For dancers who are new to ballet or moving up from our Pre-Ballet level. Girls and boys are recommended to attend classes twice a week, especially dancers who have a goal of going into pointe shoes. Twice weekly classes at this level are needed to begin acquiring the strength and technique to safely wear pointe shoes in a few years.
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This class introduces classical ballet training in a more structured environment.
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Floor exercises develop feet and leg muscles while safely gaining flexibility and building core strength.
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Barre work builds the ballet vocabulary to cover the fundamental positions and steps and laying the foundation for the higher levels.
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Center work includes balance, jumps and beginning the study of turns.
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Dancers move across the floor where coordination and musicality are the focus.
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Class ends with port de bras and reverence.
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Classes are taught to challenge and encourage the dancer while fostering their love of dance. Each week the syllabus introduces a new movement in a progressive manner to carefully build technique.
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Summer 2023
Fall 2023 - Spring 2024
Looking for teachers for 2 types of classes. One is for ages 2-3 and would be a fun creative movement class using props and to which certain ballet moves will be included. This may include parent or other adults with the child. This class can be a 6-week session offered a few times a year or all year. It can be 30 min or 45 min class. This class does not participate in our annual Spring Dance Concert.
The 3-5 year olds is our Kinder-Barre class. We will train in the syllabus we use but will welcome new ideas. We prefer at least 2 years of teaching experience and must have a strong dance background. We need at least one Saturday Kinder-Barre class taught and another time during the week.
We do not do acro but a combo class can be made with jazz for the Kinder-Barre class.
Please send resume and video links teaching and/or dancing to miss.emily@kba.dance