Level: Intermediate

Credits: TBD

Format: Studio-based class with live and recorded musical accompaniment

Recommended for: Dancers with a strong foundation in ballet ready to refine technique, artistry, and performance skills

Course Description: Ballet IIA is designed for dancers with a well-established knowledge of ballet technique who are ready for more demanding technical and artistic challenges. Barre work builds on previously mastered fundamentals with increased complexity, emphasizing precise placement, clean lines, and controlled coordination. Students refine épaulement, turnout, and breath to enhance artistry, while strengthening alignment, core stability, and balance.

Center work introduces more intricate turns, jumps, and adagio combinations, encouraging fluid transitions and nuanced musical interpretation. Dancers begin integrating dynamic shifts in weight, speed, and energy to elevate performance quality. Attention is given to spatial awareness, clarity in petite and grand allegro, and greater confidence in performing extended sequences.

By course completion, students will demonstrate stronger control, endurance, and expressiveness, positioning them for success in Ballet IIB and advanced performance opportunities.

Course Expectations:

• Maintain precision and artistry throughout extended, demanding sequences

• Apply corrections consistently to demonstrate visible technical growth

• Approach all combinations with professional focus and stage presence

Assessment Methods: Technical evaluations, performance combinations, and instructor feedback.

Attendance Requirement: Mandatory attendance due to cumulative skill-building and choreography.

Course Attire: Royal blue leotard, fresh tone ballet shoes, flesh tone convertible tights.

Notes: Serves as preparation for Ballet IIB and advanced pointe work.