

WEDNESDAY

INTRO TO DANCE I
ONGOING
Andrea  Alfieri
Wednesday  3:30 - 4:15 pm    
Age 3 - 5 yrs. preschool           
$90/$100  per 6 weeks
Introduction to the Dance Class. Our youngest students  start off with tap, move on to ballet and finish up with jazz dance. Class focuses on rhythmic skills, motor skills and song and dance fun! Solid leotards, tights, ballet slippers & tap shoes  required. 4/10

INTRO TO DANCE II
ONGOING
Andrea  Alfieri
Wednesday 4:15-5:15pm     
Age  5-7 yrs.         
$90/$100  per 6 weeks
This one-hour class introduces new students to ballet basics,  jazz isolations and tap fundamentals. It is slightly more structured than Intro to Dance I, but it builds a stronger foundation for the future.  Students will learn proper ballet placement, fun floor activities, and center work with basic dance steps, body directions, and larger movements across the floor.  Leotard, tights and ballet slippers & tap shoes required.  Hair must be neatly pulled back in a bun. 4/10

DISCO DANCEFIT
ONGOING
Andrea  Alfieri
Wednesday  5:30-6:15pm     
Age 12 to Adult           
$90/$100/$115  per 6 weeks
Work and tone your body to songs of the 70’s and 80’s!  Learn The Hustle, The Bus Stop, The Electric Slide, and dance combinations like Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”!  The class begins with a simple Jazz Dance warm-up; it then moves on to arm, leg and abdominal exercises and before you know it, you’re at a Disco Dance Party.  Workout attire and soft comfortable shoes suggested. 4/10

TEEN/ADULT
CONTEMPORARY
BALLET
ONGOING
Andrea  Alfieri
Wednesday  6:30-8:00 pm    
Age 12 to Adult        
$90/$100/$115  per 6 weeks
NOTE:  Beginners welcome! (if they are dancers)  Advanced welcome!   Basic Intermediate level ballet barre/stretches center  Combinations.  A good class for continuing dancers and adults who just want to keep in shape.  *PREVIOUS DANCE EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.
One of the most beneficial forms of dance! Students focus on overall body alignment and awareness with emphasis on proper
usage of feet and legs and execution of turnout.  Carriage and usage of upper torso and arms are also stressed.  Traditional barre work, center work and combinations are included in all classes.  Leotards, tights and ballet slippers are required.  Hair must be pulled back in a bun. 4/10

DRAWING, PAINTING
 & CARTOONING
Mitch Coombs
Wednesday            4:00 - 5:15 pm
$75/$85 + $10 Supply Fee
6 Week Session 
Ages 5 yrs. +
Students will start with the basics of lines, shapes, sketching, inking and color. They will learn to draw     various subjects including people, settings, animals and create their own characters.  After the basics, each student will proceed with   projects of their choice in either Drawing (including full color     painting) or Cartooning (comic book art and anime) according to their  preference. Students receive       individualized  instruction. 3/14

BALLET
Private Ballet/Modern Dance Lessons
Andrea Alfieri
$35/$40/$45 per hour by appt.
Age 8 to Adult
Offering Intermediate to advanced level private Ballet and Modern dance lessons.  Call for an appointment

WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS

MAKING FLEECE INTO FELT
Wednesday  July 9  9:15 - Noon
Bette McCarron
$25 + $5 Supply Fee
Ages 6 yrs.+
Felting is an ancient technique that even predates weaving.  Lightweight but strong, it is ideal for making a variety of items in many shapes & sizes.  Using various colors of unspun wool, you will feel & see the fleece shrink and mat together to become “felt” as you create a special container or bag for your treasures or a hand puppet. 4/10

FISHY FABRIC WINDSOCK
Wednesday  July 16   9:15 - Noon
Bette McCarron
$25 + $5 Supply Fee
Ages 6 yrs.+
By adding a tail and fins to colorful fish-shaped cloth, each student will create a unique fish windsock.  After decorating with trimmings and paint, string and a swivel hook will be attached to the open mouth so it will twirl in the wind.  Completed fish will be about 4-1/2 feet long.  4/10


PAINTING WITH MUD
BOGOIANFINI
Wednesday  July 23   9:15 - Noon
Bette McCarron       
$25 + $5 Supply Fee
Ages 6 yrs.+
In Mali, Africa, locally woven cloth is decorated with local mud to create designs to tell stories & then dried in the hot African sun.  You will duplicate this process to tell your story on a tote  bag with different colored muds from various sources:  South Carolina riverbanks, Texas cotton fields, NJ marshes and any you might bring. 4/10.

