Ballet Arts Classes

From beginner to advanced, our classes help dancers build skill, artistry, and confidence while encouraging creativity, discipline, and teamwork in every session. 

Kalamazoo Dance Classes

Online registration for new and returning families is available on our Parent Portal. Please email or call with questions for class placement. Payments can be made online, in person and checks can be mailed to Ballet Arts. Students are enrolled in classes once all of Ballet Arts’ forms are filled out and full payment is received. Please note that class sizes are limited and early registration is recommended.

Class Information

Grownup & Me
Ages 2 – 5 yrs
Children with an adult explore movement games with energetic music and props to reinforce dance vocabulary, body articulation, movement choices, color recognition, and so much more.

3 – 4 Year Old Pre-Ballet
Ages 3 – 4 yrs
Dancers will explore and express themselves through movement with the introduction of ballet vocabulary, gaining balance, coordination, musicality, creative movement, prop exploration, gesturing and spatial awareness.

K/1st Grade Pre-Ballet
Ages Kindergarten – 1st Grade
Develops a foundation in dance by working large and small muscle groups while learning rhythm, spatial awareness, and improvisation in preparation for classical ballet.

Ballet Instruction
Ages 7 – Adult
Classical ballet training with emphasis on technique, quality of movement, and love of ballet.

  • Red: 1st year of formal study
  • Yellow: 2nd year of formal study
  • Green: 3rd year of formal study
  • Blue: 4th year of formal study
  • Purple/Prepointe: Prepares for pointe work
  • Intermediate I: Comprehensive technique class
  • Teen/Adult: Beginning and continuing level of study
  • Beginning Pointe: 1st year of pointe; taken with Intermediate I
  • 2nd Year Pointe: 2nd year of pointe taken with Int I or Int II
  • Intermediate II: Technique & pointe
  • Variations: Dance variations on pointe
  • Advanced: Technique and pointe

 

Cecchetti Ballet
Ages 9 – Adult
Classical ballet method of training established by Cav. Enrico Cecchetti. Cecchetti achievements and examinations are globally recognized.  Primary  through Professional Levels for student and teacher examinations. Strong focus on technique, artistry, theory, history, anatomy, and discipline.

Jazz
Ages 6 – Adult
Rhythmically complex and syncopated movements with the use of body isolations, jazz includes classical techniques as well as elements of theater, lyrical, community and African dance.  Jazz is history in motion and uses many decades of music.

Character
Ages 9 – 12
Character I/II
Levels – Green Ballet – Intermediate I Ballet
Character dance is the theatrical presentation of national and folk dance. Classical ballet incorporated in the syllabus.
Our supporting syllabus is ideal for our dancers to develop their turnout muscles while working between parallel and turnout positions. Character dancers will also benefit from the curriculum as key components of Character Class are stage presence, self-confidence, and strength!

Contemporary Dance
Ages 8 – Adult
A style of innovative and interpretive dance that combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical, and classical ballet. Emphasis is on the use of gravity, breath, contraction and release, and fall and recovery.

Hip Hop
Ages 8 – 16 yrs
A dance genre of jazz, hip hop includes stylized body isolations and steps in rhythms and syncopated movements.

Movement Improv
Ages 9 – Adult
Teaches the elements and concepts of dance through the use of structured and improvised exercises. These tools guide dancers in the creative process that leads to the creation of movement and choreography.

Stretch & Conditioning
Ages 12 – Adult
Stretching and strengthening exercises that complement a dancers training so they can meet the demands of different dance genres. Dancers will have an increased understanding of anatomy and alignment while gaining flexibility and strengthening their entire body.

Tap Classes
Ages 5 – Adult
Creating percussive rhythms with your feet emphasizing musicality and coordination.

Teen/Adult
Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Stretch & Conditioning offered for teens and adults.  Dancers who are returning to dance or who are new to dance are all welcome.  

Class Registration 2025-2026

Online registration and electronic payment is available in the Parent Portal. Checks can be mailed to Ballet Arts School of Dance and payments can be made in person. A $15 registration fee is charged once per season per family. Students are fully enrolled in classes once all Ballet Arts’ forms are filled out and full payment is received.

