CHILDREN'S PROGRAM - Designed for the youngest students, these classes stress the development of coordination and motor skills, rhythm and musical awareness, spatial awareness, listening skills, and creative expression. The Pre-Ballet class introduces the student to basic ballet technique.

Mommy and Me - This class is designed to introduce even the smallest dancer in your household to movement, music, creativity and imagination. Hand and hand, mother and child can experience class together, smiling, laughing and leaping through this 30 min. session.
Dress Code: Any color and style leotard, white ankle socks and pink ballet slippers for girls.
Any color t-shirt and sweat pants for boys, white socks and white ballet slippers.

Song & Dance - Song & Dance is an introduction to music and dance for 3 and 4 year-old girls and boys. It is a fun, creative dance class where students learn to sing songs accompanied with movements to enrich their coordination and listening skills. Basic spatial structure will be introduced (the formation of circles and lines) as well as counting songs, color songs, and silly songs to spark the child's imagination. Use of rhythm sticks will also be introduced to help enrich the child's musicality.
Ages 3 and 4     one 30 min. class/week

Creative Movement - Created for 5 and 6 year-olds, this class focus on further development of movements, musical awareness and creative expression. It helps to develop a child's coordination, flexibility, musicality, and listening skills, while the students are having fun. Creative materials such as hoops, balls, hats, scarves, etc will be utilized to enhance child's creativity.
Ages 5-6     one 45 min. class/week

Pre-Ballet - Developed for more mature children, we will intensify the use of different levels of space, rhythm and qualities in movement. We begin to work on skills used to create and remember dances for performance, stretch/flexibility exercises, and introduce movement patterns of classical ballet steps and basic ballet technique. Creative materials and fun activities will still be part of the class.
Ages 6-7     one 60 min. class/week

BALLET PROGRAM - A comprehensive training program that follows a graded syllabus to develop physical alignment and technique, strength and flexibility, musicality, and the quality of performance. Advancement through the program is based on a student's level of attendance, mastery of skills, dedication, and accomplishment, not on his or her age. Students may expect to spend two years mastering their art in each of the levels offered.

Primary Ballet I - The children are introduced to classical ballet technique. Elementary barre exercises with emphasis on correct posture, introduction to center and diagonal movements. Intensified work on strength and flexibility.
Ages 7-8     one 90 min. class/week

Primary Ballet II - Further development of control and balance with increased theory, including complete positions of the body. Barre, center work and introduction to diagonal combinations.
Ages 8-10     two 90 min. class/week

Primary Ballet III - Intense development of body awareness, special awareness, in combination with control and balance of the body, in the standard ballet stance. Increased knowledge of vocabulary and theory are taught, including complete positions of the body. Barre, center work and diagonal combinations are longer and more complex in this level.
Ages 9-11     two 90 min. class/week

Ballet Level A - Training intensifies with further study of the coordination and connection between movements. Barre, center work and diagonal combinations.
Ages 11-12     three 90 min. class/week

Pre-Pointe - this class is designed to concentrate on preparing students for pointe work. In this 30min. class, students will practice barre exercises, use thera-bands and other props to help achieve flexibility in their feet as well as, strengthening their ankles, legs and feet.
(Recommended for students in Level A).

Ballet Level B - From this level forward, the plasticity, coordination and connection of movements of the arms, legs, feet, head and body are the primary developmental goal. For those deemed ready, a pointe class is added once a week.
Ages 12-13     four 90 min. class/week + one 45 min. pointe class/week

Ballet Level C - Emphasis placed on greater stability and complexity in the study of positions, adagio, jumps, turns and more. Greater development of strength, flexibility and quality of the movement.
Ages 13-14     five 90 min. class/week of which two Pointe classes are included

Ballet Level D - Intensified study of adagio, pirouettes and development of ballon (quality of jumping). Use of space is emphasized and length of combinations is increased to develop stamina.
Ages 14+     five 90 min. class/week of which two Pointe classes are included

