Winter/Spring 2024
Monday Creative Ballet (ages 3.2 - 5 including Kindergarten)
Our Creative Ballet offers a unique curriculum which allows for both a joyous experience as well as basic dance skill development. These uplifting classes, for 3-5-year-olds and Kindergarteners, include movement stories, creative games, structured free dance, dance with a prop, show and tell, musical interludes, dancing the roles in story ballets, and ballet basics. Each day will have a surprise "treasure box" interlude with a special activity! In keeping with our fine-arts approach, our youngest dancers will experience dancing to a wide range of music including classical, great ballet scores, contemporary classical, folk and of course beloved children’s songs. The semester culminates with an Open Class to share our class with each dancer's parents or guardians.
This class starts Monday 1/8. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Our Creative Ballet offers a unique curriculum which allows for both a joyous experience as well as basic dance skill development. These uplifting classes, for 3-5-year-olds and Kindergarteners, include movement stories, creative games, structured free dance, dance with a prop, show and tell, musical interludes, dancing the roles in story ballets, and ballet basics. Each day will have a surprise "treasure box" interlude with a special activity! In keeping with our fine-arts approach, our youngest dancers will experience dancing to a wide range of music including classical, great ballet scores, contemporary classical, folk and of course beloved children’s songs. The semester culminates with an Open Class to share our class with each dancer's parents or guardians.
This class starts Monday 1/8. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Monday
4:00 PM to 4:45 PM
4:00 PM to 4:45 PM
Burgdorff Center Maplewood
Monday Ballet 1B with Choreography (1st-2nd grade)
Our Ballet 1B includes the study of developmentally appropriate ballet basics such as ballet terminology, the positions of the arms and legs, musicality and rhythm. Correct alignment and posture are addressed increasingly at these stages. The class allows our young dancers the chance to explore today's increasingly contemporary ballet vocabulary. Ballet has changed and is no longer focused exclusively on story ballets. This class offers a wonderful chance to dance to a wide range of music including classical, contemporary classical, jazz as well as selected pop songs and folk. All of our classes include a choreography section during which our students can use their own ideas to create dance phrases of their own. Our winter/spring semester culminates in an Evening Showing of Class Excerpts and Student Choreography at the Woodland.
This class starts Monday 1/8. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Our Ballet 1B includes the study of developmentally appropriate ballet basics such as ballet terminology, the positions of the arms and legs, musicality and rhythm. Correct alignment and posture are addressed increasingly at these stages. The class allows our young dancers the chance to explore today's increasingly contemporary ballet vocabulary. Ballet has changed and is no longer focused exclusively on story ballets. This class offers a wonderful chance to dance to a wide range of music including classical, contemporary classical, jazz as well as selected pop songs and folk. All of our classes include a choreography section during which our students can use their own ideas to create dance phrases of their own. Our winter/spring semester culminates in an Evening Showing of Class Excerpts and Student Choreography at the Woodland.
This class starts Monday 1/8. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Monday
4:45 PM to 5:45 PM
4:45 PM to 5:45 PM
Burgdorff Center Maplewood
Ballet 2 with Choreography (3rd-5th grade)
Our Ballet 2 includes the study of developmentally appropriate ballet basics such as ballet terminology, the positions of the arms and legs, musicality and rhythm. Correct alignment and posture are addressed increasingly at these stages. The class allows our young dancers the chance to explore today's increasingly contemporary ballet vocabulary. Ballet has changed and is no longer focused exclusively on story ballets. This class offers a wonderful chance to dance to a wide range of music including classical, contemporary classical, jazz as well as selected pop songs and folk. All of our classes include a choreography section during which our students can use their own ideas to create dance phrases of their own. Our winter/spring semester culminates in an Evening Showing of Class Excerpts and Student Choreography at the Woodland.
This class starts Monday 1/8. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Our Ballet 2 includes the study of developmentally appropriate ballet basics such as ballet terminology, the positions of the arms and legs, musicality and rhythm. Correct alignment and posture are addressed increasingly at these stages. The class allows our young dancers the chance to explore today's increasingly contemporary ballet vocabulary. Ballet has changed and is no longer focused exclusively on story ballets. This class offers a wonderful chance to dance to a wide range of music including classical, contemporary classical, jazz as well as selected pop songs and folk. All of our classes include a choreography section during which our students can use their own ideas to create dance phrases of their own. Our winter/spring semester culminates in an Evening Showing of Class Excerpts and Student Choreography at the Woodland.
This class starts Monday 1/8. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Monday
6:00 PM to 6:55 PM
6:00 PM to 6:55 PM
Burgdorff Center Maplewood
Contemporary/Modern 1 with Choreography (1st-3rd grade)
Our Contemporary/Modern classes embrace a wide range of modern and contemporary modern techniques including the drop and release techniques of Doris Humphrey and José Limón. Current modern dance is a fusion of many movement qualities and includes a strong ballet base as well. This class uses a wonderful range of music including classical, percussion/drumming, jazz and selected pop. All of our classes include a choreography section during which our students can use their own ideas to create dance phrases of their own. Our winter/spring semester culminates in an Evening Showing of Class Excerpts and Student Choreography at the Woodland.
