2024 Lower School (Ages 3-3rd grade)
The Fall 2024 schedule in now available! Please see details below by class. Registration links will be available beginning late-April.
Enjoy exploring the joy of movement with your little one! This new class will focus on exposing toddlers to creative movement through games, patterns, rhythms, and props all alongside their caregiver so that they feel confident. No experience necessary for parents or students. This class is limited to 8 students per class.
This class is offered in 8 week sessions:
Session 4: Wednesday 10:00 - 10:45 am 4/10/24 through 6/5/24
Parent & Me *new class!
(Age 18 months to under 3
years by 9.1.23)
Once a week / 45 minutes
8-week session
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Students begin to learn the concepts of dance through the simple class structure, stretching, and expression through music in movement— all while having lots of fun. This is a 2-year syllabus for 3 year olds. 4 year olds will continue to Pre-ballet the following year when they enter Kindergarten.
First Steps/a Monday 4:45 - 5:15 pm (Utz)
First Steps/b Tuesday 3:45 - 4:15 pm (Utz)
First Steps/d Thursday 3:45 - 4:15 pm (Diarbekirian)
First Steps/e Saturday 9:00 - 9:30 am (Mancini)
First Steps/f Saturday 9:30 - 10:00 am (Mancini)
Pre-ballet
(Kindergarten & 1st Grade for Fall 2024, 2-year syllabus)
Once a week / 45 minutes
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Students learn many of the basic ballet positions focusing on centre work and including some basic stretching. Students do not begin barre work at this level. They begin to learn the French terms for ballet movements and positions. Pre-Ballet is a fun and imaginative way to begin a child’s ballet training. This class is for kindergarten and first grade students and is the first level to perform in the Spring Performance at the end of the year.
Pre-Ballet/a Monday 4:00-4:45 pm (Utz)
Pre-Ballet/b Tuesday 4:15-5:00 pm (Utz)
Pre-Ballet/c Wednesday 4:15 - 5:00 pm (Diarbekirian)
Pre-ballet/d Thursday 5:15 - 6:00 pm (Diarbekirian)
Pre-ballet/e Saturday 9:00 - 9:45 am (tbd)
Pre-ballet/f Saturday 10:00 - 10:45 am (Mancini).
This class builds on age-appropriate but focused technique training with emphasis on proper use of the feet and legs, acquiring turnout, and developing the ability to “spot” turns. Students begin barre work at this level and perform in the Spring Performance at the end of the year.
Level 1/a Tuesday 5:00 - 6:00 pm (Utz)
Level1/b Thursday 4:15 - 5:15 pm (Diarbekirian)
Level 1/c Saturday 10:45 - 11:45 am (Mancini)
Level 1
(Second Grade for Fall 2024)
Once a week / 1 hour
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Level 2 begins to prepare students for entry into the Upper School for the following year. Emphasis is placed on the knowledge of proper ballet terminology and students begin to learn turns, complex combinations, and proper use of body positions.
Level 2/a Wednesday 5:00 - 6:15 pm (Diarbekirian)
Level 2/b Thursday 6:15-7:30 pm (Utz)
Level 2
(Third Grade for Fall 2024)
Once a week / 1.25 hours
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