City of Aurora Arts Education September News

Participating in Cultural Arts is good for you!

Making art, learning music, and participating in dance is good for children. Participating in the cultural arts helps with fine motor skills, encourages creative and imaginative thinking, and an outside of the box approach to problem solving, all while improving speech, sound recognition, rhythm and rhyme. Learning music can help with the development of math and language skills.

For adults, research has shown that creating music and art can lower blood pressure, as well as reduce stress and anxiety levels. It can even strengthen the immunological response. Most importantly it can be learned at an older age and is a social activity that can protect from mind-related diseases such as Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Anything that engages your creative mind – the ability to make connections between unrelated things and imagine new ways to communicate is good for you. So expand your horizons and try a new class now!

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Get to know Aurora Dance Arts’ Recreational Adult Dance Classes!

Aurora Dance Arts offers professional dance instruction in many styles, for all ages, with a special program of classes catering to adult dancers. Classes in the Adult Dance Program are offered quarterly, in the seasons of Summer, Fall, Winter & Spring. Classes in this program are offered for flat-rate fees for anywhere from five to eight week sessions. Highly qualified and dedicated instructors teach technical dance classes for ages 18 to 100 & everyone in-between! Current adult class styles include: ballet, jazz, tap (two levels of tap offered) & contemporary. These classes offer a fun, creative work-out in a social dance setting & a welcoming atmosphere.

We are excited to share that our first session of Fall classes in 2021 are already underway, but there’s plenty of time to get registered for our second session! Classes in the second Autumn session start in both mid-October (Adult Jazz) & early November (Adult Contemporary, Adult Ballet, Adult Beg & Int/Adv Tap). Registration is currently open for all classes.

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Here’s an overview of when & where our fabulous Adult Dance Classes are being offered…

1. Adult Int/Adv Tap – Mondays with Ms. Minda – Nov. 1-Dec. 13 (7 Weeks) – 7:15-8:15 p.m. at Meadowood Rec Center – Cost: Aurora Resident/$70, Non-Residents/$91

2. Adult Contemporary – Tuesdays with Ms. Maggie – Nov. 2-Dec. 14 (7 Weeks) – 6:45-8:15 p.m. at Central Rec Center - Cost: Aurora Resident/$84, Non-Residents/$105

3. Adult Beginning Tap – Thursdays with Ms. Risa – Nov. 4-Dec. 16 (5 Weeks, No Class Nov. 11 or 25) – 7-8 p.m. at Meadowood Rec Center - Cost: Aurora Resident/$50, Non-Residents/$65

4. Adult Jazz – Fridays with Ms. Maggie – Oct. 8-Dec. 10 (8 Weeks, *Starts soon!, No Class Nov. 26) – 6:45-8:15 p.m. at Central Rec Center - Cost: Aurora Resident/$96, Non-Residents/$120

5. Adult Ballet – Sundays with Ms. Maggie – Nov. 7-Dec. 12 (5 Weeks, No Class Nov. 28) – 8:30-10 a.m. at Central Rec Center - Cost: Aurora Resident/$60, Non-Residents/$75

For more information about the Adult Dance Program or Aurora Dance Arts in general, please visit, AuroraGov.org/Dance.

Registration is available online, over the phone by calling the Dance Office at 303.326.8308 or by visiting any of the city of Aurora recreation centers, Central, Beck or Moorhead.

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Program instructor spotlight

Get to know instructor Matthew Clark

Matthew Clark is an actor, singer, dancer and… a fighter! He will be bringing back stage combat classes for ages 9 to adult to the city of Aurora Cultural Arts program this fall. Matt received training from Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Canyon Concert Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Aire Flamenco and a multitude of professional experiences over his twenty plus year career as a performer and teacher. His love of performance is equaled by his love of teaching.

Stage Combat

Learn the basic skills of Stage Combat such as falls, pushes, trips, hits, slaps, & even punches.

Ages: 9-Adult

Sept. 25- Nov 13 (skipping Oct. 16 & 23) Sat., 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

$105 ($84 Resident)

Central Library, Cultural Services Studio, 14949 E. Alameda Pkwy, Aurora

Instructor: Matthew Clark, experienced fight choreographer & instructor

Enroll here

Water color with Terra Necessary

Terra Necessary is a freelance illustrator, member of Atomic Pixies, and educator. She graduated from Metro State College of Denver with a BFA in Drawing. Terra explores art, science, and fantasy through pop culture with an art nouveau lens. Terra and the Atomic Pixies were recently featured in Westword.

Terra is teaching our watercolor class starting 09/21/21. Now is your chance to learn more about water color!

Explore painting with watercolor media. Learn techniques such as how to add texture, layer light & dark. This class is suitable for beginners to intermediate artists. Supply list available online at www.auroragov.org/artclasses.

Aurora Center for Active Adults

Course ID

00043121

Instructor

Terra Necessary

Art Instructor

Restrictions

Age Restriction

18+

Enroll here

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