Class Descriptions and Attire
Welcome to Robin Cotler Dance Center! We offer dance classes in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida for all ages.
We specialize in Hip Hop, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary and Acro. Class size at RCDC is limited according to specific age levels. A class consists of a minimum of 4 students. Classes that meet the maximum class size will be closed and a waiting list will be formed. This is to assure that every child is giving the proper attention and to provide you with the best possible dance education.
The following specialty dance programs have been developed exclusively by Robin Cotler for children ages 2-5 years old. They have been successfully taught in the Western New York area for over 30 years with great success.
ACRO
A more athletic form of dance involving stretching, floorwork andtumbling. Designed to enhance a dancer’s flexibility. Attire may be any color leotard, footless tights or jazz pants, foot thong shoes and hairpulled back. Ages 6 to adult.
BALLET/POINTE
The basis of all forms of dance. It develops and strengthens good body placement by emphasizing structured technique and positioning of the dancer. Attire may be any solid color leotard, pink tights, pink ballet slipper/pointe shoes, and hair in bun. Ballet ages 6 to adult, pointe ages to be determined by RCDC teaching staff.
CONTEMPORARY
Is a fusion of variety of techniques and styles of dance that determine how a movement or step is executed, what muscle action initiates and achieves the movement, what timing is involved using underlying innuendos in the music or story, and what expression is given to the movement. It works off of the creativity of the dancer and choreographer. It explores movement at a level of discovery and connection, to the movement, and to your inner self as the performer. It focuses on primal instinctive type movement that is brought to life by a well trained dancer. Class attire can be any solid color leotard, footless tights and/or spandex pants, leggings or shorts and barefoot. Ages 9 to adult.
HIP-HOP
A cross between Jazz and Break Dance that developed in the 1990′s due to a change in music styles. With the popularity of the music video culture it has become the newest dance craze. Attire may be any solid color tank top and spandex pants, black jazz sneakers, hair pulled back. No street shoes allowed. Ages 6 to adult.
JAZZ
A form stylized theatrical dancing given birth by the established and varied techniques of dance. Jazz allows the dancer a wider freedom of expression and movement, and still adheres to the basic principals of correct posture and placement of the body. Attire may be any solid color leotard, footless tights or spandex pants, leggings, shorts, hair pulled back, and black pull-on jazz boots . Ages 6 to adult.
MUSICAL THEATER
A form of entertainment in which dancing, songs, dialogue and humor are combined. Attire may be any solid color leotard, tights or spandex pants, leggings, and hair pulled back. Tap variation character tap shoes, Jazz variation character shoe. Ages 6 to adult.
TAP
A series of regulated and controlled rhythmical movements of the body. Of all of the forms of dance tap benefits the dancer with an excellent sense of rhythm. Attire may be any solid color leotard, tights or spandex pants, leggings and hair pulled back. Black oxford style tap shoe. Ages 6 to adult.
MODERN
A form of dance which is predicated on creativity and self-expression. It builds strength and should give the dancer an overall understanding of the body mechanics. Attire may be any solid color leotard, footless tights or spandex pants, leggings or shorts and hair pulled back. Ages 9 to adult.