Preparatory Division classes are appropriate for students ages 3-9 years old. Classes meet once per week throughout the school year. The 2022/2023 Academy Year begins on August 29, 2022, and concludes with a Showcase Performance in May 2023. Parents should select a class based on the student’s age as of September 30, 2022. The Academy may change class placement based on an individual student’s maturity and physical strength.
Students who register after October 1, 2022, are required to take a placement class.
CREATIVE MOVEMENT, AGES 3-4
In a fun and encouraging environment, students explore musicality, rhythm, creativity and movement through space. This class introduces age-appropriate stretching, basic strengthening, balance, motor skill development and coordination.
PRE-BALLET, AGES 5-6
This class introduces classical ballet vocabulary, emphasizing musicality and individual creative expression in an innovative, fun and easy-to-learn manner.
BEGINNING BALLET, AGES 6-9
This is a traditionally structured ballet class which includes French ballet terminology.
- Students who are new to ballet training will learn fundamental exercises and proper alignment, maintaining an emphasis on musicality, development of overall body strength, alignment and the enjoyment of moving.
- Students who have completed the Academy’s Pre-Ballet curriculum will continue to develop necessary foundational ballet skills to be prepared for Ballet I.
