Our Classes
Ballet
All levels welcome.
Classes will focus on the foundations of classical ballet, artistry, and musicality. Students will develop technical skills while understanding correct placement and body alignment, as well as strengthening, lengthening, and stretching the muscles to achieve beautiful extensions. Our dancers will learn to connect the precise positions important in ballet while maintaining a beautiful and fluid port de bras necessary to perform complex choreography.
Pointe
Students must be placed into this class.
Pointe must be taken in conjunction with Foundation Ballet ballet class.
Pointe classes will continue focus on the foundations learned in the ballet classes, as well as strengthening the feet and ankles for the demand of proper placement and roll through. Our dancers will learn to execute complex choreography, sustain balances, and create the illusion of floating extensions and port de bras associated with classical ballet.
Contemporary
Students must be placed into this class.
Our dancers will learn how to seamlessly blend the technique and precision of classical ballet with the expressive movement of contemporary dance. Our dancers will use the foundations of ballet learned in our "flat" ballet class to further expand their dance vocabulary and movement. We will master floorwork, articulation of the spine and limbs, and enhance emotional storytelling.
Artistry for Everyone
We believe that everyone can benefit from the grace and discipline of ballet. Foundations Ballet provides a welcoming environment where dancers of all levels work together to achieve a common goal. Our more advanced students have the opportunity to mentor and learn leadership skills, while our up and coming ballerinas benefit from observing combinations and corrections which allow them to understand the evolution of ballet from barre, to center, and eventually the stage. Students level up in combinations based on ability, not birthdays, encouraging a supportive camraderie among dancers of all ages and skillsets. Foundations Ballet fosters a community dedicated to mindful movement and refined creative expression.