Dance Studio

2008 - 2009 Season Schedule

“The school on Capitol Hill for serious, motivated students.”

Dance Classes for children and adults of all ages and levels of experience.
Year Round program in air-conditioned studio.

Located in:

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
301 A Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003

For information please call:

202/543-0054

General Information

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church has been the home of St. Mark’s Dance Studio for over 39 years. Founded by the late Mary Craighill, St. Mark’s offers classical ballet, jazz and a variety of dancing for Pre-Schoolers to Adults. St. Mark’s Dancers have toured abroad in Russia and the Czech Republic, as well as being recognized throughout the Washington metropolitan area. Today, the tradition continues with the St. Mark’s Dance Company directed by Rosetta Brooks.

Children’s classes are conducted in two semesters. The first semester begins in September and the second in February with a spring recital for the children classes.

Classes for children are offered late afternoons and Saturdays. Classes for teens, adults and senior citizens are offered daily.

Schedule of Classes

Time	Class	Level	Instructor
Monday
10:15 - 10:45 AM.	Parent/Child (2 years)		Sloane
10:50 - 11:20 AM.	Parent/Child (3 years)		Sloane
11:30 AM. - 12:15 PM.	Pilates Mat - Intermediate	Adult	Sloane
12:30 - 1:15 PM.	Introduction to Pilates Mat	Adult	Sloane
6:30 - 7:30 PM.	Ballet/Exercise-Beg/Interm	Adult	Walker
Tuesday
4:00 - 5:15 PM.	Intermediate A	Children	Brooks
5:15 - 6:15 PM.	Intermediate B1 & B2	Children	Brooks
6:15 - 7:30 PM.	Ballet - Intermediate	Adult	Brooks
7:30 - 8:30 PM.	Ballet - Lower Intermediate	Adult	Brooks
Wednesday
11:30 AM. – 12:10 PM.	Dance Exercise	Adult	Brooks
12:10 – 1:00 PM.	Ballet-Beginning/Intermediate	Adult	Brooks
4:00 - 5:00 PM.	Six & Eight Years - A Level	Children	Brooks
5:00 - 6:15 PM.	Intermediate C	Children & Teens	Brooks
6:30 - 7:30 PM.	Pointe	Adult	Brooks
Thursday
4:00 - 5:00 PM.	Intermediate B-1	Children	Brooks
5:00 - 6:10 PM.	Intermediate B-2	Children	Brooks
6:15 - 7:30 PM.	Ballet - Intermediate	Adult	Sloane
7:30 - 8:30 PM.	Ballet - Beginner	Adult	Sloane
Friday
4:45 - 6:15 PM.	Pointe	Teens	Brooks
6:15 - 7:30 PM.	Jazz - Beginner/Intermediate	Adult	Brooks
Saturday
8:30 - 9:15 AM.	Preschool for 3˝ - 5 years	Children	Walker
9:15 - 10:00 AM.	Preschool for 3˝ - 5 years	Children	Walker
10:00 - 10:45 AM.	Five to Seven Years	Children	Walker
11:00 AM. - 12:00 PM.	Eight to Twelve Years	Children	Walker
12:00 - 1:00 PM.	Advanced Intermediates	Children	Walker
1:00 - 1:45 PM.	Beginners Jazz - 7 years	Teens	Walker
2:00 - 6:00 PM.	Dance Company Rehearsal		Brooks

Registration

Date/Time:

Friday, September 5: 3:00 to 6:00 PM.
Saturday, September 6: 9:00 to 12:00 PM.

Registration (PDF) must be completed and tuition paid or arrangements made before attending class. Registration is handled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Tuition and Fees

There is a $5.00 non-refundable registration fee per student, including scholarship students.

Children - Per Semester

September - February: $190.00
February - June: $190.00
Family Rate: $350.00
Saturday Jazz: $60.00

Adults

One Card (10 lessons): $100.00
Two Cards (20 lessons): $185.00 (savings!)

Card for ˝ hour exercise session - One Card (10 lessons): $40.00
Parent/Child schedule only: $120.00
Single exercise session: $5.00
Single class: $12.00
Professional rate: $7.00

Holiday’s Observed and Studio Closings

• We observe all Monday Holidays
• Thanksgiving – November 27, 2008
• Winter Break – December 20, 2008 – January 3, 2009

Staff

Rosetta Brooks – Artistic Director

A Washingtonian, Rosetta has performed extensively in and around the Washington, DC, area for over twenty years. She has choreographed for the St. Mark’s Players productions of “Oklahoma” and “Little Mermaid.” Rosetta has been a consultant at the Suitland High School for The Arts (Dance Dept.), served as guest instructor at Jones & Haywood School of Dance and also teaches dance at St. Peters on Capitol Hill and KIPP/DC Key Academy. She studied and trained with Florence Blackwell, Oleg Tupine, Caroline Tate, Ethel Butler, Kathryn Mullowny and attended Howard University. Rosetta has been on the faculty of St. Mark’s Dance Studio for 44 years and has been awarded the CHAMPS grant for over 18 years. She serves as the Director of the studio and dance company.

Dorothy Rogers-Walker – Ballet Mistress

Dorothy trained and studied with Katherine Duffy at Incarnation Church and Workshops for Careers in the Arts (now Duke Ellington High School). She studied with the Dance Theater of Harlem before attending Point Park College in Pittsburgh, performing with the Pittsburgh Ballet Company, Capitol Ballet Company of Washington, DC and St. Mark’s Dance Company. She has taught at Jones-Haywood before coming to St. Mark’s Studio. She served as Ballet Mistress in Prague, Czech Republic in 1995 with the St. Mark’s Senior Dance Company. Dot served on the Washington Post Music and Dance Scholarship Board reviewing potential recipients. Dot has been on staff for 26 years.

Jessica Sloane – Instructor

Jessica studied ballet and modern dance in Washington, DC, and at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She has performed locally and toured the Mid-Atlantic region, Mexico and Russia with Perlo Bloom and Company, Jan Taylor Dance Theatre and St. Mark’s Dance Company. Jessica is on the Pilates Staff at Willow Street Yoga in Takoma Park and Silver Spring and the Silver Spring YMCA. She also has a children’s dance program in Takoma Park. Jessica served as Ballet Mistress in Russia in 1990. She is certified through Power Pilates and PhysicalMind Institute to teach Pilates mat.