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Sarah Kennedy Ballet for Young People
Welcome to Ballet!
Calendar for Fall - Spring 2016 -17
Special events are TBD.
I use Facebook as well as e-mail to communicate. Please Check FB for snow days and other special communications! You can see our FB page directly from this site, even if you do not have FB.
Spring Semester Classes begin Saturday Feb. 10th. - June 16th
Now Enrolling!
Class fees:
Tuition per 18 week semester is due at registration.
Registration fee $25 each semester with your registration of:
Saturday Preschool Ballet $250 (plus $25, is $275) per semester
Level One and Two, one class/week: $300 plus $25 registration fee ($325) per semester
Technique Levels four and Five
Usually 2 class days: Three hours per week minimum, $660 plus $25 registration fee, ($685) per 18 week semester. (Four class days are currently available: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.)
Drop-in by permission of teacher only.
2017 – 18 Weekly Ballet Class Schedule
Preschool dancers are usually 3 - 4 years old.
Level One (pink leotard) Dancers are Usually 5- 6 years old.
Level Two and Three (lilac leotard) Placement by instructor.
Level Four and Five (black leotard, include pre- pointe, and pointwork) Placement by instructor.
Monday
5:30 - 7pm Level 4 and 5
Private Lessons (up to four people.) $60 per one hour, $50 for registered students.
Tuesday
2:45 - 5:15 Private lessons by appointment
5:30 - 6:45 - Lilac Levels 2 and 3
7:00 - 8:00/8:30 Private Lessons (up to three people.) $60 per one hour, $50 for registered students.
7:00-8 Kung-fu for Girls and Women (by appointment)
Wednesday
4:00 - 5:30 Private Lessons by appointment
5:30 - 7:00 Level 4 and 5
7:10 - 8:00 Latin/Smooth class for levels 4 and 5
7:00 - 8:00/8:30 Latin and or Smooth class/(or Private Lessons ballet or ballroom, up to three people.) $60 per one hour.
Thursday
4:00 - 5:30 Level 4 and 5
5:30 - 6:40 Level 2 and 3
7:00-8 Kung-fu class for Girls and Women (by appointment)
Friday
4:00 - 5:30 Level 4 and 5
5:30 - 7:00 Private Lessons
Saturday
9:30 - 10:00 Pointework Supplement
10:10 - 10:55 Preschool Ballet Class Experience Ages 3 and four, older dancers are welcome.
11:10 12:10 (Pink) Level One Beginning Ballet suitable for dancers in grades K, 1 & 2. (If you cannot dance on Saturday mornings, or need after 5:30pm class, please refer to me for an alternate placement in Level Two.
12:15 - 2:30 Private Lessons (in ballet or ballroom by appointment)
Color Level dress code for your class -
Pre-school Ballet: dancers have no color requirement for class.
Pink: Level One: wears a pink leotard with a pink ballet-skirt if desired.
Lilac: Level Two and Three
Black: Level Four and Five
Private lesson dancers wear a solid, ballet style leotard.
Dancer's World, 2348 Whitney Avenue, Hamden. (203) 248 - 9304
Expectations in Class
1) When you enter the ballet studio you are a ballet dancer:
The outside doors are locked for your safety, if you have been accidentally locked out of the building, please knock on our window, (right next to the door) so I can let you in. :-))
Arrive ready to participate!
There is a bathroom/changing room down the hall. Use it before class. Parents are responsible for you when you arrive and before class begins. Please arrive for class with your ballet clothes/shoes on and your hair pinned up and back. (Do not arrive at your class time and then go to the changing room to prepare, You will miss half of your class that way.) Boys are required to wear ballet slippers in black or white, and non cumbersome fitness attire: ballet slippers, socks, shorts and T-shirt are great.
Dancers who are seen to observe our standards of diligent attendance, class preparedness/attire, and effort without fuss or complaint, will be given preference when special opportunities arise. More importantly, from their own efforts, young dancers will have the benefit of marked improvement in their dancing and self-esteem.
