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Intensive Ballet

Adagio Ballet’s Intensive Ballet Program is designed to accommodate students with a very strong interest in learning the art of ballet in its complexity. Ballet Intensive levels meet twice a week, and once a student begins Pointe work in the Intensive program, it is highly recommended to enroll in an additional Pointe class. The Intensive program constantly challenges students to blend the harmony of strong technique with an artistic ballet quality. An audition/recommendation by Adagio Ballet’s faculty is required for participation. The Intensive Ballet Program closely follows the Vaganova method.

This is the introductory level of the Intensive Ballet Program.  A concentration on both technique and the enjoyment of dancing are equally important at this first level. The students will learn how to achieve a correct ballet posture and how to feel comfortable executing ballet movements while keeping their correct ballet stance at all times.


They will also work on their dance coordination and refine the transitions between the different ballet movements. 


The ballet barre combinations require a high level of concentration and good memory.
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The second level of the Intensive Ballet Program continues to build the students’ technique (strength, flexibility, stamina) and artistic skill. The Barre and Center combinations become more complex and require a good level of dance coordination, as well as the ability to memorize and learn at a faster pace than in Level I. The Center and Small Allegro parts of the class become more complicated and challenging. Students will work on establishing balance and poise in their dancing.
The class meets twice a week.


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The students in this level will concentrate on the application of the ballet technique that they have acquired in an expressive way. They will improve on level-appropriate artistic skills, as well as on using the ballet technique in a comfortable and effortless manner. Elements from the character and historical dances will be introduced in a more formal way.
The ballet technique will be enriched by adding some movements from the Middle Allegro. The combinations become faster and more complex.

The class meets twice a week.

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A Summer Ballet intensive class for Students age 8 . The eligible dancers for this class are:
1.Students who have competed Ballet Intensive 2,3,4 level from Adagio Ballet's curriculum or any other similar program;
2. Students with 3-4 years of ballet experience in another intensive ballet program;
3. Students who are recommended to join Adagio Ballet's Ballet Intensive program in the fall of 2012;
The class meets twice a week and each lesson is 1 hour long. The placement in this class is by audition or teachers' recommendation. Skill is more important than age when ...
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At this level the Students will concentrate on improving their strength and the clarity of their foot work. The students will work on dancer’s body control while on Releve and further develop the Middle Allegro part of the technique class, as well as dance more complicated and demanding Adagio.
The class meets twice a week.
 The lessons are 1h long (first class for the week) and 1h and 15 min. (second class for the week).

The students from this level participate in Adagio Ballet’s Winter stage concert as well as in the annual Adagio Ballet recital. They will have opportunities to ...
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At this level the Students from the Ballet Intensive program are expected to reach a very good level of independent work. They are expected to be self motivated and to demonstrate desire and determination for self perfection. The technique class moves at a much faster pace than the previous levels. The ballet technique at this level provides the Students with an exciting challenge and motivation to notice visibly faster improvement. The level finishes with a formal exam- assessment to determine the Students' progress before graduating to the next level that will include a pre-pointe work - the ...
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This is the first level with an option for a short Pointe work at the end of the lesson– exciting! The students will continue to work in Demi-pointe to further strengthen and develop their ballet technique. They will learn a proper stance, elevation, and alignment en Pointe if recommended to begin their en Pointe experience. The lesson structure allows dancers who are not yet ready for their first pair of pointe shoes to participate fully in the entire lesson as they execute the same movements but in soft ballet slippers. All the Students will learn techniques and tips on how to have a safe, productive ...
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At this level the Students will start developing confidence in dancing en Pointe. Their Pointe work will take up to a 1/3 part of each class time. The students will be recommended for this level based on their ballet technique rather than age. The program focuses on instilling in every student graceful, confident and technically-proficient dancing.

A pre-exam will be held at the end of each session to monitor the students’ progress. A formal exam will take place at the end of the level.

The class meets two times a week and each class is 75 minutes long.

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At this level the Students will continue to build their confidence in dancing en Pointe. Musculs' control as well as increased precision of the movements executed are among the main focuses of this level. The students will be recommended for the class based on their ballet technique rather than age.
A pre-exam will be held at the end of each session to monitor the students’ progress. A formal exam will take place at the end of the level.
The class meets two times a week and each class is 90 minutes long.
The students from this level participate in Adagio Ballet’s Winter stage ...
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