Ages 7-9+
Day: Thursday
Time: 4:15-5:00
Class Duration: 45 Minutes
Who Should Take This Class? Any child in Elementary School (first grade and higher) who has taken less than two years of clogging.
Two-Year Plus Experienced Stompers: You can opt to participate in the Beginning Clogging class for all ages, which will provide more challenges.
Objective: Introduce children to the joy of clogging while developing fundamental skills, coordination, and musicality.
Monthly Themes
September – Fall Registration Session
- Theme: Social Skills and Class Expectations
- Focus: Intro Basic Steps and Rhythm
It focuses on class structure, class expectations, following directions, memorizing, and basic movements.
October: Fall Session
- Theme: Under the Sea
- Focus: Developing Techniques & Coordination
Ocean and aquatic animal movement incorporated with Clog Steps, Moving with the Beat, Basic Feet and Arm Movements
November: Mid-Fall Registration Session
- Theme: Mystical and Fairy Land
- Focus: Confidence & Creativity
We will dress up as mystical characters each week as we work on movement combinations.
December: Mid-Fall Session
- Theme: Show and Tell Time
- Focus: Christmas Performance Preparation
The focus is to help students prepare for the Christmas showcase performance.
January: Winter Registration Session
- Theme: Monsters & Manners
- Focus: Continued Steps and Rhythm
Recap of class expectations, following directions, memorizations, and basic tap movements.
February: Winter Session
- Theme: Superhero
- Focus: Continued Techniques & Coordination
Students focus on strong arm, body, and leg movements while showing off their strengths.
March: Spring Registration Session
- Theme: Act It Out
- Focus: Creativity Dance is about telling a story!
Dancers will learn about how dance tells a story in their choreography.
April: Spring Session
- Theme: Emojis and Senses
- Focus: Confidence
Preparing for the recital requires working through nervousness, different facial expressions when performing, and presenting showmanship with big smiles.
May: Spring Session
- Theme: Llama Time!
- Focus: Recital Preparation
Dancers will focus on putting everything together, rehearsals, and show preparation.