Welcome to Asheville Clogging & Dance Company!
*NEW* Class Schedule Effective August 2010-May 2011
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Monday Classes:
3:30-4:10 *NEW* Beginner Ballet age 6-9
4:10-5:00 *NEW* Beginner Clogging age 6-9
5:00-5:50 *NEW* Lyrical age 10 & up
6:00-6:50 Hip-Hop/Jazz Combo Class age 12-17
7:00-8:00 Senior Competition Clogging Team
Tuesday Classes:
3:30-4:10 *NEW* Pre-Ballet/Clogging Combo Class age 3-5
4:10-5:10 Intermediate Clogging Class age 6-11
5:10- 6:00 *NEW* Hip-Hop/Jazz Combo Class age 7-11
6:00-7:00 Junior Competition Clogging Team
7:00-7:50 Advanced Adult Clogging Class
Wednesday Classes:
5:30-6:30 *NEW* All Boys Clogging/Hip-Hop Combo Class
6:30-7:20 *NEW* Beginner Adult Clogging
Thursday Classes:
3:30-4:10 *NEW* PreSchool Dance Sampler: Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Clogging age 3-5
4:10-5:00 *NEW* Beginner Clogging age 10-15
5:00-5:50 *NEW* Intro to Irish Step Dance age 8-Adult
6:00-7:00 Junior Competition Clogging Team
7:00-8:00 Senior Competition Clogging Team
Friday Classes:
5:30-7:00 *NEW* Traditional Hoedown & Southern Appalachian Clogging Team age 6-Adult
(Note: This class will ONLY be held the first Friday of each month)
Class Descriptions:
Pre-Ballet/Clogging Combination Class- 20 minutes ballet and 20 minutes clogging. We will work on the basic fundamentals of both types of dance, counting music, and having fun! This class will get to participate in the Holiday Parades, some Spring Performances, and the Recital!
PreSchool Dance Sampler- A little bit of everything! Kids will get to try clogging, tap, jazz, and ballet, while learning to count music and dance to the beat of a song. This class will get to participate in the Holiday Parades, some Spring Performances, and the Recital!
Beginning Clogging Classes- Beginner clogging classes will learn 15-25 clogging steps and 2-3 dances to perform. We have two beginner classes, one for ages 6-9 and one for ages 10-15. The older class will move at a quicker pace. Both classes will get to participate in the Holidays Parades, some Fall and Spring Performances, and the Recital!
Intermediate Clogging Class- This class is for kids who have been clogging 1-3 years. This class has a good foundation of clogging knowledge and knows about 3 dozens steps and will continue to learn more as well as variety of styles of clogging routines. Kids in this class range from age 6 to age 11, as eligibility is determined by skill, not age. This class will participate in all ACDC events.
Adult Clogging Classes- There is a beginning adult and an advanced adult class. Both classes are 50 minutes and practice one a week. The goal is to learn the fundamentals of clogging and some rountines to perform, and of course, get lots of exercise and have fun! The adult classes are invited to be in the Parades, some Fall and Spring Performances, and the Recital!
Competition Clogging Teams- The competition teams both practice twice a week. The Senior Team practices Monday and Thursdays, the Junior Team practices Tuesdays and Thursdays. All practices are 1 hour long. The Senior Competition team is mostly older, experienced cloggers, typically age 12-18 although eligibility for competition team is based on skill, not age. The Junior Competition Team is made up of cloggers who have clogged for about 1 to 4 years, and the ages range on average from 7 to 12. The competition teams perform at all Asheville Clogging Company performances and also compete at two competitions in the fall and two competitions in the spring. All competitions chosen will be within 1.5 hours of Asheville and the competition teams will compete in 3 to 5 categories at each competition. There are also opportunities to compete in solo and duo/duet categories. The competition teams do a variety of clogging routines and styles including standing line, show, line formations, exhibition, hoedown, accapella, traditional line and 4-couple precision.