This class starts Thursday 1/11. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Our Contemporary/Modern classes embrace a wide range of modern and contemporary modern techniques including the drop and release techniques of Doris Humphrey and José Limón. Current modern dance is a fusion of many movement qualities and includes a strong ballet base as well. This class uses a wonderful range of music including classical, percussion/drumming, jazz and selected pop. All of our classes include a choreography section during which our students can use their own ideas to create dance phrases of their own. Our winter/spring semester culminates in an Evening Showing of Class Excerpts and Student Choreography at the Woodland.
This class starts Thursday 1/11. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Thursday
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Burgdorff Center Maplewood
Contemporary/Modern 2 with Choreography (3rd-5th grade)
Our Contemporary/Modern classes embrace a wide range of modern and contemporary modern techniques including the drop and release techniques of Doris Humphrey and José Limón. Current modern dance is a fusion of many movement qualities and includes a strong ballet base as well. This class uses a wonderful range of music including classical, percussion/drumming, jazz and selected pop. All of our classes include a choreography section during which our students can use their own ideas to create dance phrases of their own. Our winter/spring semester culminates in an Evening Showing of Class Excerpts and Student Choreography at the Woodland.
This class starts Thursday 1/11. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Our Contemporary/Modern classes embrace a wide range of modern and contemporary modern techniques including the drop and release techniques of Doris Humphrey and José Limón. Current modern dance is a fusion of many movement qualities and includes a strong ballet base as well. This class uses a wonderful range of music including classical, percussion/drumming, jazz and selected pop. All of our classes include a choreography section during which our students can use their own ideas to create dance phrases of their own. Our winter/spring semester culminates in an Evening Showing of Class Excerpts and Student Choreography at the Woodland.
This class starts Thursday 1/11. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Thursday
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Burgdorff Center Maplewood
Contemporary/Modern 3 (with Performance Skills) (6th grade and up)
Our Contemporary/Modern classes embrace a wide range of modern and contemporary modern techniques including the drop and release techniques of Doris Humphrey and José Limón. Current modern dance is a fusion of many movement qualities and includes a strong ballet base as well. This class uses a wonderful range of music including classical, percussion/drumming, jazz and selected pop. Our session ends with an Open Class for parent observation.
This class starts Thursday 1/11. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Our Contemporary/Modern classes embrace a wide range of modern and contemporary modern techniques including the drop and release techniques of Doris Humphrey and José Limón. Current modern dance is a fusion of many movement qualities and includes a strong ballet base as well. This class uses a wonderful range of music including classical, percussion/drumming, jazz and selected pop. Our session ends with an Open Class for parent observation.
This class starts Thursday 1/11. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Thursday
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Burgdorff Center Maplewood
Student Company with Choreography, Performance Skills and Coaching (Grades 6 and up who are taking Contemporary 3)
Our exciting Student Company is open to dancers in 6th through 12th grades with a strong desire to choreograph and perform their own pieces. You must be enrolled in Contemporary 3 to be in the Student Company. An alternative to competition dance school companies, our dancers work in small groups to develop and polish well crafted dances. This in-depth experience allows students to think creatively using their own unique voices. Thought will be given to the music, design elements and emotional nuance in each dance. The LJD Student Company performs their own works at the end of the year.
Workshops in various dance techniques will be offered throughout the year to the Student Company. For example, past workshops have included introductions to Graham and Duncan techniques.
The Company offers an unparalleled opportunity to work directly with acclaimed choreographer Lydia Johnson who has received acclaim from prestigious New York dance writers over many years.
“Johnson is a craftsman and a poet; her works, which stress the ensemble and attend closely to the music, have an ebb and flow in addition to a strong emotional current. The basis of her technique is ballet, and her dancers are strong. The program at New York Live Arts includes four works, two of them new, set to a variety of musical styles, from Handel to Golijov”
The New Yorker
This class starts Thursday 1/11. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Our exciting Student Company is open to dancers in 6th through 12th grades with a strong desire to choreograph and perform their own pieces. You must be enrolled in Contemporary 3 to be in the Student Company. An alternative to competition dance school companies, our dancers work in small groups to develop and polish well crafted dances. This in-depth experience allows students to think creatively using their own unique voices. Thought will be given to the music, design elements and emotional nuance in each dance. The LJD Student Company performs their own works at the end of the year.
Workshops in various dance techniques will be offered throughout the year to the Student Company. For example, past workshops have included introductions to Graham and Duncan techniques.
The Company offers an unparalleled opportunity to work directly with acclaimed choreographer Lydia Johnson who has received acclaim from prestigious New York dance writers over many years.
“Johnson is a craftsman and a poet; her works, which stress the ensemble and attend closely to the music, have an ebb and flow in addition to a strong emotional current. The basis of her technique is ballet, and her dancers are strong. The program at New York Live Arts includes four works, two of them new, set to a variety of musical styles, from Handel to Golijov”
The New Yorker
This class starts Thursday 1/11. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Thursday
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Burgdorff Center Maplewood
Wednesday Creative Ballet (ages 3.2 - 5 including Kindergarten)
Our Creative Ballet allows for both a joyous experience as well as basic dance skill development. This uplifting class, for 3-5-year-olds and Kindergarteners, includes movement stories, creative games, structured free dance, dancing with a prop, musical interludes and dance basics. Our young dancers will experience dancing to a wide range of music including classical, contemporary classical, folk, scores from famous dance works and of course beloved children’s songs. The semester culminates with an Open Class for parent observation.
