Technique Training Pathway

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2023-2024 Technique Training 

2023-2024 Mini Technique Training 

Technique Training Pathway 2024-2025

Pathway Definition: 

  • The Technique Training Pathway is a technical dance program designed to enhance the dancer’s technical foundation in genre-specific training classes. This pathway is offered in four sections: Technique Training I (Ages 5-7), Technique Training II (Ages 8-9), Technique Training III (Ages 10-13), and Technique Training IV (Ages 14+). Technique Training I offers 1-2 hour(s) of genre specific training; Technique Training II offers 1.5-2 hours of genre specific training; Technique Training III offers a three- and half-hour block of genre specific classes while Technique Training IV offers a four- and half-hour block of genre specific classes. Dancers in this pathway can create a customized schedule of classes appropriate for their dancer interests. All technique training dancers perform in the End of the Year showcase with the potential to perform in the Winter Showcase. 
  • Students registering for the Technique Training Pathway are registering for a "season long" commitment of 37 weeks of dance training. The EADE 2024-2025 season starts August 5, 2024 and ends on the day of the Trading Floor Showcase (scheduled for May 24, 2025).
     

Pathway Opportunities:

  • Technique I (Ages 5-7) students can participate in 30 minutes of ballet/acro, 30 minutes of tap/jazz, and 30 minutes of hiphop. Dancers can choose which sections to take; however, the classes cannot break the 30-minute sessions into smaller classes. 
  • Technique II (Ages 8-9) students can participate in 45 minutes of ballet/acro, 45 minutes of tap/jazz, 30 minutes of hiphop, 30 minutes of leaps and turns, and 30 minutes of combination technique. Dancers can choose which classes to take; however, the dancers cannot break the 45-minute sessions into smaller classes. 
  • Technique III (Ages 10-13) students can participate in 45 minutes of ballet, 45 minutes of acrobatics, 30 minutes of leaps and turns, 30 minutes of tap, 30 minutes of combination technique, 30 minutes of pom, and 30 minutes of hip hop. A program can be developed to accommodate a student’s desire to focus on a specific genre if requested. (For example, students can request to participate in 45 minutes of ballet and 30 minutes of tap rather than the entire 3.5 hours of training offered by the program.) 
  • Technique IV (Ages 14+)  students can participate in 60 minutes of ballet, 60 minutes of acrobatics, 45 minutes of leaps and turns, 45 minutes of tap, 30 minutes of pom, 30 minutes of combination technique, and 30 minutes of hip hop. A program can be developed to accommodate a student’s desire to focus on a specific genre if requested. (For example, students can request to participate in 60 minutes of ballet and 45 minutes of tap rather than the entire 4.5 hours of training offered by the program.)


Pathway Entry Requirements: 

- Technique I dancers are required to take Foundations of Dance at EADE prior to participating in Technique I. 

- No prior dance experience is necessary to register for Technique Training II, III, IV. However, students must fall within the appropriate age range. Students must complete the registration process, uphold EADE policy, and make timely payments in exchange for EADE services.

- Students are placed in the appropriate class based on age. Students under the required age can request access to older level technique classes by registering for Technique Auditions in July. The results of the auditions will determine the students’ placement in the appropriate level class according EADE’s knowledge requirements for each class.

- Students may request access to classes beyond the dancer’s age range throughout the season. Students must be able to define and perform the terms and skills listed in the knowledge requirements documents in order to be granted access to Technique Training classes outside the dancer’s age range. Teacher discretion can override the results of the knowledge review. 

- EADE can override the age division placement if the dancer’s level is better suited for another class; however, dancers will be required to perform a series of skills prior to attending these classes. This override can occur at any point in the season. 

Technique Training Pathway Classes

Technique Training I (Ages 5-7) 

Wednesday / 5:15-5:45 / Ballet/Acrobatics I

Wednesday / 5:45-6:15 / Jazz/Tap I

Wednesday / 6:15-6:45 / HipHop I (Combined with HipHop II)

Technique Training II (Ages 8-9)

Tuesday / 4:30-5:15 / Jazz/Tap II

Wednesday / 6:15-6:45 / HipHop II (Combined with HipHop I)

Thursday / 4:30-5:15 / Ballet/Acrobatics II

Friday / 5:00-5:30 / HipHop II (Combined with III and IV)

Friday / 5:30-6:00 / Leaps and Turns II (Combined with III and IV)

Friday / 6:00-6:30 / Combinations II (Combined with III and IV)

Technique Training III (Ages 10-13)

Monday / 5:15-5:45 / Combinations III

Monday / 5:45-6:15 / HipHop III

Monday / 6:15-7:00 / Acro III

Monday / 7:00-7:30 / Pom III (Combined with Pom IV)

