In Level A our priority is posture: you have to stand up before you can dance! The building blocks of Ballet—turnout, pliés, and tendus of course, but also épaulement, port de bras, and knowledge of the French names for steps—begin to stack up, but we always find time for a few traveling steps, because dance is first and foremost an expression of joy! Class meets two days a week.

Level B is where the serious work really begins—and begins to pay off! New concepts and technical elements are introduced nearly every week, and more complicated combinations of steps build musicality and movement quality. It is in Level B that the students begin to transition from kids who study ballet into young dancers. Class meets three days a week.

Level F is the finishing year, in which we help the dancers make their final preparations for their next steps, whether towards company life or college. Seniors are eligible to participate in our choreography workshop, creating their own pieces on their fellow students of all ages. Level F dancers have the opportunity to learn and perform works by Balanchine, staged by our co-Artisitc Director Deborah Wingert, and Petipa, staged by Head of Classical Repertory Marina Stavitskaya.