Effort, respect, gratitude, politeness, friendship and support for each other, are our most important standards.
2) Practice at home, including stretching and strengthening, is expected of all dancers:
Practice for your own success. Technique gives freedom!
3) Observance of proper class attendance, attire, and hair/dress code shows respect, and commitment to learning and personal excellence: You will also gain the added benefit of seeing the marked improvement that this small but significant effort will have on your dancing!
Notes on Classes
Participation Requirements: Technique Levels One and Two dancers are required to attend two classes per week without exception. You are welcome and encouraged to attend more than two classes, and when you do, there is significant benefit to your dancing.
The philosophy is to provide a respectful but interactive ballet class experience that supports our young people in learning to see the world beautifully, as a groundwork that will stay with them for life.
Every class has an age-appropriate balance of creativity (and make-believe) and technical discipline. Along with studying ballet, you will be studying the arts and the humanities, and hopefully become inspired to gain thoughtful new insights about yourself and the world we all share.
Performances: Children are regularly asked to contribute to our creative projects/performances, as we are all making art together. We perform to make art together, and engender experiences of surprise, delight, and discovery.
Special excursions are a part of what we do to supplement our understandings and development, and to inspire questions and imagination! These have been trips to the ballet, to the wildlife center, walks in the woods, and to the museum, as well as creating our own artwork and choreography (dance-making at home.)
Please be prepared to participate in as many supplemental events (mentioned above,) as you can!
Performances
There will usually be two main All school performances, (and some special performances – see below.)
All dancers will be expected to prepare for and participate in these two performances, for which there will be a non-optional performance fee that helps to cover the expense of the venue and performance.
Volunteering and Collaborating!
Young Musicians - and older young musicians: We love to collaborate! Please volunteer to play music for us - even just one little piece, in class or in performance. We love it! Tell us what you would like to play...
Any families who can help with scenery making, costumes, costume making, stage management, box office, chaperoning – etc. are invited to let me know you are interested, and what your availability is: time, place, type of skill.
Much thanks for all the volunteer support that you have brought to us!
Welcome to Ballet!
Calendar for Fall - Spring 2016 -17
Special events are TBD.
I use Facebook as well as e-mail to communicate. Please Check FB for snow days and other special communications! You can see our FB page directly from this site, even if you do not have FB.
Spring Semester Classes begin Saturday Feb. 10th. - June 16th
Now Enrolling!
Class fees:
Tuition per 18 week semester is due at registration.
Registration fee $25 each semester with your registration of:
Saturday Preschool Ballet $250 (plus $25, is $275) per semester
Level One and Two, one class/week: $300 plus $25 registration fee ($325) per semester
Technique Levels four and Five
Usually 2 class days: Three hours per week minimum, $660 plus $25 registration fee, ($685) per 18 week semester. (Four class days are currently available: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.)
Drop-in by permission of teacher only.
2017 – 18 Weekly Ballet Class Schedule
Preschool dancers are usually 3 - 4 years old.
Level One (pink leotard) Dancers are Usually 5- 6 years old.
Level Two and Three (lilac leotard) Placement by instructor.
Level Four and Five (black leotard, include pre- pointe, and pointwork) Placement by instructor.
Monday
5:30 - 7pm Level 4 and 5
Private Lessons (up to four people.) $60 per one hour, $50 for registered students.
Tuesday
2:45 - 5:15 Private lessons by appointment
5:30 - 6:45 - Lilac Levels 2 and 3
7:00 - 8:00/8:30 Private Lessons (up to three people.) $60 per one hour, $50 for registered students.
7:00-8 Kung-fu for Girls and Women (by appointment)
Wednesday
4:00 - 5:30 Private Lessons by appointment
5:30 - 7:00 Level 4 and 5
7:10 - 8:00 Latin/Smooth class for levels 4 and 5
7:00 - 8:00/8:30 Latin and or Smooth class/(or Private Lessons ballet or ballroom, up to three people.) $60 per one hour.