This class starts Wednesday 1/10. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Our Creative Ballet allows for both a joyous experience as well as basic dance skill development. This uplifting class, for 3-5-year-olds and Kindergarteners, includes movement stories, creative games, structured free dance, dancing with a prop, musical interludes and dance basics. Our young dancers will experience dancing to a wide range of music including classical, contemporary classical, folk, scores from famous dance works and of course beloved children’s songs. The semester culminates with an Open Class for parent observation.
This class starts Wednesday 1/10. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Wednesday
4:00 PM to 4:45 PM
4:00 PM to 4:45 PM
St. Andrew's
Wednesday Ballet 1A with Intro to Modern Dance (Ages 5.4 through Kindergarten)
A class that continues to encourage young dancers' imaginative movement ideas while working on ballet terminology, the positions of the arms and legs, musicality and rhythm. The class includes an introduction to the modern dance vocabulary as well, which creates a good bridge between Creative Ballet and Ballet 1B or Contemporary 1, and allows young dancers to see which style is the best fit for them - ballet or modern/contemporary! The Level 1A class includes beginning choreography as we create a class dance. The session culminates in an Open Class for parent observation.
This class starts Wednesday 1/10. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
A class that continues to encourage young dancers' imaginative movement ideas while working on ballet terminology, the positions of the arms and legs, musicality and rhythm. The class includes an introduction to the modern dance vocabulary as well, which creates a good bridge between Creative Ballet and Ballet 1B or Contemporary 1, and allows young dancers to see which style is the best fit for them - ballet or modern/contemporary! The Level 1A class includes beginning choreography as we create a class dance. The session culminates in an Open Class for parent observation.
This class starts Wednesday 1/10. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Wednesday
5:00 PM to 5:50 PM
5:00 PM to 5:50 PM
St. Andrew's
Ballet for EVERYONE!
The perfect Ballet class for everyone! This class will be of great benefit to a range of students in addition to our 6th grade and up dancers! Athletes, actors and musicians for example find Ballet to be important for strength, flexibility and alignment. Ballet instills self confidence as its structured base becomes a reliable framework to work on individual challenges! Develop a sense of ease in settings such as acting, athletics and public speaking through a basic study of Ballet. The class begins with a barre and progresses into beautiful flowing movements that really move and allow all levels of dancers to be expressive while using their technique. More advanced students will work on clarity, alignment an adding more complex versions of ballet sequences.
This class starts Wednesday 1/10. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
The perfect Ballet class for everyone! This class will be of great benefit to a range of students in addition to our 6th grade and up dancers! Athletes, actors and musicians for example find Ballet to be important for strength, flexibility and alignment. Ballet instills self confidence as its structured base becomes a reliable framework to work on individual challenges! Develop a sense of ease in settings such as acting, athletics and public speaking through a basic study of Ballet. The class begins with a barre and progresses into beautiful flowing movements that really move and allow all levels of dancers to be expressive while using their technique. More advanced students will work on clarity, alignment an adding more complex versions of ballet sequences.
This class starts Wednesday 1/10. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Wednesday
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
St. Andrew's
Dance for Fitness - and Joy!
Get in shape while dancing and having fun! This class includes basic stretch and strengthening, jazz and modern style dance sequences and an adagio cool-down. For teens and adults (ages 13 years and up!), this class is designed to allow everyone to dance at their own level while increasing alignment, strength and flexibility. Our famously warm, non-competitive atmosphere makes jumping into this class easy! Wear what you are comfortable in! If you want to see if this or any class is a good fit, text Lydia directly: 973-945-5526
This class starts Wednesday 1/10. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Get in shape while dancing and having fun! This class includes basic stretch and strengthening, jazz and modern style dance sequences and an adagio cool-down. For teens and adults (ages 13 years and up!), this class is designed to allow everyone to dance at their own level while increasing alignment, strength and flexibility. Our famously warm, non-competitive atmosphere makes jumping into this class easy! Wear what you are comfortable in! If you want to see if this or any class is a good fit, text Lydia directly: 973-945-5526
This class starts Wednesday 1/10. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Wednesday
7:00 PM to 7:45 PM
7:00 PM to 7:45 PM
St. Andrew's
Saturday 9:15am Creative Ballet (ages 3.2 - 5 including Kindergarten)
Our Creative Ballet offers a unique curriculum which allows for both a joyous experience as well as basic dance skill development. These uplifting classes, for 3-5-year-olds and Kindergarteners, include movement stories, creative games, structured free dance, dance with a prop, show and tell, musical interludes, dancing the roles in story ballets, and ballet basics. Each day will have a surprise "treasure box" interlude with a special activity! In keeping with our fine- arts approach, our youngest dancers will experience dancing to a wide range of music including classical, great ballet scores, contemporary classical, folk and of course beloved children’s songs. Our semester culminates in an Open Class for parent observation.
