Tutu-Together

This class is for little ones between the age of 2 and 3.5 years.  It provides an opportunity to dance alongside your child and to be a part of their learning experience.

This class offer a Little Leapers original program.

Class Duration: 30 mins

class sizes is limited to 12 students per class

Each term offers a different program

The Tutu-Together program:

1. Is taught in a relaxed and friendly environment.
2. Helps your child to explore their imagination and creative expression through use of themes and imagery.
3. Teaches a basic understanding of rhythm and helps with the development of fine and gross motor skills
4. Uses contemporary dance teaching methodology to offer a more well rounded dance class for growing and developing little one 
5. Acts as a foundation for moving into the Starting Blocks program.

It can take a little longer for little ones to get comfortable in a new learning environment so I offer a 3 class trial pack for $45 to assess whether it is the right fit for you.

The Starting Blocks program is aimed at children between the ages of 3.5 and 5 years.  This program is suited to brave little dancers who are ready to take the lead from the teacher in class without the support of their parent.

This class offer a Little Leapers original program.

Class Duration: 45 mins

class sizes is limited to 14 students per class

Each term the program follows a different theme or adventure.  The program is delivered using the concepts of storytelling and imagination through contemporary task work.  This makes for a fun learning environment for your little one to learn the basics of dance with a contemporary touch. Starting Blocks classes include:

1. Teaching a basic understanding of musicality
2. Introduction of basic ballet and contemporary dance steps.
3. Contemporary concepts to encourage individual expression.
4. Teaching of important behavioural and social concepts such as, waiting one's turn, following the leader and following specific instructions.
5. The development of important fine and gross motor skills appropriate to the age group.

The Stepping Stones program is an artistic and inspiring way to introduce young dancers to the performance aspect of the ballet world.  It is best suited to children between the age of 6 to 8 years.

This class offers the Kinderballet Next Steps program.

Class Duration: 45 mins

class size is limited to 14 students per class

This program gives your little one the chance to take the basic dance steps that they learnt in the Starting Blocks and apply it in a performance setting.  In the Stepping Stones program we focus both on advancing ballet and contemporary knowledge as well as performing set choreography.

This program has an emphasis on teaching storytelling through movement. 

If you haven't done any dance classes before you are still welcome.  Children at this age easily pick up dance movements, therefore with some revision of basic ballet steps and a progression in ballet vocabulary, a first timer will still be more than capable of enjoying this program.

Aspirants is developed to be the next stage in learning ballet technique. Part of the class follows the structure of a traditional ballet class with barre work and center practice, while the remainder of the class includes elements of creative movement.  This allows for freedom of expression and childrens' own creative thinking.  Along with set dances and character work, the children will also have opportunities to develop their own choreographic skills within the class.  

The part of the class that does focus on classical ballet technique, whilst building on the foundations to increase the repertoire of steps, is taught as a recreational ballet class so that children can experience ballet once a week without the pressures of a big dance studio. 

This class offers a Kinderballet TM program. 

The program consists of the following levels:

Level 1 - ages 7 to 9 years

 Level 2 - ages 9 to10 years

    Level 3 - ages 10 to 11 years

    Level 4 - ages 11 to 13 years

Class Duration: 60 mins

class size is limited to 12 students per class

Each year the Aspirants program concludes with a Presentation day where students perform class work and dances to an audience.  They also get to take part in an exam.  The exam adjudicator provides each student with written feedback and a certificate of completion.