Welcome to Vashon Center for Dance!
Vashon Center for Dance (VCD) is honored to have served the Vashon Community for more than 2 decades. Whether students are pursuing a career in dance, or study dance because they love it, all students are provided the same excellence in training in a supportive, challenging, and nurturing environment. Confidence, dedication, self-motivation and creative thinking are qualities and skills we seek to instill our students – qualities that will serve them well in all aspects of their lives. Our 2 spacious studios are in the historic Oddfellows Hall, which we refer to as the “Blue Heron Education Center”. We are currently working to update our facility to have better air circulation for when we are permitted to move indoors, depending on phase 3 or 4 restrictions and requirements around dance studios. In the meantime, all classes will be conducted online via Zoom.
VCA is proud to offer scholarships! Please click the link below for more information.
Instructors:
Rico Lastrapes
Crissy Baker
Tiffany Adams
Madeline Morser
Juliana Wright
Duncan Barlow
Elise Erickson
Jasmine Van Driessche
Heidi Byrnes
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For info, registration, and questions please contact us at 206-259-3005 or at dance@vashoncenterforthearts.org
A 20+ year tradition celebrated with photos, testimonials and video!
4 Original Works dances reworked for video in the time of COVID.
Ballet 1/Tap 1 ONLINE Class
Ballet 1/Tap 1 ONLINE Class
Mondays, Jan 4- Mar 22 | 3:30- 4:30pm
Tuition: $180
Instructor: Rico Lastrapes
Location: Online via Zoom
Formal ballet steps, barre work, sequencing, counting and jumps with a touch of spirited free dance. French vocabulary and movement theory included. Building upon the content of Ballet I, these students continue their learning journey in Ballet. They will start class at the barre, learn how to string steps together into combination. First 45min will be ballet, last 15 min will be learn basics of tap.
Find out more »Tap 3/4 Choreo ONLINE Class
Tap 3/4 Choreo ONLINE Class
Ages: 8-14
Mondays, Jan 4-Mar 22 | 4:30- 5:30pm
Tuition: $180
Instructor: Rico Lastrapes
Location: Online via Zoom
This class is geared for the intermediate level tap dancer to continue training and focus on choreography for our virtual Original Works production!
Find out more »Ballet 4 ONLINE Class
Ballet 4 ONLINE Class
Mondays, Jan 4 - Mar 22 | 4:30-5:30pm
Tuition: $180
Instructor: Madeline Morser
Location: Online via Zoom
This 12 week session of Ballet 4 (via Zoom) will focus on continued training in proper alignment, as well as techniques for turning and balancing in increasingly difficult positions. (Not all home floors are built for turning and thus we will be talking about prepping for turns as much as turning). Students’ whole bodies should be in view during class so as to facilitate specific, individual corrections (this is paramount for understanding technical concepts and moving towards level 5). Following barre, we will be learning one or two variations from classical ballets to be worked on throughout the session!
Find out more »Musical Theatre Dance ONLINE Class
Musical Theatre Dance- "Hamilton and In the Heights"
Ages: 8-14
Mondays, Jan 4-Mar 22 | 5:30 - 6:30pm
Tuition: $180
Instructor: Rico Lastrapes
Location: Online via Zoom
Join us for a fun dive into modern musical theatre, fusing Jazz & Hip Hop to tell a story! We'll be learning choreography from Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit shows Hamilton and In The Heights.
Find out more »Contemporary Dance ONLINE Class
Contemporary Dance ONLINE Class
Ages: 13+
Mondays, Jan 4-Mar 22 | 5:45- 6:45pm
Tuition: $180
Instructor: Madeline Morser
Location: Online via Zoom
Contemporary dance is usually considered an umbrella term for the meshing of ballet, jazz, modern, and lyrical. Specific choreography varies with each instructor, but often focuses on individual dancer interpretation rhythm, and unexpected transition. This class encompasses a warm up focusing on syncopation and timing, floor work, and classical alignment, followed by challenging phrase-work that pushes the dancers ability to memorize and increase the speed of their dancing. Dancers will work on choreography to be performed in virtual Original Works project!
Find out more »Ballet 2/Tap 2 ONLINE Class
Ballet 2/Tap 2 ONLINE Class
Tuesdays, Jan 5- Mar 23 | 3:30- 4:30pm
Tuition: $180
Instructor: Elise Erickson
Location: Online via Zoom
Formal ballet steps, barre work, sequencing, counting and jumps with a touch of spirited free dance. French vocabulary and movement theory included. Building upon the content of Ballet I, these students continue their learning journey in Ballet. They will start class at the barre, learn how to string steps together into combination. First 45min will be ballet, last 15 min will be learn basics of tap.
Find out more »Beginning/Intermediate Modern ONLINE Class
Beginning/Intermediate Modern ONLINE CLASS
Ages: 10+
Wednesdays, Jan 6- Mar 24 | 4:30-5:30pm
Tuition: $180
Instructor: Madeline Morser
Location: Online via Zoom
Madeline's modern class will be a combination of classical form combining technical aspects from Graham, Limon, and Taylor techniques, while also incorporating an introduction to the growing floor work focus of the Seattle dance community. Class will begin by moving in and out of the floor as a warm up and continued training in both classical and novel modern dance techniques. The second half of class will focus on both across the floor progressions, and phrase work challenging the dancer's understanding of timing and use of the floor.
