Class Schedules
&
Calendars
2023-24 Schedule of Classes
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IN-PERSON CLASSES:
We follow all current CDC
Covid-19 prevention guidelines; mask is optional during
class.
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HYBRID CLASSES:
Dance away the studio-in
classes from the safety of your home.
(Classes are subject to change due to insufficient
enrollment.)
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Baltimore Ballet
Calendar |
Date |
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Summer Session 2023 |
Mon. June 5th - Sat. July
29th |
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2023-24 Classes Begin |
Tuesday September 5th |
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Thanksgiving Holiday 2023 |
Wed. Nov.22nd - Sun. Nov.26th |
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The Nutcracker 2023 |
Sat. Dec. 9th and Sun. Dec. 10th |
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Winter Holiday 2023 |
Mon. Dec. 11th - Mon. Jan. 1st |
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Classes Resume 2024 |
Tuesday January 2nd, 2024 |
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Spring Break 2024 |
Mon. March25th - Mon. April 1st |
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Picture Day 2024 |
Sunday May 5th, 2024 |
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Spring Performance 2024 |
Sunday May 19th, 2024 |
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End of Session
2023-24 |
Sunday May 19th, 2024 |
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Open House 2023 |
Saturday August 19th |
Children's
Ballet and Tap Classes
(Ages 3
- 8)
Pre-professional
Ballet Classes (Starting
at Age 7 up to 18)
Adult
Classes (Ballet,
Jazz, Pilates)
Jazz,
Tap, Modern, Character
(Children or Teen Classes)
Company Classes
(For Professional Dancers)
Open Classes
(For Older Beginners or Casual Dancers)
Children’s Ballet,
Ballet/Tap, or Jazz/Tap Classes:
Class Attire: Pink leotard, ballet pink footed tights
(no cut-off tights), pink leather ballet slippers.
Ballet/tap students also bring black patent leather tap
shoes. Hair in a bun.
Boys:
Motionwear Silkskyn Shirt with Baltimore Ballet Logo (color
to coordinate with level)
Black Tights or Black Leggins,
White Ballet Slippers with White Socks or Black Ballet
Slippers with Black Socks (black recommended)
Baby Ballerinas: A fun, introductory 45 minute dance class for 3 - 4 year old
beginners. Classes are
split into 2 sessions:
September 5th – December
2nd, 2023:
$250
January 2nd – May 19th, 2024: $300
Tuesday 3:45 - 4:30 pm
Wednesday 3:45 - 4:30 pm
Thursday 3:45 - 4:30 pm
Saturday 9:15 - 10:00 am
Saturday 9:15 - 10:00 am
For the following classes,
please consult the Tuition page.
Ballet/Tap : A combination of Ballet and
Tap for students 4 - 8 year olds.
Wednesday 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Saturday 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Ballet/Tap 2:
A combination of Ballet, Tap
and Jazz for students 5 - 11 year olds.
Wednesday 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Saturday 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Jazz/Tap 1:
A beginning Jazz/Tap class for 4 - 8
year olds.
Jazz/Tap
2:
A combination class including both Jazz and Tap for 5 - 9
year olds.
Wednesday 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Saturday 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Intermediate Tap:
An Intermediate Level Tap class for 9 years old and up with
previous Tap study.
Tuesday 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Wednesday 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Jazz/Tap Intermediate: A combination class
including both Jazz and Tap for 8 - 10 year olds with at least
1 year of previous experience.
Wednesday 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Basic Dance: A 60 minute basic dance class for 4 - 5 year olds. Students
will learn creative movement, stretching, and beginning
ballet movements and terms.
Tuesday 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Wednesday 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Saturday 10:00 - 11:00 am
Pre-Ballet A: A 60 minute pre-ballet class for 5 - 6 year olds. A
continuation of the Basic Dance class; students will learn
more variety of terms and movements.
Tuesday 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Wednesday 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Saturday 11:00 - 12:00 pm
Pre-Ballet B: A 60 minute pre-ballet class for 6 - 7 year olds. A
continuation of Pre-Ballet A, this class prepares students
for formal ballet classes with Barre, center, and across the
floor exercises.
Tuesday 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Wednesday 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Saturday 11:00 - 12:00 pm
Saturday 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Adult Classes:
Class Attire: Any color leotard, black or pink tights,
ballet slippers, hair pulled back off the face. No
dangly jewelry. Wrap-around skirts are optional.
Adult Beginner Ballet: The slowest class for adult dancers. For beginners, or those
who have taken ballet before but want a slow, easy class
with mostly Barre work.
Tuesday 6:30 - 7:45 pm
Thursday 6:30 - 7:45 pm
Adult Elementary Ballet: A more advanced class than the beginner level
and a more
challenging class for those with previous study.
