DANCE
Current Students
Classes
Ballet/Lyrical
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Dancers will begin with a warmup. Students will learn proper technique through barre work, across the floor, and in center.
Ballet/Tap
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Students will learn the basic steps of ballet & tap. We will work on barre, in center and across the floor.
Tap/Jazz
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Students will learn basic tap steps through a tap warm-up and going across the floor. I will introduce more challenging steps once the basics are mastered. Dancers will learn to properly stretch and strengthen the muscles that are needed, so that they may learn basic turns, jumps, leaps, and other dance skills.
Tap/Jazz (7th-12th)
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Students will learn basic tap steps through a tap warm-up and going across the floor. I will introduce more challenging steps once the basics are mastered. Dancers will learn to properly stretch and strengthen the muscles that are needed, so that they may learn basic turns, jumps, leaps, and other dance skills.
Instructors
Addie Putman
Addie Putman is a homeschooled PSEO student with a passion for Jesus and dance.
She has 13 years of dance experience and currently trains year-round at Youth Dance Ensemble & School in the senior repertoire ensemble. As a part of this, she works with a wide variety of choreographers and guest instructors. At Youth Dance Ensemble, Addie takes weekly classes in classical ballet (including pointe), jazz, and tap, and she assistant teaches a class. Her repertoire ensemble group performs in multiple shows each year, including community Nutcracker performances. Addie was honored to dance the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in December 2022. In the summer of 2022, she trained at Ballet 5:8, a faith-based ballet school and company in Chicago. Addie also enjoys dancing with the Burnsville High School swing team and volunteering in children’s church. She is so excited to share her technique and love of dance with TCHA students, while helping them develop and use the gift of dance for the glory of God!
