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Summer 2013 Classes
West Las Vegas Arts Center
947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., LV, NV 89106 * Office:  702- 229-4800 * Fax: 702-646-5838
Hours of Operation:  Wednesday – Friday 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. * Saturday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Closed Sunday – Tuesday & Holidays
Visit us at http://www.artslasvegas.org/

Summer 2013 Class Registration: May 11 - June 1, 2013
Summer 2013 Class Session: June 5 - July 27, 2013 8-week session
In our efforts to provide excellent instruction, students are asked to arrive promptly to all West Las Vegas Arts Center classes. Students will not be permitted to take class if they are more than 15 minutes late.

DANCE

Keep It Moving …  Ballet & Tap / Beginner  
4 – 9 yrs., Instructor:  Aalyiah Sheppard
Children ages 4 – 9 years old develop a greater sense of rhythm, flexibility and coordination as they explore the basic elements of movement.
Saturdays, 9 - 10 a.m.,  June 8 - Juy 27,  8-week fee:  $56

Tap – Beginner / Intermediate
8 - 16 yrs., Instructor:  Aalyiah Sheppard
Students study and explore the elements of tap dance and develop a greater sense of rhythm, flexibility and coordination.
Saturdays, 10 - 11 a.m.,  June 8 - July 27,  8-week fee:  $56

African Dance / Children               
2 – 12 yrs., Instructor:  China Hudson
Learn the rhythms, songs and dances of Africa in these energy-filled classes.  
Saturdays, 10 – 11 a.m.,  June 8 - July 27,  8-week fee:  $56 

Ballet – Beginner / Intermediate
10 yrs. – Adult,  Instructor:  Michael Pratt
Students will study classical ballet through placement / alignment exercises, barre, center and across-the-floor combinations.
Saturdays, 11 a.m. – noon, June 8 - July 27, 8-week fee: $56

African Dance / Teens & Adults 
13 yrs. – Adult, Instructor:  TBA
Learn the rhythms, songs and dances of Africa in these energy-filled classes. 
Saturdays, 1- 2 p.m.,  June 8 - July 27,  8-week fee:  $56

MUSIC – PIANO / VOICE - PRIVATE 

Music – Piano / Voice   
 9 yrs. – Adult, Instructor:  Adelaide Robbins
 Private instruction (30-minute lessons) in Piano or Voice.
Wednesdays / Thursdays,     2 – 5:30 p.m., June 5 - July 25, 8-week fee:  $144

MUSIC - GROUP

African Drum – Beginner
5 yrs. – Adult, Instructor:  Hasani Palacio
African Drum for beginners will increase the students' skill and base knowledge for rhythms and their cultural origins. 
Saturdays, 11 a.m. – noon, June 8 - July 27,  8-week fee:  $56

African Drum – Intermediate / Advance  
7 yrs. – Adult, Instructor:   Hasani Palacio
Advance drummers will learn complex rhythms and accompany the African children and adult dance classes.
Saturdays, noon - 1 p.m., June 8 - July 27,  8-week fee:  $56 

Video & Documentary Creation 
12 yrs. – Adult, Instructor:  Lou Ragland
Students learn the fundamentals on how to create videos and documentaries.
Saturdays, 11 a.m. - noon, June 8 - July 27,  8-week fee:  $56

Transferring Sound from Analog to Digital  
12 yrs. – Adult, Instructor:  Lou Ragland
Students learn to transfer music from analog to digital, recording cassette tapes and records to CDs and DVDs.
Wednesday, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., June 5 - July 24,  8-week fee:  $56
Saturdays, 12 - 1 p.m.,  June 8 - July 27,  8-week fee:  $56 

MARTIAL ARTS

Tae Kwon Do
Tae Kwon Do is the ancient Korean art of unarmed combat dating back some 2,000 years. Tae means to smash or kick with the foot, Kwon is to punch or attack with the hand, and Do is the way. Thus, Tae Kwon Do is the way of the foot and the fist. Uniform required and may be purchased through instructor. Cost of the uniform is $45 and is due by third week of class for ordering.


Tae Kwon Do – Beginner / Intermediate / Advance
5 yrs. – Adult, Instructor: David Childress
Saturdays, 9 - 10 a.m., June 8 - July 27, 8-week fee: $56

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City of Las Vegas
Office of Cultural Affairs, 495 S. Main St., Las Vegas, NV 89101
Monday - Thursday 229-6511 / Friday - Saturday 229-5256