Advanced Division
Level 6
DESCRIPTION
Advanced – Beginning Pointe
CLASSES PER WEEK
3 Ballet Classes Per Week Required.
Jazz/Modern/Tap Class Offered Once Per Week
DRESS CODE
Leotard (Ballet/Jazz/Tap): ballet appropriate, skirt allowed for center work
Tights (Ballet/Jazz/Tap): pink (under leotard)
Shoes: pink canvas split-soled for ballet class
Jazz: black slip-on jazz shoes and dance shorts are optional
Tap: black lace-up or slip-on split-soled shoes and dance shorts/legging are optional
Hair (Ballet/Jazz/Tap): bun required for girls
Boys: black or grey tights, solid colored shirt, black shoes
INSTRUCTORS
Level 7
DESCRIPTION
Advanced
CLASSES PER WEEK
4 Ballet Classes Per Week Required.
Jazz/Modern/Tap Class Offered Once Per Week
DRESS CODE
Leotard (Ballet/Jazz/Tap): ballet appropriate, skirt allowed for center work
Tights (Ballet/Jazz/Tap): pink (under leotard)
Shoes: pink canvas split-soled for ballet class
Jazz: black slip-on jazz shoes and dance shorts are optional
Tap: black lace-up or slip-on split-soled shoes and dance shorts/legging are optional
Modern: barefoot, dance shorts/legging are optional
Hair (Ballet/Jazz/Tap): bun required for girls
Boys: black or grey tights, solid colored shirt, black shoes
INSTRUCTORS
Level 8
DESCRIPTION
Pre-Professional
CLASSES PER WEEK
4 Ballet Classes Per Week Required.
Jazz/Modern/Tap Class Offered Once Per Week
DRESS CODE
Leotard (Ballet/Jazz/Tap): ballet appropriate, skirt allowed for center work
Tights (Ballet/Jazz/Tap): pink (under leotard)
Shoes: pink canvas split-soled for ballet class
Jazz: black slip-on jazz shoes and dance shorts/legging are optional
Modern: barefoot, dance shorts/legging are optional
Tap: black lace-up or slip-on split-soled shoes and dance shorts/legging are optional
Hair (Ballet/Jazz/Tap): bun required for girls
Boys: black or grey tights, solid colored shirt, black shoes
INSTRUCTORS
Professional Prep Program
Initiated to provide advanced dancers aspiring to a career in ballet an intensive training program in the traditions of the leading professional ballet company programs in the US. Ballet Technique is offered each day for two hours. Girls are given a one-hour pointe class with emphasis on mastering the classical vocabulary, strength, foot articulation, musicality, and artistry.
Much of the work is geared to those steps and combinations which are a staple in variations in addition to general work from the classical repertoire the students will encounter as they progress in their training and hopefully later on in the profession. The same is to be said for the technique classes. Personal attention is given to each students’ level and the student is continually challenged to the highest degree of technical and artistic demands expected in the profession.
Once a week, the students work in a modern/contemporary dance class to broaden their technical capabilities and strengthen their range of movement and artistic expression. The program has had an exceptional track record of professional success.
Classes meet Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Students must have achieved Level 6 to be considered for placement in the Professional Prep Program.