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Placement in the elementary division is based on a combination of many factors, including age, ability, coordination, maturity, strength, cognition, and group interaction. Students often spend several years in each level as they progress and develop their skills.
*Age requirements are meant as a guideline
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Parent/totAn interactive movement class designed for young dancers (18 months+) and their parent/caregiver. Each class will introduce the dancing duo to exercises to develop rhythm, coordination skills, spatial relationships, and social skills. Toddling dancers will improve cognitive development by using story-time imagination.
DRESS CODE: Dance/Athletic Wear of your choice CLASS: 30 minutes, once a week AGE: 18 month + - 3 years |
Pre-Ballet ComboA Ballet/Tap combo class that focuses on creative movement, musicality, basic positions, movements, and terms of classical ballet, with exercises to develop skills.
DRESS CODE: Dancewear of your choice, hair in a tidy bun or out of the face if too short CLASS: 45 minutes, once a week AGE: 3-4 years Eligible for The Nutcracker and Showcase performances. |
Ballet & Tap 1Class is structured around mat-based conditioning exercises and center work focusing on musicality, strength, flexibility, coordination, and classical ballet terminology and movements.
BALLET 1 DRESS CODE: Dancewear of your choice, hair in a tidy bun or out of the face if too short CLASS: 60 minutes, once or twice a week AGE: 5-6 years TAP 1 DRESS CODE: Dancewear of your choice, hair in a tidy bun or out of the face if too short CLASS: 30 minutes, once a week AGE: 5-6 years Eligible for The Nutcracker and Showcase performances. |
Ballet & Tap 2Students build upon their developed skills, integrating conditioning exercises with introductory barre work and expanded center-work, attending class twice a week to increase consistency.
BALLET 2 DRESS CODE: Dancewear of your choice, hair in a tidy bun or out of the face if too short CLASS: 60 minutes, twice a week TAP 2 DRESS CODE: Dancewear of your choice, hair in a tidy bun or out of the face if too short CLASS: 45 minutes, once a week AGE: 6-8 years Eligible for The Nutcracker, Spring Ballet, and Showcase performances. |
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Denver Ballet Theatre Academy focuses on artistic excellence in classical ballet through enlightening full length performances, and the finest pre-professional training in the Vaganova teaching syllabus. |