Summer Youth Classes Levels 1-6
June 24 – July 26 (5 Weeks)
The Professional and General Divisions includes Levels 1-6 and advancement is based on annual evaluation.
*Placement is required for most classes in the general and professional divisions. Please note there are no level requirements for the Summer Session.*
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Level 1
Upon placement in Level 1, students begin to receive more comprehensive and structured training within the Eugene Ballet Academy syllabus. Focus at this level is on slow repetition of movement as well as a better understanding of how the muscles support movement in dance.
- Ballet Technique – Monday 5:30-6:30pm
- Ballet Technique – Wednesday 4:15-5:15pm
- Jazz – Monday 4:00-5:00pm
- Stretch and Flex (Level 1/2) – Monday 5:00-5:30pm
- Acro – Wednesday 5:15-6:15pm
- Tap – Wednesday 6:15-6:45pm
Level 2
Upon placement in Level 2, emphasis is placed on each student being able to demonstrate continued emotional maturity, focus, and attention span. At this level, students are expected to recognize spoken ballet terms and perform movements with added focus on quality.
- Ballet Technique (Level 2/3) – Monday 3:45-5:00pm
- Ballet Technique (Level 2/3) – Wednesday 5:15-6:30pm
- Stretch and Flex (level 1/2) – Monday 5:00-5:30pm
- Leaps and Turns (Level 2/3) – Monday 5:30-6:00pm
- Acro (Level 2/3) – Monday 6:00-7:00pm
- Stretch and Flex (Level 2/3) – Wednesday 4:00-4:30pm
- *Lyrical (Level 2/3) – Wednesday 4:30-5:15pm
- Teen Ballet Basics – Wednesday 5:30-6:30
- Jazz (Level 2/3) – Thursday 10:30-11:30am
- Tap (Beg/Int) – Thursday 11:30am-12:15pm
*Students must attend Stretch/Flex to participate in Lyrical on Wednesdays
Level 3
Upon placement in level 3, students are given more advanced steps within the Eugene Ballet Academy curriculum. Focus is placed on their ability to memorize combinations, execute steps with proper technique, understand the basic arm positions/transitions, and the student should be ready or nearly ready to begin pointe work. It is typically at this stage in training that we see a greater commitment to dance and development of a young artist.
- Ballet Technique (Level 2/3) – Monday 3:45-5:00pm
- Pointe – Monday 5:00-5:30pm
- Ballet Technique (Level 2/3) – Wednesday 5:15-6:30pm
- Leaps and Turns (Level 2/3) – Monday 5:30-6:00pm
- Acro (Level 2/3) – Monday 6:00-7:00pm
- Stretch and Flex (Level 2/3) – Wednesday 4:00-4:30pm
- *Lyrical (Level 2/3) – Wednesday 4:30-5:15pm
- Teen Ballet Basics – Wednesday 5:30-6:30pm
- Jazz (Level 2/3) – Thursday 10:30-11:30am
- Tap (Beg/Int) – Thursday 11:30am-12:15pm
*Students must attend Stretch/Flex to participate in Lyrical on Wednesdays
Level 4
Upon placement in Level 4, students are given more advanced steps within the Eugene Ballet Academy curriculum. Focus is placed on their ability to memorize combinations, execute steps with proper technique, understand the basic arm positions/transitions, and the student should be ready or nearly ready to begin pointe work. It is typically at this stage in training that we see a greater commitment to dance and development of a young artist.