Traditional Hoedown & Southern Appalachian Clogging Team- will practice once a month for an hour and a half. We will work on freestyle clogging (this means being able to find the beat to any song/band and dance in time with it), traditional and flatfoot clogging, learning traditional mountain figures such as the Carolina Star, Four-Leaf Clover, Dive for the Oyster, and Queen's Highway. We will learning basic calling techniques and will learn routines to perform at bluegrass and traditional events throughout WNC such as Shindig On The Green, Swannanoa Shindig, Fiddlin' Pig, and the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival. It is highly recommended that all ACDC cloggers participate in the traditional team. It is only $10 per month for ACDC members and $20 for everyone else. We will have approximately 6 to 8 performances that are JUST for this team each year and this team will also participate in the Recital.
Hip-Hop/Jazz Combination Classes- The hip-hop/jazz combo classes are 50-minute weekly classes. It is highly recommended that all competition clogging team members enroll in a hip-hop/jazz combo class as hip-hop and jazz are incorporated into all competition clogging routines and the class ends up only being an extra $27 per month. The advanced hip-hop/jazz combo class is geared towards dancers who have had 3 or more years dance experience and are age 12 or older. The intermediate hip-hop/jazz combo class is geared towards dancers with 1 to 3 years dance experience and are between the ages of 7 and 11. Although, as is always our policy, class level is determined by skill, not age. Both hip-hop/jazz combo classes will focus on increasing flexibility and balance by stretching and working on dance movements such as splits, kicks, leaps and turns. The class will also focus on learning hip-hop and jazz movements and learning to count music and dance to the beat of a song. The hip-hop/jazz classes will get to participate in all Parades, some fall and Spring Performances, and the Recital!
Intro to Irish Step Dance- In this class dancers will learn proper foot placement and posture as well as soft shoe and hard shoe steps. In soft shoe dancers will learn common Irish dances such as the beginners reel and the light jig. In hard shoe dancers will learn the hornpipe and the treble reel. The Irish Step Dance class will get to participate in all Parades, some spring Performances, and the Recital!
Lyrical- In this class we will combine elements of ballet, modern and jazz to make this beautiful and expressive dance form. The name lyrical comes from the word "lyrics" because dancers use the lyrics of a song to inspire the dance. Dancers will use gestures, facial expression, leaps, turns, kicks, and controlled and precise movements to express fully the emotional connection to the music. This class is for age 10 & up. The lyrical class will partcipate in all Parades, some Spring performances, and the Recital!
All-Boys Clogging/Hip-Hop Combination Class-This class is 30 minutes Clogging and 30-minutes Hip-Hop for boys ages 5 & up. This class will get to participate in all Parades, some Spring Performances, and the Recital!
Tuition and Discounts:
40-Minute Class = $35 per month
50-Minute Class = $39 per month
1-Hour Class= $43 per month
Competition Clogging Teams (2 hrs) = $75 per month
Traditional Clogging Team (once a month)= $10/$20 per month
($10 per month if enrolled in any other ACDC class, $20 if not enrolled in any other class)
Enroll in 2 classes per month= 10% off total
Enroll in 3 classes per month= 15% off total
Enroll in 4 classes per month= 20% off total
Unlimited Dance = $145 per month
(This option allows the dancer to take as many classes as they chose)
Each additional family member receives 10% off their TOTAL tuition each month!
*Please note: competition clogging teams count as one class, not two, when figuring class discounts because competition teams are already discounted by 15% per month. The traditional clogging team does not count as a class when figuring class discounts because it is already discounted by 50% per month for ACDC dancers and it is not a weekly class. However, family discounts will still apply to both competition and traditional clogging teams!
We greatly appreciate your kind referrals. Please spread the word about Asheville Clogging & Dance Company and take advantage of these generous referral discounts offered to you!
*Refer a friend and get 10% off your total next month's tuition!
*Refer two friends in the same month and get 50% off your total next month's tuition!
*Refer three friends in the same month and get 75% off your total next month's tuition!
*Refer four friends in the same month and get your total next month's tuition for FREE!
Miss Ashley teaching clogging at an orphanage in Bolivia.
Asheville Clogging Company at competition
