Dancing with Leap's students virtually this year has been wonderful. We have loved seeing our students' faces pop up on the screen each week, and the improvements some of our older dancers have made to create a better dancing space has been inspirational. During this unprecedented time, connecting and moving with our young dancers has been a joyful experience and continues to provide a much-needed place of community and expression.
Leap’s classes will be held virtually through May 2021.
Summer classes will be a mix of outdoors, virtual, and in-studio. Outdoor classes will take place in three Denver Recreation Parks. Dancers will stay masked and distanced, while enjoying fresh air and dancing in-person. All students dancing outdoors will wear tennis shoes, comfortable street clothes conducive to moving, and their mask. We ask them to bring a towel or mat to use for stretching and floor exercises.
Denver Parks and Recreation, our normal dance home, is starting a phased reopening on May 3rd. Facility rentals like Leap are not part of the reopening, but we hope to be back as soon as they allow. In the meantime, we are exploring the possibility of renting space from somewhere other than the Denver Parks and Recreation Centers.
Thank you for your continued enrollment and interest in Leap. We look forward to dancing together this summer whether outdoors, in the studio, or virtually.
Take care,
Elizabeth Ellis and the team at Leap
(720) 335-5327 (LEAP)
Leap’s classes will be held virtually through May 2021.
Summer classes will be a mix of outdoors, virtual, and in-studio. Outdoor classes will take place in three Denver Recreation Parks. Dancers will stay masked and distanced, while enjoying fresh air and dancing in-person. All students dancing outdoors will wear tennis shoes, comfortable street clothes conducive to moving, and their mask. We ask them to bring a towel or mat to use for stretching and floor exercises.
Denver Parks and Recreation, our normal dance home, is starting a phased reopening on May 3rd. Facility rentals like Leap are not part of the reopening, but we hope to be back as soon as they allow. In the meantime, we are exploring the possibility of renting space from somewhere other than the Denver Parks and Recreation Centers.
Thank you for your continued enrollment and interest in Leap. We look forward to dancing together this summer whether outdoors, in the studio, or virtually.
Take care,
Elizabeth Ellis and the team at Leap
(720) 335-5327 (LEAP)
Zoom Tips for Dance Class
Below are some helpful hints for our virtual classes over Zoom. Your child's teacher will explain these items during the first online class and give a refresher during the 2nd class.
- Please do NOT join earlier than 5 minutes before class time, or you will interrupt someone else's class.
- Parents of young children, stay nearby to help your child get settled.
- Be on a computer if possible (vs. a tablet or a phone).
- "Rename" your child on Zoom by scrolling over your picture, clicking the three dots and hitting "Rename." If you are on a tablet, touch the screen and then click the "Participants" button and touch on your name.
- Make sure your child is not backlit, so we can see them.
YES PLEASE, to dancers being frontlit.
NO THANK YOU, to dancers being backlit.
- To "Mute" or "Unmute" yourself, click the microphone icon (bottom left on a computer/top right on a tablet).
- Click "Start Video" or "Stop Video" on the camera icon to reveal or hide your image from others (bottom left on a computer/top right on a tablet).
- "Gallery View"/"Speaker View:" Click "Gallery View" in the top right of your screen or top left on a tablet. This shows all of the dancers at once. Click "Speaker View" in this same location to see a large image of whoever is talking.
- "Pin Video"/"Unpin Video:" Scroll over a dancer's picture, click on the three dots, and hit "Pin Video" to make the image big. To get back to Gallery View click "Unpin Video" in the top left of your screen. On a tablet you can double click on the video you would like to see big or hit "Unpin Video."
- Call Leap's office (720-335-5327) if you are having technical difficulties during business hours (Monday-Friday 10am-5pm).
- Test these features beforehand by having a fun family Zoom call!
- Leap's teachers will teach these instructions during the first class. We all learn differently, so hopefully it helps to have written instructions with images.