Children’s Program
September 3, 2024 – May 31, 2025
Ages 3-7 years
No experience required
School of Philadelphia Ballet’s Children’s Program aims to introduce the students to dance and ballet through movement, music, games, props, and fun. Dancers learn in an organized group setting while exploring the use of their imagination. Each lesson is a positive experience aimed to instill a sense of self-confidence and self-worth. Students will progress through essential components throughout the year including gross motor skills, spatial awareness, musicality, and body awareness. Students enrolled in the Children’s Program participate in a special Children’s Program Performance at the end of the term.
CREATIVE MOVEMENT
Ages 3-4
(Students must be 3 years of age by September 1, 2024)
No experience required
Monthly Tuition Installment: $70.00 for One (1) Lesson/Week
Registration Fee: $80.00 | $50.00 for each additional student
The introduction to ballet-based movement begins at this tender age. We want a child’s first experience with dance to be a positive one. Students work on gross motor skills using various types of music, props, and their imagination.
Tuesdays: 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
REGISTER FOR CREATIVE MOVEMENT TUESDAY
Saturdays: 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM
REGISTER FOR CREATIVE MOVEMENT SATURDAY
PRE-BALLET
Ages 4-5
(Students must be 4 years of age by September 1st)
No experience required
Monthly Tuition Installment: $70.00 for One (1) Lesson/Week
Registration Fee: $80.00 | $50.00 for each additional student
Continued work on gross motor skills with a greater focus on creative thinking is the core of this level. Students will explore working with others as well as spatial awareness.
Tuesdays: 4:15 PM – 5:00 PM
REGISTER FOR PRE-BALLET TUESDAY
Saturdays: 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
REGISTER FOR PRE-BALLET SATURDAY
PRIMARY
Ages 5-6
(Students must be 5 years of age by September 1st)
No experience required
Monthly Tuition Installment: $90.00 for One (1) Lesson/Week
Registration Fee: $80.00 | $50.00 for each additional student
Primary classes are an exciting introduction to Ballet technique. Students will begin work on fine motor skills and ballet vocabulary. Continued use of the imagination along with balance, body alignment, and spatial awareness are a focus.
Tuesdays: 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Saturdays: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
FOUNDATIONS
Ages 6-7
Two (2) Classes/Week
(Students must be 6 years of age by September 1st)
No experience required
Monthly Tuition Installment: $155.00 for Two (2) Lessons/Week
Registration Fee: $80.00 | $50.00 for each additional student
This level is a bridge to our Student Program levels. Strength, vocabulary, and classroom etiquette are stressed, as well as flexibility and body alignment.
Wednesdays: 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Saturdays: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM