2024-2025

Name
Days
Location
Ballet 1/Tap (Monday)
Ballet 1 (ages 6 and 7) is for dancers who are either new to ballet or who have taken our Pre-Ballet classes. The Ballet 1 curriculum focuses on the basic elements of ballet technique while still encouraging the development of imagination and creativity. Ballet 1 students attend one hour, one time per week. The students experience the fundamental components of a ballet class, basic ballet vocabulary, posture and technique. Additionally, tap is included during the last ten minutes of each class to help develop the dancer's rhythm and timing.
Monday
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Reston
SAF/Pre-Pointe
Monday
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Reston
Modern 3
Modern is a free-form of dance. It emphasizes creativity and is based on techniques developed over the last 100 years. Modern technique uses the floor for centering and grounding oneself in movement. Teachers incorporate an eclectic blend of contemporary and post-modern movement into their classes which emphasize overcurve/undercurve, contraction/release, musicality and rhythm.
Monday
7:30 PM to 8:45 PM
Reston
PreBallet/Tap (Tuesday)
The Pre-Ballet Program introduces four and five-year-olds to the enchanting world of ballet through floor exercises, across-the-floor dances, stories of ballets and great dancers, classical music, creative movement and imaginative dancing. All children are encouraged to express their dance potential in a positive, joyous, and happy environment, with praise for each child. All of our syllabus material at the Pre-Ballet level is gentle and encouraging and stresses coordination and musicality. Additionally, all Pre-Ballet classes include ten minutes of tap at the end of each class to help develop the child's rhythm and timing. No prior dance experience is necessary.
Tuesday
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Reston
Ballet 1/Tap (Tuesday)
Ballet 1 (ages 6 and 7) is for dancers who are either new to ballet or who have taken our Pre-Ballet classes. The Ballet 1 curriculum focuses on the basic elements of ballet technique while still encouraging the development of imagination and creativity. Ballet 1 students attend one hour, one time per week. The students experience the fundamental components of a ballet class, basic ballet vocabulary, posture and technique. Additionally, tap is included during the last ten minutes of each class to help develop the dancer's rhythm and timing.
Tuesday
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Reston
Pedagogy II
Tuesday
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Reston
Modern 1/2
Modern is a free-form of dance. It emphasizes creativity and is based on techniques developed over the last 100 years. Modern technique uses the floor for centering and grounding oneself in movement. Teachers incorporate an eclectic blend of contemporary and post-modern movement into their classes which emphasize overcurve/undercurve, contraction/release, musicality and rhythm.
Tuesday
7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Reston
Jazz 4
Modern is a free-form of dance. It emphasizes creativity and is based on techniques developed over the last 100 years. Modern technique uses the floor for centering and grounding oneself in movement. Teachers incorporate an eclectic blend of contemporary and post-modern movement into their classes which emphasize overcurve/undercurve, contraction/release, musicality and rhythm.
Wednesday
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Reston
Yoga
Wednesday
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Reston
Jazz 3
Jazz is a high energy style of dance that developed in parallel to popular music. Jazz is characterized by its syncopated rhythms, isolations, improvisations, and low center of gravity all set to popular music. GWDC is cognizant of age appropriate movement and music while teaching the fundamentals of jazz dance.
Wednesday
7:30 PM to 8:45 PM
Reston
Teen/Adult Absolute Beginning Ballet
Absolute adult beginning ballet is back! No prior dance experience needed to sign up. Classes will begin in February. Open to dancers ages 13 and up!
Wednesday
7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Reston
Ballet 5/6
Monday Wednesday
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Reston
Intermediate
Monday Wednesday
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Reston
PreBallet/Tap (Thursday)
The Pre-Ballet Program introduces four and five-year-olds to the enchanting world of ballet through floor exercises, across-the-floor dances, stories of ballets and great dancers, classical music, creative movement and imaginative dancing. All children are encouraged to express their dance potential in a positive, joyous, and happy environment, with praise for each child. All of our syllabus material at the Pre-Ballet level is gentle and encouraging and stresses coordination and musicality. Additionally, all Pre-Ballet classes include ten minutes of tap at the end of each class to help develop the child's rhythm and timing. No prior dance experience is necessary.
Thursday
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Reston
Jazz 1/2
Jazz is a high energy style of dance that developed in parallel to popular music. Jazz is characterized by its syncopated rhythms, isolations, improvisations, and low center of gravity all set to popular music. GWDC is cognizant of age appropriate movement and music while teaching the fundamentals of jazz dance.
Thursday
7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Reston
Ballet 3A
Tuesday Thursday
5:00 PM to 6:15 PM
Reston
Ballet 4
Tuesday Thursday
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Reston
Ballet 3B
Tuesday Thursday
6:15 PM to 7:30 PM
Reston
Modern 4
Jazz is a high energy style of dance that developed in parallel to popular music. Jazz is characterized by its syncopated rhythms, isolations, improvisations, and low center of gravity all set to popular music. GWDC is cognizant of age appropriate movement and music while teaching the fundamentals of jazz dance.
Friday
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Reston
PreBallet/Tap (Friday)
The Pre-Ballet Program introduces four and five-year-olds to the enchanting world of ballet through floor exercises, across-the-floor dances, stories of ballets and great dancers, classical music, creative movement and imaginative dancing. All children are encouraged to express their dance potential in a positive, joyous, and happy environment, with praise for each child. All of our syllabus material at the Pre-Ballet level is gentle and encouraging and stresses coordination and musicality. Additionally, all Pre-Ballet classes include ten minutes of tap at the end of each class to help develop the child's rhythm and timing. No prior dance experience is necessary.
Friday
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Reston
Jumps and Turns
Friday
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Reston
Pointe
Friday
7:00 PM to 8:15 PM
Reston
Ballet 2A/Tap
W 5:00 PM-6:00 PM
F 6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Reston
Adaptive 1/2
Saturday
9:15 AM to 10:00 AM
Reston
First Steps
Our First Steps class is a 45 minute class designed to introduce our youngest dancers to the beginnings of their dance training. We focus on developing motor skills such as hopping, jumping, skipping as well as balance. A large part of our First Steps class focuses on cultivating the imagination. The dancers learn very basic ballet steps through imaginative movement. They also learn elements of cooperative play, how to listen and follow direction, how to take turns and more. Students should to be potty trained to enroll.
Saturday
9:15 AM to 10:00 AM
Reston
Adaptive 3
Saturday
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Reston
PreBallet/Tap (Saturday)
The Pre-Ballet Program introduces four and five-year-olds to the enchanting world of ballet through floor exercises, across-the-floor dances, stories of ballets and great dancers, classical music, creative movement and imaginative dancing. All children are encouraged to express their dance potential in a positive, joyous, and happy environment, with praise for each child. All of our syllabus material at the Pre-Ballet level is gentle and encouraging and stresses coordination and musicality. Additionally, all Pre-Ballet classes include ten minutes of tap at the end of each class to help develop the child's rhythm and timing. No prior dance experience is necessary.
Saturday
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Reston
Ballet 2B/Tap
Saturday
11:00 AM to 12:15 PM
Reston
Pro Div/Intermediate Ballet
Saturday
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Reston
Hybrid Pro Division
M 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Sa 11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Reston
Pro Division
M 3:30 PM-6:00 PM
Tu 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
W 3:30 PM-6:00 PM
Th 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
F 3:30 PM-7:00 PM
Sa 11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Reston