Youth Friendly

Youth Friendly

Our youth classes are for those still literally growing. These kid friendly classes are taught by teachers who are either experienced in nurturing younger dancers or teach with a simple, clear style for children of all ages.

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  • Ballet with Damien Johnson | Youth

    Youth Ballet with Damien Johnson is a 44 minute online dance class. Damien’s class is inspired by music with the objective of helping dancers find a true 5th position and balance on their legs. Damien’s mentor was the late and prolific Wilhelm Burmann. With persistent corrections, an exact unders...

  • Ballet with Madame Olga | Open Level

    Open Ballet with Madame Olga is a 56 minute online dance class. Madame Olga's class consists of standard barre work, and challenging center exercises. Olga stays true to the purity of Russian ballet while at the same time pushing artistic boundaries to evolve dance into the future. She brings joy...

  • West African Dance with Maguette Camara | Beginner

    Beginner West African with Maguette Camara is a 67 minute online dance class. This class is a basic introduction to West African dance. The class begins with an energetic warm up and then the steps are broken down, connected with the rhythm of the drum and then all steps are brought together whil...

  • Horton Modern Dance with Khalia Campbell | Open Level

    Open Level Horton Modern with Khalia Campbell is a 40 minute online dance class. The beauty of Horton modern technique is that no matter what level you are, there’s always work to be done on the foundational exercises. There’s no one better to lead you through this athletic and lyrical form then ...

  • Modern Dance with Vincent McCloskey | Beginner

    Beginner Modern with Vincent McCloskey is a 64 minute online dance class. The goal of Vincent’s class is to nurture dancers’ love of movement. This class pulls from many traditions and techniques, including Cunningham, to safely warm the dancer up for full bodied movement, and find ease and joy w...

  • Modern Dance with Elisa Clark | Advanced

    Advanced Modern Dance with Elisa Clark is a 67 minute online dance class. Elisa teaches a dynamic and energetic class sure to test your balance, build your confidence, and excite your body.

    Music by David Tenney

    Featuring dancers: Jazmine Colon, Lucia De Poli, and Emani Drake

  • Contemporary Modern Dance with Emily Pacilio | Open Level

    Open Level Contemporary Modern with Emily Pacilio is an 81 minute online dance class. This contemporary modern dance class is designed for all levels. Through the use of basic principles like weight shift, movement initiation, and musicality, this class will get you grounded and moving through sp...

  • Modern with Caitlin Trainor | Beginner

    Modern with Caitlin Trainor is a 63 minute beginner level online modern dance class. This ocean-inspired class begins with a slow, embodied warm up and progresses through simple tendus, pliés and weight shifts, with built in corrections from a teacher whose expertise lies in instructing beginner ...

  • Contemporary Dance with Loni Landon | Open Level

    Open level Contemporary with Loni Landon is a 56 minute online dance class. This class focuses on physical, visceral movement, challenging the dancer to push for new ideas in both their mental and physical approaches in a contemporary style.

    Recognizing the recent widespread need for classes for...

  • Ballet with Kathleen Moore | Advanced-Intermediate

    Advanced-Intermediate Ballet with Kathleen Moore is an 82 minute online dance class. With her characteristic warmth and humor, Kathleen guides dancers through a full barre and center. Accompanied by David Cheifer’s lovely piano, the class focuses on correct placement and filling out the music wit...

  • Ballet with Kaitlyn Gilliland | Beginner-Intermediate

    Beginner-Intermediate Ballet with Kaitlin Gilliland is a 57 minute online dance class. Enjoy this centering barre with seasoned dancer Kaitlyn Gilliland. Perfect for those looking for a calm barre with insightful reminders on placement and intention within each exercise. This class is great for y...

  • Ballet with Robert La Fosse | Intermediate

    Intermediate Ballet with Robert La Fosse is a 65 minute online dance class. Robert asks for precision and musicality, because nothing else will do. With his focus on fitting the steps perfectly into the music, you will develop the sustained and fast-twitch strength to execute each exercise with e...

