Ballet For Kids: In addition to the ballet for kids class offerings on this page, American Dance Institute offers a comprehensive selection of adult ballet classes, ballet & tap dance classes for ages 5-7, kid's ballet classes for ages 8-10, Jr. ballet classes for for ages 11-14, and for Teenage ballet classes.

Ballet For Kids Ages 5-7

* Ballet for kids ages 5-7, or Pre-Ballet: These classes continue working on all the elements of our Creative Dance class series, but also introduces the basic ballet positions and preparatory steps.

* Kids ballet classes focus more attention on ballet etiquette, terminology, musicality, and phrasing.

* Progressing levels of our pre-ballet program gradually increase the emphasis on ballet technique, building the grace, poise, and strength required to execute the more demanding technical work in our ballet program.

* Beginning students start in Pre-Ballet I. Promotion to levels II and III is by instructor recommendation.

Ballet For Kid's Ages 5-7 Class Schedule

Winter -Spring 2018

Greenwood and Magnolia Winter/Spring sessions run February 5 - June 17, 2018.

Shoreline session runs March 12th - June 15.

Greenwood Ballet For Kids

Ballet for Kids
Pre-Ballet Level I in Greenwood
Ages 5-7

Thursdays, 4:20-5:10 pm with ballet for kids instructor, Alyssa Brillinger, in Studio #1

Saturdays, 9:00-9:50 pm with ballet for kids instructor, Amy Beck, in Studio #1

Sundays, 9:00-9:50 pm with ballet for kids instructor, Abby Zimmerman, in Studio #1

Ballet for Kids
Pre-Ballet Level II in Greenwood
Ages 6-7

Saturdays, 9:45-10:35AM, Alyssa Brillinger, Studio #2

Greenwood Class Registration

Class Pricing

Magnolia Kid's Ballet

Ballet for Kids
Pre-Ballet Level I in Magnolia
Ages 5-7

Wednesdays, 3:05-3:55pm with Kid's Ballet instructor, Alyssa Brillinger

Fridays, 4:00-4:50 pm with Kid's Ballet instructor, Abby Zimmerman

Saturdays, 9:00-9:50 pm with Kid's Ballet instructor, Maia Nowack

Sundays, 10:35-11:25 am with Kid's Ballet instructor, Maia Nowack

Magnolia Class Registration

Class Pricing

Shoreline Kid's Pre-Ballet starts March 12, 2018

Ballet for Kids
Pre-Ballet Level I in Shoreline
Ages 5-7

Mondays, 4:20-5:10 PM, with kid's ballet class instructor, Dakota Crist, in Studio #1

Thursdays, 6:00-6:50 PM, with kids ballet class instructor, Emily Paul, in
Studio #1

Saturdays, 10:35-11:25 AM, with kids ballet class instructor, Margaret Behm, in
Studio #1

Shoreline Class Registration

Class Pricing

1240 NE 175th St. Shoreline, Washington, 98155

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Kids Ballet Class Attire

* Ballet Girls wear short sleeve cotton leotard (Bloch Style #CL5402) in light pink, pink tights and pink Ballet slippers.

* Hair should be pulled back in a bun if it will fit. If short, it should be pulled back off the face.

* Ballet Boys wear black dance pants or sweats, white T-shirt, white or black ballet slippers black tap shoes.

* Attire is available at Centerstage Capezio 5261 University NE (527-4697). Or check our swap box.

A List Of Dress Codes For All Of Our Classes May Be More Helpful.

Kid's Ballet: Meet Your Teachers

"Just as in the best schools, the quality of the dance school teacher makes all the difference to your child's experience." Elizabeth Chayer

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Ines Andrade

Alyssa Brillinger

Abby Zimmerman

Margaret Behm

Maia Nowack

Dakota Crist

Emily Curtis

Emily Paul

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Seattle area dance students selected to perform with the famous Moscow Ballet.

Komo Television's Seattle Refined videotaped portions of Seattle's Moscow Ballet Nutcracker auditions and they interviewed participants at American Dance Institute's Greenwood Studios. Their show aired Tuesday, September 19th at 3 pm on Channel 4. You can watch the show now Behind The Scenes Of The Cutest Nutcracker Auditions.

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Ballet dance students perform on stage with the Moscow Ballet.

Dance teacher, Ines Andrade, with her childrens pre-ballet students 'back stage' awaiting their art-walk performance.

Kid's Ballet Ages 5-7

How to Recognize An Excellent School

You're looking for Kid's Ballet classes, but how do you find an excellent Ballet dance school? What questions do you ask? Here is some seasoned advice.

Children, ages 5-7, should not start formal ballet training until they are nearing eight years of age. Little 5-7 year old bodies are not ready for the strenuous demands of formal ballet training. Your child can start building a ballet foundation in our pre-ballet classes.
Look for a non-competitive ballet school. Competitive ballet schools have their place but not with very young children. Little kids are not ready for competition. And in our non-competitive school, students, staff and parents are all friendlier, less stressed, and more relaxed.

