Ballet

Creative Ballet

Ballet I

Ballet IB

Ballet II

Ballet III

Pre Pointe

Ballet is the foundation of dance technique and from our youngest movers to our teens, it is an essential art form to study and learn.

Creative Ballet The beginnings of Ballet for our youngest movers! With music, rhythm, basic ballet positions and vocabulary, dancers will create through imaginative class themes. Using "call & response" in song and  collaborative measures to transform our dancing spaces, dancers use their vibrant imaginations in conjunction with their evolving ballet foundation to develop strength, agility, body awareness and self-confidence.

Ballet I Progressing from our Creative Ballet foundation, Ballet I takes dancers to the next phase of learning. Additional ballet positions are appropriately integrated along with more challenging arm and leg skills standard in the technique. Dancers are introduced to the ballet barre during warm up and will develop their musicality while increasing their endurance, flexibility and strength through across-the-floor and center work. The Ballet I dancer’s self-expression and imagination is broadened as they’re led through themed sequences calling for creativity, presentational skills and ballet technique.

Ballet I B is a beginner level class for older students new to Ballet. This class follows the foundational model of our Ballet I class, with an approach for an older dancer. Dancers will learn Port de bras, positions, will progress to barre work, across the floor, center work and choreography.

Ballet II is an intermediate level class for students with the focus, discipline and interest in progressing all of their dance techniques through a strong ballet base (minimum 2 years of ballet required). Students must be well behaved and show appropriate class etiquette. Class begins with a classic barre, followed by center work, across the floor, finishing with jumps and leaps. Dancers will be evaluated for consistency in their ability to remember and demonstrate all covered vocabulary. Each class will also support and strengthen dancers' creative and artistic performance quality, dynamics and musicality through conceptual based sequences aimed at enlarging the way they perform dance technique (or steps). Standards and curriculum become more challenging and increasingly complex over the session/year. Additionally, at the instructor’s discretion, dancers showing technical and behavioral readiness may be invited to join the Spring session Pre-Pointe/ Pointe class.

Ballet III This is an intermediate/advanced class for students with 3 or more years of ballet. Our highest level and most focused class, this is for the serious, self motivated ballet student interested in challenging and expanding their knowledge. Dancers will be asked to execute more complex sequences, diligently work on increasing flexibility, strength and the ability to self-correct as well as well thought out artistic decisions and performance execution. Standards and curriculum become more challenging and increasingly complex over the session/year.

Pre Pointe prepares students with 2+ years of Ballet training &/ or a strong visible ability for Pointe work. The session focuses on strengthening and preparing the youngest participants, while continuing conditional training of older students working En Pointe. Younger students will work in ballet slippers &/ or Demi pointe shoes. Older students that show physical readiness will be assessed by the instructor to determine the type of pointe shoe they may wear (Demi or Full). For more on Demi Pointe shoes, see this useful blog entry.

Note- This is for the serious, self motivated ballet student interested in challenging and expanding their knowledge. Dancers will be asked to execute more complex sequences, diligently work on increasing flexibility, strength and the ability to self-correct as well as well thought out artistic decisions and performance execution. Standards and curriculum become more challenging and increasingly complex over the session/year.

Modern

Modern I

Modern II

Using technical modern dance foundations, movement concepts and individual creativity, Our Modern dance classes teach the beauty of storytelling through the body.

Modern technique classes mold the dancers expressiveness and performance qualities connecting warm up, center and across-the-floor exercises with evolving artistry integral to concert dance. Building from simple to complex sequences, each week the dancers will build their technical knowledge, proficiency, alignment, flexibility and physical strength. As dancers progress through each level, standards and curriculum will become more challenging and increasingly complex.

Tap

Tap/Ballet Combo

Tap I

Tap II

Tap III

Every moment of Tap Dance is a celebration. Through Tap, the body becomes a rhythmic, percussive instrument in this American Art form.

Tap Through rhythmic drills, warm up, across the floor and skill-based combinations, dancers become one with the music dancing on it, through it, and around it. Energetic, dynamic and full of rhythm, these classes teach timing & execution, quick footwork, style and personality. As dancers progress though each level, standards and curriculum will become more challenging and complex. Advanced level students are given at-home & in studio research/ reflection prompts to open discussion & expose dancers to integral artists in the Tap world.