TEEN BALLET DIVISION (Ages 13 - 18)

The class is the classical structure for the ballet environment to optimize a dancer’s learning and consistency and allows simple coordination, musicality, rhythm, and concentration to be emphasized. Basic ballet vocabulary, technique, etiquette, stretches and strengthening, as well as barre work will be introduced.

Pre-Requisite: Teen Ballet 1 OR Audition. The class is the classical structure for the ballet environment to optimize a dancer’s learning and consistency and allows simple coordination, musicality, rhythm, and concentration to be emphasized. Basic ballet vocabulary, technique, etiquette, stretches and strengthening, as well as barre work will be introduced.

Pre-Requisite: Placement Audition. Teen Advanced classes are for dancers with four or more years of training. Classes are geared towards the intermediate/advanced to advanced ballet dancers needing to keep up their technique and physical condition while not committing to a strict pre-professional program of training. Ballet classes must be taken prior to pointe classes to ensure that the dancer is warm for safety reasons. ​ Performance options are sometimes available at this level and are determined by the School Director.

Teen Advanced Jazz and Contemporary classes are for dancers with two or more years of training. Classes are geared towards the intermediate/advanced to advanced ballet dancers needing to keep up their technique and physical condition.