THREAD CITY CLASSICAL DANCE
959.929.2514
A 501c3 non-profit, parent-run dance school serving the Windham area and surrounding communities
Children's Ballet
An Introduction to Ballet
Thread City Classical Dance is proud to include the AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE® National Training Curriculum as a part of their Children's Ballet Program. This curriculum is a breakthrough 9 level program that combines high quality artistic training with the basics of dancer health and child development. The ABT® National Training Curriculum consists of a comprehensive set of age-appropriate, outcome based guidelines to provide the highest quality ballet training to dance students of all ages and skill levels.
Pre-Primary through Primary C will be taught by ABT® Certified Teacher, Shannon Malone, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3.
Classes culminate with a spring performance at the end of the year!
PRE-PRIMARY
A playful introduction to ballet class for our youngest dancers introducing the concepts of posture, rhythm, and balance. Students will learn the basics of dance movements using arms and hands, different ways of moving around the room and across the floor through creative interpretation of music.
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Instructor: Shannon Malone
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Offered:
Wednesdays 5:00 - 5:45 p.m.
Thursdays 4:30 - 5:15 p.m.
Saturdays 10:15 - 11:00 a.m.
Ages 3 - 4
PRIMARY A
In the first year of Primary Ballet students will begin to lay a strong foundation for their more serious studies in the future with exercises to build strong muscles, expressive arms and hands and a deeper understanding of ballet’s most common rhythms.
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Instructor: Shannon Malone
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Offered:
Thursdays 5:15 - 6:15 p.m. - Age 5
Primary A&B Combination Class (Ages 5&6) offered
Saturday from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
PRIMARY B
This year we will continue with everything we learned in the first year while we add more ballet vocabulary to our positions, arms, rhythms, and jumps.
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Instructor: Shannon Malone
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Offered:
Wednesdays 5:45 - 6:45 p.m. - Age 6
Primary A&B Combination Class (Ages 5&6) offered
Saturday from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
