New Aerial Class on Fridays from
3:45-5:45 pm.
See the schedule for details.
Spring
Schedule
is here!
Check
the
schedule
tab
above!
Then
call
the
studio
to
reserve
your
spot
in
classes!
New
this
year:
"Littles
Tap" for
5-8 year olds, Mommy
or Daddy & Me
for toddlers up to
age 4,
Boys
class ages 6-10- break
dance, tumbling,
movement, "Professional
Prep"
class
for
intermediate/advanced
older
teens
and
adults. This
class
will
focus
on
dancers
who
are
serious
about
performing
and/or
teaching
professionally.
By audition or
invitation
only.
Ages 15+. Aerial
Silk Class!
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 FALL SCHEDULE IS NOW ONLINE.
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
