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Young Dancer Division

Curriculum Overview

 
1.

Grown-Up and Me

Grown-Up and Me classes offer a nurturing and encouraging environment for your child's first introduction to the art of dance.  Children ages 18-36 months will experience the imaginative world of dance through rhythms, music, and creativity together with their grown-ups. Classes will be taught by MDT faculty specializing in early childhood education.

 
2.

Introduction to Ballet

Our Introduction to Dance classes provide a wonderful environment for your child's first introduction to the art of ballet. Children ages 3 & 4 years will experience the imaginative world of dance, independent from their parents, through rhythms, music, and creativity. This class will include stretching, activities to develop coordination and musicality, and creative expression.

 
3.

Pre-Ballet

Our Pre-Ballet classes offer an engaging environment for your child to discover the joy of dance. Children ages 5 & 6 years will experience the imaginative world of dance through rhythmic and spatial patterns, music, and creativity. Classes are taught with the aim of supporting the development of the full child while facilitating a love for dance. The Pre-Ballet program will include stretching, introductions to basic technical steps, activities to develop coordination and musicality, across the floor work, and creative expression to movement through music.

 
4.

Elementary

At the Elementary levels, students ages 7 & 8 begin to connect their creative foundation of movement to a more focused and structured Elementary program. Students will be given the opportunity to develop initiative and passion for the art of dance through classical training. Elementary classes will start to focus more on technique and correct body placement, incorporating more technical work at the barre, and introducing the classical structure of a ballet class in an engaging and encouraging environment.

 

Schedule of Classes   2023 / 2024

 

Grown up & Me

(18 - 36 months by 8/31/2023)
$270 per semester
San Rafael main campus
  Wednesday 9:00 - 9:30 am Adams  
         
  Saturday 8:30 - 9:00 am Adams  

Corte Madera Studio
  Thursday 9:00 - 9:30 am Adams  
         
         

Early Intro

(2 years by 8/31/2023)
$270 per semester
San Rafael main campus
  Wednesday 9:30 - 10:00 am Adams  
         
  Saturday 9:00 - 9:30 am Adams  

Corte Madera Studio
  Thursday 9:30 - 10:00 am Adams  
         
         

 

Introduction to Ballet 1

(3 years by 8/31/2023)
$370 per semester
San Rafael main campus
  Wednesday 10:15 - 11:00 am Adams  
    *combined Intro 1/2    
  Thursday 3:00 - 3:45 pm Pittman  
    *combined Intro 1/2    
  Saturday 9:30 - 10:15 am Adams  
         

Corte Madera Studio
  Wednesday 3:00 - 3:45 pm Adams  
    *combined Intro 1/2    
  Thursday 10:15 - 11:00 am Adams  
    *combined Intro 1/2    
  Thursday 3:00 - 3:45 pm Adams  
    *combined Intro 1/2    

 

Introduction to Ballet 2

(4 years by 8/31/2023)
$370 per semester
San Rafael main campus
  Wednesday 10:15 - 11:00 am Adams  
    *combined Intro 1/2    
  Thursday 3:00 - 3:45 pm Pittman  
    *combined Intro 1/2    
  Saturday 10:30 - 11:15 am Adams  
         

Corte Madera Studio
  Wednesday 3:00 - 3:45 pm Adams  
    *combined Intro 1/2    
  Thursday 10:15 - 11:00 am Adams  
    *combined Intro 1/2    
  Thursday 3:00 - 3:45 pm Adams  
    *combined Intro 1/2    

 

Pre-Ballet 1

(5 years by 8/31/2023)
$410 per semester
San Rafael main campus
  Thursday 4:00 - 5:00 pm Pittman  
         
  Saturday 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Adams  
         

Corte Madera Studio
  Wednesday 4:00 - 5:00 pm Adams  
    *combined Pre 1/2    
  Thursday 4:00 - 5:00 pm Adams  
    *combined Pre 1/2    

 

Pre-Ballet 2

(6 years by 8/31/2023)
$410 per semester
San Rafael main campus
  Wednesday 4:00 - 5:00 pm Hoag  
         
  Saturday 12:30 - 1:30 pm Adams  
         

Corte Madera Studio
  Wednesday 4:00 - 5:00 pm Adams  
    *combined Pre 1/2    
  Thursday 4:00 - 5:00 pm Adams  
    *combined Pre 1/2    

 

Elementary 1

(7 years by 8/31/2023)
$410 per semester
San Rafael main campus
  Monday 5:45 – 6:45 pm Hoag  
         
  Saturday 1:30 - 2:30 pm Adams  

Corte Madera Studio
  Wednesday 5:00 – 6:00 pm Adams  
         
         

 

Elementary 2

(8 years by 8/31/2023)
$690 per semester
San Rafael main campus
  Tuesday 5:15 – 6:15 pm
Technique
Pittman  
  Tuesday 6:15 – 7:00 pm
Specialty
Pittman  
  Wednesday 5:15 – 6:15 pm
Technique
Hoag  
  Wednesday 6:15 – 7:00 pm
Specialty
Pittman  
  Friday 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Technique
Adams  
  Friday 5:00 – 5:45 pm
Specialty
Adams  

Corte Madera Studio
  *Elem 2 not offered at CM studio, see SR main campus schedule  
     
 
   
     
 
   
     
 
   
     
 
   
     
 
   

 

Ballet Foundations

(9+ years by 8/31/2023)
$430 per semester
San Rafael main campus
  *BF not offered at SR studio, see CM studio schedule
 
 

Corte Madera Studio
  Wednesday 6:00 – 7:15 pm
Technique
Adams  



 
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