Classes & Camps for Kids
While Lines is first and foremost a studio for adults, we are pleased to extend some of our high-quality classes to younger learners.
We also offer summer camps and school vacation day camps!
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Itty Bitty Ballet series for ages 3-5
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A 6-week introduction to musicality and expressive movement for dancers ages three to five! Through imaginative guided movement exercises, students are given an avenue to develop a sense of rhythm, practice moving with different dynamics, and explore emotive expression through movement and gesture. Classes will also help the dancers gain spatial awareness and focus. Itty Bitty Ballet is designed to be developmentally appropriate for young children, with an end goal of giving kiddos a confidence-boosting love of dance!
Please note that there is no recital for Itty Bitty Ballet.
Youngest students should turn 3 by September 1st. Oldest students should still be 5 on December 31st, 2023. Please note that this class is not developmentally appropriate for 2-year-olds.
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• Mondays, 9:30 - 10:15 AM
• Saturdays, 9-9:45 AM
$110 for the series
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Primary Ballet series for ages 5.5-7
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No prior dance experience is required for this 6-week course! This class is appropriate for students who are ready for a more structured approach to ballet than Itty Bitty. Classes emphasize rhythm, dynamics, presentation, and very basic ballet terminology and placement. Students will gain an understanding of spatial awareness, correct alignment, teamwork, and focus.
Please note that there is no recital for Primary Ballet.
For this level, the youngest students should turn 5 by September 1st, and the oldest students should still be 7 by December 31st, 2023.
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Fridays, 3:30-4:15 PM
$110 for the series
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Mixed Aerial Arts series for ages 6-8 / 9-11 / 12-16
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A fun introduction to movement in the air! We offer two 12-week series: one for children ages 6-8, one for pre-teens (9-12).
Instructor Shara Crane lead students in an exploration of trapeze, silks, and aerial hoop. Movement work starts on the floor with the apparatuses at a low height, and children are invited to explore new frontiers as they feel comfortable. Safety is always top priority!
Parents are free to leave during class time or may stay and observe class through the glass doors of our seating area.
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Mixed Aerial Arts for ages 6-8:
• Thursdays, 3:30-4:15 PMMixed Aerial Arts for ages 9-11:
• Thursdays, 4:15-5:15 PMPrice: $180 for the series
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Musical Theater Song & Dance for ages 5-8
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Throughout this 6-week series, children will get an introduction to the art of singing, dancing, and acting…all at the same time! Through a combination of creative movement and acting games, exploratory vocal exercises, and an introduction to basic musical theater jazz steps, children will get a taste of what it means to tell a story on the musical theater stage. Children will also learn choreography and lyrics to two different musical theater songs, culminating with an informal performance for their grown-ups at the end of the final class. Costumes welcome in each class!
Youngest students should turn 5 by the first class.
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• Saturdays, 2-2:45 PM
$110 for the series
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Primary Ballet & Art Camp for ages 5-8
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Children ages 5-8 are invited to spend three hours immersed in dance, art, and live music! Children are led in dance-based exercises and games designed to enhance musicality, creative expression, and spatial awareness—as well as free dance! Dance genres include ballet, and sometimes jazz and hip hop, depending on the instructor.
Children also spend an hour engaged in a high-quality art activity with a dance theme.
Finally, kids have the opportunity to make their own music with instruments provided by the studio, and/or a visiting musician attends camp to lead students in song and dance.
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SCHEDULE:
Stay tuned for camps scheduled during spring break!
PRICING:
$55/day -
Circus & Aerial Camp for ages 6-8/9-12
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Offered as single day and week-long camps!
This camp features a rockstar line-up of professional circus/aerial instructors and performers: Rob Crites, Jenn Berry, Shara Crane, Maia Castro-Santos, and Ivan Jermyn give kids ages 6-8 and 9-12 a fun, safe, low-risk introduction to the world of aerial and circus arts!
Classes include:
• Acrobatics
• Aerial Silks
• Trapeze
• Hula Hoops
• Clowning
• Physical theater
• Feather balancing
• Spinning plates
• Juggling scarves
• Low tight wire
• Bucket stilts
• UnicyclesEach day, children take three classes (one aerial, one circus skills, one acrobatics/other), with a break for snack or lunch. Children are fully supervised during all camp hours.
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School-year camps:
Stay tuned for camps scheduled during spring break!
PRICING:
$75/day -