Each level of dance instruction builds on the foundation of knowledge and skills established at prior levels. Each course has a unique focus, expanding students’ knowledge base, introducing and refining techniques and skills, and acting as a building block for more advanced work. In Dance, students learn the importance of daily practice for building dance skills and techniques. Advanced students maintain and refine techniques and skills through consistent, structured work. Students apply the discipline, commitment, and problem-solving skills required in dance to other aspects of their lives.
The purpose of the Dance Education Curriculum is to provide developmentally appropriate practices that build on a sequential program of dance experiences which contribute to the overall achievement of all students.
The value of group work and cooperation is inherent and reinforced. Dance education also provides students with exploration, selection, organization, and evaluation experiences. These experiences include:
- Movement skill development and refinement
- Sensory integration
- Exploration of values and ideas
- Performance
- Expression
- Originality in movement
- Creative approach to learning
- Appreciation of cultural/social heritage
- Critical and creative thinking
- Aesthetic cognition
- Development of self-esteem
- Respect for others
- Healthy work habits
- Self-discipline and direction
- Skills for a lifetime
Sanjeev Mehta’s Elegant Dance Academy
| DANCE &FITNESS COURSES | LEVEL 1 | LEVEL 2 | LEVEL 3 | LEVEL 4 | LEVEL 5 | ADVANCED |
| Dance it Off&Tone it Up | Sexyslimdown | Highenergyfat burner | DancersAbs | UpperBodyTone up | Buns & Thigh Sculpt | |
| The Dance Workout Firm it up / The Fix | Beginners | Intermediate | Advanced | |||
| Sanjeev’s Spicy Bhangra / Garba Workouts | Beginners | Intermediate | Advanced | |||
| Pilates ModifiedTeachers Training (Training Based on of Joseph Pilates) | Beginners | Intermediate | Advanced | |||
| Dirty Cuban Salsa | Beginners | Intermediate | Advanced | |||
| Standard&Latin Ballroom Courses | Level 1Swing Foxtrot Waltz Rumba Cha- Cha | Level 2Swing Foxtrot Waltz Rumba Cha-Cha Intro Polka & East Coast Swing | Level 3-AWaltz Rumba Samba Slow Foxtrot (Ballad) Single &Triple | Level 3-BFoxtrot Cha-Cha Polka Tango Quickstep Rock-n-Roll | Level 4-ACasino Rheuda Merengue Jive Paso Doble | |
| East/ West Coast Swing | Beginners | Intermediate | Advanced | |||
| Street danceHip Hop dance / B-boy / Popping / Locking Krump / Freestyle | Beginners | Elementary | Intermediate | Advanced | ||
| Belly dance | Beginners | Elementary | Intermediate | Advanced | ||
| JazzBroadway JazzLyrical Jazz Street Jazz Contemporary Jazz | Beginners | Elementary | Intermediate | Advanced | ||
| Tap( off jazz) | Beginners | Elementary | Intermediate | Advanced | ||
| Funk | Beginners | Elementary | Intermediate | Advanced | ||
| Contemporary | Beginners | Elementary | Intermediate | Advanced | ||
| Afro Jazz | Beginners | Elementary | Intermediate | Advanced | ||
| Disco | Beginners | Elementary | Intermediate | Advanced | ||
| ClassicalBharatnatyam Courses | Year 1Basic Steps Adavu (10) Hasta Mudra(1) Shlokas | Year 2Advance Steps Leg Positions Hand Positions Shlokas Hasta Mudra(2) | Year 3Alaripu (Nritta) Viniyogas Hand Gesture’s Meanings Kautuam dance based on Lord Ganesha / Puspanjali Talas Theory | Year 4Jatiswaram Padam Abhinaya Theory | Year 5Shabdam Tandav & Lasya Navrasa Theory | Year 6Thillana Dance on Shloka Theory Year 7 |
| Indian Folk Dances | PangiGairGhoomar Koli | KalbeliaBihuGarba-Raas Kolakuttam | Chhat pujaJogvaGondhad Lavni | MandoDulpodManipuri Raas | BhangraGiddaDhamaal | Kashmiri Dhamaal |
| International Folk Dances | African | Flemenco | Russian | Portuguese | Irish Jigs | |
| Bollywood Dances | Courses on Demand | |||||
We Focus on Their Foundation:
Coordination
- Accurately demonstrate non locomotor / axial movements as they relate to dance
- Identify and perform locomotor movements as they relate to dance
- Move various parts of the body simultaneously
- Demonstrate the ability to move various parts of the body independently
Rhythm
- Use time and rhythm while moving
- Demonstrate accuracy in moving to a musical beat and maintaining it
- Respond to changes in tempo
- Demonstrate movements that reflect rhythmic patterns
- Demonstrate sensitivity to beat when performing patterned movements in folk dance or improvisations.
Strength and Flexibility
- Develop through dance activities major muscle groups
- Engage in flexibility exercises.
- Understand the proper way to perform flexibility exercises.
Body Alignment
- Demonstrate a sense of proper body alignment.
- Maintain proper body alignment while performing strength and flexibility exercises.
- Demonstrate a sense of balance.
Balance and Control
- Demonstrate the following partner skills: copying, leading and following, mirroring
- Recognize and participate in activities that develop balance and control.
- Participate in activities that develop both stationary balance and locomotor control.
