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THE DANCE ACADEMY NEWS
The Dance Academy will be offering a full Parkour Program coming this January! All teachers will be certified in Parkour and will be offering many different levels, days and testings to move up through this amazing skilled activity.
Parkour is a training discipline using movement that developed from military obstacle course training. Practitioners aim to get from one point to another in a complex environment, without assistive equipment and in the fastest and most efficient way possible. Parkour includes running, free-running, climbing, swinging, vaulting, jumping, plyometrics, rolling, quadrupedal movement and other movements as deemed most suitable for the situation. Parkour's development from military training gives it some aspects of a non-combative martial art.
Benefits of Parkour include:
Parkour is a training discipline using movement that developed from military obstacle course training. Practitioners aim to get from one point to another in a complex environment, without assistive equipment and in the fastest and most efficient way possible. Parkour includes running, free-running, climbing, swinging, vaulting, jumping, plyometrics, rolling, quadrupedal movement and other movements as deemed most suitable for the situation. Parkour's development from military training gives it some aspects of a non-combative martial art.
Benefits of Parkour include:
- Parkour is a full body workout
- Improved Cardiovascular endurance
- Increased Bone Strength
- Promotes quicker thinking with fewer mistakes
- Parkour Fosters creativity
- Boosts confidence
- Parkour is a Skill-related fitness Routine
- Parkour Builds core strength
- Parkour Reduces antisocial behavior
- Anyone can do it & everyone should do it.
We are so excited to announce that we have partnered with Darby Dancers Special Needs Program. The Dance Academy is honored to be the only dance studio in the U.P. of Michigan to be part of such an amazing non-profit program!
Darby's Dancers is a 501(c)(3) organization founded by the parents of Darby Jones of Huntsville, Alabama. Darby's Dancers provides an opportunity for children with special needs to participate in the performing arts through dance education.
At once-a-week classes, Darby's Dancers learn all types of dance in a fun, encouraging atmosphere. Dancers in the program gain confidence, coordination, strength and lifelong friends, all while feeling like a star. DD also provides volunteer opportunities for teens through The Dance Academy's Leadership program. Our youth volunteers learn important lessons in responsibility and friendship by providing one-on-one assistance to each of Darby's dancers.
DD classes are taught by TDA's dance instructors, most with a background in special needs or child education. Each DD dancer is assigned a special mentor (student of TDA that is in our leadership program), that will help guide them through the class, performances and establish a lifelong friendship.
Costs associated with this program are completely free to DD students enrolled.
Class dates, times and instructors will be announced soon.
Help spread the word to anyone that might be interested in participating in this amazing and fulfilling program.
Classes will begin at all TDA locations in January!!
