Weekly Class Schedule August 19, 2024 - June 8, 2025

Monday

at St. Mary’s Parish Hall

• Preschool Joy of Movement, ages 3 - 4, 3:30 - 4:05pm, with Sarah Yvonne

• Enrichment Level II Ballet Technique, 4th gr. +, 5:00 - 7pm, with Sarah Yvonne

• Open Level Progressing Ballet Technique, 4th gr. +, 7:15 - 8:15pm, with Andrea Solis Tankersley

• Elementary and Enrichment Boys, age 5 - 3rd. gr., 5 - 6pm with Fred Davis

• Open Enrichment Level III & Intensive III - V Ballet Technique, 6:15 - 8:15pm, with Fred Davis, open community drop-in ages 12 +

Tuesday

at St. Mary’s Parish Hall

• Open Adult Community Somatic Ballet, 10:15 - 11:45am, with Sarah Yvonne, drop-in signup on Dance Studio Pro

• Elementary Primary Dance, ages 5 - 7, 4:05 - 4:55pm, with Sarah Yvonne

• Modern Dance Fundamentals, 1st gr. - adult, 5 - 6:10pm, with Grace Ragland

• Enrichment III - Intensive Level III - V Pre-Pointe/Beginning Pointe and Modern, 6:15 - 8:15pm, with Grace Ragland 

at Bachmann Community Center

• Preschool Joy of Movement, ages 3 - 4, 11 - 11:35am and 3:30 - 4:05pm, with Sarah Yvonne

• Homeschool Ballet, 1st - 3rd gr. 2pm - 2:50pm, with Sarah Yvonne

• Elementary Primary Dance, ages 5 - 6, 4:30 - 5:15pm, with Sarah Yvonne

• Enrichment Level I Ballet Technique, 1st - 3rd gr., 5:30 - 6:20pm, with Sarah Yvonne

• Enrichment Level II Therapeutic Barre, 4th gr. - beginner adult, 6:30 - 7:20pm, with Sarah Yvonne

Wednesday 

at St. Mary’s Parish Hall

• Enrichment II Ballet Technique, 4th gr. +, 5:00 - 6:15pm, with Sarah Yvonne

• Intensive Levels III - V Pointe/Variations and PBT, ages 13 +, 6:15 - 8:15pm, with Sarah Yvonne and Andrea Solis Tankersley

at Lookout Lake

• Preschool Joy of Movement, ages 3 - 4, 3:30 - 4:05pm, with Sarah Yvonne

Thursday

at St. Mary’s Parish Hall

• Open Adult Community Somatic Ballet, 10:15 - 11:45am, with Sarah Yvonne, drop-in sign up through Dance Studio Pro

• Enrichment Level I Ballet Technique, 1st - 3rd gr., 5 - 6pm, with Sarah Yvonne

• Open Adult and Intensive Levels III - V Intermediate - Advanced Ballet Technique with Pointework, 6:15 - 8:15pm, with Sarah Yvonne

Saturday

at St. Mary’s Parish Hall

• Open Level Adult Somatic Ballet, 11am - 12:15p, with Sarah Yvonne, drop in sign up in Dance Studio Pro

• Open Adult, Enrichment and Intensive Level III Neoclassical Ballet, Contemporary, or Modern Technique, ages 12+, 12:30 - 1:30pm, with Sarah Yvonne, Grace Ragland or Jessica Kelley.

Class Descriptions

Students must be given age by January 8, 2025.

Pre School -

Please choose one class per week minimum.

Joy Of Movement.

Exploring! Discovering! Achieving! A creative and educational dance class specifically designed for ages 3-4 years, this class introduces the child to movement that is creative, educational, dance foundational and musical. 

• Monday at St. Mary’s Parish Hall, 3:30 - 4:05pm.

• Tuesday at Signal Mt., 11 - 11:35am and 3:30 - 4:05pm

• Wednesday at Lookout Lake, 3:15 - 3:55pm

Elementary

One class per week minimum.

This primary division introduces students to Classical Ballet—grace, poise, musicality, technique, strength, and flexibility taught in these 5 - 7 year old, age-appropriate classes. Students discover that striving for excellence is joyful work. The faculty will focus on technique and nurture the artistic development of each individual. 

Tumbling/Acro is offered as an intro to modern dance technique, safely taking students through progressions emphasizing proper alignment and efficiently building strength and flexibility. Diversifying their skill set, building confidence and body awareness, while also benefiting the rest of their dance education, tumbling is a great addition to any dancers’ weekly practice. 