This class starts Saturday 1/13. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Our Creative Ballet offers a unique curriculum which allows for both a joyous experience as well as basic dance skill development. These uplifting classes, for 3-5-year-olds and Kindergarteners, include movement stories, creative games, structured free dance, dance with a prop, show and tell, musical interludes, dancing the roles in story ballets, and ballet basics. Each day will have a surprise "treasure box" interlude with a special activity! In keeping with our fine- arts approach, our youngest dancers will experience dancing to a wide range of music including classical, great ballet scores, contemporary classical, folk and of course beloved children’s songs. Our semester culminates in an Open Class for parent observation.
This class starts Saturday 1/13. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Saturday
9:15 AM to 10:00 AM
9:15 AM to 10:00 AM
St. Andrew's
Saturday Ballet Level 1A (Ages 5.4 through Kindergarten)
A class that continues to encourage young dancers' imaginative movement ideas while working on ballet terminology, the positions of the arms and legs, musicality and rhythm. Technical concepts such as alignment and posture are addressed as they are developmentally called for. The class includes a very brief and careful introduction to the barre. The young dancers travel in across-the-floor exercises as well, and begin combining steps to make a ballet "combination". The Level 1A class includes beginning choreography as we create a class dance. This class is a good bridge between Creative Ballet and Ballet 1B or Contemporary 1. The session culminates in an Open Class for parent observation.
This class starts Saturday 1/13. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
A class that continues to encourage young dancers' imaginative movement ideas while working on ballet terminology, the positions of the arms and legs, musicality and rhythm. Technical concepts such as alignment and posture are addressed as they are developmentally called for. The class includes a very brief and careful introduction to the barre. The young dancers travel in across-the-floor exercises as well, and begin combining steps to make a ballet "combination". The Level 1A class includes beginning choreography as we create a class dance. This class is a good bridge between Creative Ballet and Ballet 1B or Contemporary 1. The session culminates in an Open Class for parent observation.
This class starts Saturday 1/13. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Saturday
10:00 AM to 10:50 AM
10:00 AM to 10:50 AM
St. Andrew's
Saturday 11am Creative Ballet (ages 3.2 - 5 including Kindergarten)
Our Creative Ballet offers a unique curriculum which allows for both a joyous experience as well as basic dance skill development. These uplifting classes, for 3-5-year-olds and Kindergarteners, include movement stories, creative games, structured free dance, dance with a prop, show and tell, musical interludes, dancing the roles in story ballets, and ballet basics. Each day will have a surprise "treasure box" interlude with a special activity! In keeping with our fine- arts approach, our youngest dancers will experience dancing to a wide range of music including classical, great ballet scores, contemporary classical, folk and of course beloved children’s songs. Our semester culminates in an Open Class for parent observation.
This class starts Saturday 1/13. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Our Creative Ballet offers a unique curriculum which allows for both a joyous experience as well as basic dance skill development. These uplifting classes, for 3-5-year-olds and Kindergarteners, include movement stories, creative games, structured free dance, dance with a prop, show and tell, musical interludes, dancing the roles in story ballets, and ballet basics. Each day will have a surprise "treasure box" interlude with a special activity! In keeping with our fine- arts approach, our youngest dancers will experience dancing to a wide range of music including classical, great ballet scores, contemporary classical, folk and of course beloved children’s songs. Our semester culminates in an Open Class for parent observation.
This class starts Saturday 1/13. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Saturday
11:00 AM to 11:45 AM
11:00 AM to 11:45 AM
St. Andrew's
Saturday Ballet 1B with Choreography (1st-2nd grade)
Our Ballet 1B includes the study of developmentally appropriate ballet basics such as ballet terminology, the positions of the arms and legs, musicality and rhythm. Correct alignment and posture are addressed increasingly at these stages. The class allows our young dancers the chance to explore today's increasingly contemporary ballet vocabulary. Ballet has changed and is no longer focused exclusively on story ballets. This class offers a wonderful chance to dance to a wide range of music including classical, contemporary classical, jazz as well as selected pop songs and folk. All of our classes include a choreography section during which our students can use their own ideas to create dance phrases of their own. Our winter/spring semester culminates in an Evening Showing of Class Excerpts and Student Choreography at the Woodland.
This class starts Saturday 1/13. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Our Ballet 1B includes the study of developmentally appropriate ballet basics such as ballet terminology, the positions of the arms and legs, musicality and rhythm. Correct alignment and posture are addressed increasingly at these stages. The class allows our young dancers the chance to explore today's increasingly contemporary ballet vocabulary. Ballet has changed and is no longer focused exclusively on story ballets. This class offers a wonderful chance to dance to a wide range of music including classical, contemporary classical, jazz as well as selected pop songs and folk. All of our classes include a choreography section during which our students can use their own ideas to create dance phrases of their own. Our winter/spring semester culminates in an Evening Showing of Class Excerpts and Student Choreography at the Woodland.
This class starts Saturday 1/13. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.lydiajohnsondanceschool.com/winter-spring-class-dates.
Saturday
11:45 AM to 12:45 PM
11:45 AM to 12:45 PM
St. Andrew's
Spring 2024 Dance Extension
Story Ballet for 3-5 year olds - Monday 4pm (ages 3-5 including Kindergarten)
An extension of our Creative Ballet class. Each class will focus on the idea of a story ballet! Several will be classic ballets, and in the final class, our young dancers will make up and choreograph a story together!
