Our Dance Focus Program is for dancers looking to make a greater commitment to dance and higher expectations of regular attendance and training. In our Dance Focus Program, dancers attend classes twice per week during the school year. On one day they attend an hour of Ballet Technique, which is a non performing class. On another day, dancers attend their choice of performance classes including Ballet, Tap and Jazz. These classes perform in costume at our Spring Recitals in May. Dance Focus classes run from September - May.
Dance Focus classes are based on skill level and experience. Skills learned in earlier levels are required for the next level. We find that this program is the best way for our dancers in grades 3 and up to reach their full potential while learning more advanced skills. If you are in grades 4+ and are new to Kehl, we can arrange an evaluation for Dance Focus placement.
Dance Focus (DF) levels are: DF 1, DF2, DF3, DF4, DF5, Pointe 1, Point 2 and Advanced. Ballet Technique is required.
Ballet Technique
Ballet Technique develops correct posture, dance terminology, body awareness and alignment as well as artistry in the execution of movement. Ballet Technique classes are an hour long and are on a different day than a dancers performance classes. This separation is to ensure that our Dance Focus dancers are able to fully develop their dancing skills and technique while building their strength, balance and stamina. Technique classes do not perform in our Spring Recitals.
Girls are required to wear a blue technique leotard, pink tights and pink ballet shoes with their hair in a bun. Blue Technique leotards are purchased at out Kehl Store.
Boys are required to wear black pants, white t-shirt and black ballet shoes.
Technique for Pointe
Technique for Pointe develops correct posture, dance terminology, body awareness and alignment as well as artistry in the execution of movement. Dancers can dance in pointe shoes or flat ballet shoes. All dancers who decide to dance on Pointe must go through our evaluation process and be approved by our Pointe instructors. Evaluations are done in January and the end of each school year. Dancers who are approved must take the Pointe Clinic over our Summer Session. Technique for Pointe classes are an hour long and do not perform in our Spring Recitals.
Girls are required to wear a black leotard, pink tights and pink ballet shoes or pointe shoes with their hair in a bun.
Boys are required to wear black pants, white t-shirt and black ballet shoes.
Ballet/Pointe - performance class
Learn balance, poise, strength and grace in the most popular dance class! Ballet is an art form using dance in which fixed poses and steps are combined with light, flowing movement to convey a story, and is the foundation of most forms of artistic dance. In our Dance Focus Ballet classes dancers will learn and develop traditional ballet postures, techniques and movements.
Pointe work is performed while wearing pointe shoes, which are structural reinforced to distribute the dancer's weight throughout the foot, thus reducing the load on the toes enough to enable the dancer to support all body weight on fully vertical feet. Dancers will also be learning ballet class etiquette and terminology. Pointe dancers must go though our evaluation process before dancing in pointe shoes. Dancers do have the option to move into the pointe level of dance focus without going on pointe.
Ballet/Pointe dancers perform in costume at our Spring Recitals in May!
Girls should wear a leotard and tights with pink ballet shoes. Their hair should be pulled back from their face.
Boys should wear athletic pants with a t-shirt and black ballet and black tap shoes.
Dance Focus Jazz - performance class
Jazz class is a high energy class combining the foundations of ballet with fun upbeat music developing dancers’ rhythm and expression. Jazz class will be a combination of conditioning/warm up, stretching, and variety of across and center floor combinations. Leaps and turns are an essential part of this class. Jazz dancers perform in costume at our Spring Recitals in May!
Girls wear leotards and tights with tan jazz shoes. Their hair should be pulled away from their face.
Boys wear athletic pants and a t-shirt with black jazz shoes.
Dance Focus Tap - performance class
Tap dancers have fun making unique sounds with steps like “Shuffle” and Flap”. Dancers wear special shoes with taps attached turning their feet into percussive instruments. Tap is all about rhythm, footwork, and taking dance beyond the visual to the auditory. Key elements in tap class are timing, rhythm, and musicality. Tap dancers will also learn dance and tap terminology. Dancers perform in costume at our Spring Recitals in May!
Girls wear leotards and tights with tan tap shoes. Their hair should be pulled away from their face.
Boys wear athletic pants and a t-shirt with black tap shoes.
