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Dance for Children

For more than 50 years, Hochstein's Dance Program has provided opportunities for children, teens and adults, at any level, to expand their appreciation of the art of dance in a stress-free atmosphere that both encourages and challenges. Hochstein's program concentrates on the building blocks of technique, and the development and maintenance of healthy bodies. A variety of classes in dance styles including classical ballet, pointe, modern, jazz, tap and Latin/Caribbean, and Spanish/Flamenco are held in our beautifully renovated and spacious studios.
 
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Dance for Children

Dance for Children offers a full range of sequential, guided instruction focusing on the joy, and enjoyment, of the art of dance. With an emphasis on nurturing the whole dancer, our professional faculty works with each student to develop confidence and creativity as well as technical and performance skills. Our Intensive Training Program and Scholarship Dance Ensembles available at our Rochester location offer the serious student advanced training and the opportunity to work and perform in a repertoire ensemble. For more information please call (585)396–3778.

Mini-Ballerinas & Little Danseurs
Liz Kovalovsky, Instructor
Tuesdays, 4:00-4:45 pm
ages 3-4
Girls and boys will have a blast (and blow off steam!) in this fun introduction to the world of ballet! Through the use of games and songs, our Mini-Ballerinas and Little Danseurs will learn the names of arm and leg positions, as well as movements such as tendu, plié, relevé, and passé.

Pre–Ballet
ages 5–6
A fun, creative approach to dance using ballet positions and body/space awareness.

Children’s Tap & Jazz
ages 6–8
An age appropriate introduction to the basics of the popular dance forms, Tap and Jazz.

Ballet A & B
ages 7–12
Develop coordination, grace, musicality, flexibility, and balance in this sequential program that introduces and builds skills in basic ballet technique and vocabulary, barre work, adagio and allegro movements, and dancing in unison.

FEE:$10 registration fee.; $396* yearly tuition, payable in quarterly installments of $99. Students enrolled in individual lessons at Hochstein qualify for a reduced fee of $180 for one Children’s Dance or Music FUNdamentals class (only $5 per class, a savings of $6 per class).