Anaheim Ballet: Curriculum

Ballet / Tap / Jazz / Hip Hop / STEP-UP!

Class	Description	Age	Suggested/Required Classes
Ballet
Pre Ballet	Introduction to Ballet	Ages 4-5	1/Week
Ballet I	Basic Technique	Ages 6-8	1-3/Week
Ballet II	Basic Technique	Ages 8-12	1-4/Week
Ballet III	Intermediate	Ages 8-Teen	2-5/Week
Ballet IV	Intermediate	Ages 10-Teen, CT	3+/Week
Ballet V	Advanced	Ages 12-Adult, CT	4+/Week
*Ballet VI	Advanced/Professional	Ages 12-Adult, CT	6+/Week
*Pointe I	Enrolled in Ballet III	Ages 10-Teen	2+Technique/Week+Pointe Required
*Pointe II	Enrolled in Ballet IV	Ages 10-Teen	2+Technique/Week+Pointe Required
*Pointe III	Enrolled in Ballet V/VI	Ages 10-Adult, CT	3+Technique/Week+Pointe Required
*Repertoire	Enrolled in Ballet V/VI	Ages 10-Adult, CT	3+Technique/Week+Pointe Required
*Pointe II & III students are encouraged to take additional technique classes en pointe Two technique classes must be taken per week for each pointe class taken.
*Men's Ballet	Boy's/Men's Ballet	Ages 10-Adult, CT	2+Technique/Week
*Partnering	Basic Partnering, Demi pointe, Ballet III+	Ages 8-Teen, CT	2+Technique/Week
*Pas de Deux	Enrolled in Pointe III+Ballet V/VI	Ages 10-Adult, CT	See Pointe III/Ballet V/VI
Barre a Terre	Pirouette/Placement Class Ballet III+	Ages 10-Adult, CT	Basic Knowledge is Required
Ballet Open	Technique, Floor Exercises	Ages 10-Adult	Basic Knowledge is Required
Adult/Teen Introduction to Ballet	No Prior Dance Experience	Adult/Teen
Adult/Teen Beg./Int. Ballet	Basic Knowledge of Positions	Adult/Teen
*Adult/Teen Adv. Ballet	= Ballet VI	Age 10-Adult, CT	Instructor Evaluation Required
Tap
Tap I-II	Beg/Int Tap	Ages 8-Teen
Jazz
Jazz II-III	Beginning Jazz	Ages 8-13
Lyrical Jazz III	Advanced Jazz	Ages 13-Adult, CT	Enrollment in Ballet Suggested
Hip Hop
Hip Hop II		Ages 8-18
Pilates
Tiny Tot Combination Dance	Intro to Dance	Ages 3-5
Pilates
Indispensable Enhancement to a Dancer's Training, based on principles of J.H. PILATES. Pilates Mat I - beginning mat		Ages 11-adult, CT Ages teen-adult
Performance Groups
Community performances and competitions [jazz, lyrical dance, tap, hiphop]		Ages 8-21, CT	By Audition
*STEP-UP!*
Scholarship and community outreach program for Anaheim Youth		Ages 8-22	Contact AB Administrator


Schedule is subject to change without notice, please call to verify class times and days. No refunds or exchanges. "*" Denotes Director's approval/invitation is required. Roman numerals indicate primarily youth and career track classes.
Students are expected to attend classes of a lower level whenever classes of their level are not available. Students placed in split levels are expected to attend classes in the lower level and supplement with higher level classes. CT "Career Track" indicates classes beneficial to developing professional level skills. Please contact the Registrar for class schedules, registration and tuition policies, and Summer Dance Celebration camps. Please contact the AB Administrator for AB Company business and *STEP-UP!* educational outreach program. The yearly registration fee is due each January. If the student is first enrolled in classes in the months of October, November, or December, the registration fee covers the following 12 month year period as well as those last three months. Discounted class packages apply only when purchased in advance. Single class rate applies when paying after classes have been taken.
Closed: Easter/Spring holiday (Friday-Sunday), Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving (Thurs-Sunday), Winter Holiday (Dec 24-Jan 1) Schedule subject to change without warning. Call to verify class days and times.