Classes run the dance/school year with tuition divided into 4 quarterly payments. 

Dates Due:

1st quarter -Sept 1st

2nd quarter – Oct 20th

3rd quarter – Jan 11th

4th quarter – Mar 2nd

5% Discount given for multiple class enrollment

Ballet Arts partners with Three Rivers Homeschool Partnership and LAMP.

Parent Portal:  New dance families can create an online account and email or call us for dancer placement for ages 2 and up. 

*Notes: Class sizes are limited. Early registration is recommended especially for Pre-Ballet. Schedule subject to change.
Faculty reserves the right to place students in class levels that are appropriate for their ability.  Dancers are advanced at the teacher’s discretion

Please refer to our policies for important information. 

Tuition 

Class Length of 30 mins
8 Week Fee 1 Class per week – $66.00
8 Week Fee 5% discount for multiple classes – $62.70
Drop In Fee – $12.00
 
Class Length of 40-45 mins
8 Week Fee 1 Class per week – $74.00
8 Week Fee 5% discount for multiple classes – $70.30
Drop In Fee – $13.00
 
Class Length of 55 mins
8 Week Fee 1 Class per week – $91.00
8 Week Fee 5% discount for multiple classes – $86.45
Drop In Fee – $15.00
 
Class Length of 1 Hour & 10 mins
8 Week Fee 1 Class per week – $95.00
8 Week Fee 5% discount for multiple classes – $90.25
Drop In Fee – $15.00
 
Class Length of 1 Hour & 20-25 mins
8 Week Fee 1 Class per week – $115.00
8 Week Fee 5% discount for multiple classes – $109.25
Drop In Fee – $18.00
 
Class Length of 1 Hour & 40 mins
8 Week Fee 1 Class per week – $132.00
8 Week Fee 5% discount for multiple classes – $125.40
Drop In Fee – $20.00
Dress Code 
  • GrownUp & Me: comfortable clothing or dance attire, clean pair of shoes, dance shoes, or bare feet
  • PreBallet: solid color leotard or dance dress, pink or skin-tone tights, pink ballet slippers
  • Classical Ballet: black leotard, pink or skin-tone tights, pink ballet slippers or skin-tone to match tights
  • Character: black leotard, pink or skin-tone tights, black character shoes (school provides character skirt)
  • Tap: solid color leotard, pink or skin-ton tights or leggings, black tap shoes
  • Jazz: solid color leotard, tights or leggings, black jazz shoes
  • Movement Improv: solid color leotard, tights or leggings, ballet slippers or black jazz shoes
  • Contemporary: solid color leotard, convertible tights or leggings, socks
  • Hip-Hop: Leotard, leggings or dance pants, indoor sneakers/tennis shoes.
  • Stretch & Conditioning: solid color leotard, convertible tights or leggings, socks
  • Boys: white t-shirt, black tights or leggings, black dance shoes
  • All dancers should arrive and leave with appropriate street clothes.  Dancewear should not be worn outside the building. 

 

Hair Policy

  • Preballet: hair off face and neck, bun or braids preferred
  • Classical Ballet & Character: hair off face and neck, bun or braids preferred, NO ponytails
  • Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, Movement Improv, Stretch & Conditioning: hair off face and neck

 

Ballet Arts Boutique

  • Classic leotards: toddler-adult; children’s leotards with skirts, dance dresses
  • Tights: child-adult
  • Ballet slippers: children’s sizes 8 through adult 5.5
  • Also available: skirts, sweaters, bags, gifts and dance accessories

Ballet Arts School of Dance offers several types of performance opportunities throughout the dance year including in-studio showcases, community shows and formal performances.  Dance is a performing art and we love to perform!  Our dancers showcase their learning and growing with putting on elaborate in-studio performances after each camp and intensive.  We share our love of dance with our community by putting on shows and presentations in assisted living centers, holiday tours and the Kindleberger Arts Festival.  Ballet Arts dancers also perform in formal productions in full length ballets and annual recitals for all genres.