Class
Ballet by level, ages 6 to 14
From First Position to Fifth Position, each level is one step in the order a student learns ballet. Classes run 60 to 75 minutes, they are taught by the same few teachers as a student moves up, and the pianist plays throughout.
60 to 75 minutes, by level
Classes of up to 12
The same teachers as students move up
Eugenia Berger
Director
In the room
A technique class, in order
The names of the steps change with the level; the order does not.
- 01
Step 1: The barre
A full barre from pliés to grand battement, in the same order each week.
- 02
Step 2: Adagio in the center
Slow, held steps that ask for balance and line.
- 03
Step 3: Turns
Pirouettes and turns across the floor, on both sides.
- 04
Step 4: Allegro
Jumps, from small and quick to large and traveling.
- 05
Step 5: Reverence
The bow and curtsy that close every class.
Before you start
Before the first class
What to wear
A leotard, tights and ballet slippers, with hair in a bun. Older levels may wear a wrap skirt. Pointe shoes come later, by the teacher's call.
Length and size
Sixty minutes in First and Second Position and 75 in Third, Fourth and Fifth, in classes of up to 12.
Moving up
A teacher moves a student up when the steps of the level are done calmly and in order, usually at a session break.
See the levels
Come and see the hall
Book a placement visit, and the teacher will tell you where to start.