Art of Dance, LLC
Home of the Western CT Youth Ballet Co
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991 Danbury Road
P.O. Box 848
Georgetown, CT 06829
203~544~9821
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Class Levels:


            *Special Note:
Students are placed by ability, not by age or grade level, regardless  
               of previous training. Every student learns at a different pace and has individual 
               capabilities of coordination, timing, attention span, strength, stamina, and 
               determination. The Director and/or teacher will determine a student’s readiness to 
               be advanced to the next level.

Ballet:

            Intro to Ballet: K – 2nd grade; focus on foot placement & articulation


           
Beginning (pink):  Beginning level for learning technique; 2nd grade 
            and up.

           
Advanced Beginning (green):  Previous training required; dancers 
            must display ability to stand at barre correctly, have knowledge of 
            to correctly perform basic ballet vocabulary movement and have a 
            well placed  port de bras.


           
Intermediate (red):  By permission only. Previous training and two 
            classes a week required. Dancers must be able to perform barre 
            exercises with hips pulled up and straight knees, balance on one leg 
            at barre and in center, and have a working knowledge of simple 
            adagio, petite and grand allegro. A clean, well- placed port de bras is 
            this level may be asked to join a pointe class.

 

            Advanced Intermediate (blue):  By permission. Previous training 
            and three classes a week required; pointe is included as part of class.

            Dancers must be able to perform correctly a clean pirouette en dehors

            and en dedans on each side, have strong balance at the barre and in

            center, be able to correctly perform intermediate level adagio, petite

            and grand allegro, channie and pique turns.

 

            Advanced (white):  By permission. Previous training and 
            three/four classes
a week required; pointe is included as part of class. 
            Dancers must be able to, at
minimum, correctly perform en pointe: a 
            clean pirouette en dehor and en dedans, sissone en pointe in all directions, 
            pique, soutounu and channie turns.

 

            Pointe:  Our criteria may differ from other schools. Director’s 
            permission only. Strong enough back, abdominals, legs and 
            feet; evenly held turnout; “spot”; 11+ years of age, and a positive 
            attitude in class are some of the requirements. A technique class must
            precede pointe at the Intermediate level.

 

            Adult Ballet:  Open level for technique

 

 

JAZZ: 
         *A ballet class is strongly recommended for all jazz dancers


           
Begining Jazz:  K – 3rd grade; focus on foot placement and 
            articulation

 

            A Jazz:  Beginning level for learning technique; 3rd grade and up

 

            B Jazz:  Previous training required. Dancers must display ability to 
            perform
basic jazz vocabulary movement in the center and across the 
            floor, have their
balance, “spot” and perform isolations correctly; 5th 
            grade and up

 

            C Jazz:  By permission; Previous training required. Dancers must 
            perform
a clean, well placed 6-step pirouette en dehor, each side.
  

            Advanced Jazz:  By permission; Previous training required and a 
            ballet class
strongly recommended. Clean well placed multiple turns 
            en dehor and en
dedans, strong jumps and “quick study” are a pre-
            requisite for this class;
9th grade and up.

 

            Teen/Adult Jazz:  Open level for learning technique.

 

 

TAP:

          

            Tap I:  Beginning level for technique

 

            Tap II 9 - 11 yrs:   Previous training required or by permission;

            dancers must display basic tap vocabulary technique.

 

            Tap III 12+:  Previous training required; dancers must 
            display intermediate level tap vocabulary technique.

 

            Advanced Tap: By permission; previous training required. 
            Dancers must, at minimum, have a well placed port de bras, “spot”, 
            have a “clean” triple time step, single pull backs and wings.

 

            Adult Tap:  Open level for learning technique.

 

HIP HOP:

     Hip hop requires mind body coordination including moving multiple parts of the body in different directions at the same time, a skill that does not develop until a student is near 11 years old. Prior to this age jazz is strongly recommended to learn isolations, develop core strength and correct body placement.

            11+ years old:  Beginning level

 

            14+ years old:  By permission; isolations, “spot”, strong jumps 
            and body
placement and control are some of the pre requisites for 
            this class.