Registration for the Marion Art Center’s fall dance program is on Saturday, August 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The program begins on Monday, August 20 and runs for 12 weeks until November 5.

The schedule of classes is as follows:

Preschool (3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.):
Preschool instruction is for children between the ages of three to four. The class is 30 minutes and involves ballet warm-up, jazz stretches, basic mat tumbling and basic tap steps. The fee for the 12-week session is $140 for Art Center members and $155 for non-members.

Kinderstep (4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.) & Beginner (4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.):         
Kinderstep and Beginner instruction are for children between the ages of five and six. The class is 30 minutes and involves ballet warm-up and barre, jazz stretches, beginner mat tumbling.  The fee for the 12-week session is $140 for members and $155 for non-members.

Intermediate (5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.):  
Intermediate instruction is for children ages seven to eight.  The class is 30 minutes and involves advanced ballet warm-up, barre and adagio, tumbling, jazz stretches and combinations and tap combinations.  The fee for the 12-week session is $140 for members and $155 for non-members.

Hip Hop (5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.) & Gymnastics (6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.):
Hip Hop & Gymnastics are for children ages six to eight and can be added to either Beginner or Intermediate classes for a discount.  The fee for the 12-week session is $140 for members and $155 for non-members.  If hip hop or gymnastics is an add-on the fee for the 12-week session is $90 for members and $105 for non-members.

The instructor of the Dance Academy is Teah Mazzoni who has been a second grade educator at Rochester Memorial School for nine years. She is also the ORRHS Bulldog Rhythm Dance Team Head Coach and has run the Art Center’s Dance Academy for the past four years. 
For more information, call the Marion Art Center at 508-748-3984.