Classes
SCHOOL OF PRESIDIO DANCE THEATREAn award-winning Performance School!!!! Presidio Dance Theatre (PDT) brings the world of dance to your child and students of every age group. With a base adapted from Russian Classical Ballet, drawing from a variety of international cultures and folk traditions shared from generation to generation, PDT classes emphasize artistry, elegance, precision and versatility. Students are taught proper posture, balance, expressiveness and a variety of basic motor skills. Students gain kinesthetic awareness, rhythm, and an appreciation for classical and international music and diverse cultures. Dance students improve concentration, ability to focus, while expanding their imagination and creativity. The classes are exciting, lively, and highly educational in content. The School of Presidio Dance Theatre offers a unique, one-of-a-kind, award-winning program. Students representing more than 65 different citywide academic schools come together to train and perform a ballet-based multi-national repertoire of dances. The School provides enrichment, education, outreach and enjoyment through presentation, production and creation of performing arts activities. We strive for excellence in education practices and performance. The School of Presidio Dance Theatre offers community classes for all ages. Students select from a variety of dance disciplines which spark their personal interest. The end of the school year culminates with the Presidio Dance Theatre Spring Season Recital, held annually at the Palace of Fine Arts Theater. The School also offers seasonal Workshops with internationally renowned choreographers and theatre professionals, as well as ballet & international folk dance specialty Summer Camps.
Presidio Dance Theatre Academy won Nickelodeon TV's Parents Picks National Award for the past two years: Best Artsy Program in the San Francisco Bay Area (2008) and Best Dance Classes in the San Francisco Bay Area (2009) |