Find a class where the teacher understands that the pace of the class has to be good for your child. Look for a dance studio with specially designed 'sprung' floors that 'give' to protect little feet and ankles. Avoid dance studios with regular wood floors and heaven forbid mat- or linoleum-covered concrete floors.
Seek out ballet dance schools with accommodating customer policies like a guaranteed credit if you don't like your class for any reason. Look for clean, bright sunlit dance studios.

And look for a school that has expert ballet teachers who will give your child personalized attention and they will progress quickly and safely.

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Childrens Ballet Class Parent Class Ratings

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Friendly & Non-Intimidating
Consistently Excellent Instruction
Family Freindly
Value

5.0

Instructor Ines Andrade

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Based on 10 reviews

For me, ADI has the family spirit going, where we pay attention to the student's heart. Teachers here are ambassadors for growth and connection and want to continue to see the kids from the neighborhood bring magic, as future adults, into the wider community .

Ines Andrade
ADI Instructor 10+ yrs

Classes Ines Teaches

Children's Creative Dance
Pre-Ballet

Tap Dancing

Testimonials

Ines's teaching skills are extraordinary. My son says; "She's the fun-est lady in the whole world!"
She has so much energy and is so patient with the girls! J. Vicers

My children were in Inez's class 2 years ago and LOVED her. Paige still remembers her. D. Ellington

7 additional students rated Ines Consistently awesome - 5 stars.

Ines's Bio

Ines Andrade received her BFA in Dance/Choreography from University of Florida/New World School of the Arts. Before moving to Seattle, she performed, choreographed and taught young children in Paris, France, Florida and the San Juan Islands.

In addition to her classes at American Dance Institute, Ines also teaches at pre-schools, elementary schools, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. She also performs in an array of ethnic dance forms and is a member of Seattle Early Dance (Renaissance and Baroque work).

Ines has been with American Dance Institute since 1999 teaching Creative Dance, Pre-Ballet and Tap.

Instructor Alyssa Brillinger

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Allyssa Brillinger teaches tap dance classes for American Dance Institute

6 Student reviews.

Classes Alyssa Teaches

Ballet
Children's Pre-Ballet

Tap Dancing

Parent Toddler
Children's Creative

Alyssa Brillinger's Bio

Alyssa is from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and she began her dance training there at the Academy of Dance Arts. She hold a BA in English from Hope College in Holland, Michigan where she minored Dance.

While at Hope, she studied under instructors associated with the Ailey School, Alonzo King LINES training program, the Joffrey Ballet, Lehrer Dance, Rennie Harris Puremovement, Nikolais/Louis, and Pilobolus.

She danced in several faculty and student-choreographed performances, and she choreographed several pieces that were performed on campus and within the community.

Alyssa is trained in the Cecchetti Ballet technique as well as in tap, jazz, modern, and pointe. She teaches creative movement classes within various Seattle schools and day care centers.

Testimonials

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Emily H. Seattle

We just finished our parent and toddler class with Miss Alyssa. As a former early educator with a little one who is on the tender/sensitive side, I believe we couldn't have had a better experience and teacher. It was a creative, casual environment where our daughter could watch the other children and adults until she was comfortable participating. Additionally, our daughter went from observing most of the time to doing all the movements and songs at home and participating in the entire class. As parents, it was truly rewarding watching our daughter gain confidence and enthusiasm in expressing herself through dance in front of others.

Miss Alyssa is warm, personable, and knows how to involve and engage the toddlers with their different personalities. She keeps things moving along, with enough predictability for the toddlers to anticipate the next part of the class. I had other friends do the parent and toddler class, and when they hear about our class experience, they say they wish they had Miss Alyssa too! I can't say enough positive things about her, especially if you have a slow-to-warm little one as we do.

This was a wonderful experience for our whole family. Our daughter gained so much confidence and excitement for creative movement through this experience. Thanks, ADI and Miss Alyssa! We hope to be back

"Very patient Instructor and teaches at a nice pace. ""Consistently Awesome 5 stars" Trisha Creaven

"Consistently Awesome 5 stars " Annalisa Steinnes

"Consistently Awesome 5 stars " Brenna Steinnes

"Consistently Awesome 5 stars " Erica Crane

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Abby Zimmerman

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Abigail ("Abby”) Zimmerman grew up in Gray’s River, WA, and received her early training at Maddox Dance Studio, Warrenton, OR where she was also a member of the Little Ballet Theatre.

She holds a B.F.A. from Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA and is a certified pilates mat instructor. Abigail has performed with 127th St. Dance, and has danced at the Astoria Music Festival on multiple occasions. She has performed works by local Seattle choreographers Donald Byrd, Dayna Hanson, Jamie Karlovich, Wade Madsen, Zoe Scofield, and Deborah Wolf.

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Abby, on the right, models a new ADI Hoodie seat shirt with fellow instructor Margret Behm.

Margaret Behm

Margaret's Bio

Originally from Fort Collins, CO, Margaret holds a BFA in Dance and a Minor in Women & Gender Studies from the University of Colorado Boulder. She has been a member of Louder than Words Dancetheatre in Denver, CO and most recently with Keshet Dance Company in Albuquerque, NM.

