Curriculum
Elementary Program (ages 3-8)
Our Elementary program, comprising Creative Movement and Elementary 1-3, is designed to prepare students for formal ballet training by building strength, flexibility, coordination, and musicality in a fun, safe, age-appropriate format. Classes are structured to include improvisation and learning through play while teaching the seven basic movements of ballet: plier (to bend), éntendre (to stretch), glisser (to glide), relever (to rise), tourner (to turn), and élancer (to dart). All classes are taught by our experienced faculty, not by student teachers, ensuring your child gets a first-class dance education.
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The weekly class requirements for each Elementary level are as follows:
Creative Movement (ages 3-4): one 30-minute class
Elementary 1 (ages 4-6): one 45-minute class
Elementary 2 (ages 6-8): one 60-minute class
Elementary 3 (director approval required): one 60-minute class
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Students in Elementary 1 & 2 are welcome to take a second class each week.
Ballet Program (ages 8 and up)
Classical ballet technique is the primary area of study at the Academy of Dance. Our program is designed to train students to the highest levels of technical achievement. Students in this division take classes in ballet technique, body conditioning, pointe, and variations. Additionally, we offer elective classes in jazz, contemporary, character, and modern improvisation for students in our ballet program.
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Director approval is required for placement in all Ballet levels.
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The weekly class requirements for each technique level for 2024-25 are as follows:
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Ballet 1: two Ballet Technique
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Ballet 2: two Ballet Technique, one Conditioning, one Pre-Pointe (with director approval)
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Ballet 3: three Ballet Technique, one Conditioning, one Variations, one Pointe
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Ballet 4: four Ballet Technique, one Conditioning, one Variations, one Pointe
Optional Enrichment classes: Character, Modern Improvisation
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Ballet 5: four Ballet Technique, one Conditioning, one Variations, one Pointe
Optional Enrichment classes: Character, Modern Improvisation