BALLET
Tiny Tots
This dance class for 3 year olds is an introduction to class environment, body movement, pretend play, and spatial awareness through creative movement and pre-ballet exercises using the Leap 'N Learn curriculum. Classes are designed to meet their cognitive, physical, social, and emotional developmental needs.
Requirements:
Age 3, potty-trained, attend one class per week,
Dress Code: Pink Bodysuit, Pink Ballet Slippers, Pink Ballet Tights, Pink skirt (optional), Hair in bun
Pre-Ballet
This dance class continues to focus on pre-ballet, creative movement, and pretend play using the Leap 'N Learn curriculum. Students are introduced to basic French terminology of ballet terms. Classes are designed to meet the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional developmental needs of 4 year old children.
Requirements:
Age 4, potty trained, attend one class per week
Dress Code: Pink Bodysuit, Pink Ballet Slippers, Pink Ballet Tights, Pink skirt (optional), Hair in bun
Primary Ballet
This dance class for 5-6 year olds focuses on primary level ballet, creative movement concepts, and pretend play with greater complexity using the Leap ’N Learn curriculum. Students continue to learn French terminology of ballet terms. Exercises to increase musical awareness, balance, agility, and gross-motor development continue to be practiced.
Requirements:
Age 5-6, attend one class per week
Dress Code: Lavender Bodysuit, Pink Ballet Slippers, Pink Ballet Tights, Purple skirt (optional), Hair in bun
Ballet I
This class transitions young dancers aged 7-9 into the study of classical ballet. The structure is formatted similar to a traditional ballet class, yet meets the developmental needs of children in this age range by combining formal technique training with creative movement. In this level, young dancers begin training at the barre.
Dress Code: Turquoise Bodysuit, Pink Ballet Slippers, Pink Ballet Tights, Black Ballet skirt (optional), Hair in bun
Ballet II
This class is a beginner ballet class for ages 9 yrs old to teens. Students will have both barre and center work. This class will encourage precision, agility, and fluidity of movement.
Dress Code: Black Bodysuit, Pink Ballet Slippers, Pink Ballet Tights, Black Ballet skirt (optional), Hair in bun
Ballet III
This class is an intermediate ballet class ages 10 years old to teens. Students will have both barre and center work. This class will encourage precision, agility, and fluidity of movement.
Dress Code: Black Bodysuit, Pink Ballet Slippers, Pink Ballet Tights, Black Ballet skirt (optional), Hair in bun
Ballet 4
Ballet 4 are available to focused dancers who are committed to furthering their classical ballet training. At this level, students will be working their way up to being physically ready for dancing en pointe. Students will be required to a more intensive ballet training and will need to commit to attend all required dance classes to continue developing their strength and abilities safely. The training includes ballet and pointe.
Dress Code: Black Bodysuit, Pink Ballet Slippers, Pink Ballet Tights, Black Ballet skirt (optional), Hair in bun
Pointe
This class is for students taking Ballet 4. Placement is determined by the ballet teacher and director.
Progressing Ballet Technique
Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) is an innovative body-conditioning and strengthening program that has been designed to enhance students' technique by focussing on training the muscle memory required in each exercise in all forms of dance. It is a unique training system using ballet-technique specific exercises to train skill acquisition in a graded and progressive manner from junior through to advanced levels.
Dress Code: Bodysuit, Pink tights or black leggings
Equipment: Mats, Exercise Balls, Theraband
Adult Ballet
This class is an open level class for adults who would like to learn ballet fundamentals.
Dress Code: Bodysuit or Tank top, Ballet Slippers,
Pink Tights or leggings,
Ballet skirt (optional), Hair up
This class is an open level class for adults who would like to continue learning the fundamentals of ballet.
Dress Code: Bodysuit or tank top, Ballet Slippers,
Black Ballet skirt (optional), Hair up