The Dance Now Academy curriculum had to go even further than just the basics. There had to be plenty of games and stories that helped young students love to dance as well as fulfill valuable physical requirements. The curriculum had to have an application section, a section that requires the students to show the use of the steps and demonstrates the students' ability in performances, auditions and in choreography. In this application section students are encouraged to create their own dances. This is very important in student self- confidence and creativity.
Improvisations soon lead to creative choreography.
I have developed many drills to help achieve the students' goals. Drills in duplication to pick up routines faster, drills in emotion, drills for creating choreography. More experienced students will have special requirements, such as attending and passing a certain number of auditions. They need to be able to perform often and get advanced training as a teacher or choreographer if they desire. The new ballet curriculum will be growing and expanding for a while but will begin being implemented in the Dance Now Academy in the fall season '97.