Children's Program Classes
Ballet Purple
For any students ages 3 and 4.
In this class, children are exposed to basic ballet feet and arm positions and practice basic locomotor movements (marching, walking, and running). The activities in this class will also help students to develop musicality and rhythm. Creativity is encouraged.
Students must be comfortable taking class without a parent.
Parents may watch the class through the classroom's glass windows.
For any students ages 3 and 4.
In this class, children are exposed to basic ballet feet and arm positions and practice basic locomotor movements (marching, walking, and running). The activities in this class will also help students to develop musicality and rhythm. Creativity is encouraged.
Students must be comfortable taking class without a parent.
Parents may watch the class through the classroom's glass windows.
Ballet Pink
For any students ages 5 and 6.
Students learn basic ballet positions and movements. They develop their gross motor skills through locomotor movements (walking, skipping, running, and jumping) and their fine motor skills by holding and maneuvering props. Rhythm and musicality are also elements of this class. Students learn basic topics of the history of ballet and get familiar with ballet terminology, as well as traditional composers and choreographers.
Beginners welcome.
For any students ages 5 and 6.
Students learn basic ballet positions and movements. They develop their gross motor skills through locomotor movements (walking, skipping, running, and jumping) and their fine motor skills by holding and maneuvering props. Rhythm and musicality are also elements of this class. Students learn basic topics of the history of ballet and get familiar with ballet terminology, as well as traditional composers and choreographers.
Beginners welcome.
Ballet Light Blue
Ages 7 and 8
Beginners welcome.
In this class, students learn basic ballet arm and feet positions. Every class starts with floor warm up exercises. Barre exercises are introduced. Center exercises include jumps and ballet steps across the floor. Creativity is encouraged with dance improvisation. Focus on technique is part of this class.
Offered once or twice pre week.
Ages 7 and 8
Beginners welcome.
In this class, students learn basic ballet arm and feet positions. Every class starts with floor warm up exercises. Barre exercises are introduced. Center exercises include jumps and ballet steps across the floor. Creativity is encouraged with dance improvisation. Focus on technique is part of this class.
Offered once or twice pre week.
Ballet Dark Blue
Ages 9 and 10
Beginners welcome.
In this class, students learn basic ballet arm and feet positions. Every class starts with floor warm up exercises. Barre exercises are introduced. Center exercises include jumps and ballet steps across the floor. Creativity is encouraged with dance improvisation. Focus on technique is part of this class.
Offered once or twice pre week.
Ages 9 and 10
Beginners welcome.
In this class, students learn basic ballet arm and feet positions. Every class starts with floor warm up exercises. Barre exercises are introduced. Center exercises include jumps and ballet steps across the floor. Creativity is encouraged with dance improvisation. Focus on technique is part of this class.
Offered once or twice pre week.
Floor Barre
For any students older than 7.
This class is designed for ballet dancers, ballet students, as well as gymnasts and ice skaters.
Exercises are focused on strength and flexibility.
Beginners welcomed.
For any students older than 7.
This class is designed for ballet dancers, ballet students, as well as gymnasts and ice skaters.
Exercises are focused on strength and flexibility.
Beginners welcomed.
Tap Beginners ages 8 and Older
For students ages 8 to 10.
Beginners welcomed.
This class focuses on fundamental tap technique and musicality, incorporating a variety of musical genres as well as a cappella variations. It begins exploring how to express music through both the body and tap sounds.
For students ages 8 to 10.
Beginners welcomed.
This class focuses on fundamental tap technique and musicality, incorporating a variety of musical genres as well as a cappella variations. It begins exploring how to express music through both the body and tap sounds.
Tap Ages 11 and Older
For students ages 11 and older.
Enrollment by placement only.
This class expands and refines tap technique, including improvisation. It explores expressing narrative, character, and idea through tap.
For students ages 11 and older.
Enrollment by placement only.
This class expands and refines tap technique, including improvisation. It explores expressing narrative, character, and idea through tap.
Hip Hop Ages 6-9
For any child ages 6 to 9 that likes to dance. This class introduces children to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music. It includes a wide range of movements such as breaking, locking and popping.
Beginners welcome.
Hip Hop Ages 10 to 13
For any student ages 10 to 13 that likes to dance. This class introduces children to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music. It includes a wide range of movements such as breaking, locking and popping.
Beginners welcome.
Musical Theatre Dance Ages 6-8
For any child ages 6-8 that likes to dance and act. This class introduces children to styles of dance commonly found in musicals and is performed to showtunes.
Beginners welcome.
Musical Theatre Dance Ages 9 and 10
For any child ages 9 and older that likes to dance and act. This class introduces children to styles of dance commonly found in musicals and is performed to showtunes.
This is a mixed age and mixed level class.
Beginners welcome.
Musical Theatre Dance Ages 11 and Older:
For students ages 11 and older that likes to dance and act. This class introduces children to styles of dance commonly found in musicals and is performed to showtunes.
This is a mixed age and mixed level class.
Beginners welcome.
Contemporary Dance Level 1 Ages 7-12
Genre of dance performance that developed during the mid-twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominant genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world. Its style combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical, and classical ballet.
