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Swing City Dance Studio
Ann Arbor, Michigan


Fall 2007 Semester 
13 Week Term
Weekly Classes for Preschoolers, Kids, Teens and Adults
4 Week Ballroom & Swing Mini-Terms for Adults Couples

Winter 2008 Semester 
10 Week Term 
Weekly Classes for Preschoolers, Kids, Teens and Adults      
4 Week Ballroom & Swing Mini-Terms for Adults Couples
 
Spring 2008 Semester
12 Week Term 
Monday, March 24 - Sunday, June 15, 2008
Weekly Classes for Preschoolers, Kids, Teens and Adults      
4 week Ballroom & Swing Mini-Terms for Adult Couples

Swing City 13th Annual
Student Showcase
Sunday, June 8, 2008
6:00 pm, Forsythe Auditorium, Ann Arbor
 
Summer 2008 Semester
4 Week Term 
Monday, July 14 - Friday, August 8, 2008
Weekly Classes for Preschoolers, Kids, Teens and Adults      
Week-Long Dance Camps for Teens

Class Descriptions
 
Let's Dance - Kids age 3-4
Wonderful first dance class for children. 
Fun and engaging creative dance for boys and girls age 3 - 4 in a playful, musical setting. 
Kids must be 3 by September 1, 2008 and must be able to participate by themselves. 
Dancers wear t-shirts, stretchy pants and sneakers on feet.
 
Ballet Jazz Tap  - Kids age 4-5 & Kids (Gr K-1)
Part creative dance, part early dance training for boys and girls. 
Kids must be age/grade by September 1, 2008. 
Dance disciplines rotate each month.
Dancers wear t-shirts, stretchy pants and sneakers on feet to first class.
 
Tap Dance - Kids (Grades 2 & up), Teens, Adults
Make music with your feet. 
Styles include rhythm tap, Broadway tap, clogging, Irish step. 
Dancers wear comfortable, stretchy clothes and tap shoes on feet.
We have some tap shoes to lend.
 
Jazz Dance - Kids (Grades 2 & up), Teens, Adults
High energy American jazz dance.
Styles include Hip-Hop, Broadway Jazz, Lyrical and Classic Jazz. 
Dancers wear leotards/t-shirts, stretchy jazz pants and jazz shoes on feet.
 
Ballet -  Kids (Grades 2 & up), Teens, Adults
Intense warm-up using ballet technique (barre and center).
Then combinations in the contemporary lyrical jazz style.  
Dancers wear ballet or jazz attire, and jazz or ballet shoes on feet.
 
Ballet Floor Barre - Teens, Adults
Gain stretch, strength and core centering. 
Format is based on ballet technique but performed while reclining on the floor.
Floor barre concludes with a standing ballet barre and center.  
Wear comfortable clothing and socks on feet (ballet shoes for standing barre and center).
 
Summer Dance Camps for Teens
Intensive week-long study in jazz, ballet, hip hop, lyrical,
ballroom, swing, stretch, musical theater dance.
 
Ballroom/Swing Dance - Adult Couples, Teen Couples
4 week mini-terms for couples (partner required). 
Learn the fundamentals of spicey salsa, classic waltz & fox trot, romantic slow dance,
jitterbug swing, cha cha cha and tango.  
Four week mini-terms enrolling throughout the year. 
Wear comfortable clothes and shoes (no sandals or clogs, please).

We also offer...
 
Family Fun Dances
Swing City Director, Susan Filipiak, brings her Family Fun Dances to your school, place of worship or community organization.  Enjoy a family sock-hop or country barn dance. Please call or write for information.
 
Ballroom & Swing Evenings
Swing City Director, Susan Filipiak, brings Ballroom and Swing instruction to your community organization or place of worship.  Adult couples learn the joys of social dancing. Please call or write for information.
 
School Visits
Swing City Director, Susan Filipiak, brings dance into elementary school curriculum with visits, workshops and residencies.  Look at our studio web-page "Dance in the Classroom"  Please call or write for information.
 
Private Lessons
Private lessons can be scheduled.  Please call for scheduling and cost.

Swing City Dance Studio
Susan Filipiak, Director
1960 S. Industrial E & F
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Phone: (734) 668-7782
Email: swingcitydance@earthlink.net