Saturday 10:00 - 11:30 am
Barre
Fitness Adult/Teen: Barre Fitness uses
a combination of Ballet and Dance movements along with
elements of Pilates to improve posture and flexibility, and
increase muscle strength.
Adult Intermediate Ballet: An intermediate ballet class with faster combinations,
jumps, turns, Petit-allegro and Grand-allegro. This year the
classes are mixed with intermediate/advanced level
teenagers. Please call to find out more.
Monday 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Tuesday 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Wednesday 6:45 - 8:00 pm
Thursday 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Friday 6:15 - 7:30 pm
Saturday 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Adult Beginner Pointe:
Tuesday 7:45 - 8:15 pm
Thursday 7:45 - 8:15 pm
Adult Pointe:
This year the classes are mixed with intermediate/advanced
level teenagers. Please call to find out more.
Monday 8:00 - 8:30 pm
Tuesday 6:00 - 6:30 pm
Saturday 3:00 - 3:30 pm
Teen/Adult Modern 1:
Beginner modern class for
older teens and Adults based on Martha Graham Style.
Wednesday 5:45 - 6:45 pm
Thursday 7:30 - 8:30 pm
Teen/Adult Modern 2:
Intermediate modern class for
older teens and Adults based on Horton and Martha Graham Styles.
Wednesday 5:45 - 6:45 pm
Pre-Professional
Ballet Classes:
Class Attire: All students are required
to wear Baltimore Ballet Uniforms. Each level has its own specific leotard
color (see below); ballet pink fully footed (or convertible)
seamless tights, ballet slippers (see below, no ribbons over
18 years old), hair must be
in a neat bun, no jewelry in class.
Pre-professional classes are based on the Russian Vaganova
style. The first levels emphasize proper placement,
posture, turn-out, strengthening the feet, balance, and
flexibility. As students develop and progress into higher
levels, the technical difficulty of the exercises increases
to include center adagio, petit-allegro, turns, and grand-allegro. Students may begin
Pointe work with the permission
of the Director Mr. Catbas during Level 3. At the highest
level, students combine all of the technical aspects with
artistry to be a more complete dancer; a Classical Ballet
Artist.
Level 1:
(Twice weekly recommended) Turquoise
camisole leotard, pink leather ballet slippers.
Minimum age: 7 years old
with one year previous training, or 8 - 10 year old
beginners.
Monday 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Tuesday 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Wednesday 5:45 - 6:45 pm
Saturday 9:00 - 10:00 am
Level 2: (Twice weekly minimum
and recommended) Red camisole
leotard, pink leather ballet slippers. Ages 8 - 11 with two years
previous training.
Monday 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Tuesday 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Wednesday 5:45 - 6:45 pm
Thursday 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Saturday 9:00 - 10:00 am
Level 2 Jazz/Tap:
Tuesday 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Level 3:
(Twice weekly minimum, three times recommended) Royal blue
camisole leotard, pink canvas ballet slippers with ribbons. Ages 9 - 12 with three years
previous training.
Monday 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Wednesday 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Thursday 5:00 - 6:15 pm
Friday 4:30 - 5:45 pm
Saturday 10:00 - 11:00 am
Pre-Pointe: Required of all Level 3 students.
Monday 7:00 - 7:30 pm
Wednesday 5:30 - 5:45 pm
Saturday 11:00 - 11:30 am
Level 3 Jazz:
Thursday 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Saturday 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Level 3 Character:
Level 3/4 Ballet:
Wednesday 5:15 - 6:15 pm
Thursday 5:00 - 6:15 pm
Friday 4:30 - 5:45 pm
Saturday 10:00 - 11:00 am
Level 3/4 Pointe:
Wednesday 6:15 - 6:45 pm
Thursday 6:15 - 6:45 pm
Friday 5:45 - 6:15 pm
Saturday 1:00 - 1:30 pm
Level 4:
(Three times weekly minimum, four times recommended)
Ultra violet camisole leotard, pink canvas ballet slippers with ribbons. Ages 10-16 with four years
previous training.
Monday 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Wednesday 5:15 - 6:15 pm
Thursday 5:00 - 6:15 pm
Friday 4:30 - 5:45 pm
Saturday 10:00 - 11:00 am
Level 4 Pointe: Only with permission from the Director
Mr. Catbas in conjunction with
at least 3 weekly ballet classes.
Monday 6:00 - 6:30 pm
Wednesday 6:15 - 6:45 pm
Thursday 6:15 - 6:45 pm
Friday 5:45 - 6:15 pm
Saturday 11:00 - 11:30 am
Level 4 Jazz:
Thursday 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Level 4/5 Modern/Contemporary:
Wednesday 5:45 - 6:45 pm
Level 4 Character:
Wednesday 6:30 - 7:00 pm
Level 5: (Four times weekly
minimum and unlimited recommended) Black camisole
leotard, pink canvas ballet slippers with ribbons. Ages 10 - 16 with five years
previous training.
