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Pre-Professional Class Descriptions

2011-12 Pre-Professional Class Schedule

A placement audition class, or promotion by Artistic Director and staff, is required for all levels.

All students in the Pre-Professional division perform in the Nutcracker and Spring Concert.

Ballet 1 (Age 8) Young students study the basic foundations of ballet. These skills include posture, turnout, positions of the arms and legs, flexibility, and coordination.

Ballet 2 (Age 9) Students with at least one year of formal ballet training continue to build their basic foundational skills while learning new steps.

Ballet 3 (Age 10) Students with at least 2 years of formal ballet training have a solid understanding of the fundamentals of ballet. These students continue to learn new steps and begin to combine steps into movement phrases. Musicality and performance quality are emphasized.

Ballet 4 (Age 11) Students with at least 3 years of formal ballet training continue to expand their movement vocabulary while maintaining strong fundamentals. Musicality is emphasized and more complex movement phrases are introduced. Performance quality develops and roles become more challenging. In addition, students of this level begin preparing for placement on pointe with a 1⁄2 hour pre-pointe class once a week.

Ballet 5 (Ages 12-13) Students with at least 4 years of formal ballet training continue to develop their ballet technique with more advanced steps in longer movement phrases. Ballet 5 girls, that have been approved, begin basic pointe work. These students develop more advanced performing skills by learning corps work.

Ballet 6 (Ages 13-18) In this class, students with at least 5 years of formal ballet training are expected to have a complete understanding and control of ballet fundamentals.  Students focus on consistently achieving complex movements while developing their musicality and artistry. Ballet 6 students focus strongly on increasing their agility and strength on pointe. Their performance and musicality are challenged by roles that are, if appropriate, smaller group or solo oriented.