Welcome to U&ME Dance

Winter-Spring Youth Series

Starting January 15th and 16th, 2008

Youth Dance Instructors are Mary Evans (U&ME Youth Director), Joel Simler, Marcus Tasanasanta.
U&ME Dance offers a youth program like no other. Kids ages 6-18 can join in their genre choice of Swing, Latin, or Ballroom Dancing. U&ME Dance trains the kids to dance for social events throughout their lives as well as semi-annual showcases put on by the studio, and competitions for those kids with a competitive spirit. Social Dancing is a great way to teach kids social etiquette, coordination, posture and carriage, balance and flexibility, creativity and confidence, respect for each other, new friends, not to mention dances and dance skills that will be useful to them later in their lives. We will be accepting students for this session through February. Click here to view Mary's welcome letter.

Samba and Cha Cha

Tuesdays 4-5:30pm

This class will focus mainly on the Brazilian dance of Samba. Samba is a carnival style party dance, good pictures of Samba are bright colors, loud music, and lots of movement. Samba is always fun and lively on the dance floor. In addition to Samba, students will be introduced to the flirty party dance from Cuba, the Cha Cha. They will also learn to dance and fuse these to dances together. Other parts of the class include: understanding beats and musicality of dancing, technique for Latin dances, history of the dances and how they are portrayed in their country of origin, and dancing to both classic and modern songs.
Ballroom Class: Quick Step will be held each Wednesday from 4-5:30pm
Tuition, Fees and Policies are located at the bottom of this page.

West Coast Swing and Tango

Wednesdays 4-5:30

This class will focus mainly on West Coast Swing. This is a US original dance, and a branch of swing dancing, which originates in the 1930’s and 40’s. West Coast is a bit more bluesy or hip hop in style and ties in very well with modern music. In addition these students will be introduced to American and Argentine style Tango. Other parts of the class include: rhythm and musicality work, connection for lead and follow and fusion of these styles together in one dance. They will also learn a bit of the history and culture of these dances.
Tuition, Fees and Policies are located at the bottom of this page.

Youth Solo Performances

In order to do a Solo Performance, students will need a minimum of 10 private lessons with the instructor of their choice, subject to availability. The lessons will include dance instruction, technique, choreography and practice. Costuming is solely the responsibility of the student.

Youth Group Performances

For a Youth Group Performance, the group must have at least 8 people who are committed to meeting 1 hour weekly at a set time and day, subject to instructor availability. The group must commit to at least 2 six-week sessions at a cost of $70/session. Costuming is solely the responsibility of the student.

• $200 for one session
  $350 for both sessions
  Additional Child of the same family -- $350 per 2 children
  * $15 Registration Fee. Pay before January 9th to waive Registration Fee
  Sessions are 16 weeks long



• Solo Perfomances:
  The student must commit to at least 10 private lessons with an instructor.
  Costuming is the responsibility of the student
  Contact your instructor for more information

• Students must pre-register for all classes.



• Classes with less than 6 people enrolled will be cancelled



• There will be no admittance 15 minutes after the start of class.



• There are no make-ups for missed classes. Private lessons at the youth rate of $60/per lesson must be arranged with your instructor if 2 or more classes are missed.



• There are no refunds, but we will gladly exchange.



• Students and Teachers may not fraternize outside of class.