Find out more »*NEW* Ballet 5/6 ONLINE Class
*NEW* Ballet 5/6 ONLINE Class
Ages: 13+
Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jan 5 - Mar 25 | 5:00-6:30 pm
Tuition: $360
Instructor: Juliana Wright
Location: Online via Zoom
This is an advanced level ballet course where we will focus on core training and choreography, while making zoom ballet fun, safe, and instructional. We will meet twice a week and work on ballet conditioning, strengthening, and practical movement within the zoom setting. Join us for some fabulous at-home ballet technique!
Find out more »*NEW* Advanced Ballet Repertory ONLINE Class
*NEW* Advanced Ballet Repertory
Ages: 13+ Ballet 5,6,7
Tuesdays, Jan 5 - Mar 23 | 6:30-7:30 pm
Tuition: $180
Instructor: Duncan Barlow
Location: Online via Zoom
Rehearsal-style class for exposure to ballets commonly found in the repertory of a professional ballet company. Space allowing, pointe shoes are highly encouraged.
Find out more »Advanced Modern ONLINE Class
Advanced Modern ONLINE Class
Ages: 13+
Mondays, Jan 4-Mar 22 | 6:45-7:45pm
Tuition: $180
Instructor: Madeline Morser
Location: Online via Zoom
Madeline's modern class will be a combination of classical form combining technical aspects from Graham, Limon, and Taylor techniques, while also incorporating an introduction to the growing floor work focus of the Seattle dance community. Class will begin by moving in and out of the floor as a warm up and continued training in both classical and novel modern dance techniques. The second half of class will focus on both across the floor progressions, and phrase work challenging the dancer's understanding of timing and use of the floor. This class will focus on choreography for our virtual Original Works project.
Find out more »Intermediate Lyrical Dance ONLINE Class
Intermediate Lyrical Dance ONLINE Class
Ages: 13+
Wednesdays, Jan 6-Mar 24 | 3:30-4:30 pm
Tuition: $180
Instructor: Madeline Morser
Location: Online via Zoom
An intermediate level class for dancers of any dance background to learn and/or expand upon the unique emotive and graceful cadences of Lyrical Dance (traditionally known as the combination of ballet and jazz). This class encompasses a warm up focusing on flexibility and alignment, followed by phrase work and various jumps, turns, and expressive qualities.
Find out more »*NEW* Choreography for Zoom & Film ONLINE Class
Choreography for Zoom & Film ONLINE Class
Ages: 13+
Wednesdays, Jan 6- Mar 24 | 6-7pm
Tuition: $180
Instructor: Madeline Morser
Location: Online via Zoom
Parameters are the bread and butter of good choreography. Ironic though it may seem, our minds light up with possibilities once limitations are set. Choreographing for the camera or for a live Zoom performance provides endless limitations and therefore endless possibilities to be unlocked. This class will focus on bringing a list of choreographic tools and styles to life through the lens of a camera and/or a box on Zoom and similar platforms. The jungle of our homes, yards, parks, and beaches is in fact a choreographers best friend, but to a beginning choreographer it can look like a nightmare. The goal of this class is to shine a light on simple ways to play with, enjoy, and create within the world of social distancing.
Find out more »Beginning Lyrical Dance ONLINE Class
Beginning Lyrical Dance ONLINE Class
Ages: 9-12 (Ballet 3+)
Fridays, Jan 8- Apr 2 (skip Jan 29) | 1:30-2:30 pm
Instructor: Madeline Morser
Location: Online via Zoom
A beginning level class for dancers of any dance background to learn and/or expand upon the unique emotive and graceful cadences of Lyrical Dance (traditionally known as the combination of ballet and jazz). This class encompasses a warm up focusing on flexibility and alignment, followed by phrase work and various jumps, turns, and expressive qualities.
Find out more »Intermediate Hip Hop ONLINE Class
Intermediate Hip Hop ONLINE Class
Ages: 13+
Fridays, Jan 8 - Mar 26 | 1:30-2:30 pm
Tuition: $180
Instructor: Tiffany Adams
Location: Online via Zoom
Students will build on hip hop technique and training, and work on choreography for virtual Original Works project!
Find out more »Beginning Hip Hop ONLINE Class
Beginning Hip Hop ONLINE Class
Ages: 8-11
Fridays, Jan 8- Mar 26 | 2:30-3:30pm
Instructor: Tiffany Adams
Location: Online via Zoom
This class is for those little dancers looking to move and groove and have some fun dancing!
Find out more »*NEW* Int/Adv Ballet Conditioning /Technique ONLINE Class
*NEW* Int/Adv Conditioning/Technique
Ages: 11+, Ballet 4,5,6,7
Fridays, 3:30-5:30pm
Tuition: $225
Instructor: Duncan Barlow
Location: Online via Zoom
Conditioning 30 min and Ballet Technique 90 min (back to back). Brief conditioning class to warm up and strengthen, leads directly into barre and center. Yoga mat and small weights (water bottles, large soup cans, etc.) are helpful but not required. Pointe shoes encouraged for advanced dancers during barre and center.
Find out more »Ballet 3 ONLINE Class
Ballet 3 ONLINE Class
Mondays, Jan 4 - Mar 22 | 3:30-4:30 pm
Tuition: $180
Instructor: Madeline Morser
Location: Online via Zoom
This 12 week session of Ballet 3 (via Zoom) will focus heavily on proper alignment and placement. To achieve this via Zoom, class will focus on fewer barre exercises so as to spend more time on each one: exercises will be done once with the teacher, once without the teacher. Students’ full bodies should be in view during class so as to facilitate specific, individual corrections. Barre will be followed by a brief stretch and several non-traveling center exercises so as to accommodate small spaces. To emphasize a sense of progress and achievement, we will build a center adagio phrase to be added onto each week and hopefully filmed over Zoom for anyone interested at the end of the session!
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