Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre and School
Our Mission:
To provide high quality dance instruction that educates the student athlete in the highest standards of dance performance while also providing accessibility and outreach to the community, and preserve historic dance styles and teach these styles to the next generation of dancers.
Ballet & Pointe
Ballet & Pointe
Pre-ballet:
is for ages 6 & 7. Based more on ballet principles, but still emphasizes the “fun” aspects of dance.
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Ballet 1:
is for ages 8 and up with no dance experience or for age 7 with previous dance training. Beginning ballet technique includes barre, center, and traveling exercises.
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Ballet 2 - 8:
Placement by ability. Each level increases strength, ease of movement, and knowledge of ballet vocabulary.
Pointe 1:
is for dancers who have completed ballet through level 5 and have passed a pointe assessment.
Pointe 2 - 4:
follows Pointe 1 as dancers improve skills and are placed by ability.
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Partnering:
is for advanced male dancers and female dancers at level Pointe 4 and higher. Dancers in this class develop classical ballet partnering skills.
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