Kid's Ballet Class Guide
Our kid's ballet classes organized by age.
Classes are held in six Seattle studios in Greenwood, Wedgwood, and Magnolia and in Shoreline's Ridgecrest/North City neighborhood.
Use this quick guide to help you find the right class schedule for your child.
Many parents ask us for assistance in choosing which of our kid's ballet classes is right for their child. We are happy to assist because it is very important to enroll each child in their perfect class. Proper placement helps to insure a wonderful classroom experience.
For a complete list of our Adult Ballet Classes please go here.
Creative Dance Ages 3.5 - 5
While not kid's ballet classes in a formal sense, this Creative Dance class builds a wonderful foundation for future ballet training as it works on body awareness, coordination, strength, flexibility and concentration.
We believe young children should take at least one year of Creative Dance class, as it engages all of their senses, and most importantly, develops problem solving synapses (connections & relationships) in the brain.
We do this by exploring movement concepts, then give the children the tools they need to explore, experiment and find a solution to a given problem.
Science has shown the largest number of brain receptors are in the region that controls large gross motor skills so we capitalize on it.
Our classes are essential dance training and thousands of Seattle parents, whose children have enjoyed this class, swear by it.
Magnolia Winterfest Children's Creative Dance Class ages 3.5-5
American Dance Institute's Children's Creative dance classes students getting their good job stamps after class.
Our Pre-Ballet classes will introduce the important elementary ballet work, but the class will be wrapped in fun themes and will incorporate a lot of the dancers own personal expression. They will have fun and feel like little ballerinas in our Pre-Ballet class while the work is being done to build their foundation and the love of ballet takes root.
Dance teacher, Ines Andrade, with her children's pre-ballet students 'back stage' awaiting their art-walk performance.
Kid's Ballet Classes Ages 8-10
In our Kid's Ballet Classes for 8-10 year olds , students begin ballet barre work and, center floor work.. The students will spend at least half of their class time at the ballet barre learning the essential movement and building muscle memory. The second half of class will be spent in center floor learning the Port de Bras, Petite Allegro and everyone's favorite - Grande Allegro (big jumps, leaps and traveling steps). In Spring Session students will work on choreography for their June studio performances.
Children's ballet class about to enter and perform on stage.
Our Junior Ballet students expands upon the Kids’s Ballet learning but is geared for the slightly older student. Juniors work to increase extensions, expand their dance vocabulary, and combine multiple 'steps' together into one phrase. In Spring Session, students will work on choreography for the end of year performances.
Ballet students ages 11-14 American Dance Institute
Teen Ballet Classes
Teen Ballet Classes for age 15 and up are grouped with our Adult Ballet Classes. Classes vary in size and some classes have a mix of older teens, young adults and middle aged adults. At least two ballet classes a week is highly recommended to build the essential muscle memory needed to progress to Pointe classes.
Where Are The American Dance Institute Dance Studios Near Me?
Six spacious dance studios in four locations including Greenwood, Wedgwood, Magnolia, and Shoreline.
We hope this guide was helpful. Please feel free to contact us if you have additional questions regarding class placement of your child.
For our studios in Greenwood, Wedgwood & Magnolia phone: 206-783-0755 or email us here.
For our Shoreline studios please phone 206-402-6561 or email us here.