Class Schedule

From those who dance for exercise and for the love of dance to those dancing at the pre-professional level, the Center for Ballet Arts provides a well-rounded curriculum and a pleasant, encouraging environment for dance training. Classes are designed to promote strength, flexibility, and technique at an appropriate level and age of the student.

Our faculty works closely with each student to ensure proper development as a dancer. With this in mind, placement in a particular class is at the directors’ discretion. As classes become more advanced, so do the requirements for participation. Contact us if you have questions about which class is best for you or your child.

2026-2027 Session

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Pre-ballet

For ages 3-4, 45 minutes of ballet followed by 15 minutes of introductory tap. Designed to encourage a relationship to music using creative movement and elementary ballet vocabulary. Props are used to stimulate the imagination.

Class Descriptions

Kinderballet

For students in Kindergarten, 45 minutes of ballet followed by 15 minutes of introductory tap. Similar to the structure of Pre-ballet, with greater emphasis on the foundations of ballet.

Ballet

Classes provide a structured ballet barre, appropriate stretching exercises, and work in the center to promote technique, strength, and flexibility. Center work focuses on coordination, musicality, and performance quality. Students in Ballet 2 and higher are encouraged to attend two classes weekly. Adult Ballet class is offered weekly.

Pointe

Pointe work is offered to students ages 11 and up with at least three years of ballet experience, at the discretion of the instructor. Pre-pointe students are introduced to pointe work for the last 15-30 minutes of their ballet class. Intermediate and advanced classes are 60 to 90 minutes entirely on pointe. All students studying pointe are required to take ballet/pointe two or more times per week.

Tap

Offered for students of all ages. Tap is included in the last 15 minutes of Pre-ballet and Kinderballet. Thirty-minute Beginning Tap is offered for 1st and 2nd grade students, and 60-minute classes are offered to students in 3rd grade and up (placement by evaluation). Adult Tap class is offered weekly.

Jazz

Offered for students in 3rd grade and up. One year of ballet experience is encouraged, and we recommend continued ballet study to support the development of form and technique. Class includes moderate conditioning and uses combinations to strengthen choreographic retention. Adult Jazz is offered weekly.

Modern

Offered for students in 4th grade and up. One year of ballet experience is encouraged, and we recommend continued ballet study to support the development of form and technique. Class is taken barefoot, includes improvisational skills, and introduces students to styles such as Graham, Horton, and Limon.

Conditioning

Strengthening of core muscle groups utilizing yoga mats, yoga blocks, resistance bands, and the barre (equipment supplied). Conditioning is required for company members.