Ballet

Classical Ballet Technique

Classical Ballet technique classes focus on alignment, style, musicality, virtuosity, and individual expression. The school follows a specific graded curriculum divided by age. Each level is designed for the developmental needs of the age group. Students are trained with classical ballet terms in French.

Pointe work begins when the student has learned basic technique and when her legs and feet are sufficiently developed. Usually after 3 years of technique class.

The students learn variations from the original choreographers of the past. They study famous ballets such as Marius Petitpa’s Sleeping Beauty Ballet, Cinderella Ballet, Paquita Ballet, Swan Lake and many more. This challenges their technical abilities and prepares them for professional opportunites.

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Jazz & Lyrical Classes

Jazz and Lyrical technique classes

Jazz students are required to take ballet technique classes. Students in jazz and lyrical are better dancers because they take ballet also. Ballet is the basis of all dance forms, gymnastics, ice skating, etc.

Jazz classes have warm up technique followed by a rigorous classes learning turns, leaps, combinations and choreography.

Jazz classes have competition opportunities. Utah Artists School of Ballet Jazz/lyrical classes usually take 1^st place in the competitions. Students have the opportunity to have private lessons to compete solos.

Our faculty is outstanding.

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Tap & Pre-Ballet Classes

Children’s Tap and Pre-ballet

Tap classes are taught using a graded tap technique series. In the early classes for ages 3 years to 5 years the music has a definite rhythm challenging their listening skills to identify with the choreography.

Students have fun dancing with teddy bears, umbrellas, canes, wands, and wearing tiaras. All students perform in all performances offered by Utah Artists School of Ballet.

Pre-ballet classes begin with gentle warm up exercises. They begin learning the correct French ballet terms. They learn to travel across the floor and perform choreography. Pre-ballet prepares them for ballet technique classes which begin at age 8 years.

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