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Margaret has directed the pre-professional programs at Mountain Dance in Fort Collins, where she also grew up dancing. At Keshet Dance Company, her teaching experience was diverse and included teaching Adaptive dance, working with dancers with disabilities.

Margaret is a dance and teaching artist with an affinity for improvisation, and a desire to explore the infinite ways her body moves. As a teacher, she takes pride in guiding others’ discoveries of their dancing bodies, and wants everyone to feel empowered to take up space in the world.

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Margaret is new to Seattle and incredibly excited to get involved with the dance community and to be joining the staff at ADI.

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ADI instructor Margaret Behm with students Sara, Jessica, Carly, Sophia and Ann at our first Junior/Teen Intermediate Jazz class at our new Magnolia studio. Great work tonight girls. So happy to have you in our ADI family.

Maia Nowack

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Mia Nowack is a dance teacher for American Dance Institute

Maia grew up dancing in Seattle, then went to Northwestern University in Evanston where she graduated suma cum laude with a Bachelors in Theatre and a minor in Dance. While there, she performed in works by Chicago based choreographers including Jeff Hancock, Joel Valentin Martinez, and Maray Gutierrez.

She has also participated in Strictly Seattle and Dance This! intensives in Seattle. She has taught both drama and dance to students in the Evanston School District, and interned at Seattle Children's Theatre, where she is now a teaching apprentice.

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Maia Nowack with first tap class in American Dance Institute's first Magnolia tap dancing class.

Adult tap students Christine and Cheryl with instructor Maia Nowack in our first tap class in Magnolia.

Dakota Crist

Dakota Crist had her early training in Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary and Modern Dance at Diane’s Dance Works in Helena, Montana, then went on to study at Creative Arts Center in Helena, Ballet Montana Academy and Sacramento Ballet.

She holds a BFA in Dance from Cornish College of the Arts. Dakota is currently a company member of The Three Yells dance company and she has been teaching since 2009.

She joined American Dance Institute in January of 2018.

Emily Curtiss

Emily Curtiss teaches: Ballet Classes, Pre-Ballet Classes, Children's Creative Dance, Modern Dance and Mommy & Me Toddler Dance classes at American Dance Institute Shoreline, WA.

Emily Curtiss had her early training at Studio One and Allegro Dance Studio, both in Sandpoint, Idaho. She studied Ballet, Jazz and Modern and danced for 4 years on the Sandpoint High School Dance Team. She holds a BFA in Dance from the University of Montana. Emily has extensive choreographic and performance experience and has been teaching since 2012.

Emily joined American Dance Institute in January of 2018.

Emily Paul

Emily Paul trained in Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Modern and Tap at the Dance Academy of Libertyville, Illinois. She earned a BFA in Dance and Theatre from Loyola University in Chicago. She has worked extensively in Musical Theatre and been teaching dance since 2015.

Emily joins American Dance Institute in January of 2018.

Ballet For Kids – Ages 5-7

Ballet For Kids Ages 5-7

* Ballet for kids ages 5-7, or Pre-Ballet: These classes continue working on all the elements of our Creative Dance class series, but also introduces the basic ballet positions and preparatory steps.

Ballet For Kid's Ages 5-7 Class Schedule

Greenwood Ballet For Kids

Ballet for Kids Pre-Ballet Level I in ​GreenwoodAges 5-7

Ballet for Kids Pre-Ballet Level II in GreenwoodAges 6-7

Magnolia Kid's Ballet

Ballet for Kids Pre-Ballet Level I in MagnoliaAges 5-7

​Shoreline Kid's Pre-Ballet starts March 12, 2018

Ballet for Kids Pre-Ballet Level I in ShorelineAges 5-7

Kids Ballet Class Attire

A List Of Dress Codes For All Of Our Classes May Be More Helpful.

Kid's Ballet: Meet Your Teachers

"Just as in the best schools, the quality of the dance school teacher makes all the difference to your child's experience." Elizabeth Chayer

Ines Andrade

Alyssa Brillinger

Abby Zimmerman

Margaret Behm

Dakota Crist

Emily Curtis

Emily Paul

Kid's Ballet Ages 5-7

How to Recognize An Excellent School

Childrens Ballet Class Parent Class Ratings

Instructor Ines Andrade

Classes Ines Teaches

Testimonials

Ines's Bio

Instructor Alyssa Brillinger

Classes Alyssa Teaches

Alyssa Brillinger's Bio

Testimonials

Emily H. Seattle

Abby Zimmerman

Margaret Behm

Margaret's Bio

Maia Nowack

Dakota Crist

Emily Curtiss

Emily Paul

Ballet for Kids
Pre-Ballet Level I in Greenwood
Ages 5-7

Ballet for Kids
Pre-Ballet Level II in Greenwood
Ages 6-7

Ballet for Kids
Pre-Ballet Level I in Magnolia
Ages 5-7

Shoreline Kid's Pre-Ballet starts March 12, 2018

Ballet for Kids
Pre-Ballet Level I in Shoreline
Ages 5-7