The Assistant in Training Program at the Hayden Center is a volunteer program designed for our older students to help and mentor our younger students in the dance class setting. They will help with dance class structure, help demonstrate choreography, class organization, and be a role model for our youngest age groups (3 to 6 year olds). The AIT will learn leadership skills including but not limited to positive and effective communication skills, organization skills, teaching skills and more; they will learn the foundations that can build dance assistants into dance teachers. The AIT is a volunteer program for current Hayden Center dance students aged 11 and older. AIT students must apply and be accepted each semester.
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The Hayden Center dance program in partnership with Perry-Mansfield will be adhering to The National Core Arts Standards when instructing our dance students. These standards outline the philosophy, primary goals, dynamic processes, structures, and outcomes that shape student learning and achievement in dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts, as articulated in the National Core Arts Standards.
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At the age of three Ebany struck a love for dance that has only grown stronger with time. Ebany got into her local dance company by audition at just 11 years old, the Axis Dance Company, as part of the Jeanne Limmer Dance Center in North Conway, NH, She became a dance teacher’s assistant in middle school which led her to then start student teaching and choreographing in high school. She spent seven years with Axis Dance Company training rigorously in Modern, focusing on the Limón technique and ballet (including en pointe) mostly in the techniques of Cecchetti and Vaganova. Ebany also trained in Contemporary, Jazz, Tap, Improvisation, and a bit of musical theater. Ebany had the immense privilege of being a part of programs like the Vermont Dance Festival, the Plymouth State Dance Festival, the Bates Dance Festival/Intensive, the MOVE Intensive and the Urbanity Summer Intensive. After high school Ebany trained with the Limón institute in their Limón launch program during which time she also took part in all that NYC scene had to offer. Taking classes at Broadway Dance Center and STEPS among various other places before going to teach Advanced Modern in NH. Ebany is thrilled to be joining the divine madness that is Perry-Mansfield and is eager to keep fostering imagination, spirit and serious performance while taking risks, connecting to nature and tapping into all four rooms of self being the physical, mental, intellectual, and spiritual, through dance. Ebany is even more thrilled to be able to share that here at the Hayden Center.
Dancers will learn basic ballet and tap foundations of movement with proper terminology along with a beginner’s understanding of body alignment, while also creating a dance family full of acceptance, fun ,creativity, exploration and hopefully a love for dance.
Fridays | 10:00 – 11:00am
Ages: 5-7
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Dancers will have to have taken ballet one or been approved by the teacher to take this class. Dancers will deepen their understanding of basic movement and terminology while adding new vocabulary and movement to their repertoire in ballet and tap. Students will work in all positions of ballet, and start working on traveling ballet steps and find a sense of that beginner ballet poise. On the tap side students will learn how to flow through tap movements and add elements that take beginner steps to intermediate steps. All while fostering friendship and oneness through dance.
Fridays | 11:00am – 12:15pm
Ages: 7-9
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Dancers will need a prerequisite of ballet and or tap, unless otherwise given permission from the teacher. This is where dancers will step into more serious dance, as every aspect of class will advance here. Dancers will be expected to have a good understanding of movement and terminology. Ballet/Tap 3 is for dancers who want to work hard, play harder and build the foundations that they will take with them throughout not only their dance careers but for through their lives as a whole.
Mondays & Wednesdays | 5:15 – 6:30pm
Ages: 9+
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Dancers will need to have taken ballet three or got permission from the teacher. This class will not be for the faint of heart but for the dancers that just crave more. Dancers will be expected to know a baseline of intermediate movement and terminology, with a strong desire to grow into more serious dance and understanding of dance. Students will start to Identify specific ballet techniques, focusing on Cecchetti and Vaganova. The contemporary component of this class will be heavily modern influenced by the limon technique.
Mondays & Wednesdays | 6:30 – 8:00pm
Ages: 9+
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Calling all the movers that need some funk in their lives with a bold form of expression!! In this class dancers will learn basic/intermediate jazz technique as well as basic hip hop terminology with a goal of over the top expression, community building, crowd pleasing, passionate movement.
Wednesdays | 4:15 – 5:15pm
Ages: 6+
Instructor: Ebany
Get ready to amplify your moves! Our Jazz Hip Hop Level 2 class is designed for dancers ready to elevate their technique and artistry. Building on foundational concepts, this dynamic class will challenge students with more intricate choreography, advanced rhythm patterns, and a deeper exploration of both jazz and hip hop styles. We’ll focus on enhancing musicality, precision, and performance quality in a supportive and energetic environment. Perfect for dancers who have a solid grasp of basic jazz and hip hop vocabulary and are eager to push their boundaries. Come discover new layers in your movement!
Tuesdays | 4:15 – 5:30pm
Ages: 6+
Instructor: Ebany
For this class we encourage that kids will have taken Ballet 1 but will evaluate the first week if they haven’t. Contemporary class will pull a lot of movement from the modern technique of José Limón. This class is for the expressive dancer that just can’t get enough and wants and loves to dance but doesn’t want to start in ballet or simply wants to try something new. This class is for them. Creative, expansive, wholesome, united, explorative and fun.
Mondays | 4:15 – 5:15pm
Ages: 7+
Movement belongs to everyone, especially the little ones. In this class we will focus on organized exploration of movement. Along with practicing moving on our own & moving with a group. Creative movement is where we learn basic dance classroom etiquette, along with basic body and mind control. This is where we build the base for a love of movement and expression.
Fridays | 9:15 – 10:00am
Ages: 3-5
Tuesdays | 5:30 – 7:30pm
Ages: 3-5
Tuesdays | 7:30 – 8:30pm
Ages: 3-5
We believe that everyone should be able to enjoy our activities, so we offer scholarships to Hayden families. If you are interested in applying for a scholarship, please submit a request at the button below.
Volunteers are often needed for our special events, youth programming and more! Reach out to rhonda.sweetser@haydencolorado.org for more information on volunteering at the Hayden Center.
