2.5 years - 5 years
Dancers will be in class all on their own. We also begin dress code with a leotard and tights that must be purchased at MPA. Dress Code creates responsibility and discipline in the classroom.
What Does My Dancer Learn?Ballet and Tap Vocabulary
Basic Ballet skills such as turn out, plie, releve, passe, saute and more.
Basic Tap skills such as brush, step, stamp, march and shuffle.
Parts of the body, foot and shoe.
Body Awareness
Spatial Awareness
Motor Development
Locomotive Movement
Improvisational Dance
Musicality
When Does This Class Meet?Monday 4:00-4:45pm (2.5-3.5yrs)
Monday 4:45-5:30pm (4-5yrs)
Tuesday 1:30-2:15pm (2.5-4yrs)
Thursday 5:45-6:30 (3.5-4.5yrs)
Saturday 9:45-10:30am (2.5-3.5yrs)
Saturday 11:00-11:45am (4-5yrs)
5 years - 7 years
There is no prerequisite for this class. Dancers may begin this class even if they have never attended a dance class before.
What Does My Dancer Learn?
Ballet Terminology
Ballet Positions
Port De Bras
How to carry ones self in dance
Proper use of turn out and placement
Musicality
Types of movement (resisting, strong, soft, sharp)
Spotting
Foot articulation
Leg and core strength
When Does This Class Meet?
Monday 4:45-5:45pm
Saturday 11:45-12:45pm
6 years - 8 years
This class is for the dancer that has taken dance class before, or is at least 8 if they haven't taken ballet before.
What Does My Dancer Learn?
Ballet Terminology continued
Use of ballet positions in combinations
Variation of port de bras while using their legs
One hand on the barre
Full barre, center and across the floor
Proper use of turnout
Begin turns like chained and pirouettes
Leap and Jump variations
Types of combinations in ballet (adage, petite allegro, grande allegro)
When Does This Class Meet?
Mondays 6:30-7:30pm
Saturdays 11:45-12:45pm
8 years - 11 years
This class is for the dancer that has taken dance before, or is at least 9 years old if they haven't taken ballet before.
What Does My Dancer Learn?
Ballet Terminology continued
Use of ballet positions on and off the barre
More focus on center work
Use of technique in choreography
Full barre, center and across the floor
Chaines, Pirouettes
Leaps and Jumps
Combinations to remember from one week to the next
When Does This Class Meet?
Tuesday 5:15-6:15pm
10 years +
This class is for the dancer that has taken dance before, or is at least 10 years old if they haven't taken ballet before.
What Does My Dancer Learn?Ballet Terminology continued
Use of ballet positions on and off the barre
More focus on center work
Use of technique in choreography
Full barre, center and across the floor
Chaines, Pirouettes
Preparation for Fuettes
Leaps and JumpsCombinations to remember from one week to the next
When Does This Class Meet?Tuesday 5:15-6:15pm
12 years +
This class is for the dancer that has already taken many years of ballet.
What Does My Dancer Learn?
Complete combinations by only being told the choreography rather than shown
Perform combinations with turn out and technique
Grande Leaps and Jumps
Fuettes
Multiple skills in a row
Changing up combinations more often
When Does This Class Meet?
Tuesday 6:15-7:15pm
6 years +
This ballet class should be in addition to one of the above level classes. Dancers will use Exercise balls and Therabands to learn a deeper understanding of how to feel and use their bodies throughout dance. Exercises increase awareness for turn out, foot articulation, spinal placement, core use and arm/leg strength and placement. Technique only will be focused on here.
When Does This Class Meet?
Wednesday 6:45-7:45pm
Thursday 4:30-5:30pm
9 years + (pointe shoe dancers must be at least 11)
This ballet class has to be taken with a leveled ballet class above. Dancers must be approved by our instructors to use pointe shoes during class.
Dancers not on pointe, will work on foot articulation and strengthening, use of their ankles and lower leg muscles and proper placement and flexibility in the foot for a pointe shoe.
Pointe dancers will work on their flat ballet skills on pointe shoes.
When Does This Class Meet?
Tuesday 7:30-8:15pm