Appropriate for: Beginner Students Only  

What to Expect: This 60-minute class is designed and reserved specifically for beginner students.  Class focuses on proper technique, vocabulary, class structure, and ballet etiquette, all while building confidence in each student’s ability and understanding of ballet.  This class is reserved for beginner students only, so they can learn and grow at their own pace in a stress-free environment.  

It is highly advised that students who have never taken ballet take this class before attending any of Ballet RI’s other classes. 

Appropriate for: Advanced Beginner- Advanced Students.  

What to Expect: This is a full 90-minute ballet class – beginning with a pre-barre and ending with jumps. It is designed with room for students to modify either up or down in difficulty, making it suitable for a wide range of experience.  Students should have a working knowledge of ballet class progressions, terminology, class structure and classroom etiquette, and confidence in self-modifying exercises or asking for modifications during class. If this is your first ballet experience it is recommended that you attend Beginner Ballet 1, before attending this class. 

Appropriate for: Advanced Beginner – Advanced Students  

What to Expect: This 90-minute class is designed for dancers with a foundational understanding of ballet technique who want to refine and grow their technique and ballet vocabulary. The class will focus on alignment, controlled execution of more complex steps, and deeper and more coordinated muscle engagement.  The class will continue to build dancers’ breadth of knowledge in the physicality and vocabulary of ballet.   

Beginner/Intermediate class will focus on proper technique through simple combinations, i.e. minimal change of direction in combinations, shorter phrases, basic turns, introduction to jump combinations with simple variety, and traveling and jump -combinations that offer flexibility for differing levels and needs. 

Appropriate for: Intermediate – Advanced Students  

What to Expect: These 90-minute ballet classes introduce more complicated and longer exercises, changes of direction, and offer room to develop one’s personal artistry and performance quality.  You find space to move your dance practice from simply technique to art.  This class will move more dynamically and offer more opportunity to challenge oneself – either in being vulnerable and courageous as a unique artist or in progressing toward more challenging and virtuosic balances, turns, and jumps.    

This class is suitable for intermediate to advanced level dancers who are comfortable self-modifying. 

Appropriate for: Intermediate to Advanced Students 

What to Expect: This 30-minute class will focus on footwork, strength, and a variety of skills traditionally designed for female dancers in pointe shoes. It is recommended that this class only be taken in conjunction with the Adult Intermediate/Advanced Ballet class preceding it and not be taken as a stand-alone class.