Classes
Ballet, taught in order
Every class follows the same plan: the barre, the center, then across the floor. Levels say how hard it is, and your teacher places you.
- Ages 13 to 17
Teen ballet
Technique for ages 13 to 17 in late-afternoon classes, with evening classes shared with adults.
About teen ballet - Ages 18 and up
Adult ballet
For adults new to ballet and adults coming back, in morning, evening and Saturday classes.
About adult ballet - By the teacher's call
Pointe
A class for students whose teacher has said they are ready, taught in a smaller group.
About pointe - Teens and adults
Conditioning for dancers
A class on strength and balance that supports the technique classes, open to every level.
See the schedule - By audition
Performance group
A group that rehearses for the spring performance, joined by audition each spring.
How the audition works - Summer
Summer intensive
Three weeks of full mornings in June and July, open to students from other schools.
The summer intensive
Levels
Find your level
Each class belongs to a level. You will see yours after a placement visit.
- 01
Foundations
Teens and adults, new to balletSkillsThe barre, in the order it is taught
Positions of the feet and arms
A short combination in the center
Moving upYour teacher moves you up when the barre is steady and you can follow a center combination without the steps being called. It is a conversation, never a test.
- 02
Elementary
Teens and adultsSkillsA longer barre with turning and balance
Small jumps and traveling steps
Port de bras that joins the arms to the legs
Moving upA teacher tells you what to work on and says so when the class above would suit you. Nothing here is decided by age.
- 03
Intermediate
Teens and adultsSkillsAdagio and allegro combinations
Pirouettes and longer turning sequences
Pointe work, when your teacher says so
Moving upTeachers look at how you work at the barre and in the center, and at how you take a correction. Alfonzo talks with each student before a move.
- 04
Advanced
Teens and adultsSkillsA full barre and a long center
Variations taught as classes
Conditioning built into the week
Moving upBy agreement between the teachers and the student. Advanced is the highest class level, and students stay in it as long as it serves them.
- 05
Performance group
By audition, teens and adultsSkillsRehearsals for the spring performance
Learning choreography at pace
Classes beside the Advanced level
Moving upBy audition in spring. An audition is a class in the studio, and students wear practice clothes.
Sample levels.
Where a new student starts is the teacher's call. Adults who danced as children often start above Foundations; tell us at the visit.
Not sure which class?
Take a class at a placement visit and the teacher will suggest where to start.