An extension of our Creative Ballet class. Each class will focus on the idea of a story ballet! Several will be classic ballets, and in the final class, our young dancers will make up and choreograph a story together!
Monday
4:00 PM to 4:45 PM
4:00 PM to 4:45 PM
Burgdorff Center Maplewood
Spring 2024 Dance Extension - Monday Ballet 1B (1st and 2nd grades)
Keep dancing through May and June, even as our Winter/Spring semester has ended and before camp starts! A fun 3-week extension class with a focus on technique, dance games and of course elements of choreography!
Keep dancing through May and June, even as our Winter/Spring semester has ended and before camp starts! A fun 3-week extension class with a focus on technique, dance games and of course elements of choreography!
Monday
4:45 PM to 5:45 PM
4:45 PM to 5:45 PM
Burgdorff Center Maplewood
Spring 2024 Dance Extension - Monday Ballet 2 (3rd grade and up)
Keep dancing through May and June, even as our Winter/Spring semester has ended and before camp starts! A fun 3-week extension class with a focus on technique, dance games and of course elements of choreography!
Keep dancing through May and June, even as our Winter/Spring semester has ended and before camp starts! A fun 3-week extension class with a focus on technique, dance games and of course elements of choreography!
Monday
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Burgdorff Center Maplewood
Spring 2024 Dance Extension - Contemporary 1 (1st and 2nd grades)
Keep dancing through May and June, even as our Winter/Spring semester has ended and before camp starts! A fun 3-week extension class with a focus on technique, dance games and of course elements of choreography!
Keep dancing through May and June, even as our Winter/Spring semester has ended and before camp starts! A fun 3-week extension class with a focus on technique, dance games and of course elements of choreography!
Thursday
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Burgdorff Center Maplewood
Spring 2024 Dance Extension - Contemporary 2 (3rd-5th grades)
Keep dancing through May and June, even as our Winter/Spring semester has ended and before camp starts! A fun 3-week extension class with a focus on technique, dance games and of course elements of choreography!
Keep dancing through May and June, even as our Winter/Spring semester has ended and before camp starts! A fun 3-week extension class with a focus on technique, dance games and of course elements of choreography!
Thursday
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Burgdorff Center Maplewood
Spring 2024 Dance Extension - Contemporary 3 (6th grade and up)
Keep dancing through May and June, even as our Winter/Spring semester has ended and before camp starts! A fun 3-week extension class with a focus on technique, dance games and of course elements of choreography!
Keep dancing through May and June, even as our Winter/Spring semester has ended and before camp starts! A fun 3-week extension class with a focus on technique, dance games and of course elements of choreography!
Thursday
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Burgdorff Center Maplewood
Story Ballet for 3-5 year olds - Wednesday 4pm (ages 3-5 including Kindergarten)
An extension of our Creative Ballet class. Each class will focus on the idea of a story ballet! Several will be classic ballets, and in the final class, our young dancers will make up and choreograph a story together!
An extension of our Creative Ballet class. Each class will focus on the idea of a story ballet! Several will be classic ballets, and in the final class, our young dancers will make up and choreograph a story together!
Wednesday
4:00 PM to 4:45 PM
4:00 PM to 4:45 PM
St. Andrew's
Spring 2024 Dance Extension - Wednesday Ballet 1A (Older 5s and Kindergarten)
Keep dancing through May and June, even as our Winter/Spring semester has ended and before camp starts! A fun 3-week extension class with a focus on technique, dance games and of course elements of choreography!
Keep dancing through May and June, even as our Winter/Spring semester has ended and before camp starts! A fun 3-week extension class with a focus on technique, dance games and of course elements of choreography!
Wednesday
5:00 PM to 5:50 PM
5:00 PM to 5:50 PM
St. Andrew's
Spring 2024 Dance Extension - Ballet for Everyone!
Keep dancing through May and June, even as our Winter/Spring semester has ended and before camp starts! A fun 3-week extension class to continue to strengthen your ballet technique.
Keep dancing through May and June, even as our Winter/Spring semester has ended and before camp starts! A fun 3-week extension class to continue to strengthen your ballet technique.
Wednesday
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
St. Andrew's
Story Ballet for 3-5 year olds - Saturday 10:30am (ages 3-5 including Kindergarten)
An extension of our Creative Ballet class. Each class will focus on the idea of a story ballet! Several will be classic ballets, and in the final class, our young dancers will make up and choreograph a story together!
An extension of our Creative Ballet class. Each class will focus on the idea of a story ballet! Several will be classic ballets, and in the final class, our young dancers will make up and choreograph a story together!
Saturday
10:30 AM to 11:15 AM
10:30 AM to 11:15 AM
St. Andrew's
Spring 2024 Dance Extension - Saturday Ballet 1B (1st, 2nd and 3rd grades)
Keep dancing through June, even as our Winter/Spring semester has ended and before camp starts! A fun 3-week extension class with a focus on technique, dance games and of course elements of choreography!
Keep dancing through June, even as our Winter/Spring semester has ended and before camp starts! A fun 3-week extension class with a focus on technique, dance games and of course elements of choreography!
