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DVDA STUDENTS - REGISTER TODAY FOR ALL 2008-09 CLASSES!
The summer is flying by and believe it or not it is time to register for the fall. DVDA is currently accepting registrations for our 2008-09 year of dance classes.
Classes include: Creative Movement, Pre-Ballet, Ballet 1-7 and Pointe, Jazz, Tap, Adult Ballet, Hip Hop and Irish Step Dance.
*Space is limited! Register early to ensure a space in your class(es) of choice. Many of the classes filled up and closed early last year, so if you require special days and times please do not wait.
You can print off a registration form by clicking here and mail it in, or stop by one of our Open House Registrations on August 13, 21, 25 and September 5 from 6:30 – 8:30pm.
For your convenience, if you need new class attire and dance shoes, you can now shop on-line at www.curtaincallforclass.com (DVDA now has an account there). The quality and prices are really good and there is free shipping and free size exchange – and you can get the DVDA logo embroidered or rhinestoned onto your leotard for only $5!
If you have any questions please contact us.
Have a great end of Summer.
SUMMER CLASSES AT DVDA
DVDA’s Upper Division
Ballet classes at Delaware Valley Dance Academy have continued with their usual intensity this summer, and hardworking dancers are beginning to feel the pay off: Technique is becoming second nature, stretches are being maximized, and turns are becoming more precise. However, this summer at Delaware Valley Dance Academy, the inspiration is being enhanced by several brilliant dancers from the Pennsylvania Ballet.
Intermediate and Advanced level students were privileged to study with Dede Barfield, a former principal dancer who had an extensive career with the Pennsylvania Ballet. Ms. Barfield, whose own training took her from Texas to New York City at the age of 16, lent her expertise and encouragement while connecting with students at DVDA. Ms. Barfield’s knowledge of kinetics and motion was apparent in her poignant, and often humorous, corrections and explanations. The students wholly enjoyed having the opportunity to work with such a beautiful and accomplished dancer on such an intimate level – though they are no strangers to talented teachers.
Meredith Reffner also taught a master class at DVDA. Miss Reffner whose husband, Rick Callender, dances with the Jean Ruddy Dance Company, is a familiar face around the studio. Both she and husband, Rick, coach DVDA students in partnering and performance variations during the regular school year. In addition, Delaware Valley Dance Academy is privileged to have Charity Eagens – also a former dancer with the Pennsylvania Ballet – as one of its full-time faculty members. Ms. Eagens’ instructs the Intermediate and Advanced levels during the regular school year as well as the summer season.
Inspired and encouraged, students at Delaware Valley Dance Academy are looking forward to an exciting fall season filled with rehearsals, performances, and using what they’ve learned this past summer.
DVDA’s Younger Division
DVDA’s little protégé’s have just completed their very own dance intensive in our Cinderella camp.
The youngest students at Delaware Valley Dance Academy spent a week making fairy tale magic by learning about the story of Cinderella. Through role-play, ballet, tap, arts and crafts and story telling, our budding ballerinas found that when the shoe fits, the have a ball dancing.