FALL 2024 – MAY 2025 CHILDREN’S CLASSES
No experience necessary!
Bring your joy and energy to explore the fundamentals of movement in developmentally appropriate classes. Experienced teachers with pedagogical knowledge provide a nurturing environment where each child can develop according to their potential.
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PRE-BALLET age 6 by Sep 1, 2024
ELEMENTARY BALLET age 7 -10 by Sep 1, 2024
If you are not sure where your student should be placed, please call or email for more information 651-690-1588 and spb@spballet.org
Studios at 655 Fairview Avenue N., St. Paul, MN 55104
PARENT & ME
Ages 2-1/2 to 4
Saturdays 9:00-9:45 am
$90 per session
Limit 10 families per class
| Session 1 | Sep 14, 21, 28, Oct 5, 12 BOOK NOW |
| Session 2 | Oct 26, Nov 2, 9, 16, 23 BOOK NOW |
| Session 3 | Jan 11, 18, 25, Feb 1, 8. BOOK NOW |
| Session 4 | Feb 22, Mar 1, 8, 15, 22. BOOK NOW |
| Session 5 | Apr 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10. BOOK NOW |
We invite you to St. Paul Ballet’s Parent & Me dance class, for our youngest dancers ages 2.5-4 and their caregivers! Explore movement, music and rhythm. Parents and dancers are encouraged to take what they have learned and continue the joy of movement and body-brain connection at home. This class is preparation for Creative Dance.
What to wear?
Clothing that allows for fluid movement and stretching. Socks or dance slippers.
Hair and jewelry: Hair pulled neatly away from face and neck. For the safety of the students, only simple stud earrings are permissible. Dangling earrings, necklaces and bracelets can come off while dancing and create a hazard on the floor.
CREATIVE DANCE
Ages 4-5
Tuesdays 5:30-6:15pm JUST ADDED!
Saturdays 9:45-10:30am
$90 per session
Limit 10 dancers per class
| Session 1 | Tuesdays Sep 10, 17, 24, Oct 1, 8 BOOK NOW Saturdays Sep 14, 21, 28, Oct 5, 12 BOOK NOW |
| Session 2 | Tuesdays Oct 22, 29, Nov 5, 12, 19 BOOK NOW Saturdays Oct 26, Nov 2, 9, 16, 23 BOOK NOW |
| Session 3 | Tuesdays Jan 7, 14, 21, 28, Feb 4 BOOK NOW Saturdays Jan 11, 18, 25, Feb 1, 8 BOOK NOW |
| Session 4 | Tuesdays Feb 18, 25, Mar 4, 11, 18 BOOK NOW Saturdays Feb 22, Mar 1, 8, 15, 22 BOOK NOW |
| Session 5 | Tuesdays Apr 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6 BOOK NOW Saturdays Apr 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10 BOOK NOW |
If your child is ready to attend class on their own, this class emphasizes movement and musicality. Moving their bodies through space and learning skills learned rhyme and rhythm will allow your energetic dancer to explore their imaginations.
What to wear?
Clothing that allows for fluid movement and stretching. Socks or dance slippers.
Hair and jewelry: Hair pulled neatly away from face and neck. For the safety of the students, only simple stud earrings are permissible. Dangling earrings, necklaces and bracelets can come off while dancing and create a hazard on the floor.
PRE-BALLET
Age 6 by Sep 1, 2024
Tuesdays 6:15-7:15pm Just added!
Saturdays 10:30-11:30am
$325 per Semester
SESSION 1: BOOK NOW>
TUESDAYS: Sep 17, 24
Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Nov 5, 12, 19, 26
Dec 3, 10
SATURDAYS: Sep 14, 21, 28
Oct 5, 12, (Oct 19 MEA off), 26
Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, (30 Thanksgiving off)
Dec 7, 14, 21
SESSION 2:
TUESDAYS:
Feb 4, 11, 18, 25
Mar 4, 11, 18, 25
Apr (1 Spring Break off), 8, 15, 22, 29
May 6
SATURDAYS: Feb 1, 8, 15, 22
Mar 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Apr (5 Spring Break off), 12, 19, 26
May 3
Dancers build on their joy of dance through strength, flexibility, self-confidence and creativity. For dancers who may wish to enter the Pre-Ballet program this fall. Also, for current Pre-Ballet dancers who will not be age 7 by Sep 1 or would like to continue Pre-Ballet for the summer.
