WELCOME TO IGNITE DANCE COMPANY

IDC COMPANY MEMBERS

MONDAY

• Mini Sparks 4:00-5:00 (ages 2-3.5) Ste D

• Open Ballet/Stretch 4:15-5:15 (ages 9+) Set E

• Sparks 5:00-6:00 (ages 4-5.5) Ste D

• Ignite Company 5:30-7:30 (audition only) (ages 13+) Ste E

• Open Adult Class 7:30-8:30 Ste E

TUESDAY

• Open tap 3:30-4:30 (ages 9+) Ste E

• Open ballet/prepointe 4:30-5:30 (ages 9+) Ste E

• Open jazz tech/ballroom combo  5:30-6:30 (ages 9+) Ste E

• Octane (creative movement 5:30-6:30 (ages 6-10) Ste D

• Boys Hip Hop 6:30-7:30 (ages 6-10) Ste D

WEDNESDAY

• Fuel Company 3:00-5:00 (audition only) (ages 10-13) Ste E

• Open contemporary fusion 5:00-6:00 (ages 10+) Ste D

• Octane ballet 5:00-6:00 (ages 6-9) Ste E

• Diesel Company 6:30-8:30 (audition only) (ages 9-11) Ste D

• Open ballet 6:00-7:00 (ages 10+)    Ste E

• Open contemporary combos 7:00-8:00 (ages 10+) Ste E

THURSDAY

• Open musical theatre 4:30-5:30 (ages 10+) Ste E

• Open hip hop 5:30-6:30 (ages 10+) Ste D

• Open modern technique (ages 10+) Ste D

• Soloist 7:30-9 Ste D

CLASS DESCRIPTION AND CLOTHING REQUIREMENTS

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**CLASS CLOTHING REQUIRED WITHIN 2 WEEKS FROM STARTING OF CLASS

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MINI SPARKS

This fun-filled class is designed to introduce the youngest of dancers how to enjoy movement through dance. They will gain exposure to ballet principles, elementary tap, basic tumbling and locomotive skills. They will learn center floor work as well as across the floor combinations.

• Dance attire: leggings, leotards or tighter fitted clothing

• Shoes: Black tap, black ballet shoes (not slippers)

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SPARKS

This fun-filled class is designed to introduce the young of dancer how to enjoy movement through dance. They will gain exposure to ballet principles, elementary tap, basic tumbling and locomotive skills. They will learn center floor work as well as across the floor combinations.

• Dance attire: leggings, leotards or tighter fitted clothing

• Shoes: Black tap, black ballet shoes (not slippers)

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OCTANE CREATIVE MOVEMENT

Creative Dance is a unique way where children can discover how to use movement for self expression. Movement is closely connected with the mind, spirit and is an important part in building self-image, self awareness and self direction.

• Dance attire: form fitted attire that allows movement

• Shoes: barefoot or socks

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OCTANE BALLET

This fun-filled class is provides students interested in learning the classic forms of ballet and gives them exposure to elementary tap basics. It offers structure for the more focused dancer and includes ballet exercises, center floor work and across the floor combinations. 

• Dance attire: Any type of black leotard, and convertible pink tights

• Dance shoe: Pink clothe ballet shoe, black tap shoe

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DIESEL COMPANY

Modern is a more relaxed, free style of dance in which choreographer's use emotions and moods to design steps. It has a deliberate use of gravity. Members will also be learning variety of choreography.

• Dance attire: form fitted attire that allows movement (may be asked to wear all black when cleaning routines)

• Dance shoe: barefoot or socks

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FUEL COMPANY

Modern is a more relaxed, free style of dance in which choreographer's use emotions and moods to design steps. It has a deliberate use of gravity. Members will also be learning variety of choreography.

• Dance attire: form fitted attire that allows movement (may be asked to wear all black when cleaning routines)

• Dance shoe: barefoot or socks

IGNITE COMPANY

Modern is a more relaxed, free style of dance in which choreographer's use emotions and moods to design steps. It has a deliberate use of gravity. Members will also be learning variety of choreography.

• Dance attire: form fitted attire that allows movement (may be asked to wear all black when cleaning routines)

• Dance shoe: barefoot or socks

IGNITE OPEN CLASSES

BALLET/STRETCH

The foundation of all dance forms, ballet takes a dancer into the world of classical music and teaches them discipline and grace. Stretch class is a form of physical exercise in which a specific muscle or tendon is deliberately flexed or stretched in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and achieve comfortable muscle tone.

• Dance attire: Any type of black leotard, and convertible pink tights

• Pink clothe ballet shoes

TAP

Tap dance is a type of dance characterized by using the sounds of tap shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion. It focuses on musicality and rhythm.

