Summer
Schedule is here! Discounts
if you register and pay by
May 15th
Raina Page in Aerial Silks class
Check
the schedule tab
above!
Then
call the studio to
reserve your spot in
classes!
Velocity Dance Company at the Cancer Climb in Phoenix,
February 2012
774-3937
or email canyondance @
live. com
Velocity and CDA Dancers
at the Mall, January 2011
Canyon
Dance Supply Store Hours
By
appointment only.
Call 928-774-3937
What is
Creative and Modern Dance? WHY do we teach
it at Canyon Dance Academy
(CDA)?
Creative/modern dance focuses on the
development of the whole person by
presenting dance as an art form,
thus spawning creative and independent
thinking, leadership skills,
self-control both physically and emotionally,
working cooperatively in groups, and
confidence building in activities such as
choreography and performances.
Throughmovement
exploration, dancers reach progressive levels
of physical skill development
while learning the vocabulary of dance.
Dancers have the opportunity to
improvise, engage in creative problem solving
and grow in cognitive, social and
emotional ways as they interact in class. At
CDA we don’t expect our students to mimic our
every move. We teach basic skills, then guide
them as they learn to create and express
themselves through movement. We advocate the
philosophy of Virginia Tanner, a pioneer in
the field of creative movement for children:
“The motivating force behind my work is not
only developing excellent dancers, but more
importantly, developing young people who are
useful, imaginative, worthwhile human
beings."
What makes Canyon
Dance Academy different? *A large, spacious dance studio
with a wooden sprung floor,
and studio performance space with
lights, backdrops, and sound.
*Performance opportunities, not
competitions. Our Velocity teen company
performs monthly at various community
events.
*A variety of classes while staying true
to our mission of teaching dance as an art
form.
*Scholarships, reduced costume prices,
discounts on dancewear, other
family-friendly resources
for students.
*Nutcracker performance opportunity with
Canyon Movement Company, the adult
professional company.
*A newly expanded costume closet for
various events.
*Excellent
technical and creative training by adults
with college and professional experience.
From "Dancing in the Wings" a book
by Debbie Allen.
Ever since I was born and could see,
Everywhere
I looked, I saw dance.
In the clouds as the wind blew them across the
sky,
In the ripples on a pond,
Even in the sea of ants marching up and down
their hills.
Dance
was all around me. Dance was me.
"There can be no
keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in
which it treats its children." ~Nelson Mandela
"Imagination is
more important than
knowledge.
Knowledge is
limited. Imagination encircles the
world!" ~Albert Einstein
"The
motivating force behind my work is not
only
developing
excellent dancers, but more
importantly, developing young people who
are useful, imaginative, worthwhile
human beings."
~Virginia
Tanner
Contact Info
Contact us at 928-774-3937 or email. 2812 N.
Izabel St. Flagstaff, AZ 86004 Now easier
access via the 4th Street overpass!
We are accepting NEW students!
THE SUMMER SCHEDULE IS NOW ONLINE.
Where the Wild Things Are
2011
photo by Scott Sawyer
Finding
and sahring joy, giving and providing hope; these
are the things we seek through dance, particularly
in this challenging world!
"We learn by practice. Whether it means to learn dance by
practicing dancingor learn to live by practicing living,
the principles are the same. One becomes...an athlete of
God." ~Martha Graham
Don’t let the title fool you: Canyon
Movement Company’s The Nutcracker Suite in Modern
Bare Feet makes room for an array of
shoe-clad dancers. The annual show, playing in
Flagstaff, AZ, features tap, pop and lock, gymnastics
and diabolos (Chinese yo-yos). Don’t miss this
alternative holiday experience!
canyonmovementcompany.org