What to wear?
Female identifying:
Pre-Ballet leotard: Pink, Short-sleeved style. To purchase leotard and/or tights: Discount Dance link
or similar leotard purchased elsewhere. Simple skirts in pink to match leotard are permitted.
Tights-footed: (NOTE: If you are purchasing new tights and shoes they should match in color.) Students may choose the color which is closest to their natural skin tone or pink (translucent matte tights, not shiny or lycra).
Technique shoes: Soft ballet slippers in skin tone or pink in leather or canvas to match tights. Matching shoes and tights creates one visual “line” from the top of the leg to the tip of the toes! St. Paul Ballet recommends Grand Jeté on Grand Avenue in St. Paul for dance shoes.
Male identifying:
Top: White crew-neck, short-sleeved, snug-fitting t-shirt
Shorts with ankle socks: Black dance (bike) shorts and plain thin white ankle socks (no thick athletic socks)
Technique shoes: Soft ballet slippers in black or white leather or canvas. St. Paul Ballet recommends Grand Jeté on Grand Avenue in St. Paul for dance shoes.
All:
Hair pulled neatly away from face and neck and secured so that it does not inhibit a dancer’s movement or serve as a distraction during class.
No jewelry: For the safety of the students, only simple stud earrings are permissible.
ELEMENTARY BALLET A ages 7-8
Age 7 & 8 by Sep 1, 2024
Saturdays 11:45am-1:15pm $1,152.00 BOOK NOW
This class is for dancers who are moving from Pre-Ballet or the 7-8 year-old new to ballet. It includes an introduction to the basics of ballet vocabulary and technique, structure and etiquette of the ballet class, and creative movement for individual expression.
SEP 9, 2024 – MAY 30, 2025
• Classical ballet technique
• Creative Workshop
1x per week: Saturdays
$1,152.00 (Payment options: Full, Semi-annual 2 payments of $576 each or Monthly 8 payments of $144) BOOK NOW>
What to wear?
Female identifying:
Elementary leotard: Color Lavender, Short-sleeved style. To purchase leotard and/or tights: Discount Dance link
No skirts. Underwear is not worn under tights and leotard.
Tights-footed: (NOTE: If you are purchasing new tights and shoes they should match in color.) Students may choose the color which is closest to their natural skin tone or pink (translucent matte tights, not shiny or lycra).
Technique shoes (soft ballet slippers): skin tone or pink ballet slippers in leather or canvas to match tights. Matching shoes and tights creates one visual “line” from the top of the leg to the tip of the toes! St. Paul Ballet recommends Grand Jeté on Grand Avenue in St. Paul for dance shoes.
Male identifying:
Top: White crew-neck, short-sleeved, snug-fitting t-shirt
Tights: Opaque black tights. Discount Dance link
OR Shorts with ankle socks: Black dance (bike) shorts and plain thin white ankle socks (no thick athletic socks)
Technique shoes: (soft ballet slippers): white or black ballet slippers in leather or canvas. Match black shoes with black tights or white shoes with white socks. Matching creates one visual “line” from the top of the leg to the tip of the toes! St. Paul Ballet recommends Grand Jeté on Grand Avenue in St. Paul for dance shoes.
All:
Hair pulled neatly away from face and neck and secured so that it does not inhibit a dancer’s movement or serve as a distraction during class.
No jewelry: For the safety of the students, only simple stud earrings are permissible.
Leg warmers or other warm-up gear must be removed after class warmup exercise.
ELEMENTARY BALLET B ages 9-10
Age 9-10 by Sep 1, 2024
Saturdays 1:15-2:45pm $1,152.00 BOOK NOW
This class is for students who wish to begin ballet at the age of 9-10 with no previous experience necessary. This is an introduction to the basics of ballet vocabulary and technique, structure and etiquette of the ballet class, and creative movement for individual expression with other students ages 9-10 years-old.
SEP 9, 2024 – MAY 30, 2025
• Classical ballet technique
• Creative Workshop
1x per week: Saturdays
$1,152.00 (Payment options: Full, Semi-annual 2 payments of $576 each or Monthly 8 payments of $144) BOOK NOW>
What to wear?
Female identifying:
Elementary leotard: Color Lavender, Short-sleeved style. To purchase leotard and/or tights: Discount Dance link
No skirts. Underwear is not worn under tights and leotard.
