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  • Home
  • About
    • Contact
    • Instructors
    • FAQ
    • Skill Progression
  • Recital 2020 Updates
  • Virtual Classes
  • COVID 19
  • Registration
    • Schedule
    • Dress Code
    • Studio Policies
    • Merchandise
  • Schedule
  • Announcements & Newsletters
  • Calendar
  • Recital Information
    • Songs & Costumes
    • Tickets
    • Show Order
    • Recital Formations
    • Recital FAQ
    • Recital Videos
  • Pictures
  • Summer 2021
  • Birthday Parties/Special Events
  • ATB Dance Company
  • SportsCare
  At the Barre Dance Academy

Skill Progression

A strong dance foundation is built on skills that are challenging, but developmentally appropriate. Our classes are taught in such a way that each skill and step is broken down and taught so that they can be executed with proper technique. Below are the skills that each age level will work toward throughout the course of the season. 
Creative Movement
Gross motor skills
Social skill development
Following directions
Gaining Confidence toward being in a class setting without a parent 

​Ages 3-4
Ballet
Plie
Releve
Tendu
Ronds de jambe
Passe
Saute                                            
Echappe
Arabesque
Chasse

Skipping forwards and backwards
​Basic Terminology

Tap
Tap front
Tap side
Toe-toe step
Shuffle step
Traveling toe step
Traveling heel step


Ages 5-6
Ballet
Ronds de jambe                                 
Third position            
Grande battements
Chaine turns                         
Grande jete               
Skipping backwards
Chasse forward                      
Coupe                        
Arabesque in center
Changement                         
Transition to barre work
​Definitions of Terminology

 

Tap
Maxi Ford                              
Flap                                      
​Shuffle ball change
Heel brush                            
Buffalo prep                         
Side shuffles

Jazz
Grapevine                             
Chasse to side                       
Pivot turns
Parallel passé                                   
​ Jazz drag


​Ages 6-8
Ballet
Barre work                            
Degage (facing barre)         
Releve passé
Pas de bourree                     
Balance                                  
Center combinations
Arm positions                       
Counting music                   
Saute arabesque
​Correct body placement and technique


Tap
Buffalo (standing and travelling)                  Shim sham                            
​Traveling flap heel
​Toe hop step
Cramp roll
Heel brush toe step
Create their own phrases
​Counting and rhythm 

Jazz
Three step turn                    
Passé leap                             
Chasse ball change
Kick ball change                   
Pirouette prep                      
Jazz square
Combinations in center
​Showing emotion during performance


​Ages 8-12 Level 1
Ballet
Glissade                                 
Pirouette prep                      
Pique turns
Degage
​Temps lie                                  
Frappe                                   
Fondu ronds de jambe
Cambre                                 
Pas de chat                           
Ronds de jambe en lair 
​Continuing focus on proper alignment


Tap
Drawback                              
Rolling shuffle                      
​Single time step
Traveling buffalo


Jazz
Pirouette                             
Fan kick                                 
Chasse step leap
Grande battements                
Jazz drag soutineau             
​Chaine with plié
​Traveling pas de bourre


Ages 8-12 Level 2
​*mastery of level 1 skills plus teacher recommendation required
Ballet
Waltz turns                           
Jette                                    
Tombe pas de bourre
Pirouettes                             
Body placement                             
Center grande battement
En dedans turns                  
Passé releve balance                    
Assemble
Adagio                                               
Sliding echappe                 
Attitude 

Tap
All time steps                        
Buffalo & maxi ford turns
Cincinatti
​Progressions across the floor


Jazz
Double pirouette                    
Center combinations                  
​Various leaps


Intermediate Ballet, Jazz & Tap
*mastery of these skills as observed by the teacher is required for placement in advanced level classes
Ballet
Double frappe
Petit battemant
Glissade
Assamble
Jete
Saut de chat
Grande jete
Pique turns
Chaine turns
Clean single pirouette (inward & outward)
Balance´
Waltz & waltz turns
Use of turnout
Apply barre technique to center and across the floor combinations
Consistent attendance*
Jazz
Clean double outward pirouette with proper placement
Clean single inward pirouette with proper placement
Use of plies for high leaps
Correct leg placement for leaps in second
Straight, even legs in grande jete
Use of general technique for all leaps
Ability to learn and retain fast paced choreography
Ability to continuously apply corrections
Actively working on flexibility outside of class
Consistent attendance*
Tap
Clean buck and traditional time steps (single, double, and triple)
Drawbacks
Cincinatti
Double buffalo
Maxi ford turns
Three clean, consecutive pullbacks
Wings
Ability to learn and retain rhythm based choreography
​Consistent attendance*
*See attendance portion of studio policies for full attendance requirements
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