Children Division ballet classes are appropriate for students' ages 18months - 14 years. Classes meet once per week throughout the school year. Students ages 14 and up who are new to ballet are encouraged to begin their dance training in the BRT Academy Adult Open Division.
Classes begin on August 12, 2019 and conclude with our annual Academy Performance on May 16 & 17, 2020. Students age nine and up also have the opportunity to audition, August 24, 2019, to perform with BRT’s company in The Nutcracker.
Pre-Ballet classes are based upon the student’s age as of September 1, 2019.
Level A, B, and Men's classes are also based upon the student’s age as of September 1, 2019 but previous training is considered and placement is determined by the BRT Academy staff.
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Class Descriptions
Mommy and Me (Age 18 months - 3 years): This class focuses on movement, coordination, balance, rhythm, stretching and basic kinetic skills for little ones new to dance and are not quite ready to enter a classroom setting without their Mother’s (or Father’s) company. Students learn to stretch and dance through the use of exciting props. Parents love this opportunity to be a part of their child's dance education. One adult accompanies each child and this class does not perform in the bi-annual academy performances.
Pre-Ballet (Ages 3-6 years): BRT’s early childhood classes are specially designed to provide children with a strong foundation in dance. It teaches the young dancer the basic elements of movement and dance: space and how to relate to it; locomotive skills; musicality; sequencing, patterns, and spatial relationships; opposites and directions; and elementary ballet positions. Integrated with these physical concepts are the intellectual concepts of creative expression, self‑awareness, imagination, and teamwork. Through class participation, students learn the basics of classroom behavior and manners, including how to take turns, following one another or leading the way, waiting patiently, working with others, and having a positive attitude.
Level A (Ages 6-9 years): At age 6, students move into a transitional level between early childhood classes and those for studying classical ballet, introducing classical ballet vocabulary. The Level A classes take the concepts learned in Pre-Ballet and begin to put them into the format used in an actual ballet class
Level B (Ages 8-14 years): At age 8, students are ready, both physically and mentally, to begin studying the disciplined and demanding art form of classical ballet. By committing to more classes per week the student is able to begin to seriously strengthen their commitment and physical strength. This level builds the foundation for acceptance into our Junior Division.
Children's Modern (Age 8 - 14 years): Modern dance technique helps dancers find their own quality of movement and core movement initiation with an emphasis on anatomical alignment and kinetic awareness of contemporary movement as well as assisting in the student’s expression through movement.
Men’s Ballet (Age 8 - 14 years): This class caters to the young danseur and focuses on the basic technique of classical ballet with an emphasis toward developing the specific strengths needed as male dancers.
Class Schedule