Tights-footed: (NOTE: If you are purchasing new tights and shoes they should match in color.) Students may choose the color which is closest to their natural skin tone or pink (translucent matte tights, not shiny or lycra).
Technique shoes (soft ballet slippers): skin tone or pink ballet slippers in leather or canvas to match tights. Matching shoes and tights creates one visual “line” from the top of the leg to the tip of the toes! St. Paul Ballet recommends Grand Jeté on Grand Avenue in St. Paul for dance shoes.
Male identifying:
Top: White crew-neck, short-sleeved, snug-fitting t-shirt
Tights: Opaque black tights. Discount Dance link
OR Shorts with ankle socks: Black dance (bike) shorts and plain thin white ankle socks (no thick athletic socks)
Technique shoes: (soft ballet slippers): white or black ballet slippers in leather or canvas. Match black shoes with black tights or white shoes with white socks. Matching creates one visual “line” from the top of the leg to the tip of the toes! St. Paul Ballet recommends Grand Jeté on Grand Avenue in St. Paul for dance shoes.
All:
Hair pulled neatly away from face and neck and secured so that it does not inhibit a dancer’s movement or serve as a distraction during class.
No jewelry: For the safety of the students, only simple stud earrings are permissible.
Leg warmers or other warm-up gear must be removed after class warmup exercise.
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More Information
• FAQs
TUITION PAYMENTS:
Tuition payments are due before the start of classes for each Course or Session.
For questions, please contact the Administrative Assistant at 651-690-1588.
- Payment may be made by check/cash (in-person) or credit card (online or in-person)
- Payment plans for semi-annual or monthly payments may be chosen on the final step of the online registration (Billing Payment)
- Sibling discount: 5% on the lower tuition for Children’s Division | 10% on the lower tuition for School-Year Division
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Tuition payments are due before the start of classes for each Course or Session.
For questions, please contact the Administrative Assistant at 651-690-1588.
Do you offer scholarships? Yes, we offer need-based scholarships. If tuition is a barrier, please complete the application HERE OR call and ask for a scholarship application. We would like to provide dance for any child who would like to try! Please complete the application and mail, email or bring it to our studios at: 655 Fairview Avenue N., St. Paul, MN 55104
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New Student Admission
New students ages 2.5-8: Register for class in your age group. No placement/audition needed.
New students ages 9-18 in the School-Year Division: Please contact School Director Christina Onusko at conusko@spballet.org or call 651-690-1588 to arrange a placement class for the School Year Division.
New students ages 13+ in the Community Division: Register for Adult-Teen classes without a placement class.
For Parents/Caregivers
Do you offer scholarships? Yes, we offer need-based scholarships. If tuition is a barrier, please complete the application HERE OR call and ask for a scholarship application. We would like to provide dance for any child who would like to try! Please complete the application and mail, email or bring it to our studios at: 655 Fairview Avenue N., St. Paul, MN 55104
SPB_2024-25_Financial_Aid_Form
Location and Parking:
655 Fairview Avenue N., St Paul, MN 55104 Ample free parking in the lot. Just 3 blocks north of the Fairview Ave. LRT Station on University Ave.
Volunteer opportunities: Help support the ballet through volunteering at performances and events. Sign up with the Administrative Assistant.
Fall Open House (Aug 17, 2024)
Nutcracker (Nov 22-23, 2024)
Spring Student Showcase (May 30-31, 2025)
and other opportunities as announced throughout the year!
Prepare yourself for in-person classes
COMING TO THE STUDIO
If you do not feel well, please stay home.
ENTERING THE STUDIO
- Street shoes are to be stored in the cubbies outside of the studios. No street shoes on the studio floors.
- Bring your personal belongings into the studio. Please only bring the minimum items necessary for class—avoid large dance bags.
- Come dressed for class if possible. Bathrooms may be used for changing.
- Please use hand sanitizer or wash your hands before entering the studios.
We remain committed to inclusive excellence, especially for those who are marginalized, and will continue to offer scholarships and find a spot for anyone who wants to dance!
Our organization is a non-profit and our staff are hourly employees. Their contribution to the vitality of our lives is hard to quantify: beautiful movement and music sparks our imaginations, gives us meaning, helps us understand our world and gives us great personal satisfaction. Please consider a DONATION as we work to remain accessible to all.