Since 2013 Ballet Adora’s mission has been to bring classical dance training to Wilson County and to inspire dancers to use their God given talents and creativity with excellence!

Ballet & Pointe

BEGINNING BALLET (3 & 4 YEAR OLDS): A fun-filled class introducing basic ballet steps, vocabulary words, exercises and stretches, and singalong songs and dances. Designed to engage the child’s creativity; this is an upbeat class full of whimsical music and high energy fun!

PRIMARY 1 (5 & 6 YEARS OLD) : Creative and fun instruction in classical ballet learning the fundamentals of dance including ballet positions, barre basics, turns, jumps, and vocabulary words.

PRIMARY 2 (6 YEAR OLDS W/ PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES & 7 YEAR OLDS): Building on the dancer’s technique, this level introduces kids to the ballet barre along with center and across the floor work. Creating strong technique through stretches and exercises and encouraging the child’s creativity and artistic expression!

PRIMARY 3 (7 & 8 YEAR OLDS): Student’s progress in barre work, learn fun new turns, jumps, and combinations. They learn how body placement, turnout, and flexibility help them balance and grow as a dancer.

PRIMARY 4 (8 & 9 YEAR OLDS): Dancer’s begin to have a full traditional ballet class with barre work and combinations in center and across the floor. They also expand on their knowledge of vocabulary words and their meanings. This level is about building technique while growing their love for artistic expression.

INTERMEDIATE 1, 2, 3, & 4: Student’s grow in their strength, flexibility, technique, and knowledge of ballet. Dancers begin preparations for pre-pointe.

ADVANCED BALLET: Dancer’s train in technical excellence, pointe training, and have a thorough working knowledge of ballet at the barre, center, and across the floor. Our goal is to prepare dancers for pre-professional training if they desire to pursue it.

PRE-POINTE (must be approved by director & enrolled in 2 ballet classes per week): Dancer’s prepare for pointe by learning and conditioning their bodies through exercises and stretches designed to strengthen their bodies for the rigors of pointe work. Exercises specifically target the feet, legs, and core. Dancers read “The Pointe Book” by Janice Barringer and write and share their thoughts on what they learn. Must be at least 11 years old and have the skill and strength necessary for pointe as determined by director.

POINTE 1 (must be enrolled in 2 ballet classes per week): Our Pointe 1 class is for dancers who are newer to dancing en pointe! In this class students learn strong fundamental of pointe through careful barre work and across the floor basics.

POINTE 2 (must be enrolled in 2 ballet classes per week): In our Pointe 2 class dancers progress in their pointe technique through more challenging combinations, learning classical variations, and developing their balance and pointe technique.

Lyrical & Contemporary

LYRICAL (AGES 9+): Our Lyrical class will educate students on how to interpret music and lyrics into their movement with developing a  personal expression in their artistry. We will also learn how our creative expression through dance is a way to worship the Lord. Dancers will experience ballet, modern, and jazz technique in class.

CONTEMPORARY (AGES 12+): In our Contemporary class students will  combined the strong and controlled movement of ballet, with elements of modern and jazz dance. In class will be focusing on Martha Graham’s (Mother of Contemporary) technique on contract and release of the body, unpredictable changes in rhythm, speed, and direction. We will also tap into Doris Humphrey’s technique style of floor work, fall and recovery, and improvisation.

Tap & Jazz

INTRO TO TAP & JAZZ (4-6 YEAR OLDS): In our Intro to Tap and Jazz class students will be learn the basic foundation of tap and jazz technique. Students will experience learning rhythm, counting to music, and listening to match sounds. Each week we will be using 30 minutes of class time for jazz and the other 30 minute for tap.

TAP (AGES 7+): Tap focuses on developing musical rhythm, clear tap sounds, and artistic style! Kids learn proper tap technique through fun steps, stretches, and rhythm style dance combos.

JAZZ (AGES 8+): This is a high energy class that is perfect for learning important fundamentals of jazz dance. From cartwheels to fan kicks, this class is so much fun and perfect for kids looking to expand their technique and try new things!