Pre-Ballet, ages 3 -5, nutures a child's interest in movement and music. It introduces basic ballet positions, class room etiquette and exercises to strengthen and stretch young bodies.
Beginning Ballet, minimum age 6, mixes barre work and creative work for an hour long class.
Pre-Ballet
Tuesday
5
–
5:45pm
Saturday
10 - 10:45am
Beginning Ballet
Tuesday
5:45
–
6:45pm
Saturday
10:45 - 11:45pm
Pre-Ballet dancers join Clara in
The Nutcracker
, November 2024
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Progress Check
Age 3 -Works and plays with others. -Knows how to take their turn. -Knows NOT to hang on the barre.
Age 4 -Recognizes a 4/4 beat. -Knows their five ballet positions. -Knows that their feet can point!
Age 5 -Knows how to skip, gallop, march and leap. -Recognizes a 3/4 beat. -Knows how to plié with knees over toes.
Age 6 -Knows that all jumps begin and end in plié. -Knows that their feet point every time they leave the ground. -Knows that it is fun to stretch.
