Ballet & Pointe

  •  Ballet – The focus of this class is to create good technical habits while building strength, flexibility, and body coordination.   As dancers advance, they start to establish a strong technical foundation and begin to explore more advanced movement              and concepts. Proper technique is taught through a full ballet class, but emphasis is also placed on musicality, projection and performance quality, and artistic expression. Dancers may begin pointe class with the permission of the instructor

 

  • Pointe – This class is intended for those dancers who have shown adequate physical strength, accurate technique, and necessary mental awareness to go en pointe. Dancers must be recommended for pointe by their instructor. Students will utilize  previously learned ballet technique while working in pointe shoes. This class focuses on foot/ankle strengthening exercises. Students will learn and practice pointe at the barre and center with heavy emphasis on correct foot and body alignment.