Wednesday / 6:45-7:15 / Tap III

Wednesday / 7:15-8:00 / Ballet III

Wednesday / 8:00-8:30 / Leaps and Turns III

Friday / 5:00-5:30 / HipHop III (Combined with II and IV)

Friday / 5:30-6:00 / Leaps and Turns III (Combined with II and IV)

Friday / 6:00- 6:30 / Combinations III (Combined with II and IV)

Technique Training IV (Ages 14 +)

Monday / 7:00- 7:30 / Pom IV (Combined with Pom III)

Monday / 7:30- 8:00 / HipHop IV

Monday / 8:00-8:30 / Combinations IV

Tuesday / 6:15-7:00 / Leaps and Turns IV

Tuesday / 7:00-7:45 / Tap IV

Thursday / 6:15-7:15 / Ballet IV

Thursday / 7:15-8:15 / Acro IV

Friday / 5:00-5:30 / HipHop IV (Combined with II and III)

Friday / 5:30-6:00 / Leaps and Turns IV (Combined with II and III)

Friday / 6:00-6:30 / Combinations IV (Combined with II and III)

Technique Training Fees and Tuition

One-Time Fees

Fee Type / Amount Due / Date

Registration Fee / $30 /At the time of registration

Trading Floor Fee / $200 / First Half ($100): September 1st, 2024 and Second Half ($100): March 1st, 2025

Picture Day Fee / $50 / Due the first day of Picture Week : November 18th-November 22nd, 2024  

Late Fee / $20 / Applies to fees not paid within 10 days of due date 

Monthly Tuition

EADE uses a sliding scale to calculate tuition rates. Add up the total amount of time per week of classes, then slide over and find the rate of tuition per month for you dancer. 

Technique Training Tuition Schedule 

Up to four and half hours of training is offered by the Technique Training Pathway, yet it is not required dancers take all four and a half hours to participate in the training pathway. 

*These rates apply to TECHNIQUE TRAINING classes.

*Students participating in at least four and a half hours of technique throughout the Technique Training Program may be eligible to participate in additional technique classes at a reduced price. Please discuss with an EADE teacher.

 

Technique Training Pathway Policies

These policies will be listed and reviewed in your Dancer Agreement following registration. 

Dress Code: 

Dancers should attend class with their hair pulled away from their face: ponytail, bun, or securely fastened. 

Ballet: To enhance the dance experience students are required to wear ballet pink tights (stirrups recommended), black leotard, and ballet shoes for ballet class. In general, male dancers are required to wear black athletic pants or shorts, a form-fitting shirt, and ballet shoes for ballet class. 

For all other dance classes, dancers should wear form-fitting dance attire and the appropriate shoes. 

Shoes: Ballet class requires ballet shoes. Tap class requires tap shoes. HipHop requires black, light-weight sneakers. All other technique classes and choreography rehearsals require paws, twylas, jazz shoes, or performance dance socks. Street ankle socks are not allowed during dance class. Dancers will not be permitted to participate without the proper attire and shoes. 

Trading Floor Showcases: 

Technique Training dancers will perform on the Trading Floor in May of 2025. This is an opportunity to showcase the dancer’s dance knowledge learned throughout the season. Dancers must miss fewer than three rehearsals from August-December and fewer than three rehearsals January through May to be eligible to participate. Dancers must attend additional “Trading Floor Rehearsals” in order to participate. 

Included in your Trading Floor Fee is the dancer’s opportunity to participate in the performance, attend additional training rehearsals, wear the Trading Floor costume, access to a professionally filmed video of the End-of-the-Year showcase in May 2025, and receive two tickets to the End-of-the-Year Trading Floor Showcase in May 2025.  


Pathway Attendance Policy:

Registered dancers are expected to attend all scheduled rehearsals. Dancers are allowed TWO missed rehearsals with no questions asked from August – December (Fall).  Dancers are allowed TWO missed rehearsals with no questions asked from January – May (Spring). Allowed absences do not carry over from the fall to the spring. After the THIRD missed rehearsal in the fall or spring, the dancer will not be permitted to perform in any EADE Trading Floor Showcases. 

EADE will make exceptions with the presentation of a doctor, court, or funeral statement. These statements must be emailed to ellenalvindanceexchange@gmail.com prior to the start of the scheduled class.

 However, if the student misses TEN classes for any reason, the student will not be eligible to participate in the end of the year showcase. 

EADE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR TRACKING YOUR DANCER’S ATTENDANCE AND/OR COMMUNICATING YOUR DANCER’S ATTENDANCE WHEN THEY ARE AT RISK OF SURPASSING THE NUMBER OF ALLOWED ABSENCES. DANCERS AND CLIENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRACKING INDIVIDUAL ATTENDANCE.