Thursday
4:00 - 5:30 Level 4 and 5
5:30 - 6:40 Level 2 and 3
7:00-8 Kung-fu class for Girls and Women (by appointment)
Friday
4:00 - 5:30 Level 4 and 5
5:30 - 7:00 Private Lessons
Saturday
9:30 - 10:00 Pointework Supplement
10:10 - 10:55 Preschool Ballet Class Experience Ages 3 and four, older dancers are welcome.
11:10 12:10 (Pink) Level One Beginning Ballet suitable for dancers in grades K, 1 & 2. (If you cannot dance on Saturday mornings, or need after 5:30pm class, please refer to me for an alternate placement in Level Two.
12:15 - 2:30 Private Lessons (in ballet or ballroom by appointment)
Color Level dress code for your class -
Pre-school Ballet: dancers have no color requirement for class.
Pink: Level One: wears a pink leotard with a pink ballet-skirt if desired.
Lilac: Level Two and Three
Black: Level Four and Five
Private lesson dancers wear a solid, ballet style leotard.
Dancer's World, 2348 Whitney Avenue, Hamden. (203) 248 - 9304
Expectations in Class
1) When you enter the ballet studio you are a ballet dancer:
The outside doors are locked for your safety, if you have been accidentally locked out of the building, please knock on our window, (right next to the door) so I can let you in. :-))
Arrive ready to participate!
There is a bathroom/changing room down the hall. Use it before class. Parents are responsible for you when you arrive and before class begins. Please arrive for class with your ballet clothes/shoes on and your hair pinned up and back. (Do not arrive at your class time and then go to the changing room to prepare, You will miss half of your class that way.) Boys are required to wear ballet slippers in black or white, and non cumbersome fitness attire: ballet slippers, socks, shorts and T-shirt are great.
Dancers who are seen to observe our standards of diligent attendance, class preparedness/attire, and effort without fuss or complaint, will be given preference when special opportunities arise. More importantly, from their own efforts, young dancers will have the benefit of marked improvement in their dancing and self-esteem.
Effort, respect, gratitude, politeness, friendship and support for each other, are our most important standards.
2) Practice at home, including stretching and strengthening, is expected of all dancers:
Practice for your own success. Technique gives freedom!
3) Observance of proper class attendance, attire, and hair/dress code shows respect, and commitment to learning and personal excellence: You will also gain the added benefit of seeing the marked improvement that this small but significant effort will have on your dancing!
Notes on Classes
Participation Requirements: Technique Levels One and Two dancers are required to attend two classes per week without exception. You are welcome and encouraged to attend more than two classes, and when you do, there is significant benefit to your dancing.
The philosophy is to provide a respectful but interactive ballet class experience that supports our young people in learning to see the world beautifully, as a groundwork that will stay with them for life.
Every class has an age-appropriate balance of creativity (and make-believe) and technical discipline. Along with studying ballet, you will be studying the arts and the humanities, and hopefully become inspired to gain thoughtful new insights about yourself and the world we all share.
Performances: Children are regularly asked to contribute to our creative projects/performances, as we are all making art together. We perform to make art together, and engender experiences of surprise, delight, and discovery.
Special excursions are a part of what we do to supplement our understandings and development, and to inspire questions and imagination! These have been trips to the ballet, to the wildlife center, walks in the woods, and to the museum, as well as creating our own artwork and choreography (dance-making at home.)
Please be prepared to participate in as many supplemental events (mentioned above,) as you can!
Performances
There will usually be two main All school performances, (and some special performances – see below.)
All dancers will be expected to prepare for and participate in these two performances, for which there will be a non-optional performance fee that helps to cover the expense of the venue and performance.
Volunteering and Collaborating!
Young Musicians - and older young musicians: We love to collaborate! Please volunteer to play music for us - even just one little piece, in class or in performance. We love it! Tell us what you would like to play...
Any families who can help with scenery making, costumes, costume making, stage management, box office, chaperoning – etc. are invited to let me know you are interested, and what your availability is: time, place, type of skill.
Much thanks for all the volunteer support that you have brought to us!