How does Letting Go Help my Child? I have heard that I can’t stay while my child is in classes, is that true? That is a very good question. And it now has 2 parts to the answer. Experience Over the last 21 years we have taught thousands of students and what we …
What do the Library and APA have in common? We believe that readers are leaders … and leaders are movers! At Ambition Performing Arts we are raising tomorrow’s leaders through the arts, and we believe the Arts should be available to everyone. Access to the Arts is our primary objective when creating community programs. We …
Why Drama Class? Drama is a great activity to help your child learn to work on a team. Gain friendships through activity. Grow into themselves. By choosing to explore different characters and storylines we provide a safe space for children to develop into who they want to be. Drama gives the freedom to explore emotions …
Here at Ambition Performing Arts, we understand that kids should be kids! In an age where many children are growing up too fast, we’re pumping the brakes and saying, “It’s OK for our kids to be themselves!” We believe arts classes offer our students a path to self-discovery, teaching them to learn about their strengths and …
Why Music Class? How fun is it to express ourselves in words that are not our own, and sounds from silence? To be able to create a whole new world of sound and communication from our breath or our imagination? To invoke emotions and feelings, to conjure memories and dreams. Music has been used for centuries. …
Having a new teacher in class can be an awesome experience for any student, and especially a performing arts student! Because the arts are passed down from generation to generation and learned from person to person, every teacher’s perspective and delivery offers something special. Whether it’s the way they introduce a concept or how they …
Etiquette for our little performers is a bit different than for those with more experience! Younger children are just beginning to understand how to control their bodies and emotions. Their arts class may be one of their first experiences in a classroom. With this in mind, we teach age-appropriate “performer manners” in these classes. This …
The best way to see progress is to track the work being done. We teach goal setting to help our dancers see that hard work pays off.
Understanding Class Placements Every year, APA sends out class placement recommendations in March for pre-registration of the next dance season. To help you better understand your child’s class placement, we want to help you make sense of all the dance lingo and make the pre-registration process as easy as possible! Class placements are intended to …
How to get the most out of Parent/Teacher Interviews Parent/teacher interviews are being scheduled and will take place soon, we encourage you to sign up for a time slot. We look forward to this point in the year when we have the chance to personally interact with our students’ parents. Once your parent/teacher interview …
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