Welcome to City Ballet of Iowa! Our programs present age appropriate material that safely builds strength and artistry through a clear progression of classical ballet technique. Our children's program offers enrichment classes for recreational dancers while preparing pre-teens to enter our ballet academy.
DRESS CODE
Ballet Class Attire – Female students are required to wear hair in a bun on the crown of the head or in ‘pig-tail buns’ for class.
Item Leotard Color
Creative Pink
Pre-Ballet Pink
Ballet 1 Mint
Ballet 2 Lavendar
Ballet 3 Light Blue
Ballet 4 Dark Rose
Ballet 5 Any Solid Color
Adult Ballet Any Solid Color
Pink Tights (no tights for Creative and Pre-Ballet)
Pink Leather Ballet Slippers
Boys: Black biker shorts, white t-shirt, white socks, white ballet slippers.
An * indicates a recomended number of classes per week.
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Creative Movement / Ages 3+/ Students explore their musicality, rhythm, creativity and movement through space in a fun and encouraging environment. This class introduces age appropriate stretching, basic strengthening, balance, motor skill development and coordination.
Pre-Ballet 1/ Ages 5+/ This class introduces classical ballet vocabulary, emphasizing musicality, and individual creative expression in an innovative, fun and easy to learn manner. *2 Classes by Week
Pre-Ballet 2/ Ages 7+/ Fundamental exercises of ballet are introduced while maintaining an emphasis on musicality, development of overall body strength, alignment, and the enjoyment of moving. The French terminology of ballet is introduced at this level. *2 Classes by Week
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Ballet 1 / Ages 8+/Students to complete a traditionally structured ballet class barre and center floor work. More challenging steps are introduced with an emphasis on musicality, body alignment and spatial awareness. *2 Classes by Week+Jazz 1
Ballet 2 / Ages 9+/This class is designed to increase the level of technical proficiency for barre and center floor work. A continuing emphasis is placed on musicality, joy of movement, body alignment and overall strengthening. *2 Classes by Week+ Jazz 1, Hip-Hop 1
Ballet 3/4 / Ages 10+/A more intense level of study in the classical ballet syllabus with an increased emphasis on the use of demi-pointe exercises at the barre and more challenging combinations in center work. *3 Classes by Week+Jazz 2, Hip-Hop 1
Ballet 5 / Ages 14+/A more intense level of training with advanced movement vocabulary and a focus on technical and artistic development. *4 Classes by Week+Jazz/Lyrical 3 and Yoga.
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Ideal for new students or those who wish to brush up on their technique. Ages 14+
Adult Ballet: Building from the foundations of Ballet Fundamentals, this class increases technique, body alignment and balletic expression.
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ENTER DATE
HERE: Event description. Rapiebant me spectacula theatrica,
plena imaginibus miseriarum mearum et fomitibus ignis mei. quis
est, quod ibi homo vult dolere. |
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