Lower School (Ages 2 years - 3rd grade)
Lower School (Ages 2-3rd grade)
2025-2026 School year schedule available here! Registration for 2025-2026 now available. Read below to find the appropriate class and register today!
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.
Enrollment is on-going from Sept-June and tuition will be charged monthly for students enrolled.
Parent & Me
(Age 18 months to under 3 years)
Once a week / 30 minutes
Ongoing enrollment, tuition pro-rated
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First Steps
(3 and 4 year olds, Age 3 by 9.8.25)
Once a week / 30 minutes
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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.
2025-2026 Classes: Click here to view the full schedule:
First Steps/a Monday 4:45 - 5:15 pm (Utz)
First Steps/b Tuesday 4:30-5:00 pm (Utz)
First Steps/c Thursday 3:45 - 4:15 pm (Diarbekirian)
First Steps/d Saturday 9:00 - 9:30 am (Mancini)
First Steps/e Saturday 9:30 - 10:00 am (Mancini)
Pre-ballet
(Kindergarten & 1st Grade for Fall 2025, 2-year syllabus)
Once a week / 45 minutes / 10-month commitment Sept-June
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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.
2025-2026 Classes: Click here to view the full schedule:
Pre-Ballet/a Monday 4:00-4:45 pm (Utz)
Pre-Ballet/b Wednesday 4:15 - 5:00 pm (Diarbekirian)
Pre-ballet/c Thursday 5:15 - 6:00 pm (DuPaul)
Pre-ballet/d Saturday 9:00 - 9:45 am (TBD)
Pre-ballet/e 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.
2025-2026 Classes: Click here to view the full schedule:
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 2025)
Once a week / 1 hour / 10-month commitment Sept-June
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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. There is more focus on alignment, musicality, and proper ballet terminology at this level. Students perform in the Spring Performance at the end of the year.
2025-2026 Classes: Click here to view the full schedule:
Level 2/a Wednesday 5:15 - 6:00 pm (Diarbekirian)
Level 2/b Friday 4:00-5:15 pm (DuPaul)
Level 2
(Third Grade for Fall 2025)
Once a week / 1.25 hours / 10-month commitment Sept-June