Rockette Style Dance Master Classes at The Connection

The Connection is hosting a series of free Dance Master Classes in the style of the Rockettes on Sunday, February 25.

• 11:00-12:30pm – Teen Jazz Class Class will emphasize technique and placement through warm up and across the floor exercises while teaching Rockette type combinations and kick lines. Students will learn about precision dance, movement dynamics, performance qualities and how to pick up choreography quickly.
• 12:30-1:00pm – Question and Answer Session
• 1:15-2:15pm – Adult Beginner Jazz Class Experience what it is like to be in a kick line while also learning a fun combination based on the Rockette style using precision dance. Anyone can attend for the joy of movement. Come and try out a new style of dance!
• 2:30-3:30 – Adult Advanced Tap Rockette style tap dancing is very unique and precise. Participants will learn a tap routine and kick line which emphasize the line of the whole body as well as clean tap sounds.

Classes are taught by former Radio City Rockette, Holly Evans, who spent 10 years as a member of the Rockettes serving as a Dance Captain and Assistant Choreographer for the Rockettes during her tenure. Holly currently is an Adjunct Professor in the Commercial Dance Department at Pace University. She lives in the local NJ area and teaches guest classes at many private dance schools and Universities across the country.

This workshop series is free and open to the public. Space is limited, so registration is required. Some prior dance experience is recommended.

Made possible by funds from the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

For those who love to dance and want to keep moving to the music beyond this workshop, The Connection offers a full range of adult dance classes, free to Total Facility Members of The Connection. Members can free their minds and get in shape with the following weekly dance classes: Ballet, Ballet Body Sculpt, Jazz, Tap, Ballroom Dance, Belly Dancing, Cardio Dance Fusion, Lyrical, and Zumba.

Enjoy unlimited adult dance and fitness classes in addition to The Connection’s beautiful 5-lane pool and Fitness Center for the low monthly price of $67.

For more information, visit TheConnectionOnline.org, call 908-273-4242, or stop by 79 Maple Street, Summit.