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Middle School ProgramsMrs. Macdonald and her staff currently emphasize programs for MIDDLE SCHOOL AGE
The traditional manners that are covered in all seventh grade (or first year) programs include:
The dancing taught in the seventh grade program includes the basic waltz and foxtrot, Charleston, disco shag, swing/jitterbug, free style, line and slow dancing. The program generally covers five consecutive weeks of dancing instruction for one and one-half hours each week, and culminates with at least one party that allows the students to practice all the skills learned during the course. The second year, advanced, or eighth grade program includes instruction in the following social skills:
The dancing taught will advance some of the more popular steps from the first year program as well as introduce, among others, some 70's Hustle, Latin, and a major Swing/Jitterbug routine in its six week class duration. Lasting one and one-half hours on consecutive weeks, the final class allows the students to practice their skills at a Dinner Dance for the more formal evening classes or at an informally catered event sponsored by the after-school parent-committee. |