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Class Acts
The following is a list of ongoing classes in Loudoun County.Health
CPR and AED. Curt Newport, of EMT2GO, is offering the following CPR and AED (automated external defibrillator) classes on Saturday, July 19, at the Leesburg Comfort Suites.
CPR/AED for Community and Workplace (two-year certification)
Adult CPR/AED for Family and Friends (completion card issued, noncertification class)
CPR recertification and exam
The deadline for registration is July 12. Full class descriptions, prices and registration are available online at www.emt2go.com or contact Newport at 703-665-0399.
Performing Arts
"Rapiers and Daggers." Series of three Saturday-afternoon seminars on sword-fighting techniques by Aurora Studio Theatre. July 12, July 19 and July 26, noon-3 p.m. Carver Center auditorium in Purcellville. For rising ninth-graders and older. Class size limited; early registration recommended. With veteran actors James Campanella and Carolyn Christenson; techniques include rapier and dagger, attack (cut and thrust), parry and footwork. All three workshops: $120 by July 1; $135 thereafter. 540-668-7072 or AuroraStudioTheatre.org.
Visual Arts
Loudoun Academy of the Arts. The following art classes are scheduled at 222 S. King St. in Leesburg:
“Painting the Still Life,” with Michael Davis. Wednesdays, July 2-Aug. 6, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $175.
“The Visual Eye Landscape,” with Kathi Fertig. Saturdays, July 12-Aug. 2, 8:30-11 a.m. $100.
“Clay Potpourri,” with Nancy Frank. Thursdays, July 10-31, 6:30-9 p.m. $120.
“Fine Art Frolics,” for ages 5-9. Saturdays, July 19-Aug. 23, 10 a.m.-noon. $145 plus $20 supply fee.
The entire schedule, including the eight weeks of summer art camps for children, is posted at www.loudounacademy.org. Call 703-777-8043.
Round Hill Arts Center. New additions: teen pottery camp with Amy Oliver and "More Flower Power" watercolor workshop with Catherine Hillis. Other classes include pottery for adults and teens of all levels, one-day introductory pottery workshops, figure drawing sessions, "Drawing on Nature Camp" for rising third- through fifth-graders, “Hands-On Studio” for preschoolers, and educational gallery talks for groups. 6 W. Loudoun St., Round Hill. 540-338-5050 or www.roundhillartscenter.org.
Dance
Dance Foundations. Aug. 4-8, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Creative Dance Center, Ashburn. Jazz, lyrical and ballet techniques for ages 11 and older. Ballet or jazz shoes required. Bring snack. $150. Contact Douglass Community Center, 703-771-5913 or dcc@loudoun.gov.
Dance tech. Aug. 4-8, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Creative Dance Center, Ashburn. Ballet, jazz and lyrical technique with turns and leaps, for ages 7-11. Ballet or jazz shoes required. $150. Contact Douglass Community Center, 703-771-5913 or dcc@loudoun.gov.
Clogging. Beginner lessons for adults and children 10 and older, by the Blue Ridge Thunder Cloggers. $25 per month. Classes meet near Purcellville. 540-882-4917 or brtcloggers@aol.com.
Irish step dance. Saturdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Footloose Dance and Fitness Studio, 739 E. Main St., Purcellville. For beginners and intermediates. 540-338-3668 or www.footloosestudio.com.
Scottish Highland dance. Mondays at Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro. With Catherine Davidson Fisher, founder of the Davidson School of Highland Dance. For children 4 and older. 301-865-4546.
Senior dance classes. Square dance for beginners, Mondays, 7-10 p.m.; line dance, Wednesdays, 1-2 p.m.; and tap dance, Wednesdays, 2-3 p.m. Leesburg Senior Activity Center, 215 Depot Court S.E. Free. Call to register, 703-737-8039.
Language
English. Offered by the Loudoun Literacy Council with ongoing registration. 703-777-2205.
Beginning Spanish. Tuesdays at Leesburg Senior Activity Center, 215 Depot Court S.E. $7 for 13 weeks. 703-737-8039.
ESL. Evening classes on English as a Second Language. Christ Our Savior Church, 46611 Jefferson Drive, Sterling. $20 for materials. 703-433-1500.
English. St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, near Briar Patch Park in Sterling. Call for times and details. 703-421-7086.
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