ROUND REED  BASKETRY
Wednesday  July 30  9:15 - Noon
Bette McCarron
$25 + $5 Supply Fee
Ages 6 yrs.+
Starting with circular bases, students will develop their ability to control, form & design while twining or weaving with different colors of round reed.  Students will be able to complete a small basket and no two will look alike.  This class is for beginners to advanced basket makers.  4/10

CREATING AN ACCORDIAN BOOK
Wednesday  Aug. 6  9:15 - Noon
Bette McCarron
$25 + $5 Supply Fee
Ages 6 yrs.+
After making your front and back covers, you will assemble a unique book with pages folded “accordion style”  Then decorating with stencils, stamping or cut-outs, you will create that special place to record your writings & drawings.  The  last page will have a surprise—your photo!

THURSDAY

INTERGENERATIONAL
SOCK MONKEY
Doris McHugh
Thursday July 10 or Aug 7
6-9PM
$25 + $10 Supply Fee
Ages 4th grade & up with Adult  Limited to 12 students
Learn to make America’s favorite toy—A Sock Monkey.  Come alone or bring your favorite child and work together to create your monkey.  Bring a bag of poly fill—everything else provided. 6/12

 

FRIDAY

DANCE AMATION
ONGOING
Elaine Chaffin
Friday        9:30-10:30
$50/$60  per 6 week session
Ages 4-6 yrs. (Boys & Girls)
Listen to the music and meet the characters:  Animals, Bugs, Sea Creatures, and more!  Warm-up, stretch and then Learn the Dance that brings the characters to life!  Learn proper dance form for jumps and falls and more.  Everyone gets great exercise (they’ll be tired!) Parents Participation Welcome 4/12

BALLET, JAZZ & MODERN DANCE

ONGOING
Elaine Chaffin

Friday        12:15 - 1:15 pm

Ages 5 - 7 yrs.
$50/$60  per 6 week session

Friday          1:15 - 2:45 pm

Ages 8 - 13 yrs.         

$75/$85  per 6 week session                               
HOME SCHOOLERS WELCOME!

This  course will teach important essentials of ballet, jazz and modern dance designed to meet the NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards.  The teacher is a NJ certified  Vocational Dance teacher, a former AGVA Union Member.  As a certified Ballet coach, she uses renowned ballet teaching syllabi.  Emphasis is enjoyment through learning correct base level technique critical to developing confidence.  Students will learn a dance to each discipline as each unit is completed.

BALLET

ONGOING

Individual/Semi

Private

Elaine Chaffin

$30/$40 per hour by appt.

Age 7—Adult

Individual/Semi-Private Ballet Instruction.  Ages 7 to Adult.  All levels/styles. Students receive a complete ballet class which will teach, correct, and strengthen technical placement.  Dance teachers or experienced students over 16 may take preparatory classes for The Cecchetti Council of America’s ballet teacher certification exam.

 

SATURDAYS

 

BALLROOM
Ed Fischer & Carrie Reilly
Saturday   10:30 - 11:30 pm                          
$90/$100  per 6 week session
Ages 9 +
In each one hour class you will learn the fundamental techniques of the standard Smooth ballroom dances.  The dances you will learn in the first six weeks are; Fox Trot, Tango and Waltz.  You will learn the three basic patterns in each of the dances.  In the six weeks you will develop the patterns to the point of ‘muscle memory.’  This means that you will be able to dance all three patterns in each of the three dances without thought. At the end of your six weeks these basic patterns will have become second nature.
Certified Ballroom and Latin Instructors:Edward/Carrie
Requirements – Gentlemen: dress shoe  Ladies: dress heels No jeans, sneakers, sandals or any shoe with rubber soles.

LATIN DANCE
Ed Fischer & Carrie Reilly
Saturday   12:00 - 1:00 pm                          
$90/$100  per 6 week session
Ages 9 +
In each one hour class you will learn the fundamental techniques of the standard LATIN dances.  The dances you will learn in the first six weeks are; Rumba, Cha-Cha and Salsa.  You will learn the three basic patterns in each of the dances.  In the six weeks you will develop the patterns to the point of ‘muscle memory.’  This means that you will be able to dance all three patterns in each of the three dances without thought. At the end of your six weeks these basic patterns will have become second nature. In addition, you will also get the beginnings of understanding your Latin tempos.
Certified Ballroom and Latin Instructors:  Edward/Carrie
Requirements – Gentlemen: dress shoe  Ladies: dress heel
No jeans, sneakers, sandals or any shoe with rubber soles.

SIGN FOR BOTH BALLROOM AND LATIN DANCE CLASSES AND SAVE MONEY - $165.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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