This is a mixed age and mixed level class.
Beginners welcome.
Character Dance Ages 7-12
Character dance is a stylized theatrical representation of traditional national and folk dances. As an integral subdivision of classical ballet, it adapts regional dances (like the Hungarian czardas, Spanish flamenco, and Russian mazurka) for the stage by combining classical ballet technique with authentic folk rhythms, pantomime, and expressive storytelling.
In this introductory level dance class, children are introduced to basic elements of Character Dance.
For any child ages 6 to 9 that likes to dance. This class introduces children to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music. It includes a wide range of movements such as breaking, locking and popping.
Beginners welcome.
Hip Hop Ages 10 to 13
For any student ages 10 to 13 that likes to dance. This class introduces children to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music. It includes a wide range of movements such as breaking, locking and popping.
Beginners welcome.
Musical Theatre Dance Ages 6-8
For any child ages 6-8 that likes to dance and act. This class introduces children to styles of dance commonly found in musicals and is performed to showtunes.
Beginners welcome.
Musical Theatre Dance Ages 9 and 10
For any child ages 9 and older that likes to dance and act. This class introduces children to styles of dance commonly found in musicals and is performed to showtunes.
This is a mixed age and mixed level class.
Beginners welcome.
Musical Theatre Dance Ages 11 and Older:
For students ages 11 and older that likes to dance and act. This class introduces children to styles of dance commonly found in musicals and is performed to showtunes.
This is a mixed age and mixed level class.
Beginners welcome.
Contemporary Dance Level 1 Ages 7-12
Genre of dance performance that developed during the mid-twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominant genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world. Its style combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical, and classical ballet.
This is a mixed age and mixed level class.
Beginners welcome.
Character Dance Ages 7-12
Character dance is a stylized theatrical representation of traditional national and folk dances. As an integral subdivision of classical ballet, it adapts regional dances (like the Hungarian czardas, Spanish flamenco, and Russian mazurka) for the stage by combining classical ballet technique with authentic folk rhythms, pantomime, and expressive storytelling.
In this introductory level dance class, children are introduced to basic elements of Character Dance.
Pre Professional Program Ballet Classes
Ballet Yellow
Enrollment by placement only.
The first level of the pre-professional program. Enrollment in this class is by placement only.
Contact us for a placement class. Three days a week enrollment required.
Ballet Green
Enrollment by placement only.
The second level of the pre-professional program. For ballet students with 3 or more years of ballet training, including one year at a rate of 4 or more hours per week.
Ballet yellow completion preferred.
Ballet Orange
Enrollment by placement only.
The third level of the pre-professional program. For ballet students with 4 or more years of ballet training, including two years at a rate of 4 or more hours per week.
Ballet green completion preferred.
Ballet Red
Enrollment by placement only.
The fourth level of the pre-professional program. For ballet students with 5 or more years of ballet training, including two years at a rate of 4 or more hours per week.
Ballet Orange completion preferred.
Ballet White
Enrollment by placement only.
The fifth level of the pre-professional program. For ballet students with 6 or more years of ballet training, including four years at a rate of 6 or more hours per week.
Ballet Red completion preferred.
Ballet Lilac
Enrollment by placement only.
The sixth level of the pre-professional program. For ballet students with 7 or more years of ballet training, including four years at a rate of 6 or more hours per week.
Ballet White completion required.
Contemporary 2 Pre-Professional Ballet Program :
Enrollment by placement only.
Genre of dance performance that developed during the mid-twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominant genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world. Its style combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical, and classical ballet.
This class is for students that have at least two years of ballet training, at a rate of 4 1/2 hours per week.
Enrollment in our Pre-Professional Ballet Program classes required.
Contemporary 3 Pre-Professional Ballet Program:
Enrollment by placement only.
Genre of dance performance that developed during the mid-twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominant genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world. Its style combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical, and classical ballet.
This class is for students that have at least three years of ballet training, at a rate of 4 1/2 hours per week.
Enrollment in our Pre-Professional Ballet Program classes required.
Musical Theatre Dance Pre-Professional Ballet Program:
Enrollment by placement only.
Musical Theatre Dance class for students enrolled in the Pre-Professional Ballet Program.
Conditioning Pre-Professional Program:
Enrollment by placement only.
At least one year of ballet experience, at a rate of 4 to 5 hours of classes per week required.
Conditioning class designed specifically for students enrolled in our Pre-Professional program, to help them with strength, flexibility and injury prevention.
An intensive series of complex stretch and strengthening exercises targeting corps and back
muscles, foot articulation, turn-out and flexibility to facilitate dancers’ stability, precision,
balance, coordination and breathing when performing barre, center and pointe work. With an
agile tempo approach adaptable to dancers’ levels of proficiency, the class works on
abdominals, inner thighs, calves, pelvic muscles, lower and upper back muscles, obliques,
hamstrings, glutes, ankle strength, back and leg flexibility. The class is designed to complement
dancers’ training and accelerate progress in technique and execution through an intense, all-
around body conditioning.
Enrollment by placement only.
The first level of the pre-professional program. Enrollment in this class is by placement only.
