June 13 | DANCE with Rebecca Gentry
Dance
Rebecca Gentry
Swing into Summer with this fun, upbeat class! Jive, first demonstrated by singer, songwriter, and dancer Cab Calloway, is a lively style of dance popular especially in the 1940s and 50s, performed to swing music or rock and roll. Characterized by energetic kicks and flicks, it is one of the most stylized and playful styles of ballroom and latin dance. Students will learn the basics of the dance and to recognize its style of music. They will also learn a short piece of choreography. Though Jive is traditionally a partner dance, no partner will be necessary to participate in the class.
Monday, June 13
5:00-6:00pm - Dance Drop In - Ages 16+
7:15-8:15pm - Dance Drop In - Ages 10-18*
*Students as young as 8 years old with some prior dance experience are welcome to attend. Some material may be too advanced for beginners younger than 10.
Classes held at
Lancaster County Christian School,
2390 New Holland Pike, Lancaster.
Walk-ins are welcome, but registration is encouraged!
Rebecca Gentry is a professionally trained ballet and ballroom dancer, though she dabbles in a variety of dance styles, from Bachata to Bollywood, Tap to Tango. She is the owner of City Ballroom Ballroom Dance Studio and the director of The Dance Collective, Lancaster's only youth ballroom and latin competitive dance team. In addition to teaching ballroom dance, she guest-teaches Ballet, Pointe, Tap, and Jazz in studios across Lancaster County and in Philadelphia. She has performed locally with the Grant Street Dance Company and PRiMA Theatre, has choreographed for PRiMA, as well as Encore! Home School Productions, the Lancaster Academy for the Performing Arts, the People’s Shakespeare Project, and the Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center. She is resident choreographer in the Manheim Central High School theatre department and for an annual, Lancaster-based production of The Rocky Horror Show.