Our Classes
Info For Our Dance Families & Students
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Creative Movement
Ages 3-4
Creative movement is the perfect 45 minute class to introduce every dancer to the ballet studio. Every class is taught by highly experienced, nurturing dance professionals. We explore enjoyable movement through playful and imaginative classes designed for the developing minds and bodies of our young students.
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Fall Semester: Saturdays 9:00-9:45 am​
Spring Semester: Saturdays 9:00-9:45 am
We offer registration for Creative Movement in semester sessions (Fall and Spring). The option of Full-Year registration is available and includes a discount. In place of a Spring Showcase, these students have an in-studio presentation at the end of each semester.
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Pre-Ballet
Ages 5-6
Pre-Ballet classes meet once per week for 1 hour.
This level fosters a love of ballet through imaginative classes built around age-appropriate material.
Students learn to express music through dance, make beautiful shapes with their body, and move throughout space in a variety of ways.
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Saturdays 11:00am - 12:00pm
Primary I & II
Ages 6-8
Primary classes begin at age 6.
Level I meets once a week for 1 hour.
Level II meets twice a week for 1 hour each class time.
The class syllabus focuses on musicality, coordination, classroom etiquette, and proper French ballet terminology.
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Primary I
Mondays 5:15-6:15 pm
​Primary II
Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:00-6:00 pm
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Foundations I & II
2-3 days per week
Foundations I & II is generally a two-part program.
The first part helps to lay the groundwork for the material covered in the pre-professional levels. Students work to perfect the essential elements of their technique, focusing on form, musicality, and expression.
The second part accelerates as students begin the study of turns. Ladies prepare for pointework with conditioning exercises specifically designed to strengthen and prevent injury.
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A placement lesson is necessary before enrollment.
Please contact us to set up a commitment-free placement lesson as your trial class.
Level A & Level B
4-5 days per week
Level A requires students to have completed Foundations or pass an equivalency assessment. Level A students start to increase familiarity with linking steps and allegro vocabulary, and also add in the study of Modern dance. Level B begins a more thorough and advanced study of adage and allegro movements, while working to build strength and stamina. Ladies start pointe technique for and gentlemen begin men's technique at the discretion of the Artistic Director. This decision is based on strength and physical maturity. This often coincides with placement in Level B, but is mostly done on an individual basis.
Level C
5-6 days per week
Level C prepares students for a professional program.
In addition to more rigorous training in these classes, all Level C dancers learn works from the classical repertoire and add in the study of contemporary movement.
This includes improvisation through a weekly modern class, as well as a conditioning and stretch-strength class.
Enrollment requires the approval of the director, obtained either through a placement class or year-end assessment.
Conservatory Program
Daytime Training 6 days per week
The Bayou City Ballet Conservatory Program is a professional daytime training program for advanced students ages 13-18 pursuing a career in dance.
Class size is limited to 10 students to allow for personalized attention. Selected students train Monday through Saturday for 20-25 hours per week.
Classes include conditioning, ballet technique, pointe, men's technique, contemporary, modern, stretch/strength, pas de deux, variations/repertoire.
Boys Ballet
Ages 10+
A ballet class just for boys, taught by male faculty. These classes work on the technical elements specific to the male dancer, such as multiple pirouettes and tours en l'air, as well as building core and upper body strength. The all-male class setting helps build confidence and a sense of camaraderie among the young men.
Adult Foundations, Adult Beginning Ballet,
& Adult Intermediate Variations
Little to no experience needed!
Offered in 8-week sessions!
Morning classes!
This series introduces adult students to the basics of ballet starting from zero upwards towards intermediate choreography.
These three courses give participants the essential information and tools necessary to begin a lifelong journey as a student of ballet free of injury.
Private Lessons
Private lessons and coaching are available by appointment only. To schedule, please contact us.​
$100/hour
Semi-private lessons are also available. and this lesson fee would then be split equally among the two dancers. There is an additional studio rental fee of $35 per hour, paid to Bayou City Ballet School. This fee is waived for students currently enrolled in classes here.​
CANCELLATION POLICY:
We require 24 hours notice to cancel a lesson.
If you must cancel with less than 24 hours notice, you will still be responsible for the full fee.