• Dance attire: any clothing comfortable and able to move in

• Dance shoe: black laced up, split sole tap shoe

BALLET/PRE-POINTE

The foundation of all dance forms, ballet takes a dancer into the world of classical music and teaches them discipline and grace.

• Dance attire: Any type of black leotard, and convertible pink tights

• Dance shoe: Pink clothe ballet shoe, Pointe shoe with permission and pink clothe, split sole ballet shoe

MODERN/IMPROV

Modern is a more relaxed, free style of dance in which choreographer's use emotions and moods to design steps. It has a deliberate use of gravity.

• Dance attire: form fitted attire that allows movement

• Shoes: barefoot or socks

HIP HOP/BOYS HIP HOP

Hip-hop dance refers to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. It includes a wide range of styles primarily breaking which was created

• Dance attire: Loose baggy clothing that is moveable

• Shoes: street shoes, sneakers, tennis shoes

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CONTEMPORARY

Contemporary dance is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical, and classical ballet. Contemporary dancers strive to connect the mind and the body through fluid dance movements.

• Dance attire: form fitted attire that allows movement

• Shoes: barefoot or socks

JAZZ

A stylized form of dance using many rhythms to coordinate and strengthen the body.

• Dance attire: form fitted attire that allows movement

• Shoes: jazz gore boot or pirouette shoe

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MUSICAL THEATRE

Musical theatre is a for of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical-humor, pathos, love, anger are communicated through the words, music, and movement.

• Dance attire: form fitted attire that allows movement

• Shoes: jazz gore boot or pirouette shoe

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Janene began a love and passion for dance at a very early age. She has over 30 years of dance experience, with training in clogging, tap, ballet, jazz, modern, lyrical, hip hop, and contemporary dance.
Janene grew up in Grace, Idaho. She began her first dance experience in clogging. She danced with the the Black Canyon Cloggers under the direction of Valorie Anderson. They competed all of over Idaho and Utah winning many awards.  She was a three year Drill Team member at Grace High School, Co-Captain her Senior year, and helped choreograph all their routines.
She began her formal dance training in Logan, Utah with Tueller School of Dance under the direction of Valeen Tueller and Tina Comadena. She competed with Tuellers in the convention circuit and won numerous scholarships. She also took classes at the Cache Civic Ballet.
From 1998-2000, Janene helped her sister open up and run local dance studio teaching jazz, tap, ballet, and pointe.  This is where she truly learned to love teaching dance.
Janene was awarded a two year dance scholarship to perform with the Utah State Sunburst singers and dancers team under the direction of Derek Furch and Rachel Morealle.  They toured with their production to Iowa, Sun Valley, and numerous sites in Utah. 
Janene continued her dance education at Southern Utah University.  She studied under Shauna Mendini, Kay Anderson, Gwen Grimes, and Paul Ocampo.  She was a student choreographer for the Breaking Boundaries concert as well as the Vital Dance Concert. She was invited to attend the American College Dance Festival in Long Beach California and Montana both times performing in the Gala concert. She was an SUU Waukeenyan dancer for one year and received her Bachelors degree from SUU in Dance Education with an minor in Health. 
Janene has received many choreography awards throughout her tenure in the dance. She won the Ensemble award for the SUPAF Southern Utah Performing Arts Festival. She had a featured piece in the St. George Contemporary Dance Concert. She also won the Dance America National’s in the advanced contemporary routine, overall top Junior contemporary, and has choreographed many drill team routines that have won at multiple region and state competitions.
From 2002 to 2016 Janene has been very involved in the drill team world. She helped assist Parowan, Canyon View, and Cedar High School. She has won Region 9 twice once as an assist and once as a head coach of Cedar High School. She took 3rd overall at State twice as head Coach receiving a 2nd Overall in dance routine, and was nominated twice for coach of the year while coaching at Cedar High. She was able to perform at a REAL soccer game with her team. She collaborated and brought local drill teams together in performing in the Utah Summer Games. She established the Ignite Dance Workshop and Competition as a fundraiser for Cedar High School. She has also taught at multiple studios and was an Adjunct Professor at Dixie College and continues to Adjunct for SUU as a Jazz/Modern teacher.
Her first year with IDC, they won "Best NU Group" at Nuvo Dance Convention and performed in the closing show.
As a mother of five children of her own, Janene has always loved to connect and mentor  dance students. She strives to focus on their potential and bring out the best in them. She does her best to continue her dance education by attending professional dance conventions and teacher workshops. She is innovative, dedicated, and passionate about every thing she does. She is so excited for this new adventure to bring another avenue to young dancers with Ignite Dance Company. Janene is so blessed to have the love and support from family, friends and can’t thank them enough for their positive influence in her life.