Ballet

---

Description

Ballet is the foundation of all dance forms. Students will learn discipline, grace, and movement, along with interpretation at each level. As the dancer masters the required skills and/or grows older, they will progress to the next appropriate level of ballet. These 60-minute classes meet once a week. 

Elementary

At the elementary ballet level, students will begin to refine and improve the skills learned from the pre-ballet classes. This progression will be gradual as they are introduced to more complicated ballet terms, technique, and steps. Barre work is introduced along with continued practice in center work, strength and flexibility, musicality and expression all designed with fun and age appropriate activities.  

Intermediate

At the intermediate level, students will continue to sharpen their skills learned from the elementary level classes in addition to a continuous focus on body alignment, coordination, balance, strength, flexibility, rhythm, and musicality. Students will learn self-correction strategies and methods to help them build upon using accurate and precise classical ballet technique.

Advanced

At the advanced ballet level, students have graduated from all levels of intermediate and students have a sound knowledge of ballet technique. Students will continue to focus on mastering and improving body alignment, coordination, balance, strength, flexibility, rhythm, in addition to refining their skills in expression and musicality as they continue to grow and evolve as dancers.