Upper Ballet (9-14, by audition only)
Level Overview
Students in this class typically have 2–3 years of ballet experience and show strong aptitude in both technique and performance. Training focuses on:
Mandatory Classes
Suggested Classes
Your child’s full school-year tuition includes all of the following, at no additional cost:
Students in this class typically have 2–3 years of ballet experience and show strong aptitude in both technique and performance. Training focuses on:
- Perfecting our mid–high intermediate technique syllabus
- Participation in contemporary dance class
- Learning choreography for fall and spring productions
- Preparing for our annual Ballet Conference
- Pointe preparation or beginning pointe training
Mandatory Classes
- Tuesdays: 4:00–7:00
- Note: Students may also participate in select Thursday evening rehearsals with other classes.
- Fridays (by invitation): Open/Pointe class, 2:30–3:30 pm (This class mandatory for higher-level upper ballet students)
Suggested Classes
- Mondays
- 1:10–1:50 – Teen Tap
- 3:15–3:55 – Worship Dance Class
- 4:00–4:55 – Junior Musical Theater (by audition only)
- 5:00–7:20 – Senior Musical Theater (by audition only)
- 1:10–1:50 – Teen Tap
- Fridays
- 11:10 am–1:10 pm – Junior Pre-professional 1 (by invitation only)
- 11:10 am–1:10 pm – Junior Pre-professional 1 (by invitation only)
Your child’s full school-year tuition includes all of the following, at no additional cost:
- Participation in two productions and the Spring Conference
- Access to online performance videos (productions + conference)
- One production t-shirt for each performance
- Use of costumes, sets, props, and stage for productions
- Free admission for family and loved ones to all productions and the conference
- A hardback memory book at the end of the year
- (Students attending second semester only receive a paperback edition)
- (Students attending second semester only receive a paperback edition)