Contact us for a placement class. Three days a week enrollment required.
Ballet Green
Enrollment by placement only.
The second level of the pre-professional program. For ballet students with 3 or more years of ballet training, including one year at a rate of 4 or more hours per week.
Ballet yellow completion preferred.
Ballet Orange
Enrollment by placement only.
The third level of the pre-professional program. For ballet students with 4 or more years of ballet training, including two years at a rate of 4 or more hours per week.
Ballet green completion preferred.
Ballet Red
Enrollment by placement only.
The fourth level of the pre-professional program. For ballet students with 5 or more years of ballet training, including two years at a rate of 4 or more hours per week.
Ballet Orange completion preferred.
Ballet White
Enrollment by placement only.
The fifth level of the pre-professional program. For ballet students with 6 or more years of ballet training, including four years at a rate of 6 or more hours per week.
Ballet Red completion preferred.
Ballet Lilac
Enrollment by placement only.
The sixth level of the pre-professional program. For ballet students with 7 or more years of ballet training, including four years at a rate of 6 or more hours per week.
Ballet White completion required.
Contemporary 2 Pre-Professional Ballet Program :
Enrollment by placement only.
Genre of dance performance that developed during the mid-twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominant genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world. Its style combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical, and classical ballet.
This class is for students that have at least two years of ballet training, at a rate of 4 1/2 hours per week.
Enrollment in our Pre-Professional Ballet Program classes required.
Contemporary 3 Pre-Professional Ballet Program:
Enrollment by placement only.
Genre of dance performance that developed during the mid-twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominant genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world. Its style combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical, and classical ballet.
This class is for students that have at least three years of ballet training, at a rate of 4 1/2 hours per week.
Enrollment in our Pre-Professional Ballet Program classes required.
Musical Theatre Dance Pre-Professional Ballet Program:
Enrollment by placement only.
Musical Theatre Dance class for students enrolled in the Pre-Professional Ballet Program.
Conditioning Pre-Professional Program:
Enrollment by placement only.
At least one year of ballet experience, at a rate of 4 to 5 hours of classes per week required.
Conditioning class designed specifically for students enrolled in our Pre-Professional program, to help them with strength, flexibility and injury prevention.
An intensive series of complex stretch and strengthening exercises targeting corps and back
muscles, foot articulation, turn-out and flexibility to facilitate dancers’ stability, precision,
balance, coordination and breathing when performing barre, center and pointe work. With an
agile tempo approach adaptable to dancers’ levels of proficiency, the class works on
abdominals, inner thighs, calves, pelvic muscles, lower and upper back muscles, obliques,
hamstrings, glutes, ankle strength, back and leg flexibility. The class is designed to complement
dancers’ training and accelerate progress in technique and execution through an intense, all-
around body conditioning.
Private Lessons in Ballet Technique and Variations
We offer private lessons in ballet technique for any students age or older.
We offer private lessons in variations for students of age 10 and older with more than 2 years of ballet experience.
Recommended for professional ballet dancers and ballet students engaged in international ballet competitions.
Please, contact us for schedule and price.
We offer private lessons in ballet technique for any students age or older.
We offer private lessons in variations for students of age 10 and older with more than 2 years of ballet experience.
Recommended for professional ballet dancers and ballet students engaged in international ballet competitions.
Please, contact us for schedule and price.
Adult Dance Classes
Ballet Adult Beginning
For adults and teenagers.
Beginners welcomed.
Adult Ballet Intermediate :
For adults with at least one year of ballet experience.
Floor Barre
For any students ages 7 to adult.
This class is designed for ballet dancers and students, as well as gymnasts and ice skaters.
Exercises are focused on strength and flexibility.
Beginners welcomed.
Adult Tap Intermediate and Advanced
For students with tap dance experience.
Placement in this class is determined by the teacher.
This class fits students that desires to improve rhythmic and complement dance training.
Movements combining elements of ballet and tap, often performed with jazz music.
Adult Contemporary
Beginners welcomed.
This class will look at classical modern forms while focusing on release based technique. This form teaches students how to utilize our connection to gravity to create movement and dance. This class is perfect for students looking to learn dance.
For adults and teenagers.
Beginners welcomed.
Adult Ballet Intermediate :
For adults with at least one year of ballet experience.
Floor Barre
For any students ages 7 to adult.
This class is designed for ballet dancers and students, as well as gymnasts and ice skaters.
Exercises are focused on strength and flexibility.
Beginners welcomed.
Adult Tap Intermediate and Advanced
For students with tap dance experience.
Placement in this class is determined by the teacher.
This class fits students that desires to improve rhythmic and complement dance training.
Movements combining elements of ballet and tap, often performed with jazz music.
Adult Contemporary
Beginners welcomed.
This class will look at classical modern forms while focusing on release based technique. This form teaches students how to utilize our connection to gravity to create movement and dance. This class is perfect for students looking to learn dance.
contact us for more information:
2860 S. Philo Road, Suites H, I and J, Urbana, IL, 61802 AT THE PINES, next to the BOUFFANT SALON.
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Telephone(217) 693-7285
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