Variations Class - this class will provide training and coaching in some of the best known classical variations in dance. Though a group class, this 75 minute experience will enable each student to practice and perform variations in front of the instructor individually.
Recommended for Level B, Pointe shoes are not required. Instructor: Ana Luisa Thimpson-Konopka
Recommended for Level C and D, Pointe shoes required. Instructor: Jolanta Valekaite

Adult Ballet (Beginner) - This 75 min. class is designed to provide adults an evironment where they can learn formal classical training from the absolute beginner level. Particiapants will be introduced to body placement/alignment, french vocabulary, barre, center and diagonal work. Technical components will be taught in a pace that easy to comprehend, apply and execute.
Dress code: Ballet Slippers, any style/color leotard, pink or black tights for women. Black or white ballet slippers, black tights, fitted sweatpants and t-shirt for men.

Adult Ballet (Intermediate/Advanced) - This 90 min. class is designed for a moderate paced class. Designed to emphasize balance, coordination and connection between movements. Advancements on technical skills, french vocabulary, barre, center and diagonal work will be an area of concentration. Offered to adults with basic or intermediate experience.

Adult Ballet Barre - This 60 min. class is all the rage in the fitness world! This class is designed to shape, tone and stretch the body. In addition, participants will attain body awareness.proper alignment and master technical elements associated with the classical ballet cirriculum. Intermediate to advance experience qualifies for this class.
Dress code: ballet attire, workout attire permitted. Ballet slippers required.

Teen Ballet - This class is designed to provide beginner training and education to adolescence that are interested in the fundamentals of classical ballet. Introduction to ballet terminology, ballet barre exercises, center work and ballet combinations from the diagonal are included in this beginner class.
Ages 12 to 18
one 75 min. class/week
Dress code: Hunter Green camisole leotard, pink tights, pink ballet slippers. Black or white ballet slippers, black tights, fitted sweatpants and t-shirt for boys.

Boys Class - Finally a class created for BOYS ONLY! This class taught by our professional male instructor will give 75 min. of training in classical ballet in an athletic building way. Gain muscle, strength, endurance, agility and learn to jump higher than before! This class will also teach you classical vocabulary and terminology to heighten your experience and education. This class is *Tuition free (16 weeks).
*must pay registration fee.
Ages 8+
Dress code: White t-shirt, black sweat pants, leggings, white socks, white ballet slippers
LEARN FROM PROFESSIONAL-Mark Harootian, company dancer of Festival Ballet and five-year faculty member of Ballet Arts Worcester

JAZZ / MODERN DANCE

Modern Dance (Advanced Intermediate/Advanced) - This free form/style of dance allows the body to move in very expressive ways. This class is designed to allow students to experience dance and expression without boundaries and will explore techniques of the great Modern Dance masters. The study of composition and improvisation further develop the dancer's choreographic creativity and imagination. Students must have prior experience in modern and/or ballet technique.
Dress Code: any colored leotard, footless black tights
Ages 13+     one 90 min. class/week

Jazz/Modern I - This class introduces students to the basic concepts, techniques and styles of jazz and modern dance. Students will learn basic vocabulary, a warm-up specific to jazz and modern technique and structure along with stretching and conditioning. Simple jazz and modern progressions across the floor and combinations allow students to experience these stylized way of dancing. No prior knowledge/experience is required for this class. This class will be offered as a 32 week course, 8 weeks of jazz and 8 weeks of modern in the first semester as well as in the second semester.
Dress Code: black leotard, black tights, and jazz shoes.
Ages 8-10 one 60 min. class/week

Jazz II (Intermediate) - Class begins with a technical, center warm up of isolations, stretching and conditioning. Correct body placement and terminology based on the technique of the instructor's area of expertise. Students go on to dance across the floor and learn center combinations, demonstrating technical elements and variety of jazz dance styles and movements. Student must have prior knowledge/experience in ballet technique.
Dress Code: black leotard, black tights/ jazz pants and jazz shoes.
Ages 10-13     one 60 min. class/week