Welcome to ZPD Academy, where technique meets passion. Our mission is to offer a comprehensive teaching approach for all dancers, from novices to masters, and for both young enthusiasts and adults. Our programs are designed with love and passion, promoting a welcoming and supportive environment for everyone.
Ballet, the foundation of all dance forms, consists of precise movements emphasizing turnout, stretching, straightness, and the harmony of the body's straight and curved lines. Its aesthetic and technical standards highlight lightness, elegance, nobility, and expansiveness. Ballet serves as fundamental training in various aesthetically valued sports.
Modern dance, originating in Europe and America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, emphasizes individual expression and emotional conveyance, breaking free from traditional dance norms and techniques. It focuses on the dancer's unrestricted body movement and deep emotional expression. As a vibrant and innovative style, modern dance offers a wide platform for dancers' expression, delivering artistic satisfaction and a fresh viewing experience for audiences.
Classical Chinese dance, a cornerstone of traditional dance, is celebrated for its artistic imagery, body rhythm expression, precise and standardized movements, and superior skills. It evolves from national and folk dance traditions, refined and innovated across generations, embodying exemplary significance and classical style. Its distinctiveness lies in its emphasis on the beauty of curves—twisting, leaning, rounding, bending—and a temperament that is strong, upright, reserved, and flexible, influencing both movement and overall performance. A key feature is its focus on body rhythm, harmonizing movement with rhythm to highlight the unity of form and spirit, showcasing the unique style and charm of Chinese classical dance.
Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) is an innovative conditioning program aimed at enhancing muscle memory to help dancers achieve peak condition and unlock their full potential. Focused on core stability, weight transfer, and alignment, PBT exercises, developed by Marie Walton-Mahon and physiotherapists, boost technical skills along with strength and flexibility.
This inclusive dance course welcomes all ages and skill levels, offering daily training that not only improves physical fitness and temperament but also fosters a relaxed environment for students to explore their passion for dance and self-expression.
A low teacher-to-student ratio of up to 1:5 ensures high teacher-student interaction, enabling personalized teaching through close monitoring and timely guidance tailored to each student's learning needs. This approach allows for more opportunities for presentation, practice, and correction, solidifying knowledge and enhancing skills. It's particularly beneficial for supplementary training in sports and activities like figure skating, rhythmic gymnastics, and synchronized swimming.
This class utilizes an elite education model with a premier teaching team and master-level courses, through a targeted professional training system for large-scale competitions. It aims to significantly enhance students' dance skills and secure top results in major dance competitions.
The winter and summer intensive classes offer a focused review of prior skills and address learning gaps, providing a more concentrated curriculum that enhances retention, compounds learning effects, and accelerates progress significantly compared to regular courses.
High-quality private lessons are tailored according to the student's current level of dance ability. These courses are completely personalized and highly targeted, capable of achieving efficient learning outcomes in a short period of time.
Master classes taught by instructors from leading ballet companies and academies worldwide provide students with unparalleled insights and aesthetic guidance, crucial for stage success. This expert advice, rooted in decades of artistic experience, can lead to significant skill improvements. Each correction and demonstration has the potential to be a breakthrough, expanding students’ perspectives and unlocking their potential. These classes instill a mature approach to dance challenges and opportunities, proving essential for any dancer's development on the competitive path.
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