Saturday
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
St. Andrew's
Summer Camp/Classes 2024 - Week 1 (July 15-19)
Summer Outdoor Creative Ballet Week 1
These joyful classes for 3.0-5 year olds will meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:15-10:15am outdoors on the lawn or patio at Burgdorff the following 2 weeks: Register for 1 or both weeks! July 15-19 / July 22-26
Our 1-hour Creative Ballet classes will introduce very young dancers to a wide range of music by encouraging their natural impulse to dance! From upbeat jazzy tunes to great ballet composers, our preschool and kindergarten dancers will experience music in a child-oriented and imaginative way. The class includes pre-ballet basics as well as the introduction of ballet sequences which move through space. Classes will include basic story lines of ballets by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Aaron Copeland. Each week, the dancers will also complete a fun, dance-related craft to take home!
These joyful classes for 3.0-5 year olds will meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:15-10:15am outdoors on the lawn or patio at Burgdorff the following 2 weeks: Register for 1 or both weeks! July 15-19 / July 22-26
Our 1-hour Creative Ballet classes will introduce very young dancers to a wide range of music by encouraging their natural impulse to dance! From upbeat jazzy tunes to great ballet composers, our preschool and kindergarten dancers will experience music in a child-oriented and imaginative way. The class includes pre-ballet basics as well as the introduction of ballet sequences which move through space. Classes will include basic story lines of ballets by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Aaron Copeland. Each week, the dancers will also complete a fun, dance-related craft to take home!
Monday Wednesday Friday
9:15 AM to 10:15 AM
9:15 AM to 10:15 AM
Burgdorff Center Maplewood
Dance and Choreography Camp Week 1 (rising 2nd grade [or 6 years old] to 9th grade)
This year, LJD Dance Camp 2024 will welcome rising 2nd graders (or at least 6 years old) through 7th graders, and a Teen Internship program! This summer, our focus is on making dances! Our program has been carefully curated to provide an enriching journey for dancers of all levels, embracing the beauty of self-expression and the artistry of creating well -structured dances. What makes this camp truly special is our dedication to each dancer's artistic growth.
Camp will be held from 8:45am-12:30pm in the theater at Burgdorff, as well as outside on the beautiful patio and lawns of this historic building. The Camp will run for 2 weeks: Register for 1 or both weeks! July 15-19 and July 22-26.
Our camp day will begin with stretches, an upbeat, all-camp warm-up, and then basic ballet and modern center exercises. Our warm and enthusiastic teachers and interns will focus students on alignment, correct placement, and the paramount importance of clarity across various dance styles. Every day, a different dance phrase will be explored, designed to foster improvement regardless of individual skill levels.
Following this inclusive class, dancers will be grouped by age to embark on their choreographic journey. Choreography, often an uncharted realm for young dancers, will be explored in depth. From spatial design to connected and disconnected partner shapes, effective use of unison passages, and exits and entrances — these elements and many more will serve as building blocks for our dancers to create their own captivating works.
Our Dance Camp day includes relaxed snack and water breaks, and a communal lunch during which we present various group pieces. We also continue our camp tradition of a fun Pizza Day once a week!
This year, LJD Dance Camp 2024 will welcome rising 2nd graders (or at least 6 years old) through 7th graders, and a Teen Internship program! This summer, our focus is on making dances! Our program has been carefully curated to provide an enriching journey for dancers of all levels, embracing the beauty of self-expression and the artistry of creating well -structured dances. What makes this camp truly special is our dedication to each dancer's artistic growth.
Camp will be held from 8:45am-12:30pm in the theater at Burgdorff, as well as outside on the beautiful patio and lawns of this historic building. The Camp will run for 2 weeks: Register for 1 or both weeks! July 15-19 and July 22-26.
Our camp day will begin with stretches, an upbeat, all-camp warm-up, and then basic ballet and modern center exercises. Our warm and enthusiastic teachers and interns will focus students on alignment, correct placement, and the paramount importance of clarity across various dance styles. Every day, a different dance phrase will be explored, designed to foster improvement regardless of individual skill levels.
Following this inclusive class, dancers will be grouped by age to embark on their choreographic journey. Choreography, often an uncharted realm for young dancers, will be explored in depth. From spatial design to connected and disconnected partner shapes, effective use of unison passages, and exits and entrances — these elements and many more will serve as building blocks for our dancers to create their own captivating works.
Our Dance Camp day includes relaxed snack and water breaks, and a communal lunch during which we present various group pieces. We also continue our camp tradition of a fun Pizza Day once a week!
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8:45 AM to 12:30 PM
8:45 AM to 12:30 PM
Burgdorff Center Maplewood
Elevate Your Artistry and Craft - Camp Add-On Week 1 (Exclusive Intern Technique and Choreography)
Exclusive Intern Technique and Choreography Add-On.
Daily 12:30-2:00pm, we will focus exclusively on our teens! Some days, we will have 45 minutes of a technique class and 45 minutes of choreography, while some days will focus exclusively on advanced choreographic skills. This program requires a separate additional tuition fee of $175 per week for dancers accepted into it. Some Interns may choose to do the 8:30am-12:30pm part of the day and not stay for the Elevate Your Artistry and Craft add-on.
