Miss Alyssa's Dance Classes
Dancer. Choreographer. Teaching Artist. Arts Administrator.
Classes
Pre-Ballet
SCAA
Age: 3.5-5 years
SAT 9:30-10:15 a.m.
An introduction to ballet technique and dance class etiquette.
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Hip Hop/Jazz 1
SCAA
Age: 8-12 years
M 6:15-7:15 p.m.
Students will be led through a fusion of basic to beginner/intermediate Jazz and Hip Hop technique, where the movement taught will show how both dance genres lean-to and learn from one another.
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Jazz for Pre-Teens
SCAA
Age: 9-13 years
SAT 11:15-12:15 a.m.
Students will be led through beginning to intermediate jazz class including warm-up, simple traveling combinations, and jazz variations. No prior dance experience required.
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Lyrical 1
SCAA
Age: 9 years and up
M 7:15-8:15 p.m.
Lyrical combines elements of ballet, jazz and modern dance and is performed to soulful, contemporary music. Previous or current ballet training is required.
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Adult/ Teen Stretch and Strengthen
SCAA
Age: 16 years and up
SAT 10:15-11:15 a.m.
Students will be led through a series of exercises meant to strengthen the core while aligning the spine and lengthening the musculature of the body. Exercises will derive influences from body therapies, such as yoga and pilates, dance technique, and bodyweight resistance exercises. No previous experience required.
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ABOUT ME
I have been dancing since age five; taking Ballet, Modern Dance, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, and Pointe. In 2010, I graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance and Choreography. After graduating from VCU, I worked for the American Dance Festival, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Dance Association (NDA), Joy of Motion Dance Center, the Contemporary American Theater Festival, and 11th Street Bridge Park. Past teaching experiences include Front Royal Dance Studio, The Ol’ Soft Shoe Dance Workshop, Dominion Health & Fitness, Luray Fitness Center, and Bella Ballerina. In 2012, 2013, and 2015 I was involved in teaching in-school dance residencies and workshops for the students of Warren County Public Schools, and also taught for the Warren Coalition/ Warren County Middle School after school program “School’s Out!”
In 2013, I received my Level 1 Teaching Certification in Elemental Body Alignment System (EBAS), which I have taught around the Front Royal and Winchester communities. In 2017, I received my Master of Arts degree in Arts Management from George Mason University and in 2018 began working at Northern Virginia Community College as the Event Coordinator and House Manager for the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center. From June 2019 - June 2021, I was the Owner and Managing Director of Front Royal Dance Studio, I have been dance faculty at Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (SCAA) in Winchester, VA since 2011. My experiences have given me a wide knowledge of the fields of arts and business alike, while also exposing me to a variety of experiences that I hope to bring to my community and impart on my students.