- Ballet Technique (Level 4-6) – Monday 4:00-5:30pm
- Pointe – Monday 5:30-6:15pm
- Ballet Technique (Level 4-6) – Tuesday 9:00-10:30am
- Ballet Technique – Wednesday 4:00-5:30pm
- Pointe – Wednesday 5:30-6:15pm
- Ballet Technique (Level 4-6) – Thursday 9:00-10:30am
- Ballet Technique (Level 4-6) – Saturday 10:00-11:30am
- Modern (Level 4-6) – Monday 6:30-7:30pm
- Leaps and Turns (Level 4-6) – Monday 7:30-8:15pm
- Strength and Conditioning (Level 4-6) – Tuesday 10:30-11:00am
- Jazz (Level 4-6) – Tuesday 11:00am-12:00pm
- Acro (Level 4-6) – Wednesday 6:15-7:15pm
- Stretch and Flex (Level 4-6) – Thursday 10:30-11:15am
- Lyrical (Level 4-6) – Thursday 11:15am-12:00pm
- Tap (Adv) – Thursday 12:15-1:00pm
*Students must attend ballet or Strength to participate in Jazz on Tuesdays
**Students must attend either Ballet or Stretch/Flex to participate in Lyrical on Thursdays
Level 5
Students at this level can expect to train 4 days a week in ballet curriculum as well as other dance genres: jazz, modern, contemporary, and conditioning. Level 5 dancers can expect the difficulty, length of exercise, and number of repetitions to increase. Excellence becomes more challenging as complexity increases.
- Ballet Technique/Pointe (Level 4-6) – Monday 4:00-5:30pm
- Variations (Level 5/6) – Monday 5:30-6:15pm
- Ballet Technique (Level 4-6) – Tuesday 9:00-10:30am
- Ballet Technique (Level 5/6) – Wednesday 4:00-5:30pm
- Pointe (Level 5/6) – Wednesday 5:30-6:15pm
- Ballet Technique (Level 4-6) – Thursday 9:00-10:30am
- Ballet Technique (Level 4-6) – Saturday 10:00-11:30am
- Modern (Level 4-6) – Monday 6:30-7:30pm
- Leaps and Turns (Level 4-6) – Monday 7:30-8:15pm
- Strength and Conditioning (Level 4-6) – Tuesday 10:30-11:00am
- *Jazz (Level 4-6) – Tuesday 11:00am-12:00pm
- Acro (Level 4-6) – Wednesday 6:15-7:15pm
- **Stretch and Flex (Level 4-6) – Thursday 10:30-11:15am
- Lyrical (Level 4-6) – Thursday 11:15am-12:00pm
- Tap (Adv) – Thursday 12:15-1:00pm
*Students must attend ballet or Strength to participate in Jazz on Tuesdays
**Students must attend either Ballet or Stretch/Flex to participate in Lyrical on Thursdays
Level 6
Level 6 is the highest level in the current training curriculum. Students at this level can expect to train 5 days a week in ballet curriculum as well as other dance genres: jazz, modern, contemporary, and conditioning. Level 6 dancers can expect the difficulty, length of exercise, and number of repetitions to increase. At this level, a strong technical foundation should be in place.
- Ballet Technique/Pointe (Level 4-6) – Monday 4:00-5:30pm
- Variations (Level 5/6) – Monday 5:30-6:15pm
- Ballet Technique (Level 4-6) – Tuesday 9:00-10:30am
- Ballet Technique (Level 5/6) – Wednesday 4:00-5:30pm
- Pointe (Level 5/6) – Wednesday 5:30-6:15pm
- Ballet Technique (Level 4-6) – Thursday 9:00-10:30am
- Ballet Technique (Level 4-6) – Saturday 10:00-11:30am
- Modern (Level 4-6) – Monday 6:30-7:30pm
- Leaps and Turns (Level 4-6) – Monday 7:30-8:15pm
- Strength and Conditioning (Level 4-6) – Tuesday 10:30-11:00am
- *Jazz (Level 4-6) – Tuesday 11:00am-12:00pm
- Acro (Level 4-6) – Wednesday 6:15-7:15pm
- Stretch and Flex (Level 4-6) – Thursday 10:30-11:15am
- **Lyrical (Level 4-6) – Thursday 11:15am-12:00pm
- Tap (Adv) – Thursday 12:15-1:00pm
*Students must attend ballet or Strength to participate in Jazz on Tuesdays
**Students must attend either Ballet or Flex to participate in Lyrical on Thursdays
