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Leslea Clark is a dedicated dance instructor, performer, and fitness professional. Leslea began to dance at the age of 3 and took her desire for performing and training to the next level in college where she obtained a degree in Dance Arts. She then began to teach a variety of styles of dance for all ages and went on to pursue her love of movement through a fitness career. Leslea teaches at her family-owned dance studio, Uptown Dance in New Jersey and travels to teach private lessons or group choreography. Her dance repertoire includes Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip-hop, Pointe, Lyrical and Creative Movement. As an AFAA Certified Fitness Instructor, Leslea enjoys teaching Yoga, Pilates, Spinning, and group fitness classes at local gyms. In 2002 she became a High School cheerleading coach which adds to her list of rewarding jobs. Most recently in 2007 she began performing professionaly with G-Volution Dance Company. Leslea always looks forward to sharing her love for movement and creativity with others and is continually excited about new opportunities to learn and grow in her fields.
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Friday, October 3, 2008

Keeping Attendance, Motivation and Interests Up

Rewards for Young Dancers
At the end of class for a job well done, thanks to DanceStudioOwner.com, we are offering Ballet coloring pages. This will give the little ones something to look forward to receiving each week. When finished coloring they will have pages they can proudly display and learn from at home or in our Studio.
Perfect Attendance
For Ages 10 and up I offer recognition for them not missing class with a group photo in this post and on the NJ Dancer Network. (http://uptowndancenj.ning.com/) At this age they understand the importance of class attendance and they also tend not to feel "left out" if they are not included in the photo for a missed class. It is understood as a reward and a reason to keep their attendance up. The younger ones would be more likely not to understand my intentions and would most likely look at me very sad as if to say, "why am i not in the photo?" Also, not all parents want their younger children displayed on the Internet. For these reasons I keep the "Reward" for ages 10 and up.

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Monday Workshop

Monday Hip Hop

Tuesday Hip Hop

Wednesday WorkshopPointe Thursday Hip Hop

Thursday Workshop

Thank You to all my dedicated Students!! Keep up the good work!



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