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Ballet Program

Ballet Studio E has a pre-professional level program enjoyed by students who wish to persue dance as a career and those who love it as a recreational activity.  Classes are geared to helping students excel and reach their highest artistic potential. To ensure physical aptitude and that classes fit the growing child appropriately, students wishing to continue after the age of six must be evaluated/auditioned to determine suitability for further study.  More information on Ballet Studio E's Ballet Program can be found on the About Us page.

Classes

The class descriptions below are by no means an exhaustive description of lessons in any level.

Classes are divided into Pre-Ballet (I A, I B & II A, II B), Beginning Ballet (I-III), Intermediate (IV-VI), and Advanced Levels (VII-IX)

Lil' Princess (age 3): A ballet focused movement class for young ballerinas in training. Classes focus on age appropriate motor skills, and explore students creativity and critical thinking through mime, music, storytelling and art.  French language focus class. This class meets for 30 minutes once per week.  Students must be 3 years of age as of Sept 1^st and be fully toilet trained. This age group will be doing their year end performance with costume in the studio, to help prepare them for stage performance next year.

Pre-Ballet I A/B (children 4 & 5 yrs)  Students are introduced to rhythm exercises and gross motor exercises to develop musicality needed in later training as well as strength and flexibility of the body. These exercises are learned through repetition (the bread and butter of ballet) and games. Goals also include the ability to follow directions, stand in line, take turns, etc. French language focus.

Pre-Ballet II A/B (children 6 & 7 yrs) Students are being prepared for their later ballet classes. Students focus heavily on theatrical expression and mime. Focus is kept on previous gross motor skills while building finer motor skills which will be essential to success later in Ballet I. Coordination is worked on more thoroughly. Students are also introduced to work in parallel positions with the ballet barre. French language focus.

Beginning Ballet (Levels I-III)  Students begin in Ballet Level I when they are eight years old. Students begin work in classical ballet positions while still working on flexibility, coordination and balance, eventually moving on to the advanced beginning level in preparation for intermediate training. Ballet Level II begins flexibility training specifically designed to allow full range of motion while protecting developing bodies. Ballet Level III begins Russian Floor Barre technique, Core Stability, as well as Anatomy for Dance 1.

Intermediate Ballet (Levels IV-VI) The intermediate student begins at level IV. It is typical and preferable in most cases, for students to be in a level for two years prior to moving up. Students chosen for pointe work will be at the teacher’s discretion. The latter part of class is devoted to pre-pointe/pointe class. Level IV students study Anatomy for Dance 2 and specific Pre-Pointe and Beginning Pointe lessons. Level V studies Anatomy in Motion, while Ballet VI works more thoroughly on somatics, as well as beginning to learn corps de ballet variations from classical works.

Advanced Ballet (Levels VII-IX) More advanced work is given, with emphasis on duet and solo combinations and artistry as well as student choreography.

Performance Opportunities

Select students may be chosen at different times during the year to be present/ perform at various venues throughout the Metro-Milwaukee area from local parades to dance workshops and private performances.  These venues enhance students’ self-confidence and help to build their overall performance quality. Ballet Studio E also presents a year end show in which students participate. Students in the Lil’ Princess class present an in-house performance for their families on their last day of class. Parents are allowed to record their child’s performance, provided they do not obstruct the view of others, and do not disturb the performance environment.

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