All teens who would like to be Interns must apply. First, a parent should set up a time to talk with Lydia to explore if the program is a good match for your teen. A follow-up discussion for each teen with Lydia will assure that the program is a good match on both sides.
lydia@lydiajohnsondance.org
Exclusive Intern Technique and Choreography Add-On.
Daily 12:30-2:00pm, we will focus exclusively on our teens! Some days, we will have 45 minutes of a technique class and 45 minutes of choreography, while some days will focus exclusively on advanced choreographic skills. This program requires a separate additional tuition fee of $175 per week for dancers accepted into it. Some Interns may choose to do the 8:30am-12:30pm part of the day and not stay for the Elevate Your Artistry and Craft add-on.
All teens who would like to be Interns must apply. First, a parent should set up a time to talk with Lydia to explore if the program is a good match for your teen. A follow-up discussion for each teen with Lydia will assure that the program is a good match on both sides.
lydia@lydiajohnsondance.org
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Burgdorff Center Maplewood
Summer 2024 Dance Camp - BOTH WEEKS (discount)
Dance and Choreography Camp Weeks 1+2 (rising 2nd grade [or 6 years old] to 9th grade)
REGISTER HERE FOR BOTH WEEKS OF LJD DANCE CAMP 2024 (JULY 15-19 AND JULY 22-26).
This year, LJD Dance Camp 2024 will welcome rising 2nd graders (or at least 6 years old) through 7th graders, and a Teen Internship program! This summer, our focus is on making dances! Our program has been carefully curated to provide an enriching journey for dancers of all levels, embracing the beauty of self-expression and the artistry of creating well -structured dances. What makes this camp truly special is our dedication to each dancer's artistic growth.
Camp will be held from 8:45am-12:30pm in the theater at Burgdorff, as well as outside on the beautiful patio and lawns of this historic building. The Camp will run for 2 weeks: July 15-19 and July 22-26.
Our camp day will begin with stretches, an upbeat, all-camp warm-up, and then basic ballet and modern center exercises. Our warm and enthusiastic teachers and interns will focus students on alignment, correct placement, and the paramount importance of clarity across various dance styles. Every day, a different dance phrase will be explored, designed to foster improvement regardless of individual skill levels.
Following this inclusive class, dancers will be grouped by age to embark on their choreographic journey. Choreography, often an uncharted realm for young dancers, will be explored in depth. From spatial design to connected and disconnected partner shapes, effective use of unison passages, and exits and entrances — these elements and many more will serve as building blocks for our dancers to create their own captivating works.
Our Dance Camp day includes relaxed snack and water breaks, and a communal lunch during which we present various group pieces. We also continue our camp tradition of a fun Pizza Day once a week!
REGISTER HERE FOR BOTH WEEKS OF LJD DANCE CAMP 2024 (JULY 15-19 AND JULY 22-26).
This year, LJD Dance Camp 2024 will welcome rising 2nd graders (or at least 6 years old) through 7th graders, and a Teen Internship program! This summer, our focus is on making dances! Our program has been carefully curated to provide an enriching journey for dancers of all levels, embracing the beauty of self-expression and the artistry of creating well -structured dances. What makes this camp truly special is our dedication to each dancer's artistic growth.
Camp will be held from 8:45am-12:30pm in the theater at Burgdorff, as well as outside on the beautiful patio and lawns of this historic building. The Camp will run for 2 weeks: July 15-19 and July 22-26.
Our camp day will begin with stretches, an upbeat, all-camp warm-up, and then basic ballet and modern center exercises. Our warm and enthusiastic teachers and interns will focus students on alignment, correct placement, and the paramount importance of clarity across various dance styles. Every day, a different dance phrase will be explored, designed to foster improvement regardless of individual skill levels.
Following this inclusive class, dancers will be grouped by age to embark on their choreographic journey. Choreography, often an uncharted realm for young dancers, will be explored in depth. From spatial design to connected and disconnected partner shapes, effective use of unison passages, and exits and entrances — these elements and many more will serve as building blocks for our dancers to create their own captivating works.
Our Dance Camp day includes relaxed snack and water breaks, and a communal lunch during which we present various group pieces. We also continue our camp tradition of a fun Pizza Day once a week!
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8:45 AM to 12:30 PM
8:45 AM to 12:30 PM
Burgdorff Center Maplewood
Summer Camp/Classes 2024 - Week 2 (July 22-26)
Summer Outdoor Creative Ballet Week 2
These joyful classes for 3.0-5 year olds will meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:15-10:15am outdoors on the lawn or patio at Burgdorff the following 2 weeks: Register for 1 or both weeks! July 15-19 / July 22-26
Our 1-hour Creative Ballet classes will introduce very young dancers to a wide range of music by encouraging their natural impulse to dance! From upbeat jazzy tunes to great ballet composers, our preschool and kindergarten dancers will experience music in a child-oriented and imaginative way. The class includes pre-ballet basics as well as the introduction of ballet sequences which move through space. Classes will include basic story lines of ballets by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Aaron Copeland. Each week, the dancers will also complete a fun, dance-related craft to take home!
