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  • The Redding Arts Project's School of Dance

    Train with Redding City Ballet!

    Syllabus classes at The Redding Arts Project are designed with a yearly curriculum.

    Children’s classes start at age 3 and are designed as a lead-up to formal ballet and tap instruction and introduce children to music and movement through a structured progression that emphasizes creativity and group interaction.

    Our Youth classes begin at age 7 with Pre-Ballet and Level I Tap. Level placement is determined in May for returning students, taking into consideration testing and input from the previous year's instructor. New students will be evaluated in a placement class during the first week of the August session. Age is only a starting consideration for placement. Developmental readiness and mastery of the previous level's material is more important for a dancer's continued success. 

    Enrollment is for the entire dance year (Aug-June) and tuition is split into monthly payments.  

     

  • Children's Program Classes

    Duet (Parent/Child): Children walking to age 3 will explore movement and music with a parent or caregiver. Emphasis is on stimulating the child's mind and body through the use of music, instruments and props.

    Preschool Dance + Tap: Children ages 3 and 4 will dance and move in a stimulating environment focused on creativity, group interaction and the joy of self-expression. Class includes 20 minutes of Creative Ballet and 20 minutes of Tap.

    Preschool Dance: Children ages 3 and 4 will dance and move in a stimulating environment focused on creativity, group interaction and the joy of self-expression.

    Creative Ballet: Children ages 5 and 6. Creative Movement classes encourage imagination, self-expression and group interaction while introducing basic ballet movement and music concepts. Students must turn 5 by December 31st.

    All Children's Program Classes:

    Classes meet once a week. Enrollment is considered for the whole year and student must be enrolled from January onward to participate in the recital.

    Students must be ready to participate in class without parental supervision, as class observation is limited to designated watch days.

  • Youth Program Ballet Classes

    Pre-Ballet: At the end of Pre-Ballet the children will have been introduced to ballet steps and terminology and the basics of dance. Classes meet once a week for 1 hour. Students should turn 7 by October 31st.

    Level I: Classes meet for 1 hour twice a week. Students should turn 8 by October 31st. 

    Level II: Classes meet for 1 hr two times per week. Students should turn 9 by October 31st

    Level III: Classes meet for 1 hr 30 min two times per week. Students should turn 10 by October 31st.

    Level III Pre-Pointe: Classes meet 30 min once per week. Students should be approved for pre-pointe class and attending Level III or higher.

    Level IV: Classes meet for 1 hr 30 min three times per week.

    Level V: Classes meet for 1 hr 30 min four times per week.

    Level VI: Classes meet for 1 hr 30 min five times per week, including company class.

    Men's Ballet: Class meets for 1hr once per week.

    All Youth Program Classes:

    Classes meet the specified number of times per week. Enrollment is considered for the whole year and student must be enrolled from January on to participate in the recital.

  • Youth Program Tap & Jazz Classes

    Level I Tap: Children 6+ will learn the fundamentals of tap including learning rhythm, sounds and coordination in a fun class. 

    Level II Tap: Children 8+ will expand on the rhythms and steps learned in Level I.

    Level I Lyrical Jazz: Children 8+ will work on flexibility and basic jazz steps, with age-appropriate choreography and music.

    Level II Lyrical Jazz: Children 12+ will build upon the fundamentals learned in Jazz I, with age-appropriate choreography and music.