  • Class 1: Intro to Ballet with Mary Carpenter

    This class is approximately 58 minutes long and great for brand new dancers. If you’ve got more experience then none, check out Beginner Ballet with Mary Carpenter.

    Music by Joe Cross

    Featuring dancers Dorie Chevlen and Olivia Duffy

  • Class 2: Beginner Ballet with Mary Carpenter

    This class is approximately 86 minutes and great for beginner dancers. If you're brand new to dance, try Intro to Ballet with Mary Carpenter, if you have a sense of the technique but want something a bit simpler try one of Mary’s other Beginner Ballet Classes.

    Music: Steven Mitchell Via Balletr...

  • Class 3: Beginner Ballet with Mary Carpenter

    A slow beginner class for students with some experience and includes barre and center floor

    This class is approximately 65 minutes and great for beginner dancers. If you're brand new to dance, try Intro to Ballet with Mary Carpenter to begin.

    Music: Steven Mitchell Via Balletrax
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  • Class 4: Beginner Ballet with Mary Carpenter

    This class is approximately 77 minutes long and great for beginner dancers. If you’re brand new to dance, try Intro to Ballet with Mary Carpenter first.

    Music by Joe Cross

    Featuring dancers Dorie Chevlen, Olivia Duffy, and Blessing Utomi

  • Ballet with Deborah Wingert | Intermediate

    Intermediate Ballet with Deborah Wingert is a 68 minute online dance class. Deborah offers specific imagery to elevate the energy of the exercises. She instructs a beautiful class with musical specificity and anatomical articulation.

    Music by Igor Pancevski

    Featuring Dancers: Chloé Smith and Ma...

  • Ballet with Marcus Galante | Intermediate-Advanced

    Intermediate-Advanced Ballet with Marcus Galante is a 56 minute online dance class. Marcus trained with the best teachers in NYC, including at American Ballet Theatre and the School of American Ballet. He integrates the feeling and freedom of dance with its rigorous technical demands. Marcus is a...

  • Ballet with Diana Byer | Intro to Cecchetti

    Intro to Cecchetti Ballet with Diana Byer is an 83 minute online dance class. This class, based on the Cecchetti style of ballet, is a first year beginner class for children. The class covers simple stretching exercises, beginning barre and center work and elementary vocabulary that moves across ...

  • Ballet with Kat Wildish | Advanced-Intermediate

    Advanced-Intermediate Ballet with Kat Wildish is a 66 minute online dance class. Kat's class is high energy and high joy! Having some experience with ballet beforehand is a plus, but Kat insists on taking time to really work on the core shapes of ballet, making this an excellent option for anyone...

  • Ballet with Diana Byer | Beginner Cecchetti

    Beginner Cecchetti Ballet with Diana Byer is a 78 minute online youth dance class. This class begins with stretches and corrective exercises, moves on to folk and character dance phrases, and then to barre and center work based on the Cecchetti syllabus as Diana learned from Master Teacher Margar...

  • Ballet with Diana Byer

    Join us for a beginner’s ballet class for children ages 7-9. This class is perfect for at-home study during quarantine and includes simple stretching, a short barre, positions of the arms and the Tarantella. There is even instruction on how to make a tambourine for use with the Tarantella! Your c...

  • DBLP with Jacob's Pillow | Cecchetti Walkthrough & Interview

    In this interview, learn about Byer’s history as a student of Margaret Craske, the renowned Cecchetti teacher, and her personal philosophy in teaching dance to the next generation. Byer leads you through her strategies in teaching the Cecchetti class with explanations for how she works with young...

  • Ballet with Billy Blanken | Intermediate-Advanced

    Intermediate-Advanced Ballet with Billy Blanken is a 53 minute online dance class. Billy's ballet class will give you just the right level of challenge to prepare for whatever comes next in your day. This class features three stunning dancers: Kenny Corrigan, Amanda Summers, and Kara Walsh.

    Musi...