These joyful classes for 3.0-5 year olds will meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:15-10:15am outdoors on the lawn or patio at Burgdorff the following 2 weeks: Register for 1 or both weeks! July 15-19 / July 22-26
Our 1-hour Creative Ballet classes will introduce very young dancers to a wide range of music by encouraging their natural impulse to dance! From upbeat jazzy tunes to great ballet composers, our preschool and kindergarten dancers will experience music in a child-oriented and imaginative way. The class includes pre-ballet basics as well as the introduction of ballet sequences which move through space. Classes will include basic story lines of ballets by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Aaron Copeland. Each week, the dancers will also complete a fun, dance-related craft to take home!
Monday Wednesday Friday
9:15 AM to 10:15 AM
9:15 AM to 10:15 AM
Burgdorff Center Maplewood
Dance and Choreography Camp Week 2 (rising 2nd grade [or 6 years old] through 9th grade)
This year, LJD Dance Camp 2024 will welcome rising 2nd graders (or at least 6 years old) through 7th graders, and a Teen Internship program! This summer, our focus is on making dances! Our program has been carefully curated to provide an enriching journey for dancers of all levels, embracing the beauty of self-expression and the artistry of creating well -structured dances. What makes this camp truly special is our dedication to each dancer's artistic growth.
Camp will be held from 8:45am-12:30pm in the theater at Burgdorff, as well as outside on the beautiful patio and lawns of this historic building. The Camp will run for 2 weeks: Register for 1 or both weeks! July 15-19 and July 22-26.
Our camp day will begin with stretches, an upbeat, all-camp warm-up, and then basic ballet and modern center exercises. Our warm and enthusiastic teachers and interns will focus students on alignment, correct placement, and the paramount importance of clarity across various dance styles. Every day, a different dance phrase will be explored, designed to foster improvement regardless of individual skill levels.
Following this inclusive class, dancers will be grouped by age to embark on their choreographic journey. Choreography, often an uncharted realm for young dancers, will be explored in depth. From spatial design to connected and disconnected partner shapes, effective use of unison passages, and exits and entrances — these elements and many more will serve as building blocks for our dancers to create their own captivating works.
Our Dance Camp day includes relaxed snack and water breaks, and a communal lunch during which we present various group pieces. We also continue our camp tradition of a fun Pizza Day once a week!
This year, LJD Dance Camp 2024 will welcome rising 2nd graders (or at least 6 years old) through 7th graders, and a Teen Internship program! This summer, our focus is on making dances! Our program has been carefully curated to provide an enriching journey for dancers of all levels, embracing the beauty of self-expression and the artistry of creating well -structured dances. What makes this camp truly special is our dedication to each dancer's artistic growth.
Camp will be held from 8:45am-12:30pm in the theater at Burgdorff, as well as outside on the beautiful patio and lawns of this historic building. The Camp will run for 2 weeks: Register for 1 or both weeks! July 15-19 and July 22-26.
Our camp day will begin with stretches, an upbeat, all-camp warm-up, and then basic ballet and modern center exercises. Our warm and enthusiastic teachers and interns will focus students on alignment, correct placement, and the paramount importance of clarity across various dance styles. Every day, a different dance phrase will be explored, designed to foster improvement regardless of individual skill levels.
Following this inclusive class, dancers will be grouped by age to embark on their choreographic journey. Choreography, often an uncharted realm for young dancers, will be explored in depth. From spatial design to connected and disconnected partner shapes, effective use of unison passages, and exits and entrances — these elements and many more will serve as building blocks for our dancers to create their own captivating works.
Our Dance Camp day includes relaxed snack and water breaks, and a communal lunch during which we present various group pieces. We also continue our camp tradition of a fun Pizza Day once a week!
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8:45 AM to 12:30 PM
8:45 AM to 12:30 PM
Burgdorff Center Maplewood
Elevate Your Artistry and Craft - Camp Add-On Week 2 (Exclusive Intern Technique and Choreography)
Exclusive Intern Technique and Choreography Add-On.
Daily 12:30-2:00pm, we will focus exclusively on our teens! Some days, we will have 45 minutes of a technique class and 45 minutes of choreography, while some days will focus exclusively on advanced choreographic skills. This program requires a separate additional tuition fee of $175 per week for dancers accepted into it. Some Interns may choose to do the 8:30am-12:30pm part of the day and not stay for the Elevate Your Artistry and Craft add-on.
All teens who would like to be Interns must apply. First, a parent should set up a time to talk with Lydia to explore if the program is a good match for your teen. A follow-up discussion for each teen with Lydia will assure that the program is a good match on both sides.
lydia@lydiajohnsondance.org
Exclusive Intern Technique and Choreography Add-On.
Daily 12:30-2:00pm, we will focus exclusively on our teens! Some days, we will have 45 minutes of a technique class and 45 minutes of choreography, while some days will focus exclusively on advanced choreographic skills. This program requires a separate additional tuition fee of $175 per week for dancers accepted into it. Some Interns may choose to do the 8:30am-12:30pm part of the day and not stay for the Elevate Your Artistry and Craft add-on.
All teens who would like to be Interns must apply. First, a parent should set up a time to talk with Lydia to explore if the program is a good match for your teen. A follow-up discussion for each teen with Lydia will assure that the program is a good match on both sides.
lydia@lydiajohnsondance.org
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Burgdorff Center Maplewood