Ballet I dancers 7-9 yr at the barre Backstage fun !	For complete class listings, see the Schedule Page. Performance Opportunities Children, Advanced Program dancers, adult, and professional dancers from all our locations perform in our annual Children’s Ballet Nutcracker at the Buckman Performing Arts Center. The Children's Ballet Recital for ballet and musical theater is also held on the Buckman stage in May. The Recital fee and tickets sold help pay for costumes and theater expenses such as theater rental, stage directors, sound and light technicians, backstage dressers and music recordings. Each child receives two complimentary tickets to the Recital. The Children's Ballet also offers teens and adults opportunity to perform with the Children's Ballet Troupe. Pre-Ballet Classes & Pre-Ballet/Tap Children’ Ballet offers classes that will spark your child’s imagination and creativity. Mary Roudnev has created a special syllabus designed specifically for each age group. Each class includes ballet, creative movement, and fun with ballet props. Students will also learn dances set to classical ballet music including favorites such as the "Sugar Plum Fairy Dance". Each year the syllabus is changed to insure that students returning to their same age group have new material Ballet I & Ballet II & III Children's Ballet & Dance offers Ballet I & II classes that are a fun combination of ballet technique and ballet choreography. Students learn all the basic ballet steps at the barre and center. In addition, spontaneous excitement occurs in each class as the dancers use their imagination to help create theatrical ballet dance scenes such as "Cinderella". Parents cannot believe the improvement at year's end in posture, poise, and graceful athleticism.
Advanced Program - click for more The Advanced Program for Children's Ballet is a wonderful program where dancers learn the grace, beauty, and poise of classical ballet based upon Dmitri Roudnev's unique training method that enables dancers to increase their extension, develop elegance of port de bras (arms and head), and height and quickness of jumps. The program offers ballet, pointe, variations (classical choreography), and contemporary dance set to pop and rock, all taught by only the best instructors. Dancers perform at the Buckman Center in the acclaimed Children's Ballet classical Nutcracker as well as the Spring recital that features famous ballets such as Cinderella as well as contemporary choreography.
Theater 1st – 5th Grade Have you ever wanted to be in the school play! Or have you needed to gain experience for local theater auditions? In this class students learn to sing, dance and act. Beginners as well as experienced young actors wanted!Students will perform an entire mini-version of a favorite Broadway shows such as “Annie” or “Sound of Music”. All students participating in the class will be cast in a part. (In some classes older students can audition for the lead roles on the first day. Some classes will peform onstage. Email for more info). Jazz/Tap Class This fun upbeat class features the coolest jazz and hip-hop moves from NY and LA, as well as "old school" jazz and tap dance, set to kids favorite radio-friendly pop and rock music.
Children's Ballet Theater Troupe with professional level dancers and teens.
New Classes ! Adult Classes Classical Conditioning – Amazing new fitness class that develops beautiful posture. Developed by Roudnev for the pairs skating team that won the last Olympics. Int/Adv Adult Ballet with Dmitri Roudnev Private lessons in ballet or Classical Conditioning Classical Conditioning for Children with Mild Physical Special Needs - View PDF
Theater PK-SK Let’ put on a show! In this class students learn how to sing, dance and perform in a show. Students will learn two scenes from their favorite shows such as Snow White and Annie. All students in this class participate in the show.
Group Voice. Be a star! Find the pop star in you! If you love performing your favorite pop song, this class is for you. Students will learn vocal and breathing technique, how to use a mike, how to have stage presence and how to move with basic choreography to compliment the lyrics of the music.  Students will perform group pieces with solos at the end of fall session on stage on Rash Hall stage at Christ Methodist School, and at Children’s Ballet Spring Recital on the Buckman Center stage.  Private lessons are also available with our instructor. Email info@balletchildren.com for information.
Tumbling Gym Flips 3, 4, 5 yrs for Boys and Girls This class will introduce young students to basic tumbling, basic low balance beam moves such as walking with pointed toes, walking sideways, bunny hops, kicks. Also included are mini-tramp jumps, and movement to music including leaps, jumps and ribbon dance. The focus of this class is to develop body awareness, strength, and flexibility; while developing self-confidence, motivation and determination in a fun filled atmosphere!
Tumbling Gym Flips for 5, 6, 7yrs for Boys and Girls The focus of this class is basic tumbling with emphasis on good technique including forward and backward rolls, straddle rolls, cartwheels, handstands, leaps, backbends, and front and back walkovers. Students also have great fun learning basic min-trampoline jumps including tucks, Russian toe touches and more. Students will also learn basic moves on the low balance beam such walk forward/backward, eleve walks, scales, straight jump, forward roll, half turn pirouettes, pivot turns and jump off beam/safety stop. Children will begin each class with a proper warm-up that includes fun strength building exercises such as crab walks, tuck jumps, and flexibility stretches.
Lyrical – So U Think U Can Dance!   Lyrical dance is a modern dance form that fuses modern dance, jazz, and ballet. Lyrical dance is often referred to as contemporary dance. Lyrical dance became popular in recent years with the advent of top-rated shows such as “So You Think You Can Dance”. In this fun class, dancers will start with a center floor ballet warm-up technique and then learn dances set to pop music and rock.