Missed choreography rehearsals on the students' behalf will not be made-up. EADE is not required to make-up classes canceled due to sickness, school events, inclement weather, and other events outside of the studio’s control.

The EADE teacher will not be expected to re-teach, to reserve placements, or to make accommodations for students who do not attend class.

Please see EADE 2024-2025 calendar for rehearsal times and scheduled events. 

Pathway Withdrawal Policy:

All program dancers must notify EADE one month prior to the next billing due date (1st of the month) if desiring to withdraw from the programs. If the dancer decides to withdraw within one month of the next billing cycle, the dancer will be charged the entire month tuition in which he/she withdrew. A withdrawal form is required to release clients from agreement. 

If EADE receives NO notice, and the dancer no longer attends class, the dancer will be charged a “No Show/No Response” fee following four consecutively missed rehearsals with no response to EADE communication. Unpaid fees will be charged to the dancer’s payment method, and the dancer will be dropped from the class, and the client will not be reimbursed for any paid fees associated with the class and training pathway.

Agreement to Uphold EADE Policy: 

EADE reserves the right to refuse services to dancers or clients who are unable to uphold the previously stated policies. EADE reserves the right to refuse services to dancers or clients who prevent EADE from upholding the previously stated policies. EADE reserves the right to update or revise this agreement throughout the season. 

The EADE dancer will receive a respectful, diverse, individualized, goal-oriented dance education in exchange for tuition fees and cooperation with EADE policy and procedures. EADE staff is committed to uphold its policy and procedures to ensure an environment of quality dance education, inclusion, and client safety.

Yearly Schedule / Notes

Summer Season

July 1st, 2024 - July 26th, 2024

2024-2025 Season

August 5th, 2024 - May 24th, 2025

August 2024 Rehearsal Weeks

Week 1: 08/05-08/09

Week 2: 08/12-08/16

Week 3: 08/19-08/23

Week 4: 08/26- 08/30

September 2024 Rehearsal Weeks

Week 1: 09/02-09/06

Week 2: 09/09-09/13

Week 3: 09/16-09/20

Week 4: 09/23-09/27

*We are closed on Labor Day 09/02.

October 2024 Rehearsal Weeks

Week 1: 09/30-10/04 

Week 2: 10/07-10/11  

Week 3: CLOSED 

Week 4: 10/21-10/25 

*EADE Fall Break 10/14 - 10/18. We will be closed this week. 

*We are closed for Halloween 10/31/2024. 

November 2024 Rehearsal Weeks

Week 1: 10/28-11/01

Week 2: 11/04-11/08 

Week 3: 11/11-11/15 

Week 4: 11/18-11/22 

*EADE will be closed for Thanksgiving 11/25-11/29. 

*Studio Picture Day 11/18-11/22. 

December 2024 Rehearsal Weeks

Week 1: 12/02-12/06 

Week 2: 12/09-12/13 

Week 3: 12/16-12/20 

Week 4: 12/30-01/03

*EADE will be closed for Christmas  12/23-12/27.

*EADE will be closed for New Years 12/31-01/01 

January 2025 Rehearsal Weeks

Week 1: 01/06-01/10 

Week 2: 01/13-01/17 

Week 3: 01/20-01/24 

Week 4: 01/27-01/31 

*EADE Winter Showcase 01/18/2025. 

February 2025 Rehearsal Weeks

Week 1: 02/03-02/07

Week 2: 02/10-02/14

Week 3: 02/17-02/21 

Week 4: 02/24-02/28 

March 2025 Rehearsal Weeks

Week 1: 03/03-03/07

Week 2: 03/10-03/14 

Week 3: CLOSED

Week 4: 03/24-03/28

*EADE will be closed for Spring Break and Easter 03/17-03/21. 

April 2025 Rehearsal Weeks

Week 1: 03/31-04/04

Week 2: 04/07-04/11 

Week 3: 04/14-04/18

Week 4: 4/21-04/25 

May 2025 Rehearsal Weeks

Week 1: 04/28-05/02

Week 2: 05/05-05/09 

Week 3: 05/12-05/16

Week 4: 05/19-05/23 

*EADE End-of-the-Year Showcase 05/24. 

Scheduling Notes

*This calendar shows EADE's openings and closings. 

*This calendar does not include pictures, meetings, dress rehearsals, dance competitions, celebrations, billing due dates. These dates will be provided on Google Calendar and communicated via email. 

*Some dates will be determined on a month-by-month basis (such as privates). These times will be finalized by the 15th of the month prior. For example, the December schedule will be finalized November 15th for month-by-month scheduled classes.

*Weather cancellations will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Closures will be communicated via email.  Cancellations due to inclement weather will not be made up. 

Technique Training

Reinforce, challenge, and train a technical dance foundation

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