New West Ballet School

At New West Ballet each student is part of a developmental curriculum of study. Classical ballet has evolved over the past 400 years, and continues to change even today. There are historical styles and methods that are the center of the program which include Balanchine, Vagonova and French methods.

Pre-Dance starts at the age of 3 and introduces the students to ballet. Students set forth to a world of dance in which they perform exercises that help with coordination, dexterity, and musicality.

Classical Ballet Levels are designed to train students in the art of ballet, beginning with the basic terms and steps and building the students technical skills through each of the levels. Students will gain both gross and fine motor skills, musicality, and coordination. At the more advanced levels, the program offers advanced training in technique, refining movement through transitions, performance skills, and training en pointe.

There are three tracks of training students may pursue at NWB: Conservatory, Production, or Recreational Ballet Track. All tracks offer classical ballet training, with the Conservatory Track geared toward students wishing to train in a professional manner as a ballet dancer, the Production Track for students wanting to explore the art of ballet in a more leisurely manner, and the Recreational tTrack geared toward students wishing to pursue ballet as enhancement to other pursuits like Theater, Ice Skaters, Gymnasts, etc.

• Conservatory - Conservatory Track classes are designed to train students in the art of ballet in a structured and progressive sequence. It aims to prepare students for the rigors that a professional career entails – even if students ultimately chose to not become professional ballerinas. The track instills a good work ethic and how to perform under pressure – things that are highly translatable in whatever path a student chooses.
• Production - The Production Ballet track is geared for students who wish to explore the art of ballet in a more leisurely manner than the Conservatory track, but still wish to perform in our productions and dance en pointe.
• Recreational - The Recreational Ballet track is geared for students who wish to explore the art of ballet in a more leisurely manner. The recreational track is also good for those students whose interests lie in other places (e.g., theater performers, ice skaters, etc.) and ballet is used as an enhancement of those other interests rather than the sole focus of the student.

Ballet enhancement classes are designed to stretch and strengthen the dancer. By strengthening the core, the ballet dancer is able to enhance their classical ballet technique, giving additional stability, fluidity, and extension to these steps. These classes provided depth to the ballet training of our students.

Elective classes are designed to enhance the student’s ballet technique by increase flexibility of movement by including other genres of dance movement into the classical ballet training. In addition, these classes help the versatility of our dancers. That is, these classes give breadth to the ballet training of our students.

Other class options include private lessons, Open Ballet, and Internship opportunities.

Please visit the class level pages for more information and schedule for the level.