Ages 11 and up
Full Year Program:
Semester 1 – August 21 to December 23
Semester 2 – January 8 to June 9
Dancers 11 years old with 4 or more years of ballet should evaluate in Ballet 4. Dancers 11 years old with less than 4 years of ballet should evaluate in Teen Ballet.
Ballet Levels 4 and 4+ continues to develop the classical dancer with emphasis on more complex barre and center work: adagio, pirouettes and grand allegro.
Pointe work begins in Level 4 with a pre-pointe class in technique once a week in the first semester and an intro pointe class in the second semester.
Level 4+ continues development en pointe.
Jazz is included in the yearly curriculum.
Students who do not participate in The Nutcracker are permitted an additional 2 makeup classes per year.