*Prices listed are due the 1st of each month through May 2025, classes continue through June 9th, 2025. Annual Registration Fee $25 per family valid through Summer 2025. Students enrolled in any of these classes have the option of participating in the Year End Performance on Saturday, May 31st, 2025, there is a $25 Costume Collection Fee per student for those participating (this is waived for 2024 Nutcracker Tea participants). For classes listed as TBA please inquire via email.
Ages 8-11. (All-Styles students may choose which day or days they would like to attend).
Tuesdays 6:00-7:00pm
Saturdays 10:45-11:45am
Pre-Pointe/Men's Steps - Saturdays 11:45-12:00pm
*must be enrolled in both Tuesdays & Saturdays
Ages 12 up
Mondays 6-7:30pm,
Tuesdays 4:30-6:00pm, 8-8:30pm Pointe
Fridays 4-5:30pm, 6:30-7:00pm Pointe
A system of exercises that promotes strength, alignment, and flexibility through muscle memory.
Fridays
5:30-6:30pm ages 8 up
Modern/Contempoary is a highly expressive and freeform style that focuses on fluid movements and draws inspiration from various dance styles. Students will learn modern dance technique, including suspension, release, fall, and recovery, as well as improvisation. Classes will also cover the styles of the founders of modern dance, such as Horton, Duncan, Graham, and Cunningham.
Modern/Cont. II/III - ages 12 & up - Tuesdays 6:00-7:00pm
Hip hop dance is a street dance form that evolved from hip hop culture and music. It includes elements from various styles and began as a freestyle dance performed in the streets. Techniques involve body isolations and unique movements like popping, locking, and krumping.
TBA
Acro is the combination of traditional dance and the dynamic athleticism of acrobatics. Seamlessly integrating musicality, emotional storytelling, and impressive acrobatic feats, drawing from the rich heritage of Chinese dance and the creativity of modern circus performances. Acro demands proficiency in both dance and acrobatics, encompassing elements such as equilibrium, tumbling, and physical power.
Acro I/II/III - ages 8 up - Thursdays 5:30-6:30pm
Jazz dance is a vibrant form of dance that fuses African and European dance styles. It combines lively expressions with sharp yet fluid movements, often incorporating isolations. Today, jazz encompasses a variety of styles including Broadway, hip-hop, funk, Afro-Caribbean, Latin, pop, and tap dance.
TBA
Rhythmic sounds using tap shoes, Tap originated in the seventeenth century but became popular in America in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Tap dance is characterized by its syncopated beats and improvisational choreography, and it is closely associated with jazz music.
TBA
Baton twirling will focus on the fundamentals of twirling technique with a focus on coordination, flexibility, and body control. It will mix elements of dance and acrobatics with the use of a baton. The student will learn to use the baton to create a visual pattern with speed, dexterity, and fluidity. They will learn the foundation of baton twirling elements based on the IBTF’s compulsories. (This class has a 6 week session option)
Thursdays 4:45-5:30pm
.75-1 hours $65
1.25-2 hours $125
2.25-3 hours $175
3.25-4 hours $250
4.25-5 hours $322
5.25-6 hours $375
6.25-7 hours $405
7.25-8 hours $415
8.25-9 hours $425
9.25-10 hours $435
Unlimited hours $450
*If participating in our Year End Performance. This fee allows us to curate our costume collection.
Dirigo Conservatory of Movement
15 York St., Building #9, Second Floor, Suite #201H, Biddeford, ME 04005
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