February 22 - March 28, 2024
REC DANCE TWINKLE TOTS FEB - MARCH 2024
REC Cumming Recreation Office • 437 Pilgrim Mill Road Cumming, GA 30040 Organized by City of Cumming Recreation and Park Department
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Description
We're sorry, but this activity is over. The last meeting was Thursday, March 28, 2024.
Twinkle Tots - A fun introduction to dance! Designed to help your child explore movement and music, using simplified ballet steps and imagination.Instructor Sandy Griffin has been a dance educator for over 40 years. She has had extensive training as a dancer with many renowned teachers and performers, has judged many dance competitions, professionally danced in ballet and musicals, and has owned her own dance studio in Marietta. She has been educated in the RAD syllabus for teaching beginning-professional levels at the Royal Ballet School in London, England. Instructor Andrea Walker Mosher began dancing at the age of three with the CRPD Dance Program. While in the program as a student, she discovered her love for teaching while assisting with various classes. Andrea attended many master classes and intensives at Brenau University, Kennesaw State, and Bandan Koro. She graduated with honors from Tyler College in Texas, where she majored in Dance with a focus in Dance Education. While at school, she taught at a local pre-professional dance school, performed in several of the college's dance shows, choreographed a piece for their annual student-faculty recital, and worked as an assistant to the director of the school's annual Nutcracker production. Instructor Jennifer Spencer danced for 14 years under the direction of Joanne Plimpton,who employed the Al Gilbert school of technique in tap, jazz & ballet. During that time,Jennifer taught under Ms. Plimpton as well. She attended the University of Alabama, where she danced under the instruction of Cornelius Carter, a former member of the Alvin AileyDance Theatre. Also, the respected Edie Barnes (who was transforming factor in the dance programat Alabama) was a mentor and teacher. She is currently a teacher & coach at DenmarkHigh School in Forsyth County.
Program Category
REC DANCE Fairy Princess Ballet
Location
REC Dance Room 2 at REC Cumming Recreation Office
Prerequisites
REC DANCE TWINKLE TOTS JAN -FEB 2024 within 3 months of activity start
Instructor
Andrea Walker
Age and Gender
Ages 3-4 · Co-Ed