Our program’s placements are determined by technique, physical development, current age development, and experience with our curriculum. While age is a consideration for placement, our highly experienced and quality-educated faculty place students where they will be most successful in dance with physical, emotional, and social health at the highest priority. We are not a competitively driven environment. We are a quality instruction and appropriately developed, driven environment.  We require new students ages 8 and older and students that are returning after taking time off, to complete an evaluation with one of our staff members before enrolling in our Elementary, Intermediate, or Pre-Professional levels. You can contact Julie at enrollment@bluegrassyouthballet.org for more information.

Non-Refundable Annual Registration Fee per dancer: $35 – due at time of registration

Sibling Discount: 15% for the second sibling, 10% for each additional sibling
(applies to tuition and registration fees)

Creative Movement (Pre-School Ballet for ages 3 -5)

This 45-minute class meets once a week and captures the joy of dancing in the students. Using playful, creative stories and themes we begin basic ballet techniques, conditioning and strengthening exercises, and free-form and structured group movement activities.
Ballet vocabulary and class etiquette are introduced in preparation for pre-ballet.

Six week summer semester is June 12 – June 20 and July 17 – August 4.

Pre-Ballet (Primary School-Aged Ballet for ages 5 – 8)

Pre-Ballet classes are one hour long and meet once a week. The class more closely follows the structure of a ballet technique class, but still allows for use of the students’ imaginations. The class begins with conditioning exercises worked around a creative theme to stretch and strengthen their muscles. Students will become familiar with the use of the ballet barre as well as ballet terminology, body placement, class etiquette, and musicality.

Six week summer semester is June 12 – June 20 and July 17 – August 4.

Our Elementary Division consists of three levels and is the foundation for training and developing skills and strengths to prepare students for Intermediate levels and pointe work. Some new students with limited experience are placed in our elementary levels in order to learn the foundations necessary to develop their training and move their way up. We individualize students’ training so that it meets their needs and helps them develop as dancers in a safe way and with the highest quality training.

Elementary A

Elementary A is designed for students ages 8 and up who have previous dance experience or who were in Elementary A for Fall 2023. This class meets twice a week for 1 hour from June 12 through June 30.

Elementary B

Elementary B is designed for students ages 9 and up who have previous dance experience or who were in Elementary B for Fall 2023. This class meets twice a week for 1.25 hours from June 12 through June 30.

Elementary C

Elementary C is designed for students ages 10 and up who have previous dance experience or who were in Elementary C for Fall 2023. This class meets twice a week for 1.5 hours from June 12 through June 30.

Our Intermediate Division consists of three levels and is a very important time for students training. As students advance through the Intermediate level, they increase the number of classes per week and begin more intensive training working towards pointe work and Advanced and Pre-Professional levels.

Intermediate A

Intermediate A Summer Ballet is a 90-minute class that meets two days a week from June 12 through June 30 and consists of technique, pre-pointe, and conditioning.

Intermediate B

Intermediate B Summer Ballet is a 90-minute class that meets two days a week from June 12 through June 30 and consists of technique, pointe, and conditioning.

Intermediate C

Intermediate C Summer Ballet is a 90-minute class that meets three days a week from June 12 through June 30 and consists of technique, pointe, and conditioning.

Advanced/Pre-Professional

Our Advanced/Pre-Professional Division consists of two levels with intensive training preparing students for high-quality performance in the studio and on stage.  This class meets 3 days a week from June 12 through June 30 and consists of pointe, conditioning, and technique.  Students that were in Advanced A. Advanced B, and Pre-Professional may enroll in this class.

Boys 

BYB is proud to offer THREE levels of boy classes over the summer. Boys will do conditioning and special exercises for jumps and turns.

Boys 1

Boys enrolled in Pre-Ballet 2 and Beginning A are encouraged to join our boys’ ballet class that meets once a week for 1 hour from June 12 – June 30.

Boys 2

Boys enrolled in Beginning B and Beginning C are encouraged to join our boys’ ballet class that meets once a week from June 12 – June 30 for 1 hour.

Advanced Boys

Boys enrolled in our Intermediate, Advanced, and Pre-Professional levels are encouraged to join our advanced boys’ ballet class that meets once a week from June 12 – June 30 for 1.5 hours.

Our Summer Open Division includes beginning ballet for tweens/teens and adult classes. Our Summer Session for our Open Division is 6 weeks long and runs from June 12 – June 30 and July 17 – August 4.

Beginning Tween/Teen Ballet

This class is designed for dancers ages 9 and older that are either returning to ballet after a long break or are beginning their training at a later age.  Students that are currently enrolled in our Beginning Ballet for Tweens/Teens may choose to continue in this class or they may ask for a summer level placement from their instructor.

The Summer Session for Beginning Tween/Teen Ballet is June 12 – June 30 and July 17 – August 4.

Adult Ballet

People of all ages are welcome at BYB. Our Adult Ballet class is designed for an intermediate level dancer, but is adjusted to meet the needs of all dancers that attend.  This class is perfect for the adult (or older teen) that wants to return to ballet. Please wear comfortable clothing that will not restrict movements, like dancewear or exercise attire. Ballet shoes are recommended.

The summer Semester for Adult Ballet is June 12 – June 30 and July 17 – August 4.

$15.00/class or a class card (that doesn’t expire) for 10 classes for $125.