Monday 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Tuesday 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Wednesday 6:45 - 8:00 pm
Thursday 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Friday 6:15 - 7:30 pm
Saturday 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Level 5 Jazz:
Thursday 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Level 4/5/6 Modern/Contemporary:
Wednesday 5:45 - 6:45 pm
Level 5 Pointe:
Monday 6:00 - 6:30 pm
Tuesday 6:00 - 6:30 pm
Saturday 3:00 - 3:30 pm
Level 5/6:
Tuesday 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Wednesday 6:45 - 8:00 pm
Thursday 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Friday 6:15 - 7:30 pm
Saturday 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Level 5/6 Repertoire:
Wednesday 8:00 - 9:00 pm
Friday 7:30 - 8:15 pm
Level 6: (Five
times weekly minimum and unlimited classes) Any solid
color leotard, canvas ballet slippers with ribbons for advanced students
who are 12 years of age and
older.
Monday 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Tuesday 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Wednesday 6:15 - 7:30 pm
Thursday 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Friday 6:15 - 7:30 pm
Saturday 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Level 6 Pointe:
Monday 8:00 - 8:30 pm
Tuesday 6:00 - 6:30 pm
Saturday 3:00 - 3:30 pm
Pas de Deux: Students learn the
Art of
partnering from famous ballets.
Open to Level 5/6 students.
Thursday 7:30 - 8:30 pm
Repertoire: (Variations)
Open to Level 5/6 students. Students learn variations from
Swan Lake, La Bayadère, Paquita, Don Quixote, Sleeping
Beauty, Giselle, Les Sylphides, and other famous ballets.
Wednesday 8:00 - 9:00 pm
Friday 7:30 - 8:15 pm
Level 6 Jazz:
Thursday 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Level 6 Modern/Contemporary:
Wednesday 5:45 - 6:45 pm
(In November and December, Repertoire and Pas de
Deux
classes may be used for The Nutcracker
performances.)
Jazz, Tap, Character, Modern:
Class attire for Jazz
and Tap:
Any color leotard and tights with black Jazz or Tap shoes.
Jazz/Tap 1:
A beginning Jazz/Tap class for
4 - 8
year olds.
Jazz 2:
A continuation of Jazz 1, an
elementary class for 8 - 10 year olds with at least 1 - 2 years
of previous Jazz study.
Jazz/Tap
2: A combination class
including both Jazz and Tap for 5 - 9 year olds.
Thursday 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Intermediate Tap:
An Intermediate Level Tap class for 9 years old and up with
previous Tap study.
Tuesday 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Wednesday 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Intermediate Jazz:
An Intermediate Level Jazz class for 9 years old and up with
previous Jazz study.
Thursday 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Advanced Jazz: A higher level of Jazz class for 10 - 18 year olds with at
least 3 - 4 years of previous experience, based on Luigi
style, with emphasis on Syncopation, and individual
expression of the music. Students must be enrolled in
Ballet
classes.
Friday 5:45 - 6:45 pm
Class attire for Character: Black character skirt and
black character shoes (low heel) with any color leotard and
pink tights.
Character:
(For Level 3 and 4 students)
Students learn traditional folk dances (often used in famous
Classical Ballets) such as Czardas, Flamenco, Mazurka,
Tarantella, Waltz, etc.
Wednesday 6:30 - 7:00 pm
Class attire for Modern:
Any color leotard, convertible tights, bare feet or foot
pads.
Teen/Adult Modern 1:
A beginner modern class for
older teens and Adults based on Martha Graham Style.
Monday 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Thursday 7:30 - 8:30 pm
Intermediate Modern/Contemporary:
A higher level of Modern class for 10 - 18 year olds.
Students must be enrolled in Ballet classes.
Monday 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Tuesday 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Wednesday 5:45 - 6:45P
Friday 5:45 - 6:45 pm
Company Classes:
Advanced Adults may pay the
walk-in fee of $25 to attend classes, but by
evaluation only. Company classes will be held Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 10:00 - 11:30 am.
Please call 410-667-7974 if you are interested.
Open Classes:
These classes are for the more
casual dancers or older beginners. Ages listed are just
approximations.
Beginner
Ballet 1: For older beginners
8 - 11 year olds who do not wish to take class with younger children.
Friday 4:30 - 5:45 pm
Beginner Ballet 2:
For older beginners 10 - 14 year olds who do not wish to
take class with younger children.
Friday 6:45 - 8:00 pm
Intermediate Teen
Ballet: For 11 - 16 year olds with 1 - 3
years of experience who do not want to participate in the
pre-professional program.
Saturday 1:00 -3:00 pm
Barre
Fitness Teen/Adult: Barre Fitness uses
a combination of Ballet and dance movements along with
elements of Pilates to improve posture and flexibility, and
increase muscle strength.
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