For Kids & Teens

Pre-Primary & Primary Ballet
(6-7 year old boys & girls)

Pre-ballet provides an encouraging and positive atmosphere which allows children to learn the technical skills and gain the strength and focus needed for more structured dance classes. In pre-ballet, children begin to develop the balance, posture, flexibility, strength and discipline required for all dance forms.

Ballet
(Ages 8-17, boys & girls)

Ballet is a classical art form that explores the strength and beauty of dance. Students develop poise, flexibility, strength, discipline and self-confidence in a range of classes from beginner through advanced levels. Dance and movement elements gained through ballet technique carry over to strengthen jazz and tap technique. Ballet training encourages precision, agility and fluidity of movement in all dance forms. The School follows the Cecchetti method of ballet training to provide the student with a solid understanding of classical technique. (For students to be considered for the Cecchetti ballet examinations, students must be registered in a minimum of two ballet classes per week of the same level.)

Pointe
(Levels 5A – 8, girls)

A unique and specialized technique, pointe work allows female students to explore this extension of ballet. Pointe work demands a specific physical strength and flexibility in the structure of the student’s foot, as well as in their overall physical strength, within her ballet technique.

This class is available to students in ballet level 5A or higher by invitation from our teaching staff. Students enrolled in any level of pointe class must take two additional ballet technique classes per week with the RWB School.

Jazz
(Ages 6-17, boys & girls)

Jazz is a diverse, powerful and dynamic dance style that improves overall coordination and flexibility. In this fast-paced, challenging and fun environment, students learn technique as well as dance combinations set to classical jazz and current music.

Lyrical Jazz

(Levels 6B-8, boys & girls)

Lyrical Jazz is a style of jazz that explores self-expression using ballet, jazz and modern
technique. Danced to modern music, this class will focus on smooth moving techniques
that emphasize the lyrics. To register for this class students must be attending a minimum
of one jazz class and one ballet class per week.

Tap
(Ages 6-17, boys & girls)
Tap dancing is one of the most popular and stylish dance forms of all time. It’s a fun way to exercise and terrific for developing coordination, rhythm and concentration. From its beginning in the early 1900s, tap dance has evolved from a basic form of communication to the tap technique we know today. Today’s tap vocabulary has developed from vaudeville, soft shoe, clopping and jazz tap style. Tap dance develops coordination, motor skills, rhythm, precision and concentration skills.

Musical Theatre
(Ages 8-17, boys & girls)

Musical theatre introduces students to a combination of theatre skills. Students learn basic acting techniques and skills, and develop their vocal abilities – both in combination with dance elements. Students round out their performance skills by rehearsing and performing excerpts from various musicals. It is strongly recommended that musical theatre students take a dance technique class in addition to their musical theatre class.

Photo: Bruce Monk

Photo: Bruce Monk

Photo: David Cooper

Photo: Bruce Monk

Photo: Bruce Monk