Summer Program begins June 8, 2020
We are excited to offer online classes this summer! Taught by our excellent instructors, keep up with your ballet training before fall semester, or before summer intensives. Just one day a week for intensive work on technique, flexibility and conditioning.

Zoom link and password will be emailed to you after we receive your enrollment.

A limited amount of on-premise spots may become available if CA state guidelines allow. We continue to monitor the situation as it changes from week to week.

Moving Arts Academy of Dance is proud to include the AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE® National Training Curriculum, a breakthrough 9 level program that combines high quality artistic training with the basics of dancer health and child development. The ABT® National Training Curriculum consists of a comprehensive set of age-appropriate, outcome-based guidelines to provide the highest quality ballet training to dance students of all ages and skill levels.

Class Schedule
Summer Program: June 8 - July 31, 2020
Primary Ballet: Wednesdays 4:00 - 5:00pm
Ballet I: Wednesdays 4:00-5:00pm

Ballet II: Wednesdays 5:00 - 6:00pm

Ballet III: Tuesdays 5:00 - 6:00pm

Ballet IV: Mondays 4:30 - 6:00pm (includes a half hour pointe class.)

Private Lessons: Please call or email to schedule half hour or full hour private lesson ($45 per half hour for on-premise, $35 per half hour for online)

Class Information
Primary Ballet - For ages 5-7, Primary Ballet is a prelude to formal ballet instruction and introduces children to music and movement through a structured progression that emphasized creativity and group interaction. The Primary Ballet syllabus is introduced at a time when fine and gross motor skills are becoming more refined. By introducing students to the basic shapes, positions, postures and traditions of classical ballet, the Primary Ballet curriculum enhances both cognitive and physical development.Please wear leotard, tights, ballet slippers, and have hair neatly tied back in a bun. Boys wear t-shirt, shorts or leggings, ballet slippers. Please, no baggy clothes.

* This class meets online, Wednesdays 4:00-5:00pm

Ballet I - Ballet I - The goal of Ballet I is to impart the fundamentals of classical ballet. Class will focus on basic ballet techniques, proper body alignment, ballet terminology and musicality. Students will be introduced to elementary barre and center work. Please wear leotard, tights, ballet slippers, and have hair neatly tied back in a bun. Boys wear t-shirt, shorts or leggings, ballet slippers. Please, no baggy clothes.

*This class meets online, Tuesdays 4:00-5:00pm

Ballet II - Students are invited to Ballet II after they have demonstrated full understanding of the previous level. The class will focus on positions of the arms, direction of the body and increased movement vocabulary. This is an online class, so class uniforms are not required. Please wear leotard, tights, ballet slippers, and have hair neatly tied back in a bun. Boys wear t-shirt, shorts or leggings, ballet slippers. Please, no baggy clothes.

* This class meets online, Wednesdays 5:00 - 6:00pm

Ballet III - Attention is paid to the proper extension of the legs and shape of the feet, developing movement sequences, port de bras and balance. Students will see an increased difficulty in barre and center work. Students begin focus on repetition and retention. This is an online class, so class uniforms are not required. Please wear leotard, tights, ballet slippers, and have hair neatly tied back in a bun. Boys wear t-shirt, shorts or leggings, ballet slippers. Please, no baggy clothes.

* This class meets online, Tuesdays 5:00 - 6:00pm

Ballet IV - This level continues to build on the principle distinctive elements of barre, center, allegro, and pointe exercises and variations introduced in Ballet III. It increases the demands of strength, co-ordination, flexibility and artistic expression in more complex combinations. Further development will be focused on Cechetti and Vaganova port de bras, proper placement and extension, as well as musicality, spacial awareness and artistry. Pointe class is required for all girls in this level. This is an online class, so class uniforms are not required. Please wear leotard, tights, ballet slippers, and have hair neatly tied back in a bun. Boys wear t-shirt, shorts or leggings, ballet slippers. Please, no baggy clothes.

* This class meets online, Mondays 4:30 - 6:00pm ( includes a half hour pointe class.)