Elevate Your Ballet Class!
Spend less time planning and more time doing what you love most – teaching ballet!
Complete ballet class lesson plans, specially designed to breathe life into each lesson. Keeping you motivated and your students inspired at every level.
Your time is precious!
Level 1 - Beginner ages 5-7
Beginner Level 1 lesson plans reinforce the basics with a few new twists to keep the students on their toes. A complete 1-hour class that includes: Warm-up, barre, center floor and across-the-floor combinations. Music suggestions for every combination plus teacher notes & suggestions!
BONUS: Each lesson plan contains MORE that 1-hour of content so you can work with it over the course of several weeks.
“This is a great addition to our homeschool curriculum. Very simple and elegant and easy to follow. As we go through the lesson, day by day, the children’s capacities are refined and improved. The music suggestions are also excellent. It takes the mystery and headache out of ballet lesson planning and we will definitely be following along with higher levels in the coming months and years. ”
Level 2 - Beginner/Intermediate ages 7-9
Beginner/Intermediate Level 2 lesson plans build the basics with a few new twists to keep the students engaged and progressing. A complete 1-hour class that includes: Warm-up, barre, center floor, across-the-floor combinations and reverence. Music suggestions for every combination plus teacher notes & suggestions!
BONUS: Each lesson plan contains MORE that 1-hour of content so you can work with it over the course of several weeks.
“These lesson plans have some great supplemental combos. I like to do my own lesson plans but it’s fun to add some of these into my own stuff from time to time. It’s a different teaching style than mine as well, so it’s nice to give my dancers some more variety. ”
Level 3 - Intermediate ages 9-11
Intermediate Level 3 plans continue to build on the foundation while increasing difficulty and providing longer combinations. They give the students an opportunity to incorporate a bit of style into their movement while keeping their minds engaged in the required technique. They are complete 1-hour classes that includes: Warm-up, barre, center floor, across-the-floor combinations and reverence. Music suggestions for every combination plus teacher notes & suggestions!
BONUS: Each lesson plan contains MORE that 1-hour of content so you can work with it over the course of several weeks
Level 4 - Intermediate/Advanced ages 11-13
Int/Adv Level 4 plans continue to increase in difficulty with a full complement on combinations including warm-up, barre, center floor, across-the-floor combinations and reverence. This 1.5 hour class contains 18 combinations! Music suggestions for every combination plus teacher notes & suggestions!
“Great resource! The lesson is easy to follow and thorough. ”
Complete Pre-Pointe Program
From an initial evaluation to sewing their first pair of pointe shoes, this pre-pointe program is a comprehensive and unique guide for teachers.
“There is no reason to get a young dancer up on full pointe if she cannot do anything when she gets there!” ~ George Balanchine
Beginner Pointe
These lesson plans are intended for beginner pointe students in their first year of training. The plans are designed to be followed in order, but they can also be used independently. Each lesson includes warm-up exercises, barre combinations, simple center-floor work, and across-the-floor combinations. Additionally, every combination comes with music suggestions, as well as teacher notes and suggestions.
Vocabulary Games!
Each of these super popular ballet vocabulary games has instructions, words & definitions and print-outs to get you started! All the games can be modified for each age group. You can devote an entire class to the game(s) are incorporate one into your class to break the ice with new students or conclude your class as a reward! There is never a dull moment in the studio when playing! Have fun!
Dancers must match the term with the definition! You can have them work together in small groups or individually. Try timing them for a faster pace!
An original game that is very interactive! Dancers are challenged to
Read the term
Demonstrate it
Know the term
It always sparks conversation, head scratching and reinforces the terminology in unique way!
This game is a twist on the old traditional hangman game but of course, done ballet style.