Junior & Teen Ballet
About Our Teen Ballet Classes
All of our Ballet classes include barre, center, stretching, adagio, and allegro work. We focus on clean execution and a physical and intellectual understanding of how and why each movement is executed. With our exclusive teaching methods, you will progress further, more quickly and safely. Whether you are experimenting to see where your interests lie or you're an aspiring dancer, you will love adult ballet classes in Seattle and Shoreline at American Dance Institute.
Still unsure? Come in and take a trial class for free. But hurry, these dance classes fill quickly.
Class Schedule
Fall - Current Schedule
Classes Starting February 2020
In addition to the teen ballet class offerings on this page, American Dance Institute offers a comprehensive selection of adult ballet classes, ballet classes for ages 8-10, ballet classes for ages 5-7, and ballet & tap dance combo classes for ages 5-7.
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These are some of our teen ballet students dancing with adults in a recent Phinneywood Art Walk performance.
Teen Ballet: Our School Is Fun, Friendly & Not Competitive!
You want to attend great ballet for teens classes with excellent teachers, invigorating movement and fun classmates, right?
Each dance school has a distinctive culture, some trendy, some fiercely competitive, and some like ours are friendly and 100% non-competitive.
What does non-competitive mean in this context? It means that students in our classes compete with themselves, not against other students, and not against you. The absence of competitive behavior allows for a cooperative, supportive, and encouraging environment for all students.
Teachers do not favor some students over others. Everyone in class is there for the love of dancing and the desire to improve. Everyone appreciates and respects each other. We're all here to learn, stay fit, make friends, and to experience the joy that only dance can deliver.
Our Teen Ballet Classes
All of our teen ballet classes include barre, center, stretching, adagio, and allegro work. Our dance classes focus on both a physical and an intellectual understanding of how each movement should be executed. Strength, flexibility, grace, balance, poise, and musicality will be developed along with an understanding of the principles of ballet technique.
You'll find our school culture very welcoming, non-competitive, and fun.
Beginning Ballet For Teens
Beginner ballet for teens classes are taught at a very beginning level. These classes are taught by the warm, friendly, excellent instructors American Dance Institute is famous for.
Meet Your Teen Ballet Teachers
Alyssa Brillinger
Margaret Behm
Dakota Crist
Emily Curtiss
Coming Soon
Monica Kerr
"Just as in the best schools, the quality of the dance instructor makes all the difference."
Elizabeth Chayer
American Dance Institute on King 5's New Day TV Show
American Dance Institute's founder/Director, Elizabeth Chayer is featured on King 5's New Day Television program promoting the school's partnership with the world acclaimed Moscow Ballet and their 2018 production of the Great Russian Nutcracker at Seattle's Paramount Theater.
You Will Progress Further, More Quickly and Safely in ADI's Teen Ballet Classes.
Students love our teen beginner ballet classes for many reasons. With the personal attention you receive from ADI's excellent ballet instructors you will progress further, more quickly and safely. Former professional dancers do not automatically make gifted instructors.
Whether you are just exploring to see where your interests lie. Are an aspiring dancer in the works. Or are already an accomplished dancer. ADI has a ballet class to fit your needs, and an excellent instructor with a trained eye ready to help you.