Improvisational Exploration is built into the creative movement fundamentals, instilled through Joy of Movement.

Primary Dance. Please choose one.

• Tuesday at Signal Mt., 4:30 - 5:15pm.

• Thursday at Parish Hall, 4:05 - 4:55pm.

Enrichment

Enrichment needs two days per week of ballet technique. This is strongly encouraged for level I, and mandatory for level’s II and III. Modern technique class is recommended as an elective and a third day of ballet required to pursue dancing en pointe.

Enrichment is designed for students in 1st grade - adult, who want to expand and enhance their knowledge of ballet as well as other dance forms. Although ballet training remains the core of this track, it is the goal of this division to expose dancers to a variety of dance genres, not limiting them by the strict physical requirements that classical pointe work demands. 

Although they will be exposed to pre-pointe work, they may discover that their strength and ability as a dancer is found in other styles of dance. Modern Dance Techniques, Jazz, Pilates, Character, and Neoclassical Ballet are now offered as electives, after the commitment to ballet foundations.

Youth Ensemble Repertoire is now offered for those committed to both ballet and modern classes in Level III. 

Students are placed in these classes by faculty recommendation.

Level I

This level needs 2 years to complete at two classes weekly.

1st through 3rd graders 

• Thursday at St. Mary’s Parish Hall, 5 - 6pm, Ballet Technique and Modern Fundamentals as an elective on Tuesdays, 5 - 6:10pm.

• Tuesday at Signal Mt., 5:30 - 6:20pm, Ballet Technique

Level  II

This level takes 1 or 2 years to complete at *two classes weekly.

Building the technical curriculum by adding conditioning with Progressing Ballet Technique; implemented into the schedule, providing a strong foundation to build mindful, committed, dancers.

4th grade to adult

• *Monday and Wednesday at St. Mary’s Parish Hall, 5 - 6pm, Ballet Technique, added electives are Pre-pointe, Mondays 6:15 - 7pm, Progressing Ballet Technique Mondays 7:15 - 8:15pm, and Modern Technique, Tuesdays 5 - 6:10pm

• Tuesday at Signal Mt., 6:30 - 7:20pm, Ballet Technique

Level  III

This level needs 3 or 4 years to complete at *two - three classes weekly.

This level includes pre pointe, modern and progressive ballet technique.

sixth grade to adult

• *Monday, Tuesday and *Thursday at St. Mary’s Parish Hall, 6:15 - 8:15pm, including ballet technique, pre-pointework and modern dance. Contemporary Ballet as an elective Saturdays 12:30 -1:30pm.

Intensive

There is a mandatory enrollment and attendance to complete the level.

Electives are highly recommended.

The Intensive Division training can be rigorous and is geared towards those who exhibit the physical attributes and serious work ethic that would allow them to excel in both classical ballet technique and pointe work. Students are placed in these classes by faculty recommendation. 

Our intensive division is designed for students ages 11 - 17, to build upon the Enrichment Division’s technical foundations & prepare them for the pre-professional experience.

While the immersive, rigorous training is continually challenged week to week throughout the year; the program’s monthly integrations of contemporary electives are meant to enhance the development of muscle memory through cross conditioning and intuitive movement in the well-rounded-dancer.

Level III -

This level needs 1 or 2 years to complete at *three classes weekly at St. Mary’s Parish Hall

• *Monday, 6:15 - 8:15pm, Ballet Technique with Pointework

• *Tuesday, 6:15 - 8:15pm, Beginning Pointe and Modern Dance

• Wednesday, 6:15 - 8:15pm, Pointework, Variations and Progressing Ballet Technique

• *Thursday, 6:15 - 8:15pm, Ballet Technique with Partnering and Character 

• Saturday, 12:30 - 1:30pm, Contemporary.

Level IV/V - with Pointe, PBT and Modern

This level takes 1 or 2 years to complete at *four to five classes weekly at St. Mary’s Parish Hall.

• *Monday, 6:15 - 8:15pm, ballet technique.  

• *Tuesday, 6:15 - 8:15pm, pointework and modern dance technique.

• *Wednesday, 6:15 - 8:15pm, pointework and variations with progressing ballet technique.

• *Thursday, 6:15 - 8:15pm, ballet technique with partnering and character. 

• Saturday 12:30p - 1:30pm, contemporary.