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Introduction to Ballet, Tap and Jazz YO-02
Children will learn basic ballet techniques, along with an introductory class designed to expose children ages 4 - 12 to basic tap and jazz steps. Rock-N-Roll music will make learning jazz and tap steps fun. No dance experience or formal dance attire is needed.
Randi Dale has taught dance for 39 years. In 1967 her dance choir toured the Mid-West and Europe. Randi has a B.S. degrees in Elementary and Secondary Education, also a M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction.
Date: June 6 & 13 (Wednesday)
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Fee: $8
Location: 2416 Rogers Blvd ****Back to Top
Manhattan, KS 66502 Children's Garden YO-03
Children, do you love digging in the soil? Put this interest to work and learn about planting a garden, preparing soil, weeding, harvesting, and maintaining a garden throughout the growing season. Children (ages 5-12) will be assigned individual and group gardens. No registration necessary. Join us at the garden on Saturday mornings.
Dr. Richard Mattson
Date: April - October (Saturday)
Time: 10 am - 12 pm
Fee: N/C
Location: Manhattan Children's Garden ****Back to Top
8th and Riley Lane Beginning Ballet YO-05
This class is designed for children ages 8 -11 with little previous ballet experience. Students will learn basic ballet terminology and techniques. If students do not have their own ballet attire they may wear comfortable clothes to the first class and order a leotard, tights, and ballet slippers then. Helen Yetter (776-6797) has studied ballet for 13 years, and has been a member of Metropolitan Ballet of Topeka for four years. She has attended classes with some of America's most renowned teachers including Edward Villella, Rebecca Wright, and David Howard. She has performed in numerous ballets including The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Gisell, and George Balanchine's Stars and Stripes. She would love to share her knowledge of ballet with you.
Date: June 5 - 21 (Tuesday/Thursday)
Time: 4:15 - 5:15 pm
Fee: $45
Location: Ahearn Dance Studio, Room 301, KSU ****Back to Top Start-A-Story with Storycrafters YO-06
If you're a kid who likes to write stories, come join us for a new story-starter game. Learn about what makes good stories and begin an unusual one you just might like to write more on at home. Don't forget your imagination. (Note for parents: this is not a "class" for children who don't like to write, or don't know how to write.) For ages 8 - 12.
Jerri Garretson has had fun doing writing workshops with children as a librarian and an author, in schools and libraries. She is the author of four books and creator of the StoryCrafters storytelling game, which will be used in this "workshop".
Date: July 10 (Tuesday)
Time: 4 - 5 pm
Fee: $13
Location: UFM ****Back to Top
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